> So it looks like they're larger than destroyers but have a similar function.
The Ticonderoga class cruisers are basically the same size as the Arleigh Burke destroyers (smaller than the Flight III, larger than earlier ones) and much smaller than the Zumwalt-class destroyers.
There's a degree of what amounts to fashion in the naming, and “cruiser“ is out of fashion for newer ships.
The Ticonderoga class cruisers are basically the same size as the Arleigh Burke destroyers (smaller than the Flight III, larger than earlier ones) and much smaller than the Zumwalt-class destroyers.
There's a degree of what amounts to fashion in the naming, and “cruiser“ is out of fashion for newer ships.