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

A harbor tug maneuvers the guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) as the vessel arrives in port. The Mobile Bay and other U.S. Navy vessels are visiting Sydney during ceremonies commemorating

Fair winds and following seas, USS Mobile Bay

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

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Recently decommissioned USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser being towed southbound in Puget Sound by USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51) salvage ship en route Bremerton ( click on pic for higher

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

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CG-53 USS Mobile Bay Guided Missile Cruiser Ticonderoga USN

How mistakes in modernizing a US Navy cruiser can benefit destroyers

How mistakes in modernizing a US Navy cruiser can benefit destroyers

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