The recent exercises near Hawaii included the sinking of the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) amphibious assault ship and USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) cruiser—a more interesting end for both vessels than the scrap heap.
A decommissioned U.S. Navy warship named for Mobile Bay recently was sunk during a multinational naval exercise. According to the Navy, the former USS Mobile Bay was sunk July 12 during a live-fire ...