List of ship decommissionings in 1865

The list of ship decommissionings in 1865 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1865.

Date	Operator	Ship	Pennant	Class and type	Fate and other notes
June 9	United States Navy	A. Houghton		Bark	decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard and sold at public auction on 10 August 1965 [1]
June 16	United States Navy	Saugus		Canonicus-class monitor	laid up at Washington Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia until recommissioned in 1869 [2]
June 24	United States Navy	Nantucket		Passaic-class monitor	placed in reserve until recommissioned in 1882
August 11	United States Navy	Nahant		Passaic-class monitor	placed in reserve until recommissioned in 1898
November 25	United States Navy	Passaic		Passaic-class monitor	placed in reserve until recommissioned in 1876
unknown date	United States Navy	Montauk		Passaic-class monitor	sold to Frank Samuel on 14 April 1904

References

1. "A. Houghton". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2019. After the South collapsed, she sailed north late in May 1865 and was decommissioned for the last time at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 9 June 1865. She was sold at public auction there on 10 August 1865.
2. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (2 September 2015). "Saugus I (Monitor)". www.history.navy.mil. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

See also

Ship events in 1865
Ship launches:	1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870
Ship commissionings:	1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870
Ship decommissionings:	1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870
Shipwrecks:	1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870