List of ship decommissionings in 2000

The list of ship decommissionings in 2000 includes a chronological list of all ship

Ship

Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...

s decommissioned in 2000.

	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
11 February	*William H. Bates* USS William H. Bates (SSN-680) USS William H. Bates , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was planned to be the second U.S. Navy ship to be named USS Redfish -- for the redfish, a variety of salmon also called blueback, sawqui, red salmon, and nerka -- when the contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in...	Sturgeon class Sturgeon class submarine The Sturgeon class were a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy from the 1960s until 2004. They were the "work horses" of the submarine attack fleet throughout much of the Cold War... submarine	Submarine recycling
15 March	*Hawkbill* USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) USS Hawkbill , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the hawksbill, a large sea turtle...	Sturgeon class Sturgeon class submarine The Sturgeon class were a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy from the 1960s until 2004. They were the "work horses" of the submarine attack fleet throughout much of the Cold War... submarine	Submarine recycling
15 March	*Clark* USS Clark (FFG-11) The second USS Clark , fifth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Joseph James "Jocko" Clark . Ordered from Bath Iron Works on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Clark was laid down on 17 July 1978, launched on 24 March 1979, and...	Oliver Hazard Perry class Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of frigates named after the American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the naval Battle of Lake Erie... frigate	Transferred to Poland	Became ORP Gen. K. Pułaski (272)
12 May	*Hobart*	Perth class Perth class destroyer The Perth class destroyers were three modified Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy . Ordered from Defoe Shipbuilding Company during 1962 and 1963, HMA Ships , , and were the first guided missiled-armed warships, and the first naval ships of United... destroyer	Sunk as dive wreck
15 May	*Alkmaar*	Alkmaar class mine hunter	Transferred to Latvia
19 June	*Delfzijl*	Alkmaar class mine hunter	Transferred to Latvia
5 July	*Dordrecht*	Alkmaar class mine hunter	Transferred to Latvia	Became LVS Tilivaldis (M 06)
16 October	*John Hancock* USS John Hancock (DD-981) USS John Hancock , a , was the second ship of that name, and the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Hancock , the President of the Continental Congress and first signer of the Declaration of Independence....	Spruance class Spruance class destroyer The Spruance-class destroyer was developed by the United States to replace a large number of World War II-built Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class destroyers, and was the primary destroyer built for the U.S. Navy during the 1970s.... destroyer	Awaiting scrapping
14 November	*John A. Moore* USS John A. Moore (FFG-19) USS John A. Moore , eleventh ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Commander John Anderson Moore . Ordered from Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, CA on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, John A...	Oliver Hazard Perry class Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of frigates named after the American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the naval Battle of Lake Erie... frigate	Transferred to Turkey	Became TCG Gediz (F 495)
15 November	*Foch* Foch (R 99) Foch was the second of the French Navy. She was the second warship named in honour of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, after a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1932, and scuttled in Toulon on 27 November 1942....	Clemenceau class Clemenceau class aircraft carrier The Clemenceau class aircraft carrier are a pair of aircraft carriers which served in the French Navy from 1961 through 2000, and of which one currently remains in active service with the Brazilian Navy... aircraft carrier	Transferred to Brazil	Became NAeL São Paulo
15 December	*Moosbrugger* USS Moosbrugger (DD-980) USS Moosbrugger was a Spruance-class destroyer built for the United States Navy by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...	Spruance class Spruance class destroyer The Spruance-class destroyer was developed by the United States to replace a large number of World War II-built Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class destroyers, and was the primary destroyer built for the U.S. Navy during the 1970s.... destroyer	Stored reserve

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