The Union-Tribune is researching a story that will trace the rise and fall of the ships, including those that operated out of ...

The specific timing of the moves has yet to be released. But the USS America will leave Sasebo, Japan, for its new home in ...

It said in a new report that "the Navy wasted $1.84 billion modernizing four cruisers that have now been divested prior to deploying." The deactivated warships were then cannibalized for parts for ...

America's military services are not exactly known for frugal procurement, but the problems ballooned when the Navy set out to modernize its destroyers.

This is the U.S.S. Atlanta (sponsored when it was launched by Margaret Gone With the Wind Mitchell), which went into commission at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn last week. First new cruiser ...

But poor planning and oversight forced the sea service to decommission four of the seven cruisers mid-service, according to the Government Accountability Office. It said in a new report that "the Navy ...

This is cheaper than scuttling existing vessels for entirely new ones. But modernization programs don't always go according to plan, and the Navy's cruiser modernization program is an excellent ...