 SM-1 (MR) missiles (which were to replace the Tartar system), as well as two Phalanx CIWS and two four-cell Harpoon missile launchers were planned to be installed, as well as a major refitting of the ships' machinery, structure, and electronics.The funding appropriated for this work was diverted, however, to other ships and both cruisers were finally decommissioned in 1980.All three ships served extensively through the 1960s and 1970s with "Chicago" being a long time flagship for the Third Fleet in the Pacific, and "Albany" serving likewise as the Second Fleet flagship in the Western Atlantic and as the Sixth Fleet flagship in the Mediterranean.