List of ship decommissionings in 2009

The list of ship decommissionings in 2009 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 2009. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead.

Date Operator Ship Class and type Fate and other notes
February 12  Royal Navy Southampton (D90) Type 42 destroyer scrapped [1]
March 25  Royal Danish Navy Agpa (Y387) Agdlek-class cutter sold at auction for 1,400,000 DKK[2]
May 12  United States Navy Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier Inactive
May 27  Royal Navy Exeter (D89) Type 42 destroyer scrapped, Exeter was the last RN warship in commission to have taken part in the Falklands War of 1982.[3]

References

  1. ^ "HMS Southampton bows out after 28 years".
  2. ^ Balsved, Johnny E. "AGPA (1974-2009)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ HMS Exeter: last Falklands ship retires from service

See also

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