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Ticonderoga's cramped combat information centre

A question about replacing Ticonderoga cruisers prompts a critical personal assessment of their command spaces and comfort.

Question

Will replacing Ticonderoga-class cruisers with Flight III Arleigh Burkes mean losing the cruisers' space for admirals and large missile magazines?

Short answer

The premise of spacious command accommodation is disputed on grounds of cramped spaces and sea comfort, without a comparison of magazine capacities.

Notes

In Dr. Clarke's experience, the Ticonderoga class has cramped working spaces and an uncomfortable combat information centre in a seaway. That challenges the premise that retiring the cruisers necessarily means losing generous accommodation for an admiral. The comparison with Flight III Arleigh Burkes does not extend to a numerical assessment of missile-magazine capacity.