The U.S. Navy has released an updated list of 14 vessels it plans to inactivate in fiscal year 2026, including attack submarines, cruisers, a littoral combat ship and several support vessels, as the service tries to balance aging ships, maintenance backlogs and future fleet demands.
The list was published in NAVADMIN 099/26, an official Navy administrative message released April 27. The Navy said the schedule is intended to help fleet commanders plan decommissioning, maintenance availability and inactivation work for both battle force and non-battle force vessels.
