USS Mobile Bay Retirement: Why the Navy's Cruisers Are Dwindling

The service retired USS Mobile Bay last month—one of 27 total guided-missile cruisers, the last of which will be retired in 2027. What, exactly, will replace them?

Navy Survey: Sailors Unhappy, Don't Trust Brass

Fair winds and following seas, USS Mobile Bay

DVIDS - Images - The guided-missile cruise USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) transits through the Pacific Ocean [Image 4 of 8]

Mobile Bay holds Change of Command Ceremony > Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet > News

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U.S. Navy's CNO Explains the Reasons for Retiring Older Ticonderoga-class Cruisers - Naval News

Spruance class destroyers (1975)

The Navy's continuing cruiser debacle

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HASC Seapower Mark Saves 5 Ships, Backs Marine Corps Call for 31 Amphibs - USNI News

Why the US Navy's Ticonderoga Class Cruiser May Finally Be Retired

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How the Navy Spent Billions on Failed Littoral Combat Ship Program — ProPublica

How the Navy Spent Billions on Failed Littoral Combat Ship Program — ProPublica

Navy 'Struggling' to Modernize Aging Cruiser Fleet As Tight Budgets Push Pentagon to Shed Legacy Platforms - USNI News