Navy Wants To Move On From Oldest Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers
March 20 2019
The U.S. Navy is looking at canceling planned service-life extensions for six of its oldest Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, reports Defense News.
Under the plan, the Bunker Hill, Mobile Bay, Antietam, Leyte Gulf, San Jacinto and Lake Champlain would be retired in 2021 and 2022, defense officials told the newspaper.
All six cruisers would be at or near the end of their 35-year service lives and have been difficult to maintain. The fleet has faced issues such as cracking...
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