U.S. Navy: They Will be Called Frigates

gCaptain ^ | January 15, 2015 | Andrea Shalal

[artichokegrower]

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Thursday said the Navy would rename the modified Littoral Combat Ships it plans to build in coming years as “frigates,” given their enhanced capabilities.

[aomagrat]

Frigate about it!

[redgolum]

Then you will see attacks on soft targets and where the drone pilots live.

And the other side is developing drones too.

[X Fretensis]

DLG did not stand for guide missile frigate. DLG stood for Destroyer Leader Guided Missile. These ships were intended to be the Squad Dog’s flag ship with AA missile capability.

[X Fretensis]

To my knowledge, the last “cruiser” to carrier conversions were when the battle cruiser hulls of the USS Lexington and USS Saratoga were converted to carriers in the 20s.

[x1stcav]

Very well done.

That was my inclination: sloop or brig.

But it, my opinion, had no basis in fact. Thanks for sorting it out.

(Got much freeze this year? The best tasting ‘chokes always have to have a bit of frost burn.)

[teeman8r]

Depends on how they trim it

[GeronL]

The Russian Kiev-class carriers are basically cruisers with a flat-top.

[Rodamala]

It was either that or agina class...

[Bob]

Despite the "DL" in their hull numbers, the DLG's were called frigates, not destroyer leaders:

The only “double-ended” DLG class—fitted with missile launchers fore-and-aft—was the Leahy class, the first and only frigate class designed without a main gun battery...

DestroyerHistory.org

1011 Harry E. Yarnell (DLG 17) Leahy Class Frigate

1012 Gridley (DLG 21) Leahy Class Frigate

1013 Reeves (DLG 24) Leahy Class Frigate

1014 Worden (DLG 18) Leahy Class Frigate

1015 England (DLG 22) Leahy Class Frigate

1016 Dale (DLG 19) Leahy Class Frigate

1017 Richmond K. Turner (DLG 20) Leahy Class Frigate

1018 Halsey (DLG 23) Leahy Class Frigate

Hazegray.org, Bath Iron Works Production

[X Fretensis]

thanks