08 August 2022 USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) Decommissioned NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - With plank owners and former crew members looking on, the crew of USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) decommissioned their ship at a Naval Station Norfolk, ceremony Aug. 4. The event comes just months before the ship’s 29th commissioning anniversary. Hundreds gathered in the August...