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?

Cruiser MOBILE BAY CG53 was officially decommissioned and stricken 18 Aug, then was moved out from San Diego to meet the Navy salvage ship USNS GRASP T-ARS51 to be towed to the

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

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

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The Navy's Very Expensive Mistake - The New York Times

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