Category Archives: US Cruisers

U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) underway in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 8 November 2001

USS Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April.

U.S. newspapers claimed that the Spanish were responsible for the ship’s destruction, while evidence points to an accident caused by an internal coal bunker fire. The phrase “Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!” became a rallying cry for action. The Maine explosion served as a catalyst which accelerated the events leading up to theContinue reading “USS Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April.”

USS Cincinnati (CL-6), was the third Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, built for the United States Navy.

She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, the first being Cincinnati, an ironclad commissioned in 1862, during the Civil War, and the second being Cincinnati, a protected cruiser, that was decommissioned in 1919. Cincinnati split her pre-war career between the Atlantic and the Pacific fleets. She served in theContinue reading “USS Cincinnati (CL-6), was the third Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, built for the United States Navy.”

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) off Wonsan, Korea, 20 April 1951

Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers awaiting disposition at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) in Philadelphia – September 20, 2026 SRC: WarshipCam [Album]