The list of ship decommissionings in 2003 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 2003.
__NOTOC__ Operator Ship Flag Class and type Fate Other notes 1 January Transferred to Latvia Renamed 1 January Transferred to Latvia Renamed 7 January Sunk as a target in 2004 28 February Sunk as a target in 2005 28 February Awaiting transfer Planned transfer to Portugal in 2006 15 March Awaiting transfer Planned transfer to Portugal in 2006 18 March Reserve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with planned disposal as target 27 March SDTS ship NSWC Port Hueneme 4 April Transferred to Turkey Renamed 2 May National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration Whiting Pierce-class survey ship Transferred to Mexican Navy 2005 Renamed ARM Río Tuxpan (BI-12) 20 June Reserve Bremerton, Washington 7 August Storage Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington 25 August Sunk as a target in 2004 2 October Sunk as a target in 2005 22 October Sunk as a target in 2006 6 November Sunk as a target in 2005 23 November Sold to Estonia 2 December Sunk as a target in 2005 12 December Scrapped
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