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The list of ship decommissionings in 1944 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1944.
Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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23 February | Royal Navy | Montgomery | Wickes-class destroyer | Scrapped in 1945 | Placed in reserve and removed from the effective list |
Royal Canadian Navy | Mansfield | Wickes-class destroyer | Paid off | ||
16 July | Royal Navy | Richmond | Wickes-class destroyer | Transferred to the Soviet Navy | Became Jivoochyi |
22 August | Kriegsmarine | Schnelles Geleitboot 1 | Sans Souci-class escort vessel | SG 1 | Returned to France and renamed Beautemps-Beaupré |
22 August | Kriegsmarine | Schnelles Geleitboot 4 | Sans Souci-class escort vessel | SG 1 | Returned to France and renamed La Perouse |
August | Royal Canadian Navy | St. Clair | Wickes-class destroyer | Sold for scrap | |
August | Luftwaffe | Imelmann | Karl Meyer-class seaplane tender | Interned in Spain | |
August | Luftwaffe | Max Stinsky | Karl Meyer-class seaplane tender | Interned in Spain | |
30 September | Royal Navy | Nabob | Bogue-class escort carrier | Used for spares, converted for commercial use | Became merchant Nabob |
5 October | United States Navy | Marcasite | Patrol yacht | Converted for commercial use | Renamed Commando [1] |
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