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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.
Date | Operator | Ship | Pennant | Class and type | Fate and other notes |
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January 2 | United States Navy | Anton Dohrn | SP-1086 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I owner |
January 17 | United States Navy | Akbar | SP-599 | Section patrol craft | Sold |
January 21 | Imperial German Navy | Glyndwr | Converted merchant-type auxiliary hulk | Surrendered to the United Kingdom; Became SS Akenside | |
January 29 | United States Navy | Aloha | SP-317 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I owner and scrapped in 1938 |
January | United States Navy | Arvilla | SP-752 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I civilian owner |
February 27 | United States Navy | Arval | SP-1045 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I civilian owner |
March 12 | United States Navy | Amagansett | SP-693 | Section patrol craft/minesweeper | Returned to pre-World War I owner |
March 27 | United States Navy | Audwin | SP-451 | Section patrol craft | transferred to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey until sold in 1927 |
March 28 | United States Navy | Almax II | SP-268 | Section patrol craft | Transferred to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey until returned to United States Navy and sold 1920 |
March 31 | United States Navy | Iowa | BB-4 | Battleship | Used as a target ship |
April 28 | United States Navy | Alacrity | SP-206 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I owner until returned to service as USCGC Blanchard 1942–1943 |
May 5 | United States Navy | Artemis | SP-593 | Section patrol craft | Sold 1920; Burned and sank 1927 |
May 7 | United States Navy | Arcturus | SP-182 | Section patrol craft | Sold |
May 7 | United States Navy | Atlantis | SP-40 | Section patrol craft | Sold |
May 12 | United States Navy | Arcady | SP-577 | Section patrol craft | Sold |
May 17 | United States Navy | SP-729 | SP-729 | Section patrol craft | Transferred to United States Coast Guard |
July 2 | United States Navy | Aphrodite | SP-135 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I owner |
July 8 | United States Navy | Actus | SP-516 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I civilian owner |
August 2 | United States Navy | Althea | SP-218 | Section patrol craft | Sank 1920 |
August 12 | United States Navy | Aurore II | SP-460 | Section patrol craft | Sold |
August 18 | United States Navy | Adelante | SP-765 | Section patrol craft | Sold |
September 8 | United States Navy | Anderton | SP-530 | Section patrol craft/minesweeper | Returned to pre-World War I owner |
September | United States Navy | Ameera | SP-453 | Section patrol craft | Sold |
November 5 | Imperial German Navy | Stuttgart | Königsberg-class light cruiser | Stricken and surrendered to the United Kingdom as Prize S in 1920 | |
December 12 | United States Navy | A-2 | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 3 | Plunger-class submarine | ex-Adder; used as a target from 1920 and stricken in 1922 [1] |
December 12 | United States Navy | A-4 | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 5 | Plunger-class submarine | ex-Moccasin; used as a target ship and stricken in 1922 [2] |
December 12 | United States Navy | A-6 | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7 | Plunger-class submarine | ex-Porpoise; used as a target ship and stricken in 1922 [3] |
December 12 | United States Navy | A-7 | Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8 | Plunger-class submarine | ex-Shark; used as a target ship in 1921 and stricken in 1922 [4] |
December 18 | Imperial German Navy | Oswald | FS3 | Converted merchant type seaplane carrier | Surrendered to the United Kingdom; Became SS Eian Maru |
unknown date | United States Navy | Akela | SP-1793 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I owner until scrapped 1935 |
unknown date | United States Navy | Albacore | SP-751 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I owner |
unknown date | United States Navy | Albatross | SP-1003 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I owner |
unknown date | United States Navy | Alpha | SP-586 | Section patrol craft | Sold |
unknown date | United States Navy | Anado | SP-4555 | Section patrol craft | Returned to pre-World War I owner |
unknown date | Imperial German Navy | Answald | FS1 | Converted merchant type seaplane carrier | Surrendered to the United Kingdom; Became SS Vulcan City |
unknown date | Imperial German Navy | Santa Elena | FS2 | Converted merchant type seaplane carrier | Surrendered to the United States; Became SS Santa Elena |
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The first USS Pike (SS-6) was a Plunger-class submarine in the service of the United States Navy, later renamed as A-5.
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USS Shark (SS-8) was the third vessel of the U.S. Navy to bear the name. She was an early Plunger-class submarine in the service of the United States Navy, later renamed as A-7.
USS S-14 (SS-119) was a second-group S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 7 December 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was launched on 22 October 1919 sponsored by Mrs. George T. Parker, and commissioned on 11 February 1921 with Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., in command.
USS S-15 (SS-120) was a second-group S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 13 December 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was launched on 8 March 1920 sponsored by Mrs. Simon Lake, and commissioned on 15 January 1921.
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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.
assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla at Norfolk on 15 June 1904
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.
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.