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FWIW (1) the French couldn't convert De Grasse into a missile cruiser because of her internal layout made this impossible. FWIW (2) the original plan was to fit Terrier to both Dutch cruisers, but in the event the second wasn't because her remaining service life didn't justify the time and expense. FWIW (3) the Italians only converted one out of two Abruzzi class, but I don't know whether that was the plan all along or whether plans to convert the second ship were abandoned because her remaining service life didn't justify the time and expense.

[QUOTE="NOMISYRRUC, post: 712984, member: 2134"] FWIW (1) the French couldn't convert De Grasse into a missile cruiser because of her internal layout made this impossible. FWIW (2) the original plan was to fit Terrier to both Dutch cruisers, but in the event the second wasn't because her remaining service life didn't justify the time and expense. FWIW (3) the Italians only converted one out of two Abruzzi class, but I don't know whether that was the plan all along or whether plans to convert the second ship were abandoned because her remaining service life didn't justify the time and expense. [/QUOTE]

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