The U.S. Navy has stop short of retiring four Aegis missiles cruisers in March next year, USS Cowpens, Anzio, Vicksburg and Port Royal were supposed to be retired to save money.
The U.S. Congress instead directed the Navy to keep the ships in service.
[thumb]http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/09/dn-navy-4-missile-cruisers-remain-service-092612/[/thumb]