A cruiser-heavy surface group for Korea

How effective would a surface group of heavy cruisers, six Gearing-class destroyers and four Worcester-class cruisers be?

It would be a strong, even excessive Korean War surface group, but it has no meaningful amphibious lift.

The proposed group combines heavy cruisers with six Gearing-class destroyers and four Worcester-class light cruisers. Its value depends on the mission and date. It has little troop-carrying capacity, so it cannot by itself provide an amphibious force. As a surface action group sent to South America or the Indian Ocean it is considered a useful force. Once the question is clarified as a Korean War scenario, the assessment becomes strongly favorable, with more firepower than most likely opponents would require.