The U.S. Navy intends to withdraw 46 ships. On the list of Nimitz aircraft carriers

On May 11, the U.S. Navy Department published a new plan to build and modernise the fleet for the fiscal year 2027 and subsequent years. The document also includes a list of ships that the US Navy intends to withdraw from service from 2027 to 2031. There were 46 units on the list.

USS Nimitz head of US Navy list

As early as 2027, Americans are expected to leave their flags on eleven ships. The most important of these will be the USS aircraft carrier Nimitz, the first Nimitz-type ship to be one of the symbols of the American naval power for half a century. The same year four Ticonderoga cruisers are to leave the service: USS Princeton, USS Robert Smalls, USS Gettysburg and USS Chosin, as well as submarines USS Annapolis, USS Boise, USS Ohio and USS Henry M. Jackson.

In 2028, the plan includes the withdrawal of five units. There was an USS cruiser on the list. Cape St. George and four submarines: USS Scranton, USS Asheville, USS Florida and USS Alabama. The last two pay particular attention. USS Florida it is the SSGN, or submarine with maneuvering missiles, and the USS Alabama It's an SSBN, a submarine from ballistic missiles.

USS Michigan, USS Eisenhower And more ships on the list

The year 2029 will bring about the withdrawal of eleven more units. Among them are the USS Michigan, submarine with maneuvering missiles, USS AlbaniaUSS transport dock Comstock and four mine vessels: USS Patriot, USS Pioneer, USS Warrior and USS Chief.

In 2030, she is to leave the service carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, second representative of type Nimitz. In the same year the flag is to be abandoned on USS destroyers Russell and USS FitzgeraldUSS submarines Jefferson City, USS Springfield and USS Nevada, as well as on the USS Transport dock Tortuga and the USNS supply tanker Henry J. Kaiser.

USS Mount Whitney and destroyers of type Arleigh Burke will be withdrawn in 2031

The largest withdrawal group is 2031. US Navy then predicts leaving the flag on eleven units, including three destroyers type Arleigh Burke: USS Arleigh Burke, USS Barry. and USS Stethem. The USS command ship is also to leave the service. Mount Whitney, well known for its activities in European waters and for years associated with the command of US and NATO forces.

Some ships will be dismantled, some will be recycled and others will be temporarily maintained as a source of parts for the fleet. The document also allows other forms of use of withdrawn units, including sales under the FMS procedure, transfer to other institutions, use in fleet training or testing.

The plan shows the scale of generational change in the US Navy. Ships that remember the Cold War come down from the line, are costly to maintain and increasingly difficult to upgrade. New submarines, destroyers, frigates, support units and unmanned platforms will take their place.