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The Navy’s Ticonderoga-Class Cruiser Nightmare Has Begun

Key Points - The U.S. Navy is rapidly retiring its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, a move that is creating a dilemma between modernizing the fleet and maintaining current firepower. -These ...
Stars and Stripes

2 guided missile cruisers decommissioned in Virginia after 36 years of service

This story has been corrected. The USS Normandy and USS Philippine Sea, both Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers, saw their respective 36 years of service honored at decommissioning ceremonies ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Navy is retiring the last of its storied cruisers. To San Diego veterans, they were ‘the pinnacle of naval power.’

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 sight of a ...