List of ship decommissionings in 1970

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1970 is a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1970.

Date	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
9 January	Spanish Navy	Galicia		Almirante Cervera-class light cruiser	Scrapped 1970	Per ABC . [1] Also reported decommissioned on 1 July 1964. [2]
15 January	United States Navy	Valley Forge		Essex-class amphibious assault ship	Scrapped	[3]
30 January	United States Navy	Princeton		Essex-class aircraft carrier	Scrapped
6 July	Siljarederiet	Fennia	Finland	Ferry	Sold to Svea Line (Finland)	Continued in Silja Line traffic
6 August	United States Navy	Bennington		Essex-class aircraft carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1989
26 June	United States Navy	Hornet		Essex-class aircraft carrier	Museum ship	Naval Air Station Alameda
27 June	United States Navy	Yorktown		Essex-class aircraft carrier	Museum ship	Patriots Point, South Carolina
3 July	Royal Canadian Navy	Bonaventure		Majestic-class aircraft carrier	Scrapped in 1971

Citations

1. Hemeroteca ABC: El crucero Galicia será desguazado
2. "Principe Alfonso (1927)". todoavante.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
3. Valley Forge (CV-45)

Bibliography

• "Valley Forge (CV-45)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 26 February 2024.