List of ship decommissionings in 1959 explained

The list of ship decommissionings in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1959.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
15 January		*Cape Esperance*	escort carrier	Scrapped
February		*Warrior*	aircraft carrier	Sold to Argentina	Renamed ARA Independencia
15 May		*Leyte*	aircraft carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1969
21 August		*Otra*	Minesweeper	Scrapped	Laid up until stricken in April 1963
21 August		*Rauma*	Minesweeper	Scrapped	Laid up until stricken in April 1963
Date uncertain	Military Sea Transportation Service	*Windham Bay*	aircraft transport	Scrapped
Date uncertain		*Tor*	destroyer	Scrapped	Rebuilt as frigate in 1948
Date uncertain		*Odin*	destroyer	Scrapped	Rebuilt as frigate in 1948
Date uncertain		*Gyller*	destroyer	Scrapped	Rebuilt as frigate in 1948
Date uncertain		*Sleipner*	destroyer	Scrapped	Rebuilt as frigate in 1948

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