The list of ship decommissionings in 1869 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1869.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Pennant | Class and type | Fate and other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2 |  United States Navy | Galena | Screw steamer | Broken up | |
| June 30 | United States Navy | Scylla | Canonicus-class monitor | To reserve until recommissioned in 1872 [1] | |
| September 18 | United States Navy | Aroostook | Steamer | Sold |
Several United States Navy ships have borne the name Florida, in honor of the state of Florida:
USS New York may refer to:
The fourth USS Franklin was a United States Navy screw frigate. The ship was launched in 1864, partially constructed from parts of the previous Franklin (1815). Commissioned in 1867, Franklin served as the flagship of the European Squadron in 1867–1871. The vessel was decommissioned that year. Re-activated in 1873, the vessel joined the North Atlantic Squadron and served until 1877 when the vessel was decommissioned again and used as a receiving ship at Norfolk, Virginia. The vessel remained in this capacity until 1915 when she was stricken and sold.
USS Plymouth, a wooden-hulled screw sloop-of-war, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The first USS Mohican was a steam sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the Mohican tribe.
Five ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Iris for Iris, who in Greek mythology is the goddess of the rainbow
USS Vixen may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Ajax, after Ajax, a Greek hero during the Trojan War.
HMS Britannia was a 120-gun first-rate ship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1813 and launched on 20 October 1820.
USS Kewaydin may refer to:
USS Chase (DE-158/APD-54) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1946.
USS Piscataqua may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
The Mendota Light, also known as the Bete Grise light, was built on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan to facilitate travel between Lake Superior and Lac La Belle.
USS Fury may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Minerva may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Tippecanoe may refer to the following ships operated by the United States:
HMS Iris was a 26-gun sixth-rate frigate launched on 14 July 1840 from Devonport Dockyard. She spent some time with the West Africa Squadron suppressing the slave trade and later with the East Indies Station was involved in operations in Borneo. Iris was the first flagship of the Australia Station between 1859 and 1861 during which time she participated in the First Taranaki War. In 1864 she was extensively modified to allow her to ferry transatlantic telegraph cable to the cable-laying ship Great Eastern. She was decommissioned and sold off in 1869.
Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Loke, named after Loki in Norse mythology:
| Ship events in 1869 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 |