List of ship decommissionings in 1920

The list of ship decommissionings in 1920 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1920. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead. For ships lost at sea, see list of shipwrecks in 1920 instead.

Operator Ship Class and type Fate Other notes
7 May  United States Navy Alabama Illinois-class battleship Target ship [1]
10 May  United States Navy Kearsarge Kearsarge-class battleship Converted to a crane ship, became Crane Ship 1 (AB-1) Scrapped in 1955
15 May  United States Navy Wisconsin Illinois-class battleship Sold for scrap in 1924
29 May  United States Navy Kentucky Kearsarge-class battleship Sold for scrap in 1924
30 September  Royal Australian Navy Encounter Second class protected cruiser Converted to an accommodation ship
October  Imperial German Navy Roon Armored cruiser Scrapped

Citations

  1. ^ Silverstone, p. 9

Bibliography

  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The New Navy 1883–1922. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97871-2.
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