Cruisers vs Destroyers: What are the Differences?

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[@dymytryruban4324]

8:35 "Knots per hour" is an acceleration.

[@ghostrider88jinetedelfanta31]

Back in the 80's-90's the basic difference was that the cruiser was primarily an anti-air platform like Belknap, Leahy class CG's, & various CGN classes. The destroyer was the ASW (anti-submarine) platform like the Spruance. While these cruisers were larger than the destoyers, but not by that much. Nowadays, the destroyer seems to a jack of all trades, including both the anti-air & submarine mission. The cruiser is still larger but is becoming obsolete, at least for the USN. ⚓️

[@tesfayelemma9734]

When you classify the Cruisers into 7-Types, I thought I lost you. By the end of this vid, I learned a lot more and accomplished my long-term wish of understanding the complete fleet types! Thanks!

[@TheChadSmithPodcast]

Make sure to read through all the comments too, there's a lot of valuable information that crew men have shared

[@mitchellbarlow8783]

Really? 8.44 in you have a picture of a Alerigh Burike class destroyer next to a Ticonderoga class cruiser... Claiming one is 20 knots vs 33.... Both are good for over 32 Knots... they all keep up with the carrier strike group.... peope who made this video dont know basic facts?

[@ajprudence6235]

You’re absolutely right, I was a Lockheed Martin engineer working on the Aegis Combat System for the cruiser then the destroyer version. The top speed of both types are classified but will keep up with the carriers for obvious reasons. The program was awarded to the RCA Missile and Surface Radar division in 1969. The Taconduroga Guided Missile Cruiser was commissioned in 1983. During the peak of development, engineers worked basically around the clock because the program objectives kept changing to counter any Soviet threats (real or perceived). I’m retired but the program is still going strong due to the ever increasing foreign exports. GE bought RCA in 1985 and then Lockheed acquired GE defense divisions in 1992. BTW, both types use four GE gas turbines for propulsion. The cruiser is around 10k tons and the destroyer is just over 1000 tons lighter. First version GE LM2500 gas turbine puts out 25k horsepower, latest version is capable of 33K horsepower.

[@thelandballin747]

Right, no way a cruiser is limited to 20 knots.

[@PhilipEvang]

Was surprised they didn't cover Salem class heavy cruisers. My ship (Newport News CA-148) was 717 feet long, over 21,000 tons fully loaded and could do 33 knots. Main battery was 8 inch & used brass cartridges not silk bags. Note: she was the largest heavy cruiser ever built. Her sister ship, the Salem, was used to portray the Graf Spee (A WW2 German pocket battleship) in the movie of the same name.

[@RetiredSailor60]

My brother was stationed on USS Hue City CG 66 and USS Missouri BB 63. I served on USS Semmes DDG 18 and USS Kinkaid DD 965

[@justtinkering6713]

The biggest difference is that enemy can see the cruiser coming from farther away. Remember the monitor.

[@iamKlay2017]

Great video!

[@Across_Media]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Akram-ps4ib]

Hi Muisc name please

[@jimcarney7174]

This guys data is full of shit! The Ticonderoga class “Cruiser” has the same exact hull and engineering plant as the Spruance class “Destroyer”. The US Navy hasn’t built a true Cruiser since the 1950’s using repurposed WW2 hulls… All Cruisers after that were reclassified Destroyers or Destroyer Leaders. Our Navy has become a complete embarrassment under its leadership and the money hungry military industrial complex! Complete waste of money, billions and billions of total junk from their “littoral class junkards” to the “Zumwalt class embarrassment”…… Do your homework!

[@paulgibbons2320]

As far as I can tell cruisers better equipt for ground bombardment. Larger guns more missiles. Destroyers faster more equipt for escort. Anti sub, guided missile interception. Add frigates into the mix and it gets very confusing 😂

[@georgehh2574]

I think frigates are a close equivalent of cruisers

[@thelandballin747]

I think we decommissioned all of our frigates. Unless you consider a Litoral ship a frigate.

[@flight2k5]

Its actually the opposite, a destroyer can deploy by itself and a cruiser will always be in a battle group

[@georgehh2574]

Is cruiser an American term? Because I don't think we have cruisers in the Royal Navy, only frigates.

[@manishdyall4779]

Type 45 and soon Type 83 destroyers say hi.

[@PLASMA_SOUL]

Battleships are bigger than cruisers. A Cruiser isn't the second largest vessel after an aircraft carrier.

[@jenbill]

But they don’t use battleships anymore so in today’s Navy Cruiser are the second largest ship

[@PeachDragon_]

Battleships don't exist anymore dude

[@paulgibbons2320]

Still no wiser 😂 Seen loads of these an it doesn't clear much up lol.

[@jakebrod7]

You don’t say “knots per hour” it’s just knots. A knot is a nautical mile per hour

[@michaelwong4303]

These days the difference between a destroyer and cruiser isvlargwly academc. Both arleigh burke and ticonderoga do the same things and hence the difference is largely academic: a 10,000ton hull is more or less the optimum size for an "all rounder" ship. The ticonderoga is only thete because, i think, the 🇺🇸 navy wnts to. "find" some role for that particular hull. And of course some nation "deliberately" classifies its ships not using the modern definition, i mean, how can a 20,000+ tonnes helicopter and F35 carrying ship be vlassified as a "frigate"?

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[@dymytryruban4324]

8:55 All Russian cruisers exceed 10000 tons displacement.

[@randyfant2588]

Where did they get the idea that cruisers can only make 20kts? Yes, everyone can make and error, but, something that glaring puts a huge ? On their research and credibility. Cruisers have generally been capable of faster speeds than this since before WWI, Cruisers in WWII were capable of at least 30kts, most faster than that. The fact is that in modern warships, the ship types are all made up and meaningless. They are all given whatever politicians think sounds good. In terms of actual capability, there have been few ships that would qualify as a “Destroyer” or “frigate” built since the early '50s. Virtually all modern ocean going surface ships are light cruisers, as defined by the only international treaties that clearly define what warships are. They are nearly all over 3,000 tons with guns < 155m in diameter. The Russian built Koni class “Frigate” (of which 5 remain listed as active) and the Israeli Sa'ar 5 & Sa'ar 6 classes are the closest things to modern Destroyers currently in operation. The Burke class is as much a “Destroyer” as the Light Carriers of the Izumo and Hyūga class.

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[@leogaskell3138]

This video absolutely fails to answer the question in the title. The historical differences between the classes are obvious, and the information presented on modern vessels is both incorrect and completely pointless - how is saying that Destroyers are 5000-10000 tons while Cruisers are below 10000 useful? You could just say they're both ships! As far as I can tell the real distinction is that Cruisers have more command & control facilities, but their capabilities are otherwise similar.

[@davestevens4193]

Shouldn't take over 10 minutes to cover this.

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