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Warships1983–present
Guided-missile cruiser
Ticonderoga-class cruiser is a guided-missile cruiser. It was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Bath Iron Works. Reported operators include United States Navy.
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedTiconderoga class
Ingalls Shipbuilding Bath Iron Works
United States Navy
Strike cruiser (planned, canceled) Virginia -class cruiser (actual)
Cruiser Baseline (planned, canceled, succeeded by CG[X]) CG(X) (planned, canceled) Arleigh Burke -class destroyer Flight III (actual) DDG(X) (planned)
~ US$1,000,000,000 (equivalent to $2,172,204,760 in 2025) in 1994, for final ship
1980–1994
1983–present
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Guided-missile cruiser
Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
567 feet (173 m)
55 feet (16.8 meters)
34 feet (10.2 meters)
4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders
32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h); 3,300 nmi (6,100 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h).
30 officers and 300 enlisted
AN/SPY-1 A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar (Removed on some ships) AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-73 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SQQ-89 (V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of: AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system
AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
CG-47 – 51 2 × Mk 26 missile launchers 68 × RIM-66 SM-2 20 × RUR-5 ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 45 lightweight gun 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes CG-52 – 73 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing 122 × mix of: RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV RIM-161 SM-3 RIM-162A ESSM RIM-174A Standard ERAM BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun 2 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes
Limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas
2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 173 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
US Navy exact named equipment holdings: Ticonderoga. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS / CGHM. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.