[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 32, Volume 5, Parts 700 to 799] [Revised as of July 1, 1998] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 32CFR736.6] [Page 367] TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PART 736--DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY--Table of Contents Sec. 736.6 Certification prior to disposition. The transfer, sale, or other disposition of a battleship, aircraft carrier, cruiser, destroyer, or submarine shall not be made unless and until the Chief of Naval Operations, in accordance with the act of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 452; 10 U.S.C. 7307), has certified that such material is not essential to the defense of the United States.