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.

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 ...

The U.S. Navy wants to pull 14 warships out of active service in fiscal year 2026, a fleet trim that would sideline three attack submarines and two guided-missile cruisers at a moment when the ...

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 ...

Local historian Clive Gwilt, wrote to his local MP Stuart Anderson earlier this year to request that the MP ask MoD to name ...

Naval warships, including five of the deadliest warships in military history, are powerful vessels designed with specific roles that shape their size, speed, and ability. This is especially true of ...