List of ship decommissionings in 1976
The list of ship decommissionings in 1976 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1976.
This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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31 January | ![]() | Hancock | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Scrapped | [1] | |
30 April | ![]() | Greif | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed Kyklos | |
7 May | Finnlines | Bore Star | ![]() | Ferry (used as a cruise ship) | End of charter; returned to Steamship Company Bore | Placed in Silja Line traffic |
27 June | ![]() | Geier | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed Tyfon | |
25 July | ![]() | Kondor | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed Lailaps | |
30 July | ![]() | Seeadler | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed Esperos | |
24 August | ![]() | Habicht | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed Kataurus | |
1 September | Steamship Company Bore | Bore | ![]() | Ferry | Laid up; sold to Jakob Lines in 1977 | Renamed Borea |
10 November | Steamship Company Bore | Bore Star | ![]() | Ferry | Chartered to Finnlines | |
18 November | ![]() | De Zeven Provinciën | De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser | Transferred to Peru | Renamed BAP Aguirre | |
26 November | ![]() | Kormoran | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed Scorpius | |
27 December | ![]() | Sperber | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Cannibalized | |
Date uncertain | ![]() | Hampshire | County-class destroyer | Scrapped | ||
Date uncertain | ![]() | Gryf | Training and hospital ship | Relegated to an accommodation ship. |
Citations
- ^ Friedman, p. 472
Bibliography
- Friedman, Norman (2022) [1983]. U. S. Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated Design History (Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-68247-762-5.