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Strike cruiser

{{Short description|1970s proposed class of cruisers}}

{{for|the fictional Strike-class spaceship from the Star Wars franchise|List of Star Wars capital ships}}

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| Ship image = CSGN-1976.JPG

| Ship caption = Artist conception of Mark I variant (1976 version)

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Name = Nuclear-powered guided missile strike cruiser (CSGN)

| Builders = Never built

| Operators = {{naval|United States}}

| Class before = {{sclass|Virginia|cruiser|4}}

| Class after = {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|4}}

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| Cost = $1.371 billion USD - lead ship (est.)

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| Total ships planned = 8–12

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| Ship type = Guided-missile cruiser

| Ship displacement = *{{convert|16035|LT|MT|abbr=on}} (light)

  • {{convert|17284|LT|MT|abbr=on}}(full load)

| Ship length = {{convert|709|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|76|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship draft = {{convert|22|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship propulsion = *2 pressurized water D2G General Electric nuclear reactors, two shafts, {{convert|60,000|shp|MW|lk=in|abbr=on}}

  • 2 × {{convert|2000|kW|abbr=on}} diesel generators
  • 6 × ship service turbo generators

| Ship speed = {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}+

| Ship range = unlimited

| Ship complement = 454 (total)

| Ship sensors = *AN/SPY-1A multi-function radar

| Ship armament = *2 × Mk-26 missile launchers

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| Ship aircraft = 2 x SH-2F LAMPS I helicopters

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The strike cruiser (proposed hull designator: CSGN) was a proposal from DARPA for a class of cruisers in the late 1970s. The proposal was for the Strike Cruiser to be a guided missile attack cruiser with a displacement of around {{convert|17200|LT|t|lk=in}}, armed and equipped with the Aegis combat system, the SM-2, Harpoon anti-ship missile, the Tomahawk missile, and the Mk71 8-inch gun.

A prototype strike cruiser was to be the refurbished {{USS|Long Beach|CGN-9|6}}; at a cost of roughly $800 million, however this never came to pass.

File:Strike Cruiser 17000 ton design 400x127.png

Originally, eight to twelve strike cruisers were projected. The class would have been complemented by the Aegis-equipped fleet defense (DDG-47) version of the {{sclass|Spruance|destroyer}}. Plagued with design difficulties and escalating cost, the project was canceled in the closing days of the Ford administration.{{cite book|title=U.S. CRUISERS An Illustrated Design History |first=Norman |last=Friedman |publisher=Naval Institute Press |place=Annapolis, Maryland |date=1984 |pages=419–422}} After the cancellation of the class, the Aegis destroyers were expanded into the {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|4}} (CG-47) Aegis cruiser program.

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External links

  • [http://www.antiwar.com/letters/?articleid=3280 Letters to Antiwar.com]
  • [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/csgn-1.htm Strike Cruiser (CSGN)]- GlobalSecurity.org
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060701140855/http://www.house.gov/hasc/4-6-06ORourke.pdf Statement by Ronald O'Rourke before the House Armed Services Committee, 6 April 2006]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091213015123/http://www.harpoondatabases.com/encyclopedia/Entry1506.aspx CSGN-1 "Strike Cruiser" class] - Harpoon HQ
  • [http://www.shipbucket.com/ Shipbucket.com:]
  • [http://www.shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs/United%20States%20of%20America/CGN-09%20Long%20Beach%20AEGIS%20Upgrade%20Proposal.gif USS Long Beach CSGN Refit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815092910/http://shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs%2FUnited%20States%20of%20America%2FCGN-09%20Long%20Beach%20AEGIS%20Upgrade%20Proposal.gif |date=15 August 2014 }}
  • [http://www.shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs/United%20States%20of%20America/CGN-42%201.gif CGN-42-class CSGN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815093142/http://shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs%2FUnited%20States%20of%20America%2FCGN-42%201.gif |date=15 August 2014 }}
  • [http://www.shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs/United%20States%20of%20America/CGN-42%202.gif CGN-42-class CSGN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815051248/http://shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs%2FUnited%20States%20of%20America%2FCGN-42%202.gif |date=15 August 2014 }}
  • [http://www.shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs/United%20States%20of%20America/CSGN%201%201974.gif 1974 CSGN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815050543/http://shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs%2FUnited%20States%20of%20America%2FCSGN%201%201974.gif |date=15 August 2014 }}
  • [http://www.shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs/United%20States%20of%20America/CSGN%202%201974.gif 1974 CSGN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815060657/http://shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs%2FUnited%20States%20of%20America%2FCSGN%202%201974.gif |date=15 August 2014 }}
  • [http://www.shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs/United%20States%20of%20America/CSGN%203%201976.gif 1976 CSGN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815043734/http://shipbucket.com/images.php?dir=Never%20Built%20Designs%2FUnited%20States%20of%20America%2FCSGN%203%201976.gif |date=15 August 2014 }}
  • [http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/ Photobucket - Shipbucket:]
  • [http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/Never%20build%20designs/?action=view¤t=USACGN-09LongBeach2.gif USS Long Beach CSGN Refit]
  • [http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/Never%20build%20designs/?action=view¤t=USACGN-42AU.gif Virginia-class CSGN]
  • [http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/Never%20build%20designs/?action=view¤t=USACGN-422AU.gif Virginia-class CSGN]
  • [http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/Never%20build%20designs/?action=view¤t=USACSGN1AU.gif 1974 CSGN]
  • [http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/Never%20build%20designs/?action=view¤t=USACSGN2AU.gif 1974 CSGN]
  • [http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/Never%20build%20designs/?action=view¤t=USACSGN3AU.gif 1976 CSGN]
  • [http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k279/shipbucket/Ship%20Charts/?action=view¤t=CSGNEvolution.gif CSGN Chart]

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