List of ship decommissionings in 2003

The list of ship decommissionings in 2003 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 2003.[1][2]


Operator Ship Flag Class and type Fate Other notes
1 January  Royal Netherlands Navy Harlingen Alkmaar-class minehunter Transferred to Latvia Renamed Imanta (M-04)
1 January  Royal Netherlands Navy Scheveningen Alkmaar-class minehunter Transferred to Latvia Renamed Viesturs (M-05)
7 January  United States Navy Kinkaid Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2004
28 February  United States Navy Fife Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2005
28 February  United States Navy Sides Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Awaiting transfer Planned transfer to Portugal in 2006
15 March  United States Navy George Philip Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Awaiting transfer Planned transfer to Portugal in 2006
18 March  United States Navy Arthur W. Radford Spruance-class destroyer Reserve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with planned disposal as target
27 March  United States Navy Paul F. Foster Spruance-class destroyer SDTS ship NSWC Port Hueneme
4 April  United States Navy Estocin Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Transferred to Turkey Renamed TCG Göksu (F 497)
2 May United States National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration 		Whiting Pierce-class survey ship Transferred to Mexican Navy 2005 Renamed ARM Río Tuxpan (BI-12)
20 June  United States Navy Oldendorf Spruance-class destroyer Reserve Bremerton, Washington
7 August  United States Navy Constellation Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier Storage Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington
25 August  United States Navy Hayler Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2004
2 October  United States Navy Briscoe Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2005
22 October  United States Navy Stump Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2006
6 November  United States Navy Deyo Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2005
23 November  Royal Navy Bridport Sandown-class minehunter Sold to Estonia
2 December  United States Navy Elliot Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2005
12 December  Chilean Navy Blanco Encalada County-class destroyer Scrapped

See also

  1. ^ "NVR Home Page". www.nvr.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  2. ^ "Welcome to GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
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