List of ship decommissionings in 1971

The list of ship decommissionings in 1971 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1971.

Operator Ship Class and type Fate Other notes
26 November  United States Navy Bon Homme Richard Essex class aircraft carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1989
30 June  United States Navy Shangri-La Essex class aircraft carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1982


See also

Ship events in 1971
Ship launches: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Ship commissionings: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Ship decommissionings: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Shipwrecks: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976