List of ship decommissionings in 1959

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1959.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
15 January	United States Navy	Cape Esperance	Casablanca-class escort carrier	Scrapped
February	Royal Navy	Warrior	Colossus-class aircraft carrier	Sold to Argentina	Renamed ARA Independencia
15 May	United States Navy	Leyte	Essex-class aircraft carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1969
21 August	Royal Norwegian Navy	Otra	Minesweeper	Scrapped	Laid up until stricken in April 1963
21 August	Royal Norwegian Navy	Rauma	Minesweeper	Scrapped	Laid up until stricken in April 1963
Date uncertain	United States Military Sea Transportation Service	Windham Bay	Casablanca-class aircraft transport	Scrapped
Date uncertain	Royal Norwegian Navy	Tor	Sleipner-class destroyer	Scrapped	Rebuilt as frigate in 1948
Date uncertain	Royal Norwegian Navy	Odin	Sleipner-class destroyer	Scrapped	Rebuilt as frigate in 1948
Date uncertain	Royal Norwegian Navy	Gyller	Sleipner-class destroyer	Scrapped	Rebuilt as frigate in 1948
Date uncertain	Royal Norwegian Navy	Sleipner	Sleipner-class destroyer	Scrapped	Rebuilt as frigate in 1948