(Radio Iowa) – Sioux City leaders in the public and private sector have confirmed they have received official notice that the U-S-S Sioux City litoral combat ship will be decommissioned. The U-S-S Sioux City was commissioned in Annapolis, Maryland on November 17th of 2018. It will be decommissioned on August 14th at the Naval Station Mayport Florida at 10 a-m. Several of the ships in this class have had mechanical issues and it is costing millions of dollars to maintain them.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says they have been looking for a use for the ships, but haven’t had any takers.