The Ukrainians need to do more of this....
On our side, the equivalent Aegis cruiser ran a 'billion a unit' some time ago, so it's a substantial loss for the Russians.
General Characteristics, Ticonderoga Class
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding: C G 47-50, C G 52-57, 59, 62, 65-66, 68-69, 71-73
Bath Iron Works: C G 51, 58, 60-61, 63-64, 67, 70.
Date Deploy ed: 22 January 1983 (USS Ticonderoga)
Unit Cost: About $1 billion each.
Propulsion: 4 General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 80,000 shaft horsepower total.
Length: 567 feet.
Beam: 55 feet. |
