Commissioning/Construction/Naming of U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Ships By Date
30 January
Miguel Keith (T-ESB-5)—Keel laid at General Dynamics NASSCO.
3 February
Omaha (LCS-12)—Placed in Commission, Full, and homeported at San Diego, CA.
8 February
Richard Snyder (WPC-1127)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
13 February
Nantucket (LCS-27)
Savannah (LCS-28)
Newport (T-EPF-12)—Named.
22 February
Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS-21)—Keel laid at Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
23 February
Canberra (LCS-30)—Named.
24 February
Burlington (T-EPF-10)—Christened at Austal USA.
28 February
Manchester (LCS-14)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
9 March
Joseph Gerczak (WPC-1126)—Placed in Commission, Full, and homeported at Honolulu, HI.
12 March
Patrick Gallagher (DDG-127)—Named.
17 March
Colorado (SSN-788)—Placed in Commission, Full, and homeported at Groton, CT.
24 March
Ralph Johnson (DDG-114)—Placed in Commission, Full, in Charleston, SC, and homeported at Everett, WA.
29 March
Nathan Bruckenthal (WPC-1128)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
14 April
Indianapolis (LCS-17)—Christened at Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
20 April
Richard Snyder (WPC-1127)—Placed in Commission, Full, and homeported in Atlantic Beach, NC.
21 April
Portland (LPD-27)—Placed in Commission, Full, in Portland, OR, and homeported at San Diego, CA.
24 April
Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
29 April
Tulsa (LCS-16)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
2 May
Richard M. McCool (LPD-29)—Named.
5 May
Cincinnati (LCS-20)—Christened at Austal USA.
11 May
Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795)—Keel laid at General Dynamics Electric Boat.
14 May
Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)—Keel laid at Bath Iron Works.
16 May
Montana (SSN-794)—Keel laid at Newport News Shipbuilding.
26 May
Manchester (LCS-14)—Placed in Commission, Full, in Portsmouth, NH, and homeported at San Diego, CA.
7 June
Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129)— Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
15 June
Thomas Hudner (DDG-116)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
25 June
Indiana (SSN-789)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
12 July
John S. McCain (DDG-56)—Senator John S. McCain III inducted into official namesake.
13 July
Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121)—Launched at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding.
20 July
Oakland (LCS-24)—Keel laid at Austal USA.
25 July
Nathan Bruckenthal (WPC-1128)—Placed in Commission, Full, in Alexandria, VA, and homeported at Atlantic Beach, NC.
9 August
Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11)—Keel laid at Austal USA.
14 August
Cooperstown (LCS-23)—Keel laid at Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
21 August
Robert Ward (WPC-1130)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
22 August
Sioux City (LCS-11)
Wichita (LCS-13)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
31 August
Charleston (LCS-18)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
14 September
Stone (WMSL-758)—Keel authenticated at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding.
19 September
Kimball (WMSL-756)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
22 September
Kansas City (LCS-22)—Christened at Austal USA.
24 September
South Dakota (SSN-790)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
29 September
Indiana (SSN-789)—Placed in Commission, Full, in Port Canaveral, FL, and homeported at Groton, CT.
8 October
Cleveland (LCS-31)—Named.
9 October
Beloit (LCS-29)
Santa Barbara (LCS-32)—Named.
20 October
Delaware (SSN-791)—Christened at Newport News Shipbuilding.
20 October
Vermont (SSN-792)—Christened at Electric Boat.
22 October
Mobile (LCS-26)—Keel laid at Austal USA.
25 October
Terrell Horne (WPC-1131)—Delivered and placed in Commission, Special.
8 November
Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129)—Placed in Commission, Full, and homeported at San Pedro, CA.
10 November
Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11)—Christened at Austal USA.
17 November
Sioux City (LCS-11)—Placed in Commission, Full, in Annapolis, MD, and homeported at Mayport, FL.
1 December
Thomas Hudner (DDG-116)—Placed in Commission, Full, in Boston, MA, and homeported at Mayport, FL.
9 December
Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002)—Launched at Bath Iron Works.
14 December
Mobile (LCS-26)—Keel laid at Austal USA.
15 December
St. Louis (LCS-19)—Christened at Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
Notes:
In Commission, Special: Official date of commissioning and when the ship enters the force-level structure. Also date the ship is delivered by the builder to the Navy and the ship’s birthday. This status was created to legally ferry the ship in question from her builder’s yard to the commissioning ceremony location, if other than where the ship was built.
In Commission, Full: Date the commissioning ceremony is performed and the ship is fully received into the fleet.
U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Deployments/Returns By Date
4 January
Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Lake Champlain (CG-57)
Departed on three-month deployment to the western Pacific, the second time the Carl Vinson Strike Group has operated throughout the Indo-Pacific region under Third Fleet’s command and control.
5 January
John Warner (SSN-785)
Departed on maiden deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
12 January
Chafee (DDG-90)
Returned from independent deployment to western Pacific and South America.
15 January
Michael Murphy (DDG-112)
Departed on deployment to western Pacific.
2 February
America (LHA-6)
San Diego (LPD-22)
Pearl Harbor (LSD-52)
Returned from deployment to the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility.
7 February
Iwo Jima (LHA-7)
New York (LPD-21)
Departed on deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
9 February
Oak Hill (LSD-51)
Departed on a deployment to the U.S. Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
Hopper (DDG-70)
Returned from independent deployment to Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility.
22 February
Virginia (SSN-774)
Returned from deployment to the Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.
7 March
Tucson (SSN-770)
Returned from six-month deployment to the Seventh Fleet area of responsibility.
14 March
Minnesota (SSN-783)
Returned from six-month deployment to the Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.
5 April
Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)
Departed for deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
11 April
Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
Normandy (CG-60)
Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
Bulkeley (DDG-84)
Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
Farragut (DDG-99)
Departed on deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
12 April
Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Returned from three-month deployment to western Pacific.
27 April
Preble (DDG-88)
Returned from deployment to Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility.
6 May
Monterey (CG-61)
Returned from deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility, where she launched 30 Tomahawk land-attack missiles from the Red Sea into Syria.
7 May
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
Bunker Hill (CG-52)
Returned from seven-month deployment to the western Pacific. Carrier Air Wing 17 flew 8,319 hours and 1,164 combat sorties and performed counterterrorism operations in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
9 May
Sampson (DDG-102)
Returned from seven-month deployment to Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility.
11 May
Dewey (DDG-105)
Returned from three-month deployment to Seventh Fleet area of responsibility.
14 May
Halsey (DDG-97)
Returned from seven-month deployment to Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility.
26 May
The Sullivans (DDG-68)
Departed on seven-month deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
4 June
O’Kane (DDG-77)
Returned from seven-month deployment to conduct ballistic-missile defense operations near Guam.
18 June
Gunston Hall (LSD-44)
Departed on deployment to Fourth Fleet area of responsibility.
21 June
Higgins (DDG-76)
Returned from seven-month deployment to Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility.
11 July
John Warner (SSN-785)
Returned from maiden deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility, where she fired six Tomahawk missiles on targets in Syria.
12 July
Nebraska (SSBN-739)
Returned from first strategic deterrent patrol since 2013.
20 July
Laboon (DDG-58)
Returned from deployment to Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility.
21 July
Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
Normandy (CG-60)
Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
Returned to homeport of Norfolk, VA, for mid-deployment visit. Harry S. Truman became first carrier to join BaltOps while sailing in the Mediterranean Sea.
7 August
Oak Hill (LSD-51)
Returned from six-month deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleets areas of responsibility.
9 August
Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
New York (LPD-21)
Returned from six-month deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
28 August
Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
Normandy (CG-60)
Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
Departed Norfolk, VA after completing mid-deployment visit.
20 September
Mitscher (DDG-57)
Departed on deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
21 September
California (SSN-781)
Returned from six-month deployment to Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.
10 October
Comfort (T-AH-20)
Departed on 11-week medical support mission to South and Central America, part of U.S. Southern Command’s Operation Enduring Promise.
13 October
Newport News (SSN-750)Returned from deployment to Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.
4 November
Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)
Returned from seven-month deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
10 November
Farragut (DDG-99)
Returned from nearly seven-month deployment to Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.
11 November
Bulkeley (DDG-84)
Returned from seven-month deployment to Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.
19 November
Donald Cook (DDG-75)
Departed for eighth forward-deployed naval forces patrol in Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.
21 November
Shoup (DDG-86)
Returned from deployment in support of Oceania Maritime Security Initiative.
16 December
Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
Normandy (CG-60)
Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
Returned from dynamic force deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility, including participation in NATO exercise Trident Juncture.
17 December
Kearsarge (LHD-3)
Arlington (LPD-24)Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
Departed on a deployment to Fifth and Seventh Fleet areas of responsibility.
Big Horn (T-AO-198)
Returned from 10-month deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
18 December
Comfort (T-AH-20)
Returned from 11-week medical support mission having treated more than 26,000 patients and completed some 600 surgeries on board and at land-based sites in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Honduras.
21 December
Jason Dunham (DDG-109)
The Sullivans (DDG-68)
Returned from seven-month deployment to Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas of responsibility.
Somerset (LPD-25)
Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
Returned from two-month Littoral Combat Group 1 deployment testing the new concept of pairing a DDG and LPD.
28 December
Gravely (DDG-107)
Deployed to the Mediterranean Sea to conduct maritime operations as flagship for NATO’s Standing NATO Maritime Group 1.
Ships Delivered to the Military Sealift Command and Placed in Service
22 February
Hershel “Woody” Williams (T-ESB-4)—Delivered and placed in service.
15 November
Burlington (T-EPF-10)—Delivered and placed in service.
Forward Deployed to Support Activity Bahrian
Twenty Navy ships and Coast Guard cutters are forward deployed to Bahrain. Task Force 52 oversees the operations of four Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships. Task Force 55 is responsible for ten Cyclone-class coastal patrol ships and six Coast Guard Island-class patrol boats.
Task Force 52
Sentry (MCM-3)
Devastator (MCM-6)
Gladiator (MCM-11)
Dextrous (MCM-13)
Task Force 55
Tempest (PC-2)
Hurricane (PC-3)
Monsoon (PC-4)
Typhoon (PC-5)
Sirocco (PC-6)
Squall (PC-7)
Chinook (PC-9)
Firebolt (PC-10)
Whirlwind (PC-11)
Thunderbolt (PC-12)
Maui (WPB-1304)
Aquidneck (WPB-1309)
Baranof (WPB-1318)
Monomoy (WPB-1326)
Wrangell (WPB-1332)
Adak (WPB-1333)
Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF)
In addition to U.S.-based carrier and expeditionary strike groups that conduct rotational deployments in the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Fleets’ areas of responsibility, there were 26 Navy ships and 3 Coast Guard cutters forward deployed to U.S. facilities in Japan, Spain, and Guam in 2018. They provide a permanent and highly capable presence while reducing transit times and support costs by operating from overseas bases.
The following ships were forward deployed to Japan, Guam, and Spain on 31 December 2018.
Forward Deployed to Yokosuka
Antietam (CG-54)
Barry (DDG-52)
Benfold (DDG-65)
Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
Chancellorsville (CG-62)
Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54)
John S. McCain (DDG-56)
McCampbell (DDG-85)
Milius (DDG-69)
Mustin (DDG-89)
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Shiloh (CG-67)
Stethem (DDG-63)
Forward Deployed to Sasebo
Ashland (LSD-48)
Wasp (LHD-1)
Chief (MCM-14)
Germantown (LSD-42)
Green Bay (LPD-20)
Patriot (MCM-7)
Pioneer (MCM-9)
Warrior (MCM-10)
Forward Deployed to Rota, Spain
Ross (DDG-71)
Donald Cook (DDG-75)
Porter (DDG-78)
Carney (DDG-64)
Homeported in Guam
Asheville (SSN-758)
Frank Cable (AS-40)
Key West (SSN-722)
Oklahoma City (SSN-723)
Topeka (SSN-754)
Coast Guard Cutters Homeported in Guam
Sequoia (WLB-215)
Washington (WPB-1331)
Kiska (WPB-1336)
Decommissionings/Inactivations/Stricken from Naval Vessel Register
29 March
Sherman (WHEC-720)—Decommissioned at Coast Guard Base Honolulu. Transferred to Sri Lankan Navy.
4 April
Dallas (SSN-700)—Decommissioned and stricken. To be scrapped.
1 May
Jacksonville (SSN-699)—In commission, in Reserve (Stand Down), commencement of inactivation availability. To be scrapped.
9 July
Bremerton (SSN-698)—In commission, in Reserve (Stand Down), commencement of inactivation availability. To be scrapped.
Ships/Craft Transferred to Foreign Countries
27 August
Ex-USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720)—transferred to Sri Lanka.
27 September
Ex-USCGC Drummond (WPB-1323) and ex-USCGC Cushing (WPB-1321)—transferred to Ukraine.
Former Navy/Coast Guard Ships Disposed of by Other Means
12 July
Ex-USS Racine (LST-1191)—Sunk during a sinking exercise as part of RIMPAC 2018 in waters 15,000 feet deep 55 nautical miles north of Kauai, HI.
19 July
McClusky (FFG-41)—Sunk during a sinking exercise as part of RIMPAC 2018 in waters 15,000 feet deep 55 nautical miles north of Kauai, HI.
Nuclear-Powered Submarines to Be disposed of through Navy’s Recycling Program
These inactive submarines at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility have either begun the recycling process or are awaiting recycling. The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard does not provide start or completion dates.
Ex-USS Narwhal (SSN-671)
Ex-USS Philadelphia (SSN-690)
Ex-USS Memphis (SSN-691)
Ex-USS Portsmouth (SSN 707)
Ex-USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN-708)
Ex-USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709)
Ex-USS Augusta (SSN-710)
Ex-USS Miami (SSN-755)
Ex-USS Norfolk (SSN-714)
Ex-USS Albuquerque (SSN-706)
Ex-USS Houston (SSN-713)
Ex-USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)
Ex-USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716)
Ex-Naval Research Vessel (NR-1)
The ex-USS Buffalo (SSN-715) is nearing the end of the inactivation process, after which it will await recycling. The Ex-USS Dallas (SSN-700) currently is being inactivated.
Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program: This program is responsible for the dismantling and disposal of decommissioned nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs) and submarines (SSNs). All nuclear-powered ship/submarine dismantling is done at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. Prior to commencing the inactivation availability, the submarine or ship is placed in a “stand-down” status (“active, in reserve”). This availability consists of defueling the nuclear reactor(s), de-energizing and draining ships’ systems, and removing any equipment needed for reuse in the fleet. The removed nuclear fuel is sent to the facilities at Arco, Idaho, for reprocessing.
Inactivation usually is performed at Puget Sound but can be done at any nuclear-capable shipyard. Hull recycling is accomplished by removing all remaining equipment, cutting the hull into manageable pieces, removing and disposing of hazardous materials, and declassifying and demilitarizing material/equipment to be scrapped. The HY-80 steel and other scrap metals are sold to commercial metals purchasers for melting down and reuse in other forms. The reactor compartments are “packaged” and shipped to the Department of Energy Nuclear Establishment at Hanford, Washington, where they are placed in a trench. Once the trench is full the compartments will be buried.