The USS Salem (CA-139) is a massive Des Moines-class heavy cruiser built for the United States Navy at the tail end of World War II. Commissioned in May 1949, the 716-foot warship was the pinnacle of conventional gun-cruiser technology, famously outfitted with the...
The USS Little Rock (CL-92/CLG-4) is a rare historic survivor, notable as the only remaining vessel of the Cleveland-class light cruisers built during World War II, and the only one subsequently converted into a guided-missile cruiser. Originally commissioned in June...
