Does an anti-ship VLS submarine resemble a cruiser submarine?

Does a submarine with vertical-launch cells full of anti-ship missiles count as a cruiser submarine?

Sort of: the analogy is plausible, but the clearest conclusion is that it would be a dangerous surprise rather than a neatly defined cruiser type.

The comparison works only in a qualified sense. A submarine packed with vertically launched anti-ship missiles would reproduce part of the offensive idea behind a submarine cruiser. That analogy does not amount to a formal classification or detailed doctrine. The firmer point is operational: such a boat could deliver a very nasty surprise.