In November 1942, the waters off Guadalcanal became the stage for a fierce nighttime naval clash between Japanese and American capital ships. The heavy cruiser Atago, alongside her Takao-class ...

Along with the lead vessel, the converted CA-123/CG-10 – the former Oregon City-class, a modified version of the Baltimore-class, heavy cruiser – these vessels were armed with two Mark 12 RIM ...

Fraser's X-craft was then ordered to attack the Japanese heavy cruiser Takao at her moorings in the Johore Strait in Singapore. The Takao had its guns pointing up the Malay Peninsula where the ...

In 1968, the Boston-class guided-missile cruisers were reclassified back to heavy cruiser (CAs), in large part because of consistent shore bombardments during the Vietnam War using their 8-inch guns.

The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) departs the harbor following a scheduled port visit on the Greek island of Crete. (U.S. Navy/Paul Farley) ...