The list of ship decommissionings in 1969 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1969.
Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate | Other notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 January | Sweden, Rederi AB Svea | Svea | Ferry | Sold to Swedish Lloyd as Hispania | |
15 January | Finland, Finnlines | Finnpartner | Ferry | Sold to Rederi AB Svea for Trave Line traffic as Sveaborg | |
13 February | United States Navy | Randolph | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Scrapped | Reserve until stricken in 1973 |
30 June | United States Navy | Essex | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Scrapped | Reserve until stricken in 1973[1] |
6 October | United States Military Sea Transportation Service | Kula Gulf | Commencement Bay-class aircraft transport | Scrapped | |
16 October | United States Military Sea Transportation Service | Point Cruz | Commencement Bay-class aircraft transport | Scrapped | |
1 December | United States Navy | Boxer | Essex-class amphibious assault ship | Scrapped | |
20 December | United States Navy | Annapolis | Intelligence gathering ship | Scrapped | Reserve until stricken in 1976 |
Unknown date | Argentine Navy | Independencia | Colossus-class aircraft carrier | Scrapped in 1971 | |
United States Fish and Wildlife Service | John R. Manning | Fisheries research vessel | Sold | Pennant number FWS 1002; sank as R. B. Hendrickson 13 May 1979 |
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