List of ship decommissionings in 1944

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1944 is a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1944. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead. For ships lost at sea, see list of shipwrecks in 1944 instead.

OperatorShipClass and typeFateOther notes
23 FebruaryNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Montgomery Wickes-class destroyer Placed in reserve and removed from the effective listScrapped in 1945 [ citation needed ]
22 JuneNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy Mansfield Wickes-class destroyer Paid off [ citation needed ]
16 JulyNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Richmond Wickes-class destroyer Transferred to the Soviet Navy Became Jivoochyi[ citation needed ]
22 AugustWar ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg  Kriegsmarine Schnelles Geleitboot 1 (SG 1) Sans Souci-class escort vesselreturned to Francerenamed Beautemps-Beaupré [ citation needed ]
22 AugustWar ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg  Kriegsmarine Schnelles Geleitboot 4 (SG 4) Sans Souci-class escort vesselreturned to Francerenamed La Perouse[ citation needed ]
AugustNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Canadian Navy St. Clair Wickes-class destroyer Sold for scrap[ citation needed ]
August Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Luftwaffe Imelmann Karl Meyer-class seaplane tender Interned in Spain[ citation needed ]
August Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Luftwaffe Max Stinsky Karl Meyer-class Interned in Spain[ citation needed ]
30 SeptemberNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Nabob Bogue-class escort carrier Used for spares, converted for commercial useBecame merchant ship Nabob (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom) [ citation needed ]
5 OctoberFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Navy Marcasite Patrol yacht Converted for commercial useRenamed Commando [1]

References

  1. "Marcasite". Naval History and Heritage Command . Archived from the original on 17 January 2020.