Editing Cruiser (section)

==Operators==
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Few cruisers are still operational in the world's navies. Those that remain in service today are:
* {{navy|Greece}}: The cruiser {{ship|Greek cruiser|Georgios Averof||2}} is kept in ceremonial commission as the flagship of the Hellenic Navy due to her historical significance.
* {{navy|Russia}}: 2 {{sclass|Kirov|battlecruiser|4}} and 2 {{sclass|Slava|cruiser|0}} guided-missile cruisers, the heavy aviation cruiser {{ship|Russian aircraft carrier|Admiral Kuznetsov||2}}; the cruiser {{ship|Russian cruiser|Aurora||2}} was ceremonially recommissioned as the flagship of the Russian Navy due to her historical significance.
* {{naval|United States}}: 9 {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|0}} guided-missile cruisers in service. 13 more in the [[United States Navy reserve fleets|Reserve Fleet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvr/getHulls.htm?hullType=CG+47 |work=NVR Online |accessdate=17 January 2025 |title=Ship Class - CG 47}}</ref>

The following is laid up:
* {{navy|Ukraine}}: The cruiser {{ship|Ukrainian cruiser|Ukraina||2}} is a ''Slava''-class cruiser that was under construction during the breakup of the Soviet Union. Ukraine inherited the ship following its independence. Progress to complete the ship has been slow and has been at 95% complete since circa 1995. It is estimated that an additional US$30&nbsp;million are needed to complete the ship, and in 2019 [[Ukroboronprom]] announced that the ship would be sold.<ref name="pravda.com.ua">{{Cite web |date=2019-09-19 |title=Новий глава Укроборонпрому задумав продати крейсер "Україна" |trans-title=The new head of Ukroboronprom is thinking to sell the cruiser "Ukraina" |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2019/09/20/7226884/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=[[Ukrainska Pravda]] |language=uk}}</ref> The cruiser sits docked and unfinished at the harbor of [[Mykolaiv]] in southern Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ukr.lb.ua/news/2019/09/2/437888_abromavichus_proponuie_prodati.html|title=Абромавичус пропонує продати ракетний крейсер "Україна"|website=LB.ua|date=20 September 2019 }}</ref> It was reported that the Ukrainian government invested [[Ukrainian hryvnia|₴]]6.08&nbsp;million into the ship's maintenance in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rusnavy.com/news/othernavies/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=14824 |title=Ukraine Invested UAH 6 mln in Maintenance of Ukraina Cruiser |publisher=rusnavy.com |date=9 April 2012 |access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> On 26 March 2017, it was announced that the Ukrainian Government will be scrapping the vessel which has been laid up, incomplete, for nearly 30 years in Mykolaiv. Maintenance and construction was costing the country US$225,000 per month. On 19 September 2019, the new director of [[Ukroboronprom]] [[Aivaras Abromavičius]] announced that the ship will be sold.<ref name="pravda.com.ua" /> Her current status is unknown due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].

The following are classified as destroyers by their respective operators, but, due to their size and capabilities, are considered to be cruisers by some, all having full load displacements of at least 10,000 tons:
* {{navy|China}}: The first [[Type 055 destroyer]] was launched by China in June 2017 and was commissioned on 12 January 2020 (as of 2023, 8 are in service). Despite being classified as a destroyer by its operator, many naval analysts believe that it is far too large and too well equipped to be considered a destroyer, and is classified by the [[United States Defense Department]] as such.<ref>Lin, Jeffrey, and P. W. Singer (28 June 2017).  [http://www.popsci.com/china-launches-asias-biggest-post-wwii-warship "China launches Asia's biggest post-WWII warship."]  ''[[Popular Science]]'' (PopSci.com).  Retrieved 17 July 2019.</ref>
* {{navy|Japan}}: 2 {{sclass|Atago|destroyer|2}}s, 2 {{sclass|Hyūga|helicopter destroyer|2}}s, 2 {{sclass|Maya|destroyer|2}}s. Despite the official classification of these ships as destroyers, these vessels are of a displacement greater than most of the world's destroyer classes. The ''Maya''-class ships incorporate a level of armament more akin to cruisers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://militaryleak.com/2020/01/06/japan-maritime-self-defense-force-plans-to-commission-maya-class-destroyer/ | title=Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Plans to Commission Maya-Class Destroyer | date=6 January 2020 }}</ref> The ''Hyūga''-class ships  incorporate a level of armament more akin to helicopter cruisers than helicopter carriers.
* {{navy|South Korea}}: 4 {{sclass|Sejong the Great|destroyer|2}}s. Despite their classification as a destroyer, many naval analysts feel they are in fact cruisers due to their size and armament, which are both greater than most of the world's destroyer classes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.military-today.com/navy/sejong_the_great_class.htm |title=Sejong the Great class - Guided missile destroyer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326061714if_/http://www.military-today.com/navy/sejong_the_great_class.htm |archive-date=26 March 2023 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/republic-of-korea-navy-takes-delivery-of-fourth-sejong-the-great-class-destroyer |accessdate=17 January 2025 |date=29 November 2024 |work=Baird Maritime |title=Republic of Korea Navy takes delivery of fourth Sejong the Great-class destroyer}}</ref>
* {{naval|United States}}: 2 {{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer|2}}s. Even if considered a destroyer, they remain significantly larger and more capable than the only definitive cruisers in USN service, the ''Ticonderoga''-class.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.military-today.com/navy/zumwalt_class.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424070111if_/http://www.military-today.com/navy/zumwalt_class.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 24, 2014 |title=Zumwalt class - Guided missile destroyer}}</ref>