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
23 April  United States Navy Montgomery Wickes-class destroyer sold for scrap
7 May  Kriegsmarine Prinz Eugen cruiser 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 (unknown date)  Royal Navy Lancaster Town-class destroyer reduced to reserve
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
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 Patoka-class oiler 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 and sold as merchant Corrientes
29 November  Royal Navy Searcher Attacker-class escort carrier returned to the United States and 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 and sold as merchant Salta
8 December  United States Navy Dorsey Wickes-class destroyer destroyed
22 December  Kriegsmarine Greif seaplane tender surrendered to the United States and transferred to the French Navy as Marcel Le Bihan
29 December  Royal Navy Hunter Attacker-class escort carrier returned to the United States and sold as merchant Almdijk
29 December  Royal Navy Stalker Attacker-class escort carrier returned to the United States and sold as merchant Riouw
unknown date  Royal Navy Thane Attacker-class escort carrier returned to the United States and scrapped in 1946
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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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