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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31 March | United States Navy | Fahrion | Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate | Transferred to Egypt in 1998 | Renamed Sharm El-Sheik | |
25 August | United States | 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 |
Ship events in 1998 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Ship commissionings: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Shipwrecks: | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |