The vessels include the littoral combat ships USS Jackson and USS Montgomery, which are far from the end of their scheduled service life
The Navy is proposing to decommission four San Diego-based warships, including a pair of $440 million vessels that are far from the end of their scheduled service life. The ships are among 10 mostly older vessels across the fleet that the Navy wants to remove from active duty during fiscal year 2025. The idea was officially raised Monday when the Navy sought a budget of $257.6 billion, roughly $53.7 billion that would go to the Marine Corps, a component of the Navy.
Locally, the Navy proposes to decommission the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown and two Independence-class littoral combat ships, the USS Jackson and USS Montgomery. The latter vessels, known as LCS, are designed to serve for at least 25 years. But Jackson and Montgomery entered active duty less than a decade ago.
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