The Spanish cruiser Isla de Cuba was the last ship decommissioned and scrapped in 1940 .
Isla de Cuba was captured by the United States during the Spanish -- American War and served as the USS Isla de Cuba until sold to Venezuela in 1912 and renamed Mariscal Sucre .
The Spanish cruiser Isla de Cuba , which was captured by the United States during the Spanish -- American War and served as the USS Isla de Cuba until sold to Venezuela in 1912 and renamed Mariscal Sucre , was the last ship decommissioned and scrapped in 1940 .