List of cruisers of the United States Navy

Ships of the United States Navy
Ships in current service
Ships grouped alphabetically
Ships grouped by type
Two nuclear-powered cruisers escort the carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in 1964 during Operation Sea Orbit: at center is the USS Long Beach (CGN-9), at left the destroyer leader USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25), which was reclassified as cruiser (CGN-25) in 1975.

This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called "cruiser", either publicly or in internal documentation.

The Navy has 9 Ticonderoga-class cruisers in active service, as of 10 October 2024, with the last tentatively scheduled for decommissioning in 2029.[1] With the cancellation of the CG(X) program in 2010, the Navy currently has no cruiser replacement program planned.[2] The Navy is looking to the Aegis-equipped Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to increasingly fill the role of the cruiser in the protection of the carrier strike group, as it could be well into the 2030s before any possible cruiser replacement program is up and running.[2]

Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status. Ships in the precommissioning category would include ships under construction or on order; as described above there currently are no such cruisers.

  1. ^ Shelbourne, Mallory (November 2024). "SECNAV Del Toro Announces Life Extensions for 3 Cruisers". USNI News. United States Naval Institute.
  2. ^ a b Defense News 2024