Navy Inventory Updates
Overview
This page lists all recorded changes to naval inventories worldwide: ships sunk, destroyed, delivered, commissioned, or retired. Each event reflects a verified update to a country's fleet composition.
Navy inventory updates
| Date | Country | Ship | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Moudge — IRIS Dena | Torpedoed and sunk by U.S. submarine 20 nautical miles south of Galle, Sri Lanka. Detail → |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Shahid Soleimani — IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi | Struck and sunk near Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Moudge — IRIS Jamaran | Sunk by U.S. airstrikes at Konarak NB near Chabahar during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Bayandor — IRIS Bayandor | Sunk by U.S. strikes at Konarak NB during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Bayandor — IRIS Naghdi | Sunk at Konarak NB alongside sister ship Bayandor during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Moudge — IRIS Sahand | Assessed sunk at Bandar Abbas by U.S. strikes during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Makran — IRIS Makran | Struck and set ablaze at Bandar Abbas during Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Fateh | Sunk at Bandar Abbas during U.S. strikes, hull breached by precision munitions. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Sunk Alvand — IRIS Sabalan | Sunk at Bandar Abbas during opening salvo of Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Destroyed Shahid Bagheri — IRIS Shahid Bagheri | Struck and destroyed at Bandar Abbas during opening hours of Operation Epic Fury. Detail → |
| 31 Jan 2026 | 🇺🇸 United States | Retired Los Angeles — USS Newport News | Departed NB New London for decommissioning after nearly 37 years of service. Detail → |
| 13 Jan 2026 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Jiangkai II — Linfen | Upgraded Type 054AG variant with Z-20 hangar and improved sensors. Detail → |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Delivered Arleigh Burke — USS Ted Stevens | Delivered by Ingalls Shipbuilding; second Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer. Detail → |
| 23 Dec 2025 | 🇫🇷 France | Retired Rubis — Perle | Decommissioning decreed; last Rubis-class SSN, crews reassigned 2026-2028. Detail → |
| 16 Dec 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Delivered John Lewis — USNS Lucy Stone | Delivered by NASSCO; fifth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler. Detail → |
| 16 Dec 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Commissioned Lada — Velikiye Luki | Commissioned at Saint Petersburg, third Lada-class diesel-electric submarine, assigned to Northern Fleet. Detail → |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Delivered Virginia — USS Idaho | Delivered by Electric Boat; 26th Virginia-class submarine. Detail → |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Improved Kilo — B-271 Kolpino | Struck by Ukrainian Sub Sea Baby underwater drones at Novorossiysk NB, massive stern explosion, assessed as effectively a total loss. Detail → |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Luyang III — Ganzi | Commissioned in December 2025 with upgraded AESA radar; disclosed February 2026. Detail → |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 🇫🇷 France | Delivered Jacques Chevallier — Jacques Stosskopf | Second BRF logistic support ship delivered at Toulon; replaces aging Durance-class tankers. Detail → |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Delivered Freedom — USS Cleveland | Delivered by Fincantieri Marinette Marine; 16th and final Freedom-class LCS. Detail → |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Delivered Virginia — USS Massachusetts | Delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding; 25th Virginia-class submarine. Detail → |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Delivered Arleigh Burke — USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. | Delivered by Bath Iron Works; Flight IIA Technology Insertion destroyer. Detail → |
| 15 Nov 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Commissioned Independence — USS Pierre | Commissioned at Panama City, FL; 19th and final Independence-class LCS. Detail → |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Type 003 — Fujian | China's third aircraft carrier commissioned at Sanya, Hainan; ceremony attended by Xi Jinping. Detail → |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Luyang III — Loudi | Commissioned in November 2025, disclosed via CCTV in January 2026. Detail → |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 🇫🇷 France | Delivered Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention — Amiral Ronarc'h | First FDI-class frigate delivered by Naval Group at Brest; begins operational trials phase. Detail → |
| 12 Oct 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Delivered Tripartite — Henichesk | Third Tripartite minehunter transferred from the Netherlands to bolster Black Sea demining capability. Detail → |
| 25 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Retired Avenger — USS Devastator | Decommissioned at NSA Bahrain; last Avenger-class ship in the Middle East. Detail → |
| 24 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Retired Avenger — USS Sentry | Decommissioned at Mina Salman Port, Bahrain, after 36 years of service. Detail → |
| 4 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Retired Avenger — USS Gladiator | Decommissioned at Mina Salman Port, Bahrain, after over 30 years of service. Detail → |
| 3 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Retired Avenger — USS Dextrous | Decommissioned at Mina Salman Port, Bahrain, after over 30 years of service. Detail → |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Sunk Laguna — Simferopol | Sunk by Russian naval drone (USV) strike in the Danube Delta near Vylkove, meters from Romanian waters. Detail → |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Buyan-M | Struck by FPV drones at record 350+ km range in Sea of Azov, radar system destroyed, forced to withdraw from patrol zone. Detail → |
| 25 Aug 2025 | 🇫🇷 France | Delivered Félix Éboué — Auguste Techer | Third POM-class OPV delivered at Port-des-Galets, La Réunion; strengthens FAZSOI presence. Detail → |
| 7 Aug 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Damaged Buyan-M — Vyshny Volochyok | Collided with Turkish-flagged tanker Nazan in Temryuk Bay while maneuvering to evade Ukrainian drones, significant hull damage to port side. Detail → |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Yushen — Hubei | Fourth Type 075 LHD commissioned, assigned to South Sea Fleet. Detail → |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Luyang III — Zhumadian | Type 052DM variant commissioned into North Sea Fleet. Detail → |
| 24 Jul 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Commissioned Borei-A — Knyaz Pozharsky | Commissioned with Putin in attendance, seventh Borei-class SSBN, armed with 16 Bulava ICBMs. Detail → |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 🇫🇷 France | Commissioned Suffren — Tourville | Third Barracuda-class SSN commissioned at Toulon; enhances French undersea capability as Rubis class retires. Detail → |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Luyang III — Heze | Type 052DM variant commissioned into North Sea Fleet with upgraded AESA radar. Detail → |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Delivered Tripartite — Mariupol | Transferred from Belgian Navy at Zeebrugge naval base alongside Dutch sister ship Vlaardingen. Detail → |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Delivered Tripartite — Melitopol | Transferred from Royal Netherlands Navy at Zeebrugge alongside Belgian sister ship Narcis. Detail → |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Commissioned Improved Kilo — Yakutsk | Commissioned into Pacific Fleet, sixth and final Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class submarine. Detail → |
| 29 May 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Luyang III — Cangzhou | Commissioned into North Sea Fleet. Detail → |
| 1 May 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Luyang III — Suzhou | Commissioned into East Sea Fleet. Detail → |
| 5 Apr 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | Commissioned Virginia — USS Iowa | Commissioned at NB New London, 24th Virginia-class submarine. Detail → |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 🇨🇳 China | Commissioned Jiangkai III — Qinzhou | Second Type 054B frigate commissioned, assigned to South Sea Fleet. Detail → |