List of ship decommissionings in 1998

The list of ship decommissionings in 1998 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1998.


Operator Ship Flag Class and type Fate Other notes
16 March  Russian Navy Razumnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Scrapped
31 March  United States Navy Fahrion Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Transferred to Egypt in 1998 Renamed Sharm El-Sheik
7 July  United States Navy Arkansas Virginia-class cruiser Scrapped
25 August  United States Navy Guam Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship Storage James River
18 September  United States Navy Lewis B. Puller Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Transferred to Egypt in 1998 Renamed Toushka
30 September  United States Navy Independence Forrestal-class aircraft carrier Reserve

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