Photos show the final cruise of the USS Leyte Gulf as the US Navy phases out its cruiser fleet

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Starboard view of the guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf.
Starboard view of the cruiser USS Leyte Gulf.

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The US Navy botched the design of its new $1 billion frigates: report

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Navy guided-missile frigate USS Underwood
US Navy guided-missile frigate USS Underwood in the Pacific Ocean in May 2012.

US Navy/MCS2 Stuart Phillips

The Pentagon is sending 2 Navy warships to protect the floating pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea

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Two boats sail nearby a large metal platform in the sea
Soldiers and sailors assemble the floating pier off the shore of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer is out of action, and it's a problem, top Marine Corps general says

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The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer transits the East Sea during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 March 8, 2016.

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Japan showed off the destroyer it's turning into an aircraft carrier for F-35 stealth fighters

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Japan's converted Izumo-class helicopter carrier, Kaga, now upgraded to be an aircraft carrier.
Japan's converted Izumo-class helicopter carrier, JS Kaga, now upgraded to be an aircraft carrier.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

See the 10 types of new US Navy warships plagued by shipbuilding delays

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An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.

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A gun on a US ally's warship misfired while the crew was clearing stuck shells and struck a frigate

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GULF OF THAILAND, USPACOM, AT SEA
The guided-missile destroyer USS Howard leads a formation of US and Royal Thai Navy ships, flanked by the guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James and HTMS Phuttalertlanapalai and followed by HTMS Taksin, HTMS Khirirat, and HTMS Sukhothai as they transit the Gulf of Thailand during Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training in Thailand in 2011.

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Last-of-its-kind battleship USS Texas returns to the water after months of work to restore the warship to its former glory

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Tugboats move into position as Battleship Texas is removed from a drydock on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Galveston.
Tugboats move into position as Battleship Texas is removed from a drydock on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Galveston.

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The US Navy's new floating base for Marines and Navy SEALs is named for a Vietnam war hero

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USS John L. Canley in San Diego Harbor.
USS John L. Canley in San Diego Harbor.

US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram

A Houthi missile got so close to a US destroyer the warship turned to a last resort gun system to shoot it down: report

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A Phalanx Close-In Weapons system on the US destroyer Gravely downed an incoming Houthi cruise missile on Tuesday. This image shows the CIWS during a live-fire practice by a guided-missile cruiser in November 2023.
A Phalanx Close-In Weapons system on the US destroyer Gravely downed an incoming Houthi cruise missile on Tuesday.
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