Decommissioning
Opportune was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 30 April 1993. Her title was transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 1 February 1999. Opportune was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, Virginia. Final Disposition: a contract for scrapping was awarded to Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, Virginia, and Opportune was towed from the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River to Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, Virginia, 5 December 2003.
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