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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 January | Royal Navy | Charlestown | Town-class destroyer | in reserve at Grangemouth and scrapped | [1] |
13 March | Royal Navy | Castleton | Town-class destroyer | reserve at Grangemouth; scrapped in 1947 | [2] |
9 April | Royal Navy | Biter | Avenger-class escort carrier | transferred to the United States Navy, then to the French Navy as Dixmude | [citation needed] |
23 April | United States Navy | Montgomery | Wickes-class destroyer | sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
7 May | Kriegsmarine | Prinz Eugen | cruiser | surrendered to the United States at Copenhagen | [citation needed] |
1 June | United States Navy | Gamble | Wickes-class destroyer | sunk for disposal | [citation needed] |
20 July | United States Navy | Lea | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
July (unknown date) | Royal Navy | Lancaster | Town-class destroyer | reduced to reserve | [citation needed] |
August (unknown date) | Royal Navy | Clare | Town-class destroyer | reduced to reserve at Greenock, Scotland | [3] |
28 September | United States Navy | Aaron Ward | Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer | sold for scrap in 1946 | [4] |
9 October | Royal Navy | Invicta | Landing Ship, Infantry | returned to merchant service as SS Invicta | [citation needed] |
9 October | United States Navy | Talbot | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
10 October | United States Navy | Chew | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
12 October | United States Navy | Waters | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
19 October | United States Navy | Ramsay | Wickes-class destroyer | sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
24 October | United States Navy | Sangamon | Sangamon-class escort carrier | scrapped | [citation needed] |
26 October | United States Navy | Sapelo | Patoka-class oiler | sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
2 November | United States Navy | Rathburne | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
9 November | United States Navy | Schley | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
9 November | United States Navy | Stringham | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
14 November | United States Navy | Crane | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
29 November | Royal Navy | Tracker | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Corrientes | [citation needed] |
29 November | Royal Navy | Searcher | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Captain Theo | [citation needed] |
4 December | United States Navy | Dent | Wickes-class destroyer | scrapped | [citation needed] |
6 December | Royal Navy | Shah | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Salta | [citation needed] |
8 December | United States Navy | Dorsey | Wickes-class destroyer | destroyed | [citation needed] |
22 December | Kriegsmarine | Greif | seaplane tender | surrendered to the United States and transferred to the French Navy as Marcel Le Bihan | [citation needed] |
29 December | Royal Navy | Hunter | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Almdijk | [citation needed] |
29 December | Royal Navy | Stalker | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and sold as merchant Riouw | [citation needed] |
unknown date | Royal Navy | Thane | Attacker-class escort carrier | returned to the United States and scrapped in 1946 | [citation needed] |
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.