The Ticonderoga class cruisers were built on the hull of Adams class destroyers and Ticonderoga was supposed to be the DDG-77 (vice CG-47). I have a booklet from pre-christening that calls it that, in fact. However congress thought it cost to much for a mere destroyer so the Navy said “Destroyer? Who said destroyer? It’s a ... a ... cruiser! yeah, that’s the ticket” and congress paid up.
The Spruance class destroyers actually. They took that hull and stretched it about 30 feet. The beam remains the same.
No kidding? Interesting. Did not know that.