Figure 2, National Defense Reserve Fleet: 1960–2001, (Number of vessels), Year,Number 1960,2000 1961,1923 1962,1862 1963,1819 1964,1739 1965,1594 1966,1327 1967,1152 1968,1062 1969,1017 1970,1027 1971,860 1972,673 1973,541 1974,487 1975,419 1976,348 1977,333 1978,306 1979,317 1980,303 1981,317 1982,303 1983,304 1984,386 1985,300 1986,299 1987,326 1988,320 1989,312 1990,329 1991,316 1992,306 1993,302 1994,286 1995,296 1996,303 1997,307 1998,307 1999,312 2000,325 2001,316 NOTE: The NDRF accepted over 80 ships from the Navy in 1984 that were subsequently sold for scrap. , "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, personal communication, Jan. 18, 2002.", , , , , , , , , , , ,