Interesting... I've always wondered what the "G" really meant on a lot of ships.
It was the Spruance DD that threw me off. Despite being loaded up with Tomahawks in the VLS bays, it did not have a "G", yet the OHP's, with SM-1's and a few Harpoons get it. So was the "G" actually indicative of area-defense SAMs (as opposed to point-defense ESSMs), not SSM's? But that wouldn't explain an SSGN...
But, if the original design of the Spruance didn't have the VLS, an the addition of the VLS didn't significantly redefine its mission, then this actually makes sense! Thanks!
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