After more than 35 years of service, the Norfolk-based USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) is about to leave on its final scheduled ...

The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Friday, completing its final deployment before it is scheduled to be decommissioned later this year.

And here's a view directly on top of either the Fusō or Yamashiro as it's bombed by US aircraft from above, some of which were launched by the famed aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.

Philippine Sea's sister ship, USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55), was decommissioned in September of 2024. In December, the Government Accountability Office reported that the Navy "wasted $1.84 billion ...