List of ship decommissionings in 1970

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1970 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1970.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
January 15	United States Navy	Valley Forge		Essex class amphibious assault ship	Scrapped
January 30	United States Navy	Princeton		Essex class aircraft carrier	Scrapped
6 July	Siljarederiet	Fennia	Finland	Ferry	Sold to Svea Line (Finland)	Continued in Silja Line traffic
August 6	United States Navy	Bennington		Essex class aircraft carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1989
June 26	United States Navy	Hornet		Essex class aircraft carrier	Museum ship	Naval Air Station Alameda
June 27	United States Navy	Yorktown		Essex class aircraft carrier	Museum ship	Patriot's Point, South Carolina
July 3	Canadian Forces Maritime Command	Bonaventure		Majestic class aircraft carrier	Scrapped in 1971

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Ship launches:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Ship commissionings:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Ship decommissionings:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Shipwrecks:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969

Ship launches:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Ship commissionings:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Ship decommissionings:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Shipwrecks:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979