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The list of ship decommissionings in 1999 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1999.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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14 January | Royal Navy | London | Type 22 frigate | Sold to Romania | Renamed Regina Maria | |
17 March | United States Navy | Batfish | Sturgeon-class submarine | Submarine recycling program | ||
23 March | Royal Navy | Brave | Type 22 frigate | Sunk as target | ||
1 May | Royal Navy | Beaver | Type 22 frigate | Sold for scrap in 2001 | ||
1 June | United States Navy | Trepang | Sturgeon-class submarine | Submarine recycling program | ||
1 July | United States Navy | Billfish | Sturgeon-class submarine | Submarine recycling program | ||
1 July | United States Navy | Narwhal | Sturgeon-class submarine | Submarine recycling program | ||
9 July | United States Navy | California | California-class cruiser | Nuclear ship recycling program | ||
4 August | Royal Navy | Boxer | Type 22 frigate | Sunk as target | ||
15 October | Royal Australian Navy | Perth | Perth-class destroyer | Sunk as dive wreck in 2001 | ||
31 December | Royal Navy | Birmingham | Type 42 destroyer | Sold for scrap in 2000 [1] |
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