List of ship decommissionings in 1965
The list of ship decommissionings in 1965 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1965. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead. For ships lost at sea, see list of shipwrecks in 1965 instead.
Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate and other notes | Ref |
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26 March | ![]() | Abbot | Fletcher-class destroyer | Reserve with Philadelphia Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet until stricken in 1974 and sold for scrap in 1975 | [1] |
unknown date | ![]() | Drotten | Passenger ship | Laid up in Mariehamn and used as a café ship until scrapped in 1979 | [citation needed] |
References
- ^ Mann, Raymond A. (2 November 1981). "Abbot II (DD-629)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
She was decommissioned on 26 March 1965 at Philadelphia and, for the next decade, was berthed with the Philadelphia Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet.