List of ship decommissionings in 2003
The list of ship decommissionings in 2003 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 2003.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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1 January | ![]() | Harlingen | Alkmaar-class minehunter | Transferred to Latvia | Renamed Imanta (M-04) | |
1 January | ![]() | Scheveningen | Alkmaar-class minehunter | Transferred to Latvia | Renamed Viesturs (M-05) | |
7 January | ![]() | Kinkaid | Spruance-class destroyer | Sunk as a target in 2004 | ||
28 February | ![]() | Fife | Spruance-class destroyer | Sunk as a target in 2005 | ||
28 February | ![]() | Sides | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Awaiting transfer | Planned transfer to Portugal in 2006 | |
15 March | ![]() | George Philip | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Awaiting transfer | Planned transfer to Portugal in 2006 | |
18 March | ![]() | Arthur W. Radford | Spruance-class destroyer | Reserve | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with planned disposal as target | |
27 March | ![]() | Paul F. Foster | Spruance-class destroyer | SDTS ship | NSWC Port Hueneme | |
4 April | ![]() | Estocin | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Transferred to Turkey | Renamed TCG Göksu (F 497) | |
2 May | ![]() ![]() and Atmospheric Administration | Whiting | Pierce-class survey ship | Transferred to Mexican Navy 2005 | Renamed ARM Río Tuxpan (BI-12) | |
20 June | ![]() | Oldendorf | Spruance-class destroyer | Reserve | Bremerton, Washington | |
7 August | ![]() | Constellation | Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier | Storage | Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington | |
25 August | ![]() | Hayler | Spruance-class destroyer | Sunk as a target in 2004 | ||
2 October | ![]() | Briscoe | Spruance-class destroyer | Sunk as a target in 2005 | ||
22 October | ![]() | Stump | Spruance-class destroyer | Sunk as a target in 2006 | ||
6 November | ![]() | Deyo | Spruance-class destroyer | Sunk as a target in 2005 | ||
23 November | ![]() | Bridport | Sandown-class minehunter | Sold to Estonia | ||
2 December | ![]() | Elliot | Spruance-class destroyer | Sunk as a target in 2005 | ||
12 December | ![]() | Blanco Encalada | County-class destroyer | Scrapped |