FY07 SHIP DECOMMISSIONING SCHEDULE (REV2):
RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0686 3551940-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF4650 3551928 R 211940Z DEC 06 ZYB MIN ZYW PSN 175881K30 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N8// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS//N03120// NAVADMIN 373/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/N8/DEC/06// SUBJ/FY07 SHIP DECOMMISSIONING SCHEDULE (REV2)// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/082138Z SEP 06// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 253/06 FY07 SHIP DECOMMISSIONING SCHEDULE AND REMAINING FY06 (REV1)// POC/MS. B. LEWIS/CIV/N8F111/LOC: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: 703-695-4848// RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE UPDATES REF A TO REFLECT THE ADDITION OF USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV 67) TO THE FY07 DECOMMISSIONING SCHEDULE AND REVISES DECOM DATES FOR SEVERAL SHIPS SCHEDULED TO DECOMMISSION IN FY07. 2. USFFC IS AUTHORIZED TO DECOMMISSION CV 67 NO LATER THAN 30 SEP 07. USFFC WILL ASSIGN SPECIFIC DECOM DATE. CV 67 WILL BE PREPARED FOR A SAFE STOW INACTIVATION. 3. FUTURE CHANGES TO SPECIFIC FY07 SHIP DECOM DATES LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE COORDINATED AND RELEASED BY USFFC. OPNAV WILL PROMULGATE CHANGES TO THE INACTIVATION YEAR, AS REQUIRED. 4. THE REVISED SHIP DECOMMISSIONING SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: SHIP PREVIOUS REVISED DISPOSITION NAME DECOM DATE DECOM DATE JOHN F KENNEDY(CV 67) NONE 30 SEP 07 TBD(NOTE 1) HERON (MHC 52) 01 OCT 06 16 MAR 07 FMS PELICAN (MHC 53) 01 OCT 06 16 MAR 07 FMS DOLPHIN (AGSS 555) 08 DEC 06 15 JAN 07 DISPOSAL CARDINAL (MHC 60) 30 DEC 06 07 JAN 07 FMS RAVEN (MHC 61) 30 DEC 06 07 JAN 07 FMS TRENTON (LPD 14) 17 JAN 07 NO CHG FMS SALVOR (ARS 52) 12 JAN 07 13 JAN 07 MSC OGDEN (LPD 5) 21 FEB 07 22 JAN 07 FMS H G RICKOVER (SSN 709) 01 MAR 07 NO CHG INACT (NOTE 2) SAIPAN (LHA 2) 27 APR 07 25 APR 07 EXPERIMENTAL SHREVEPORT (LPD 12) 28 SEP 07 NO CHG DISPOSAL SAFEGUARD (ARS 50) 26 SEP 07 NO CHG MSC MN-SAINT PAUL (SSN 708) 27 SEP 07 NO CHG INACT(NOTE 2) HONOLULU (SSN 718) 01 NOV 06 NO CHG INACT(NOTE 2) NOTE (1): CV 67 IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ITS INACTIVATION AVAILABILITY ON OR ABOUT 31 MAR 07. NOTE (2): THIS IS THE DATE INACTIVATION BEGINS AT A NAVAL SHIPYARD AND THE UNIT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR OPERATIONAL TASKING. DECOMMISSIONING WILL FOLLOW AT A LATER DATE. 6. DISPOSITION CATEGORIES: TBD: FINAL DISPOSITION WILL BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE. DISPOSAL: VESSEL WILL BE STRICKEN FROM THE NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER AND DISPOSED OF VIA MEANS TBD. EXPERIMENTAL: VESSEL WILL BE USED ISO R&D OR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. FMS: VESSEL HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES. LOGISTICS SUPPORT: VESSEL USED AS A MEANS OF CANNIBALIZATION PRIMARILY IN SUPPORT OF REMAINING ACTIVE USN SHIPS IN ITS CLASS. SINKEX: VESSEL WILL BE USED IN SUPPORT OF A FLEET TRAINING EXERCISE. INACT: SHIP BEGINS ITS INACTIVATION AVAILABILITY. 7. RELEASED BY VADM J. W. GREENERT, N8// BT #0686 NNNN