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those last changes (around the 16th) made this article bloody good. Nice work.

[edit] United States Navy classification

Light Cruisers were never redesignated CA as far as I know. There is no mention of this in hazegray.org's or the USN's online transcriptions of DANFS or in Janes Fighting Ships 1964-65. Light and Heavy Cruisers that were partly converted to missile ships were redesigndated CAG or CLG. Light or heavy cruisers that had all main gun armament removed were redesignated CG. All guided missle ships were given a number in the new CG hull series.

Several ships (CL24-33) were redesignated CA due to the 1931 Treaty.

A number of Destroyer Leader or Frigate(DL) ships were originally to be designated as CLK Hunter Killer Cruisers Hunter-Killer Cruisers: CLK 1 NORFOLK (became DL-1) CLK 2 NEW HAVEN (never completed)

Years later several DLG and DLGN's were redesignated CG when the Navy stopped using the DL designation.

66.167.144.84 (talk) 00:48, 19 November 2007 (UTC)