List of ship decommissionings in 1999

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1999 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1999.


Operator Ship Flag Class and type Fate Other notes
14 January  Royal Navy London Type 22 frigate Sold to Romania Renamed Regina Maria
17 March  United States Navy Batfish Sturgeon-class submarine Submarine recycling program
23 March  Royal Navy Brave Type 22 frigate Sunk as target
1 May  Royal Navy Beaver Type 22 frigate Sold for scrap in 2001
1 June  United States Navy Trepang Sturgeon-class submarine Submarine recycling program
1 July  United States Navy Billfish Sturgeon-class submarine Submarine recycling program
1 July  United States Navy Narwhal Sturgeon-class submarine Submarine recycling program
9 July  United States Navy California California-class cruiser Nuclear ship recycling program
4 August  Royal Navy Boxer Type 22 frigate Sunk as target
15 October  Royal Australian Navy Perth Perth-class destroyer Sunk as dive wreck in 2001
31 December  Royal Navy Birmingham Type 42 destroyer Sold for scrap in 2000[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HMS Birmingham D 86 Sheffield class Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer Royal Navy". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2024-02-26.