List of ship decommissionings in 1953

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1953 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1953.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
18 March	United States Navy	USS Croaker	Gato-class submarine	Reserve	Recommissioned in 11 Dec 1953^[1]
27 November	United States Navy	USS Scabbardfish (SS-397)	Balao-class submarine	Reserve	Recommissioned in 24 October 1964^[1]

Citations

1 2 Friedman, Norman (1995). US submarines through 1945: an illustrated design history (1. pr ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-263-6.

Bibliography

Friedman, Norman (1995). US submarines through 1945: an illustrated design history (1. pr ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Friedman, Norman (1995). US submarines through 1945: an illustrated design history (1. pr ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-263-6.

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