USS Lake Erie Returns to San Diego

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jun 30, 2026 Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned to her homeport of Naval Base San Diego on June 27, 2026, following 11-months of sustained operations at sea to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. Lake Erie conducted a wide range of command-and-control and maritime security missions inContinue reading “USS Lake Erie Returns to San Diego”

Lots of news, some sad, about America’s final cruiser class.

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned to her homeport at San Diego on 27 June, following 11-months of sustained operations at sea in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. Yup, 11 months in SOUTHCOM. That’s a lot of low-intensity ops. NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2026) – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake ErieContinue reading “Lots of news, some sad, about America’s final cruiser class.”

Heavy cruiser USS Columbus (CA-74) in Rottterdam, 20 July 1950

Protected cruiser USS Newark in 1900, the last cruiser in the US Navy to be rigged with sails.

Heavy cruisers USS Helena (CA-75) and USS Toledo (CA-133) at Balboa, Canal Zone, 1 July 1949