FY23 PROJECTED SHIP INACTIVATION SCHEDULE (CORRECTED COPY):
CORRECTED COPY ROUTINE R 111711Z AUG 22 ZEL MID600052189857U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 181/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N9/AUG// SUBJ/FY23 PROJECTED SHIP INACTIVATION SCHEDULE (CORRECTED COPY)// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 4770.5J/20210904// REF/B/ DOC/OPNAVINST 5400.44A/20111013// NARR/REF A IS OPNAV POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE INACTIVATION, RETIREMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS. REF B IS NAVY ORGANIZATION CHANGE MANUAL (NOCM) FOR SUBMITTING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE REQUESTS (OCR) TO INCLUDE SHIP DECOMMISSIONINGS OR INACTIVATIONS.// POC/DR. JOHN SHASSBERGER/CIV/N9IS/LOC: Washington DC/TEL: 703-692-3534/EMAIL: john.e.shassberger.civ@us.navy.mil// RMKS/1. This message shall be read in its entirety to ensure all stakeholders in the ship inactivation process are aware of the projected retirement schedule for the upcoming fiscal year 2023 (FY23), respective responsibilities and necessary follow-up actions. Subject to Congressional approval of the President's Budget submission for fiscal year 2023, the following ship retirement decisions reflected in paragraph 2 have been proposed. This plan will be adjusted if necessary based on subsequent execution year decisions made by leadership or as required by final Congressional action. 2. To facilitate fleet planning efforts to conduct decommissioning continuous maintenance availability (CMAV) or inactivation availability (INAC), the projected schedule for inactivating U.S. battle force and non-battle force naval vessels in FY23 is promulgated as follows: Ship Name Proj Inactive DatePost Inactive Status Notes USNS BOB HOPE T-AKR 0300 31 OCT 22XFER MARAD USNS FISHER T-AKR 0301 31 OCT 22XFER MARAD USNS WALTER S DIEHL T-AO 193 31 OCT 22DISMANTLE USNS SHUGHART T-AKR 0295 31 JAN 23XFER MARAD USNS YANO T-AKR 0297 31 JAN 23XFER MARAD USNS BRITTIN T-AKR 0305 31 JAN 23XFER MARAD USS CHICAGO SSN 721 08 FEB 23RECYCLE USS KEY WEST SSN 722 28 FEB 23RECYCLE USS SAN JACINTO CG 56 30 JUN 23LSANote 1 USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG 57 31 MAR 23LSANote 1 USS BUNKER HILL CG 52 31 MAR 23OCIRNote 1 USS MOBILE BAY CG 53 31 MAR 23OCIRNote 1 USS VICKSBURG CG 69 30 JUN 23OCIRNote 1/2 USS FORT WORTH LCS 3 31 MAR 23OCIRNote 2 USS MILWAUKEE LCS 5 31 MAR 23OCIR USS DETROIT LCS 7 31 MAR 23OCIR USS LITTLE ROCK LCS 9 31 MAR 23OCIR USS SIOUX CITY LCS 11 30 JUN 23OCIRNote 3 USS WICHITA LCS 13 30 JUN 23OCIRNote 2/3 USS BILLINGS LCS 15 30 JUN 23OCIRNote 2/3 USS INDIANAPOLIS LCS 17 30 SEP 23OCIRNote 2/3 USS ST LOUIS LCS 19 30 SEP 23OCIRNote 2/3 USS GERMANTOWN LSD 42 31 MAR 23DISMANTLENote 1/3 USS GUNSTON HALL LSD 44 29 SEP 23DISMANTLENote 1/3 USS TORTUGA LSD 46 27 MAR 23OCIRNote 1/3 USS ASHLAND LSD 48 31 MAR 23DISMANTLENote 1/3 USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD 1 31 MAR 23OSIRNote 3 USNS JOHN GLENN T-ESD 2 31 MAR 23OSIRNote 3 USS HURRICANE PC 3 28 FEB 23FMS USS MONSOON PC 4 21 MAR 23FMS USS SIROCCO PC 6 07 MAR 23FMS USS CHINOOK PC 9 14 MAR 23FMS USS THUNDERBOLT PC 12 21 FEB 23FMS USNS GORDON T-AKR 0296 31 MAR 23XFER MARAD USNS GILLILAND T-AKR 0298 31 MAR 23XFER MARAD USNS SGT MATEJ KOCAK T-AK 3005 30 APR 23XFER MARAD USNS MAJ STEPHEN W PLESS T-AK 3007 30 APR 23XFER MARAD USNS JOHN LENTHALL T-AO 189 31 JUL 23OSIR USNS PFC EUGENE A OBREGON T-AK 3006 31 JUL 23XFER MARAD 3. Ships annotated with Notes (1) have been marked by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) in Section 10 of House Resolution (HR) 7900 FY 23 National Defense Authorization Bill Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection. The bill states that no more than four guided missile cruisers may be inactivated and specifically USS VICKSBURG (CG 69) may not be inactivated. It also states that none of the LSDs may be inactivated. 4. Ships annotated with Note (2) have been marked by the FY23 House Appropriations Department of Defense Committee (HAC-D) committee. The bill prohibits the decommissioning of USS FORT WORTH (LCS 3), USS WICHITA (LCS 13), USS BILLINGS (LCS 15), USS INDIANAPOLIS (LCS 17), and USS ST LOUIS (LCS 19). 5. Ships annotated with Note (3) have been marked by the FY23 Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). The bill would prohibit the inactivations of USS VICKSBURG (CG 69), USS SIOUX CITY (LCS 11), USS WICHITA (LCS 13), USS BILLINGS (LCS 15), USS INDIANAPOLIS (LCS 17), and USS ST LOUIS (LCS 19)USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42), USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44), USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), USS ASHLAND (LSD 48), USNS MONTFORD POINT (ESD 1) and USNS JOHN GLENN (ESD 2) 6. Per ref (b), Fleet Commanders shall submit an Organizational Change Request for commissioned U.S. ships to formally notify the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) of a ship's decommissioning, inactivation, or end of service. Submit revisions due to operational schedule changes per references (a) and (b). It is the responsibility of Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet in coordination with their respective TYCOM to ensure the appropriate lower echelon commands are notified of any changes in the ship inactivation schedules, as well as Integrated Warfare (OPNAV N9I) and OPNAV resource sponsor. 7. Adjustments to paragraph 2 ship inactivations that cross the current fiscal year must be coordinated with OPNAV N9I due to Congressional requirements for execution year force structure changes that differ from what Congress authorized/appropriated and signed into law by the President. OPNAV shall promulgate changes to the inactivation fiscal year as required. 8. Per ref (a), the ships listed in paragraph 2 as Logistics Support Assets (LSA) will be used as a primary means of cannibalization and equipment removal for ships. Cannibalizations and equipment removal from these vessels is authorized without replacement. 9. The ship's commanding officer, masters, or Immediate Superior In Command, shall submit a final naval message (normally transmitted in conjunction with the decommissioning ceremony) announcing the ship's official retirement date and include a brief history of the significant events in the life of the ship per ref (a). The Naval History and Heritage Command (NAVHISTHERITAGE WASHINGTON DC) and Naval Vessel Register Custodian (NVR NORFOLK VA), shall be included as INFO addees. 10. Released by VADM S. D. Conn, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9)// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//