List of ship decommissionings in 1959
The list of ship decommissionings in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1959.
Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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15 January | United States Navy | Cape Esperance | Casablanca class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
February | Royal Navy | Warrior | Colossus class aircraft carrier | Sold to Argentina | Renamed ARA Independencia |
15 May | United States Navy | Leyte | Essex class aircraft carrier | Scrapped | Reserve until stricken in 1969 |
21 August | Royal Norwegian Navy | Otra | Minesweeper | Scrapped | Laid up until stricken in April 1963 |
21 August | Royal Norwegian Navy | Rauma | Minesweeper | Scrapped | Laid up until stricken in April 1963 |
Date uncertain | United States Military Sea Transportation Service | Windham Bay | Casablanca class aircraft transport | Scrapped | |
Date uncertain | Royal Norwegian Navy | Tor | Sleipner class destroyer | Scrapped | Rebuilt as frigate in 1948 |
Date uncertain | Royal Norwegian Navy | Odin | Sleipner class destroyer | Scrapped | Rebuilt as frigate in 1948 |
Date uncertain | Royal Norwegian Navy | Gyller | Sleipner class destroyer | Scrapped | Rebuilt as frigate in 1948 |
Date uncertain | Royal Norwegian Navy | Sleipner | Sleipner class destroyer | Scrapped | Rebuilt as frigate in 1948 |
See also
Ship events in 1959 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
Ship commissionings: | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
Shipwrecks: | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
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