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
Dec 16
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🇺🇸 United States
USNS Lucy Stone (John Lewis)
· Delivered
Delivered by NASSCO; fifth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler.
Dec 15
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🇷🇺 Russia
B-271 Kolpino (Improved Kilo)
· Damaged
Struck by Ukrainian Sub Sea Baby underwater drones at Novorossiysk NB, massive stern explosion, assessed as effectively a total loss.
Dec 15
🇺🇸 United States
USS Idaho (Virginia)
· Delivered
Delivered by Electric Boat; 26th Virginia-class submarine.
Dec 1
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🇨🇳 China
Ganzi (Luyang III)
· Commissioned
Commissioned in December 2025 with upgraded AESA radar; disclosed February 2026.
Nov 27
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🇫🇷 France
Jacques Stosskopf (Jacques Chevallier)
· Delivered
Second BRF logistic support ship delivered at Toulon; replaces aging Durance-class tankers.
Nov 26
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Cleveland (Freedom)
· Delivered
Delivered by Fincantieri Marinette Marine; 16th and final Freedom-class LCS.
Nov 21
🇺🇸 United States
USS Massachusetts (Virginia)
· Delivered
Delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding; 25th Virginia-class submarine.
Nov 17
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (Arleigh Burke)
· Delivered
Delivered by Bath Iron Works; Flight IIA Technology Insertion destroyer.
Nov 15
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Pierre (Independence)
· Commissioned
Commissioned at Panama City, FL; 19th and final Independence-class LCS.
Nov 5
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🇨🇳 China
Fujian (Type 003)
· Commissioned
China's third aircraft carrier commissioned at Sanya, Hainan; ceremony attended by Xi Jinping.
Nov 1
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🇨🇳 China
Loudi (Luyang III)
· Commissioned
Commissioned in November 2025, disclosed via CCTV in January 2026.
Oct 17
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🇫🇷 France
Amiral Ronarc'h (Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention)
· Delivered
First FDI-class frigate delivered by Naval Group at Brest; begins operational trials phase.
Oct 12
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🇺🇦 Ukraine
Henichesk (Tripartite)
· Delivered
Third Tripartite minehunter transferred from the Netherlands to bolster Black Sea demining capability.
Sep 25
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Devastator (Avenger)
· Retired
Decommissioned at NSA Bahrain; last Avenger-class ship in the Middle East.
Sep 25
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Philippine Sea (Ticonderoga)
· Retired
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser decommissioned after 36 years at Naval Station Norfolk.
Sep 25
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Normandy (Ticonderoga)
· Retired
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser decommissioned after 36 years at Naval Station Norfolk.
Sep 24
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Sentry (Avenger)
· Retired
Decommissioned at Mina Salman Port, Bahrain, after 36 years of service.
Sep 4
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Gladiator (Avenger)
· Retired
Decommissioned at Mina Salman Port, Bahrain, after over 30 years of service.
Sep 3
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🇺🇸 United States
USS Dextrous (Avenger)
· Retired
Decommissioned at Mina Salman Port, Bahrain, after over 30 years of service.
Aug 28
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🇷🇺 Russia
Buyan-M
· Damaged
Struck by FPV drones at record 350+ km range in Sea of Azov, radar system destroyed, forced to withdraw from patrol zone.
Aug 28
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🇺🇦 Ukraine
Simferopol (Laguna)
· Sunk
Sunk by Russian naval drone (USV) strike in the Danube Delta near Vylkove, meters from Romanian waters.
Aug 25
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🇫🇷 France
Auguste Techer (Félix Éboué)
· Delivered
Third POM-class OPV delivered at Port-des-Galets, La Réunion; strengthens FAZSOI presence.
Aug 7
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🇷🇺 Russia
Vyshny Volochyok (Buyan-M)
· Damaged
Collided with Turkish-flagged tanker Nazan in Temryuk Bay while maneuvering to evade Ukrainian drones, significant hull damage to port side.
Aug 1
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🇨🇳 China
Hubei (Yushen)
· Commissioned
Fourth Type 075 LHD commissioned, assigned to South Sea Fleet.
Jul 27
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🇨🇳 China
Zhumadian (Luyang III)
· Commissioned
Type 052DM variant commissioned into North Sea Fleet.