Warship Losses, Sinkings & Commissionings

1. AUG 312026 INS Nipun (Nistar) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, second and final Nistar-class diving support vessel.
2. AUG 312026 FDI Ordered 🇸🇪 Sweden · Contract signed in Stockholm for four FDI frigates worth 4.3 billion euros, to enter service as the Luleå class between 2030 and 2034.
3. AUG 282026 Harbin (Luhu) Retired 🇨🇳 China · Decommissioned at a naval port in Qingdao after 32 years, lead ship of the Luhu class.
4. AUG 272026 HMAS Cape Spencer (Cape) Commissioned 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Cairns alongside sister ship Cape Hawke, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
5. AUG 272026 HMAS Cape Hawke (Cape) Commissioned 🇦🇺 Australia · Commissioned at HMAS Cairns alongside sister ship Cape Spencer, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat.
6. AUG 272026 INS Samarthak (Samarthak) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Delivered to Indian Navy by L&T at Kattupalli, first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel for trials and evaluation.
7. AUG 262026 Tripartite Ordered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Parliament ratified acquisition of seven Tripartite-class minehunters from Belgium and the Netherlands for Black Sea demining.
8. AUG 252026 USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (Lewis B. Puller) Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Delivered by General Dynamics NASSCO at San Diego, sixth and final expeditionary sea base.
9. AUG 212026 INS Mangrol (Mahe) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Delivered by Cochin Shipyard at Kochi, third of eight Mahe-class anti-submarine shallow water craft.
10. AUG 142026 ROKS Chamsuri-231 (Chamsuri (PKX-B Batch-II)) Delivered 🇰🇷 South Korea · First PKX-B Batch-II fast patrol craft handed over at Busan; three sisters follow by the end of the year.
11. AUG 142026 LCU 1710 (LCU 1700) Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Delivered at Mobile after INSURV acceptance trials, first of the LCU 1700 class and Austal USA's first steel ship for the Navy.
12. AUG 122026 Admiral Makarov (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck for the third time in 2026 during a combined strike on Novorossiysk NB; hits near the vertical launch system and aft superstructure.
13. AUG 122026 Admiral Essen (Admiral Grigorovich) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck for the third time in 2026 at Novorossiysk NB; structural damage reported around the Kalibr launcher bay.
14. AUG 122026 Vasily Bykov (Project 22160) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Patrol ship damaged at Novorossiysk NB in the combined Ukrainian missile and drone strike of 12 August.
15. AUG 122026 Buyan-M Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Unnamed Project 21631 missile corvette reported damaged at Novorossiysk NB; hull not identified by sources.
16. AUG 72026 Comodoro Rivadavia (Comodoro Rivadavia) Retired 🇦🇷 Argentina · Put up for public sale for demolition at Mar del Plata Naval Base.
17. AUG 62026 USS San Juan (Los Angeles) Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Decommissioned at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, exactly 38 years to the day after commissioning.
18. JUL 312026 KDDX Ordered 🇰🇷 South Korea · DAPA signed an 838 billion won contract with Hanwha Ocean for detailed design and construction of the KDDX lead ship.
19. JUL 312026 USNS John Ericsson (Henry J. Kaiser) Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Inactivated after 35 years of service, retained as a logistics support asset to be cannibalised for spare parts.
20. JUL 312026 USNS Pecos (Henry J. Kaiser) Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Inactivated after 35 years of service and transferred to the Maritime Administration.
21. JUL 312026 USS Georgia (Ohio) Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Began inactivation at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay after 42 years, first Ohio-class SSGN withdrawn from service.
22. JUL 302026 INS Nipun (Nistar) Delivered 🇮🇳 India · Delivered by Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam, second and final Nistar-class diving support vessel.
23. JUL 292026 USS Fort Worth (Freedom) Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Decommissioned at Naval Base San Diego after nearly 14 years, the oldest active Freedom-variant hull.
24. JUL 292026 Virginia Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · Navy awarded 42.1 billion dollars for nine Block VI boats plus long-lead material for a tenth.
25. JUL 292026 Columbia Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · Navy awarded 29.5 billion dollars for five Build II boats recapitalising the sea-based nuclear deterrent.
26. JUL 252026 Stupinets (Molniya) Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Struck by an SBU long-range drone in the Caspian Sea during a strike wave on Russia-Iran military cargo shipping.
27. JUL 242026 ROCS Tan Chiang (Tuo Chiang) Commissioned 🇹🇼 Taiwan · Commissioned at Zuoying Naval Base, Kaohsiung, first of the five-ship Tuo Chiang Batch 2.
28. JUL 242026 USS Benfold (Arleigh Burke) Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Generator failure caused a four-day loss of power and propulsion in the South China Sea; towed to Subic Bay.
29. JUL 222026 INS Malvan (Mahe) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Karwar, second of eight Mahe-class ASW shallow water craft built by CSL Kochi.
30. JUL 222026 INS Drakon (Dolphin) Delivered 🇮🇱 Israel · Handed over to the Israeli Navy at the TKMS shipyard in Kiel, sixth and final Dolphin-class submarine.
31. JUL 202026 FREMM EVO Ordered 🇵🇹 Portugal · Agreement signed in Rome for three Fincantieri-built FREMM EVO frigates worth about 3.9 billion euros under the EU SAFE programme.
32. JUL 172026 USS Peleliu (Tarawa) Sunk 🇺🇸 United States · Sunk as a target more than 50 nm north of Kauai during RIMPAC 2026 SINKEX; a Navy kamikaze sea drone delivered a strike in a service first.
33. JUL 142026 Izumrud (Rubin) Sunk 🇷🇺 Russia · Sunk pier-side at Gelendzhik by a Ukrainian Sargan-3000 naval drone during the night of 13-14 July.
34. JUL 132026 HMS Iron Duke (Type 23 / Duke) Retired 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Withdrawn from service at Devonport, retired on cost and maintenance-risk grounds after 33 years.
35. JUL 132026 HMS Richmond (Type 23 / Duke) Retired 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Decommissioned at Devonport on cost grounds, months after escorting the carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific.
36. JUL 132026 HMS Chiddingfold (Hunt) Retired 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Officially retired at Portsmouth after a spell in extended readiness as a spares donor for her sister ships.
37. JUL 122026 Ghadir Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Destroyed pier-side at Bandar Abbas NB by three Corsair USVs, first U.S. combat employment of armed sea drones.
38. JUL 122026 USS Mobile Bay (Ticonderoga) Sunk 🇺🇸 United States · Sunk as a target more than 50 nm north of Kauai during RIMPAC 2026 SINKEX, final blow by a Canadian submarine.
39. JUL 112026 INS Mahendragiri (Nilgiri) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Visakhapatnam, sixth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth frigate.
40. JUL 82026 MEKO A-200 Ordered 🇩🇪 Germany · Bundestag Budget Committee approved 6.3 billion euros for four MEKO A-200 frigates, designated F128 class.
41. JUL 72026 Abukuma Ordered 🇵🇭 Philippines · Deal finalized in Manila to acquire five ex-JMSDF Abukuma-class destroyer escorts from Japan.
42. JUL 62026 Type 212CD Ordered 🇨🇦 Canada · Selected TKMS as preferred supplier for up to 12 Type 212CD submarines replacing the Victoria class.
43. JUL 12026 Commandant Bouan (D'Estienne d'Orves) Retired 🇫🇷 France · Decommissioned at Toulon after 42 years, leaving Commandant Blaison as the last A69 aviso.
44. JUL 12026 USNS Watkins (Watson) Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Inactivated per the Navy's FY2026 schedule after nearly three decades of sealift service.
45. JUL 12026 USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler (VADM K.R. Wheeler) Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Offshore petroleum distribution ship inactivated after two decades of service.
46. JUN 292026 JS Nagara (Mogami) Commissioned 🇯🇵 Japan · Commissioned at Kure, tenth Mogami-class multi-mission stealth frigate.
47. JUN 292026 Blekinge Ordered 🇵🇱 Poland · Firm order signed with Saab for three A26 Blekinge-class submarines under the Orka programme.
48. JUN 292026 NRP João Roby (Baptista de Andrade) Retired 🇵🇹 Portugal · Decommissioned by government decree after over 50 years in Portuguese Navy service.
49. JUN 292026 USS Alexandria (Los Angeles) Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Inactivated at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, on the 35th anniversary of her commissioning.
50. JUN 242026 De Grasse (Suffren) Delivered 🇫🇷 France · Delivered to the French Navy at Cherbourg, fourth Suffren-class (Barracuda) nuclear attack submarine.
51. JUN 242026 USS Indianapolis (Freedom) Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Fire while moored at Naval Station Mayport, Florida; seven sailors treated for minor injuries.
52. JUN 232026 Choe Hyon (Choe Hyon) Commissioned 🇰🇵 North Korea · Commissioned at Nampho shipyard; first guided-missile destroyer of the North Korean navy.
53. JUN 212026 INS Dunagiri (Nilgiri) Commissioned 🇮🇳 India · Commissioned at Kolkata alongside INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, fifth Project 17A stealth frigate.
54. JUN 202026 Contraamiral August Roman (Hisar) Commissioned 🇷🇴 Romania · Commissioned at Istanbul, ex-TCG Akhisar, Romania's first newly built warship in 35 years.
55. JUN 202026 TCG Koçhisar (Hisar) Delivered 🇹🇷 Turkey · Delivered at Istanbul Naval Shipyard, first Hisar-class OPV for the Turkish Navy.
56. JUN 192026 ROKS Gyeongbuk (Chungnam) Delivered 🇰🇷 South Korea · Delivered by SK Oceanplant at Goseong, second FFX Batch-III (Chungnam-class) frigate.
57. JUN 182026 Enseigne de Vaisseau Jacoubet (D'Estienne d'Orves) Retired 🇫🇷 France · Decommissioned at Brest after 43 years, last Brest-based A69-type aviso.
58. JUN 152026 Henichesk (Tripartite) Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Third Tripartite minehunter transferred from the Netherlands to bolster Black Sea demining capability.
59. JUN 92026 BRP Rajah Lakandula (Rajah Sulayman) Commissioned 🇵🇭 Philippines · Commissioned at Manila on the Philippine Navy's 128th anniversary, second Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel.
60. JUN 92026 USNS Sojourner Truth (John Lewis) Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Delivered by GD NASSCO at San Diego; sixth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler.

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