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.