MAYPORT, Fla. – The Navy is looking at bringing back into service some guided missile frigates that were decommissioned in recent years.
Mayport had a large contingent of those ships, and at least 12 were decommissioned through 2015. Some of those decommissioned ships have been sold to foreign countries.
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The Navy is also looking at extending the life-span of guided missile destroyers. There are currently four at Mayport: USS Roosevelt, USS The Sullivans, USS Lassen and USS Farragut.
Among the Mayport-based ships decommissioned in recent years:
- 2011: USS Doyle
- 2012: USS Boone, USS Stephen W. Groves, USS John L. Hall
- 2013: USS Klakring, USS Underwood
- 2014: USS Robert G. Bradley, USS DeWert, USS Halyburton
- 2015: USS Taylor, USS Samuel B. Roberts, USS Simpson