List of ship decommissionings in 1945
The list of ship decommissionings in 1945 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1945. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead.
Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate and other notes | Ref |
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15 January | Charlestown | Town-class destroyer | in reserve at Grangemouth and scrapped | [1] | |
13 March | Castleton | Town-class destroyer | reserve at Grangemouth; scrapped in 1947 | [2] | |
9 April | Biter | Avenger-class escort carrier | transferred to the United States Navy, then to the French Navy as Dixmude | ||
23 April | Montgomery | Wickes-class destroyer | sold for scrap | ||
7 May | Prinz Eugen | cruiser | surrendered to the United States at Copenhagen | ||
1 June | Gamble | Wickes-class destroyer | sunk for disposal | ||
20 July | Lea | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
July (unknown date) | Lancaster | Town-class destroyer | reduced to reserve | ||
August (unknown date) | Clare | Town-class destroyer | reduced to reserve at Greenock, Scotland | ||
28 September | Aaron Ward | Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer | sold for scrap in 1946 | [4] | |
9 October | Invicta | Landing Ship, Infantry | returned to merchant service as SS Invicta | ||
9 October | Talbot | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
10 October | Chew | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
12 October | Waters | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
19 October | Ramsay | Wickes-class destroyer | sold for scrap | ||
24 October | Sangamon | Sangamon-class escort carrier | scrapped | ||
26 October | Sapelo | Patoka-class oiler | sold for scrap | ||
2 November | Rathburne | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
9 November | Schley | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
9 November | Stringham | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
14 November | Crane | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
29 November | Tracker | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Corrientes | ||
29 November | Searcher | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Captain Theo | ||
4 December | Dent | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | ||
6 December | Shah | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Salta | ||
8 December | Dorsey | Wickes-class destroyer | destroyed | ||
22 December | Greif | seaplane tender | surrendered to the United States and transferred to the French Navy as Marcel Le Bihan | ||
29 December | Hunter | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Almdijk | ||
29 December | Stalker | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Riouw | ||
unknown date | Thane | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and scrapped in 1946 |
References
- Parsons, Luann (9 April 1981). "Abbot I (Destroyer No. 184)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
Charlestown was decommissioned on 15 January 1945 and was eventually scrapped.
- "Aaron Ward I (Destroyer No. 132)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
Placed in reserve at Grangemouth, in the Firth of Forth, on 13 March 1945, Castleton, ex-Aaron Ward, was ultimately scrapped at Bo'ness, Scotland, on 3 April 1947.
- "Abel P. Upshur (Destroyer No. 193)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
In August 1945, Clare was reduced to reserve at Greenock, Scotland.
- "Aaron Ward III (DM-34)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
Aaron Ward arrived in New York in mid-August. On 28 September 1945, she was decommissioned, and her name was struck from the Navy list. In July 1946, she was sold for scrapping.
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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