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List of ship decommissionings in 1973

The list of ship decommissionings in 1973 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1973.

Operator Ship Class and type Fate Other notes
13 March Sweden, Stena Line Stena Atlantica ferry Sold to Finnlines Renamed Finnpartner
18 November Royal Netherlands Navy De Ruyter De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser Transferred to Peruvian navy Renamed Almirante Grau (CLM-81)
12 November Royal Australian Navy Sydney Sold for scrap in 1975 Paid off date
16 November United States Navy Ticonderoga Essex-class aircraft carrier Scrapped

See also

Ship events in 1973
Ship launches: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Ship commissionings: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Ship decommissionings: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Shipwrecks: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
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