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A Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) is a facility owned by the United States Navy as a holding facility for decommissioned naval vessels, pending determination of their final fate. All ships in these facilities are inactive, but some are still on the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), while others have been struck from the register.
Ship Class and type Fate Other notes 9 March United States Navy: Louisville [1] Los Angeles-class submarine: 27 March United States Navy: Fort McHenry [2] Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship: 1 July French Navy: Var [3] Durance-class tanker: 29 July United States Navy: Independence [4] Independence-class littoral combat ship: 4 August Royal ...
Grand Rapids was decommissioned on 1 October 1977 and transferred to the Naval Sea Systems Command where she was renamed research vessel Athena II. [4] In September 2016, Athena II was stricken from the US Navy. [5] [6] In 2020 the Grand Rapids was listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace for $350,000. [7]
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She was later decommissioned on 15 April 2020 and the crew released, 37 years to the day of her keel was laid down. Of interesting note, Pittsburgh's final Commanding Officer, was (at the time: Commander) Jason Deichler a native of Western Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh suburbs, and brought the " Yinzer " spirit to the SSN-720 , as he said, "I ...
The ship was decommissioned during a ceremony in Norfolk on 28 June 2024. [56] According to the NVR, the ship was officially decommissioned and stricken on 26 July 2024. [ 1 ] The ship was towed from Norfolk to Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility by MV Gary Chouest starting on 4 September 2024.
She was the final Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate in service in the United States Navy. [21] [22] The ship is set to be put up for foreign military sale. [23] When Simpson was decommissioned, it meant the last United States ship still in active service to have sunk an enemy vessel was the 217-year-old USS Constitution. [24] [25]
USS Hunley (AS-31) was a submarine tender of the United States Navy launched on 28 September 1961 and commissioned 16 June 1962. The Hunley was designed to tend most of the long-term requirements of the Polaris Class of submarines. The ship achieved several records and milestones in its service.