Back in 2015, the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg began a lengthy modernization process that was supposed to enable the warship’s service life to be extended into the 2030s. The congressionally ...
The US Navy wasted almost $2 billion on a failed effort to upgrade its cruisers, a watchdog report found. Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program were decommissioned before refits were completed ...
In December 2024, the cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly shot down a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet over the Red Sea after ...
The Navy cruiser Leyte Gulf wrapped up its final deployment on May 17, 2024, when it returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill/Navy) The Navy ...
The Navy confirmed Monday that Lake Champlain, an aging guided-missile cruiser that played a role in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, returned to San Diego Friday for a final time ahead of ...
The Navy decommissioned another aging Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, with a ceremony Friday honoring the USS Lake Champlain for more than 35 years of service. It is the second cruiser ...
A 33-year-old Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, the USS Cowpens, was decommissioned this week at Naval Base San Diego, the Navy announced. The Cowpens participated in many operations and ...
A Navy missile cruiser, the USS Lake Champlain, docked at Kodiak’s Pier 2 over the weekend. It’s the third ship to bear the name Lake Champlain, and the second naval vessel to visit the community this ...
The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) transits San Diego Bay, Nov.18, 2019. The commanding officer of the San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser Lake Erie was relieved of command due to a ...
Virginia-Class Cruiser of Cold War – An Explainer: Years back, the word cruiser was routinely applied to frigates operating in the sailing era. Since these small vessels were quicker and lighter than ...
China operates eight Type 055 destroyers as its premier surface combatants, each able to carry up to 112 missiles.