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Ticonderoga as an enlarged destroyer

A silhouette comparison connects Ticonderoga cruisers with their Spruance destroyer origins.

Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers Spruance Class Destroyers Ticonderoga Class Cruisers

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Question

Does comparing Ticonderoga and Arleigh Burke silhouettes support describing Ticonderoga as an enlarged destroyer?

Short answer

Yes. Ticonderoga uses a modified Spruance-class design.

Notes

Ticonderoga's modified Spruance-class origins support describing it as an enlarged destroyer. That design ancestry explains the agreement with the comparison of Ticonderoga and Arleigh Burke silhouettes.