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


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