The fast AA cruiser devolved to the Mitscher class DL design

When the fast anti-aircraft cruiser armed with twin 5in/54 guns seemed to grow too large, the navy ended up building a very large destroyer in place of that design. The ships were originally classified as destroyers (DD), but ended up as destroyer leaders (DL). These were the Mitscher class ships. They had several of the twin 5in/54 gun mounts. They had a very similar look, as they had the twin cruiser funnels, similar to the Atlanta class ships.