List of ship decommissionings in 2009

The list of ship decommissionings in 2009 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 2009. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead.

References[]

^ "HMS Southampton bows out after 28 years".
^ Balsved, Johnny E. "AGPA (1974-2009)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ HMS Exeter: last Falklands ship retires from service

See also[]

Ship events in 2009
Ship launches:	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Ship commissionings:	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Ship decommissionings:	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Shipwrecks:	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014

[1] "HMS Southampton bows out after 28 years".

[dnh-agpa-2] Balsved, Johnny E. "AGPA (1974-2009)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[Telegraph-3] HMS Exeter: last Falklands ship retires from service

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Date	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate and other notes
February 12	Royal Navy	Southampton (D90)	Type 42 destroyer	scrapped ^[1]
March 25	Royal Danish Navy	Agpa (Y387)	Agdlek-class cutter	sold at auction for 1,400,000 DKK^[2]
May 12	United States Navy	Kitty Hawk (CV-63)	Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier	Inactive
May 27	Royal Navy	Exeter (D89)	Type 42 destroyer	scrapped, Exeter was the last RN warship in commission to have taken part in the Falklands War of 1982.^[3]