The Soviet Union first launched its “guided-missile cruiser class in the late 1970’s ... of SS-N-14 anti-submarine missiles and later P-700 Granit anti-ship missiles. Ultimately, the Granit ...
Ticonderoga-class cruisers entered service in the 1980s with a planned service life of around 30 years. By the early 2010s, however, these cruisers had already exceeded their intended lifespans ...