List of ship decommissionings in 1976

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
31 January  United States Navy Hancock Essex-class aircraft carrier Scrapped [1]
30 April  German Navy Greif Seeadler-class fast attack craft Sold to Greece Renamed Kyklos
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 Geier Seeadler-class fast attack craft Sold to Greece Renamed Tyfon
25 July  German Navy Kondor Seeadler-class fast attack craft Sold to Greece Renamed Lailaps
30 July  German Navy Seeadler Seeadler-class fast attack craft Sold to Greece Renamed Esperos
24 August  German Navy Habicht Seeadler-class fast attack craft Sold to Greece Renamed Kataurus
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 Kormoran Seeadler-class fast attack craft Sold to Greece Renamed Scorpius
27 December  German Navy Sperber 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.

Citations

  1. ^ 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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