While there had been several proposals through the 1990s to retrofit the vertical launch system into "Vincennes" and her four sister ships to extend their service life, none were funded, and all five ships were instead decommissioned; "Vincennes" herself on 29 June 2005 at San Diego, California and was stricken later that day. She was mothballed at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Naval Base Kitsap, in Bremerton, Washington. In 2008, "Vincennes" was slated for scrapping within the next five years along with her sister ships and .