List of ship decommissionings in 1865

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1865 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1865.

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References

  1. "A. Houghton". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2019. After the South collapsed, she sailed north late in May 1865 and was decommissioned for the last time at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 9 June 1865. She was sold at public auction there on 10 August 1865.
  2. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (2 September 2015). "Saugus I (Monitor)". www.history.navy.mil. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

See also

Ship events in 1865
Ship launches: 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870
Ship commissionings: 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870
Ship decommissionings: 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870
Shipwrecks: 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870