 Artist conception of Mark I variant (1976 version) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nuclear-powered guided missile strike cruiser (CSGN) |
| Builders | Never built |
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by | Virginia class |
| Succeeded by | Ticonderoga class |
| Cost | $1.371 billion USD -lead ship (est.) |
| Planned | 8–12 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided-missile cruiser |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 709 ft 7 in (216.28 m) |
| Beam | 76 ft 5 in (23.29 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h)+ |
| Range | unlimited |
| Complement | 454 (total) |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 xSH-2FLAMPS I helicopters |
Thestrike cruiser (proposed hull designator: CSGN) was a proposal fromDARPA for a class ofcruisers in the late 1970s. The proposal was for the Strike Cruiser to be a guided missile attack cruiser with a displacement of around 17,200long tons (17,500 t), armed and equipped with theAegis combat system, theSM-2,Harpoon anti-ship missile, theTomahawk missile, and theMk71 8-inch gun.
A prototype strike cruiser was to be the refurbishedUSS Long Beach; at a cost of roughly $800 million, however this never came to pass.
Originally, eight to twelve strike cruisers were projected. The class would have been complemented by the Aegis-equipped fleet defense (DDG-47) version of theSpruance-classdestroyer. Plagued with design difficulties and escalating cost, the project was canceled in the closing days of theFord administration.[1] After the cancellation of the class, the Aegis destroyers were expanded into theTiconderoga class (CG-47) Aegis cruiser program.
