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