The U.S. Navy has used cruisers and destroyers since around the 1800s to serve similar yet different roles. To the general public, they might look identical.
The USS Zumwalt has been rebuilt at extraordinary cost into the Navy's first hypersonic strike ship, and the number at the ...
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The last U.S. Navy cruiser based in Japan will soon depart for the United States, closing out a decadelong deployment with the U.S. 7th Fleet. The guided-missile cruiser ...
Summary and Key Points: Defense expert Brent M. Eastwood, PhD, evaluates the retirement of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, the "quarterbacks" of the Carrier Strike Group. -Despite their ...
The ex-USS Mobile Bay is scheduled to be sent to the bottom of the sea by friendly forces in the next few weeks.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) transits San Diego Bay past Point Loma, Feb. 23, 2026. US Navy photo Destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) recently departed San Diego to ...
Following a 36-year Navy career, the USS Mobile Bay is on track to participate in a SINKEX exercise as part of RIMPAC 2026 this month.