Title 10, Chapter 863 — Naval Vessels

Classification

Naming

Number in service in time of peace

Suspension of construction in case of treaty

Changing category or type: limitations

Contracts: applicability of chapter 65 of title 41

Construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects

Senior Technical Authority for each naval vessel class

Assessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of a shipbuilding program

Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval shipyard articles and services to private shipyards

Determination of vessel delivery dates

Model Basin; investigation of hull designs

Examination of vessels; striking of vessels from Naval Vessel Register

Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: sale

Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: contracts for dismantling on net-cost basis

Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register; captured vessels: conveyance by donation

Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: use for experimental purposes

Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: transfer by gift or otherwise for use as artificial reefs

Disposals to foreign nations

Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels

Limitation on decommissioning or inactivating a battle force ship before the end of expected service life

Construction of vessels in foreign shipyards: prohibition

Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition

Overhaul, repair, etc. of vessels in foreign shipyards: restrictions

Repair or maintenance of naval vessels: handling of hazardous waste

Service craft stricken from Naval Vessel Register; obsolete boats: use of proceeds from exchange or sale

Ship overhaul work: availability of appropriations for unusual cost overruns and for changes in scope of work

Overhaul of naval vessels: competition between public and private shipyards

Omitted]

Preservation of Navy shipbuilding capability

Support for transfers of decommissioned vessels and shipboard equipment

Status of Government rights in the designs of vessels, boats, and craft, and components thereof

Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 811(a)(8), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 948]

Omitted]

Requirements for availability of funds relating to advanced naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium

Limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of naval vessels

Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers: dismantlement and disposal

Ford-class aircraft carriers: cost limitation baselines

Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base

Annual report on ship maintenance

Navy battle force ship assessment and requirement reporting

Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive

Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans

Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and readiness of certain naval surface vessels