List of ship decommissionings in 1945

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

See also

Ship events in 1945
Ship launches: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Ship commissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Ship decommissionings: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Shipwrecks: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
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