Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
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 that Register.
The ships that have been stricken from the NVR are disposed of by one of several means, including foreign military sale transfer, ship donation as a museum or memorial, domestic dismantling and recycling, artificial reefing, or use as a target vessel. Others are retention assets for possible future reactivation, which have been laid up for long-term preservation and are maintained with minimal maintenance (humidity control, corrosion control, flood/fire watch) should they need to be recalled to active duty.
The Navy has been reducing the number of inactive ships, which numbered as many as 195 in 1997, but was down to 49 by the end of 2014.[1]
The Naval Sea Systems Command's Inactive Ships Management Office (INACTSHIPOFF) is based in Portsmouth, Virginia.[2]
There are NISMFs in:
In addition, parts of Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard are designated for the storage of inactive nuclear powered vessels.
Inactive ship facilities in Suisun Bay, James River and Beaumont, Texas are owned and operated by the Maritime Administration under the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Vessels moored at NISMFs
Following is a list of vessels currently being stored at the facilities as per the NAVSEA Inactive Ship Inventory dated September 26, 2017 (with exceptions as referenced separately):[4]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Bremerton, Washington
| Ship | Class | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) | Template:Sclass- | fast combat support ships | Inactive, out of service, in reserve. |
| USS Dubuque (LPD-8) | Template:Sclass- | Amphibious Transport Dock | Inactive, out of commission, in reserve. |
| USS Ford (FFG-54) | Template:Sclass- | Frigate | Stricken, to be sunk as target. |
| USS Ingraham (FFG-61) | Template:Sclass- | Frigate | Stricken, to be sunk as target. |
| USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7) | Template:Sclass- | fast combat support ships | Inactive, out of service, in reserve. |
| USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) | Template:Sclass- | Aircraft Carrier | Stricken, to be disposed of via scrapping.[6] |
| USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) | Template:Sclass- | Frigate | Stricken, to be sunk as target. |
| USS Long Beach (CGN-9) | Template:Sclass- | Cruiser | Stricken, to be disposed of via scrapping. |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
| Ship | Class | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Cleveland (LPD-7) | Template:Sclass- | Amphibious Transport Dock | Inactive, out of commission, in reserve. |
| USS Curts (FFG-38) | Template:Sclass- | Frigate | Stricken, to be sunk as target. |
| USS Denver (LPD-9) | Template:Sclass- | Amphibious Transport Dock | Inactive, out of commission, in reserve. |
| USS Durham (LKA-114) | Template:Sclass- | Amphibious Cargo Ship | Stricken, to be sunk as target. |
| USS Juneau (LPD-10) | Template:Sclass- | Amphibious Transport Dock | Inactive, out of commission, in reserve. |
| USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169) | Template:Sclass- | Fleet ocean tug | Stricken. |
| USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50) | Template:Sclass- | Salvage Ship | Inactive, out of service, in reserve. |
| USS Tarawa (LHA-1) | Template:Sclass- | Amphibious Assault Ship | Inactive, out of commission, in reserve. |
| USS Peleliu (LHA-5) | Tarawa | Amphibious Assault Ship | Inactive, out of commission, in reserve. |
| USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) | Template:Sclass- | Frigate | Stricken, to be sunk as target. |
See also
- National Defense Reserve Fleet
- List of current ships of the United States Navy
- List of Military Sealift Command ships
- List of Ready Reserve Force ships
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
- ^ http://news.usni.org/2015/04/03/document-navys-30-year-shipbuilding-plan-to-congress-for-fiscal-year-2016
- ^ "NAVSEA Field Activities". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org - Naval Station Philadelphia
- ^ "NAVSEA Inactive Ships" (PDF). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Scrapyard or museum? After 10 years, still no firm plans for former Mayport carrier USS JFK". Jacksonville.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Report to Congress on the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for Fiscal Year 2017". Retrieved 2017-11-24.