The list of ship decommissionings in 1976 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1976.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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31 January | United States Navy | Hancock | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Scrapped | [1] | |
30 April | German Navy | <i>Greif</i> | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed <i>Kyklos</i> | |
7 May | Finnlines | Bore Star | Finland | Ferry (used as a cruise ship) | End of charter; returned to Steamship Company Bore | Placed in Silja Line traffic |
27 June | German Navy | <i>Geier</i> | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed <i>Tyfon</i> | |
25 July | German Navy | <i>Kondor</i> | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed <i>Lailaps</i> | |
30 July | German Navy | <i>Seeadler</i> | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed <i>Esperos</i> | |
24 August | German Navy | <i>Habicht</i> | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed <i>Kataurus</i> | |
1 September | Steamship Company Bore | Bore | Finland | Ferry | Laid up; sold to Jakob Lines in 1977 | Renamed Borea |
10 November | Steamship Company Bore | Bore Star | Finland | Ferry | Chartered to Finnlines | |
18 November | Royal Netherlands Navy | De Zeven Provinciën | De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser | Transferred to Peru | Renamed BAP Aguirre | |
26 November | German Navy | <i>Kormoran</i> | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Renamed <i>Scorpius</i> | |
27 December | German Navy | <i>Sperber</i> | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | Sold to Greece | Cannibalized | |
Date uncertain | Royal Navy | Hampshire | County-class destroyer | Scrapped | ||
Date uncertain | Polish Navy | Gryf | Training and hospital ship | Relegated to an accommodation ship. |
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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.
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