Update: US Navy plans to decommission 19 ships in FY 2025, 10 before the end of their service lives

The US Navy is looking to decommission USS
Jackson
.
(Janes/Michael Fabey)

The US Navy (USN) wants to decommission 19 vessels during fiscal year (FY) 2025, including 10 ships before they have reached planned end of their expected service lives (ESLs), according to the
Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for Fiscal Year 2025
, often called the USN’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, sent to US lawmakers on 19 March.

The shipbuilding plan details the USN’s long-term strategy for fleet composition, including ship acquisitions and decommissionings.

The proposed pre-ESL decommissionings include two guided-missile cruisers (CGs) – USS
Shiloh
(CG 67), which has been in service for 33 years and USS
Lake Erie
(CG 70), which has been in service for 32 years – with ESLs of 35 years each. Both vessels are being slated to be logistic support assets (LSAs), the plan noted.

Another two CGs – USS
Philippine Sea
(CG 58) and USS
Normandy
(CG 60) – which have reached their 35-year ESLs, or beyond, are also being proposed for decommissioning to be LSAs, according to the plan.