The Zumwalt probably should class out as a light cruiser. (Close to 15,000 tons displacement, 6 inch guns (but only 2 of them).
Compare that to a World War II Fletcher class destroyer, displacement just over 2000 tons, or the USS Atlanta, a light cruiser built during World War II with a roughly 12,000 ton displacement, also with 6 inch guns (but 12 of them, plus some 5 inch dp mounts).
Atlanta was an anti-aircraft cruiser and had 16 (8 x 2) 5” DP guns. No 6”, though.
Yep. She's a bit longer and broader of beam than the Ticos.
> The Zumwalt probably should class out as a light cruiser. <
If I’m wrong I hope someone will correct me. But I recall reading somewhere that Congress has a list of all sorts of things that must be on all future Navy cruisers. The Navy didn’t want to bother with that list. So presto, every new ship is now a destroyer.