Truxton differed from the double-ended missile ships by carrying her principal missile-launching capability forward. The single-ended arrangement freed the stern for helicopter facilities, adding aviation utility absent from several earlier nuclear cruisers. Yet the missile depot remained beneath the helicopter deck, showing how closely the new arrangement still followed earlier internal design assumptions. Missiles, magazines, aviation, and nuclear machinery all competed for space inside the large escort hull.
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Truxton traded an aft launcher for helicopter facilities
Truxton's single-ended missile layout created room for a helicopter hangar and deck, though the missile magazine still occupied space beneath the flight deck.