List of ship decommissionings in 1945

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1945 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1945.


Operator Ship Class and type Fate Other notes
April 9 Flag of Royal Navy Royal Navy Biter Avenger class escort carrier Transferred Date of transfer to USN, later to France as Dixmude
April 23 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Montgomery Wickes class destroyer Sold for scrap
May 7 Flag of Kriegsmarine Kriegsmarine Prinz Eugen Surrendered to the United States at Copenhagen
June 1 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Gamble Wickes class destroyer Sunk for disposal
July 20 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Lea Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
July Flag of Royal Navy Royal Navy Lancaster Wickes class destroyer Reduced to reserve
October 9 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Talbot Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
October 10 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Chew Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
October 12 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Waters Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
October 19 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Ramsay Wickes class destroyer Sold for scrap
October 24 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Sangamon Sangamon class escort carrier Scrapped
October 26 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Sapelo Sold for scrap
November 2 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Rathburne Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
November 9 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Schley Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
November 9 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Stringham Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
November 14 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Crane Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
November 29 Flag of Royal Navy Royal Navy Tracker Attacker class escort carrier Returned to the United States Sold as merchant Corrientes
November 29 Flag of Royal Navy Royal Navy Searcher Attacker class escort carrier Returned to the United States Sold as merchant Captain Theo
December 4 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Dent Wickes class destroyer Scrapped
December 6 Flag of Royal Navy Royal Navy Shah Attacker class escort carrier Returned to the United States Sold as merchant Salta
December 8 Flag of United States Navy United States Navy Dorsey Wickes class destroyer Destroyed
December 22 Flag of Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Greif Tug type light seaplane tender Surrendered to the United States Became French Marcel Le Bihan
December 29 Flag of Royal Navy Royal Navy Hunter Attacker class escort carrier Returned to the United States Sold as merchant Almdijk
December 29 Flag of Royal Navy Royal Navy Stalker Attacker class escort carrier Returned to the United States Sold as merchant Riouw
Date unknown Flag of Royal Navy Royal Navy Thane Attacker class escort carrier Returned to the United States Scrapped in 1946


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Ship launches: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship commissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship decommissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Shipwrecks: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949