In terms of former navy ships, Popular Mechanics estimates that only around 50 were in a mothball fleet by 2019. The National Defense Reserve Fleet and its vessels Kate Scott/Shutterstock ...

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These constitute nearly six percent of the total active surface fleet battle force, which currently consists of 296 commissioned ships, according to the U.S. Navy's vessel register.

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The United States Navy Military Sealift Command's dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra departs Hanwha Ocean shipyard after a seven-month overhaul at Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, on March 12, 2025.

The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) is often deemed part of the mothball fleet, and it boasted 2,077 vessels in 1950. These numbers fell to 274 by 2003 and plummeted again to 91 by 2021.