Check out this great formation image of three Burkes— two Flight IIA (USS Ralph Johnson & USS Howard) and one Flight II (USS Higgins)– taken by a fourth (USS Dewey).
240324-N-CD453-1209 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 24, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), right, USS Howard (DDG 83), center, and USS Higgins (DDG 76), left, sail in formation in front of USS Dewey (DDG 105) while conducting operations in the Philippine Sea, March 24. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Oblander)
The four-ship line adds up to some 37,000 tons– fundamentally the weight of a circa 1940 battleship– and brings 378 VLS cells to the fight as well as four 5-inchers and an array of smaller 25mm and 20mm mounts plus eight MH60 Seahawks and 24 Mk 32 torpedo tubes.
Say what you want about the Navy’s lack of frigates and the LCS fiasco, the latter flight Burkes are ton-for-ton likely the best surface combatants in the world.