List of ship decommissionings in 1970

The list of ship decommissionings in 1970 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1970.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
15 January	United States Navy	*Valley Forge*		Essex-class amphibious assault ship	Scrapped
30 January	United States Navy	*Princeton*		Essex-class aircraft carrier	Scrapped
6 July	Siljarederiet	*Fennia*	Finland	Ferry	Sold to Svea Line (Finland)	Continued in Silja Line traffic
6 August	United States Navy	*Bennington*		Essex-class aircraft carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1989
26 June	United States Navy	*Hornet*		Essex-class aircraft carrier	Museum ship	Naval Air Station Alameda
27 June	United States Navy	*Yorktown*		Essex-class aircraft carrier	Museum ship	Patriot's Point, South Carolina
3 July	Royal Canadian Navy	*Bonaventure*		Majestic-class aircraft carrier	Scrapped in 1971

See also