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 ...
Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is rapidly retiring its powerful Ticonderoga-class cruisers, sparking a debate over fleet size in the face of a rising China. -However, the program intended to ...
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 ...
SAN DIEGO — Falling in love can happen in a snap. Dave Hatzenbuehler knows this from the way he responded nearly a half-century ago upon noticing a big, brooding presence in San Diego Bay. He’d caught ...
The Navy celebrated the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam’s 37 years of service during a decommissioning ceremony Friday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Retired Rear Adm ...
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 ...
USS Montpelier Collision: A Harsh Lesson in Navy Preparedness During an anti-submarine exercise on October 13, 2012, two U.S. Navy warships, the USS Montpelier, a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered ...