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Navy cruiser Ticonderoga loaded with weapons slows speed
The guided missile cruiser Ticonderoga, first of the Aegis class, weighs 9,600 tons, faster carriers 34 knots but the ship has about weight and radar systems slowing it. Investigators say the vessel is not overweight but top heavy. defense officials defend its performance and future purchase plans for 18 ships at about $1 billion each.
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Navy
Ticonderoga
Pentagon
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee
Appropriations Committee
Jamie Whitten
D-Miss
Reagan