Through the 2010s, the oldest, most decrepit hulls at Suisun Bay were stripped of toxic materials, then broken up in Texas, California, or Asia. Former anchorage sites included Stony Point, New York ( Hudson River Reserve Fleet) Wilmington, North Carolina Mobile, Alabama Astoria, Oregon and Olympia, Washington. NDRF vessels are at the fleet sites at James River, Virginia ( James River Reserve Fleet) Beaumont, Texas ( Beaumont Reserve Fleet) and Suisun Bay, California ( Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet) and at designated outported berths. It is distinct from the United States Navy reserve fleets, which consist largely of naval vessels. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD). The National Defense Reserve Fleet ( NDRF) consists of ships of the United States, mostly merchant vessels, that have been mothballed but can be activated within 20 to 120 days to provide shipping during national military emergencies, or non-military emergencies such as commercial shipping crises. NDRF ships in Suisun Bay in San Francisco Bay United States Maritime Administration reserve fleet
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