List of ship decommissionings in 1919

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1919 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1919. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead.

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References

  1. ↑ "A-2 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 3)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019. Decommissioned on 12 December 1919, A-2 (assigned the identification number SS-3 on 17 July 1920) was designated for use as a target on 24 September 1920. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 16 January 1922.
  2. ↑ "A-4 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 5)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019. assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla at Norfolk on 15 June 1904
  3. ↑ "A-6 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2019. decommissioned on 12 December 1919 and turned over to the Commandant of the Naval Station at Cavite, for disposal. Given the identification number SS-7 on 17 July 1920, A-6 was authorized for use as a target in July 1921 and as of 16 January 1922 was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
  4. ↑ "A-7 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Placed in ordinary at Cavite on 1 April 1918, A-7 was decommissioned as of 12 December 1919. Given the identification number SS-8 on 17 July 1920, A-7, initially advertised for sale in the 16th Naval District, was subsequently authorized for use as a target in 1921. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 16 January 1922.

See also

Ship events in 1919
Ship launches: 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
Ship commissionings: 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
Ship decommissionings: 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
Shipwrecks: 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
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