The list of ship decommissionings in 1969 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1969. __NOTOC__ DateOperatorShipClass and typeFateOther notes 7 January , Rederi AB Svea Ferry Sold to Swedish Lloyd as Hispania 15 January , Finnlines Ferry Sold to Rederi AB Svea for Trave Line traffic as Sveaborg 13 February Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1973 30 June Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1973Essex IV (CV-9) 6 October Military Sea Transportation Service aircraft transport Scrapped 16 October Military Sea Transportation Service aircraft transport Scrapped 1 December amphibious assault ship Scrapped 20 December Intelligence gathering ship Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1976 Unknown date Scrapped in 1971 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries research vessel Sold Pennant number FWS 1002; sank as R. B. Hendrickson 13 May 1979

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