The Mothball Fleet makes up a large number of vessels in the United States Navy and is scattered in harbors and bays all across the country.

The "Mothball Fleet" is about a mile off the coast of Suisan Bay, a body of water Northeast of San Francisco near the town of Benicia. Amy Heiden ...

Some preferred the term "ghost fleet," reflecting the eerie sight of the forgotten vessels through the early morning fog. The Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 1975.

The Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet is a place for the Navy, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine to park ships that are taken out of service, but might one day be needed again — kind of like putting those ...

Replacing Pittsburgh's vehicle fleet is set to be a complicated, pricey, and time-consuming task – one that could take more than a decade to complete.

Four of the Littoral Combat Ships slated to be retired have been commissioned since 2019, but the Navy says it’s cheaper to mothball them.

Bremerton's iconic waterfront collection of hulking, metal mothballed Navy ships will lose another of its prominent members in the next few years when the last remaining aircraft carrier heads off ...

Four ships trapped behind the Key Bridge wreckage are members of the Ready Reserve Fleet, which is meant to quickly mobilize to supply American military forces.

The Mothball Fleet isn't just one group of ships but rather a collection of inactive ships. Some are maintained to be reactivated in the event of an emergency.