List of ship decommissionings in 1950

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1950 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1950. 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 1950 instead.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
27 January	United States Navy	USS Rendova	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
14 April	United States Navy	USS Bairoko	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in September 1950
16 November	Spanish Navy	Melilla	Vifor-class destroyer	Stricken 1950; sold for scrap	[1] [2]
Unknown date	Royal Navy	HMS Maria	Wreck dispersal vessel	Sold	Scrapped June 1951
	United States Fish and Wildlife Service	US FWS Penguin	Cargo liner	Damaged by fire 3 June 1950; sold 21 March 1951	Extant 1957

References

1. "Melilla (1937)". todoavante.es (in Spanish). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
2. Marina Militare (in Italian).