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Navy FY ‘23 Budget Looks To Retire 24 Ships, Reducing Total Fleet Size In Near Term

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Navy FY ‘23 Budget Looks To Retire 24 Ships, Reducing Total Fleet Size In Near Term
The Virginia-class attack submarine Montana (SSN-794) undergoing initial sea trials with shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries News Shipbuilding division near Norfolk, Va. (Photo: HII)

The Navy’s fiscal year 2023 budget request is seeking to buy nine more ships in 2023, but also wants to retire 24 other ships in an act that would reduce the overall ship count to 280 battle force vessels within five years. In the FY ‘23 request, the Navy is asking for $24.8 billion in shipbuilding to buy two Virginia-class attack submarines; two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers; one Constellation-class frigate; one America-class amphibious assault ship; one Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious…

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