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 | |
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16 March | ![]() | Razumnyy | Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship | Scrapped | ||
31 March | ![]() | Fahrion | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Transferred to Egypt in 1998 | Renamed Sharm El-Sheik | |
7 July | ![]() | Arkansas | Virginia-class cruiser | Scrapped | ||
25 August | ![]() | Guam | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | Storage | James River | |
18 September | ![]() | Lewis B. Puller | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Transferred to Egypt in 1998 | Renamed Toushka | |
30 September | ![]() | Independence | Forrestal-class aircraft carrier | Reserve |