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.

Date Operator Ship Pennant Class and type Fate and other notes
June 9  United States Navy A. Houghton Bark Decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard and sold at public auction on 10 August 1965 [1]
June 16  United States Navy Saugus Canonicus-class monitor Laid up at Washington Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia until recommissioned in 1869 [2]
June 24  United States Navy Nantucket Passaic-class monitor Placed in reserve until recommissioned in 1882
August 11  United States Navy Nahant Passaic-class monitor Placed in reserve until recommissioned in 1898
November 25  United States Navy Passaic Passaic-class monitor Placed in reserve until recommissioned in 1876
unknown date  United States Navy Montauk Passaic-class monitor Sold to Frank Samuel on 14 April 1904

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.

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