The cruiser baseline (CGBL) was a design study for a ship that has the combat capabilities of VLS-capable Ticonderoga-class cruiser (CG-52 onwards) while designing the hull to DDG-51 (Arleigh Burke-class destroyer) standards and technology. The resulting design was considerably larger than the Ticonderoga-class design, owing to increased margins and allowances for weight and mission growth.^[1]

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Artist conception of the Cruiser Baseline by Richard Allison
Class overview
Name	Guided missile cruiser (CG)
Builders	Never built
Operators	United States Navy
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile cruiser based on combat capabilities of Mk. 41-equipped Ticonderoga-class cruiser (CG-52)
Displacement	13,675 long tons (13,894 t) (full load)
Length	620 ft (189.0 m)
Beam	69.0 ft (21.0 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, two shafts, 105,000 shp (78 MW)
Speed	30.5 knots (56.5 km/h)
Sensors and processing systems	Same as CG-52
Armament	Same as CG-52

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• Ticonderoga-class cruiser
• Arleigh Burke-class destroyer