List of ship decommissionings in 1870
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The list of ship decommissionings in 1870 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1870.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Pennant | Class and type | Fate and other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January |  United States Navy |
Contoocook | Contoocook-class sloop | Reused as a quarantine ship until 1872.[1] | |
| 29 July | United States Navy |
Quinnebaug | Decommissioned and laid up in New York before she was broken up in 1871.[2] | ||
| 11 October | United States Navy |
Kearsarge | Mohican-class sloop | Decommissioned at the Mare Island Navy Yard before she was recommissioned in 1873.[3] | |
| 5 December | United States Navy |
Piscataqua | Java-class frigate | Decommissioned and laid up in New York, where she sank in 1876[4] | |
| December 31 | United States Navy |
Saugus | Canonicus-class monitor | Laid up at Key West and towed to Philadelphia Navy Yard until recommissioned in 1872.[5] |