{"id":51215,"date":"2026-04-29T15:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/29\/navy-releases-list-of-ships-it-plans-to-inactivate-this-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:29:28","slug":"navy-releases-list-of-ships-it-plans-to-inactivate-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2026\/04\/29\/navy-releases-list-of-ships-it-plans-to-inactivate-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy releases list of ships it plans to inactivate this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy named 14 ships it intends to remove from the fleet during the current fiscal year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynavyhr.navy.mil\/Portals\/55\/Messages\/NAVADMIN\/NAV2026\/NAV26099.pdf?ver=OP3gjI3ZpsPkvBVkVlkYOA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">according<\/a> to a Navy administrative message released Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service released an inactivation schedule for fiscal 2026 that will see vessels either recycled, dismantled, deemed logistics support assets or transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration, a government agency that oversees the disposal of naval vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles-class submarines USS Newport News and USS Alexandria, along with Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, are slated to be recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is currently phasing out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/04\/10\/us-navy-ends-uss-boise-submarine-overhaul-after-price-tag-soars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/04\/10\/us-navy-ends-uss-boise-submarine-overhaul-after-price-tag-soars\/\">Los Angeles-class submarines<\/a> \u2014 some of which have served for 40 years \u2014 and is in the process of replacing them with Virginia-class submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Shiloh and USS Lake Erie, along with Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown and Henry J. 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