List of ship decommissionings in 2017

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The list of ship decommissionings in 2017 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 2017.

OperatorShipFlagClass and typePennantFateOther notes
6 MarchBritish-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg Royal Fleet Auxiliary Gold Rover Rover Class Tanker A271Scrapped [1]
27 OctoberNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Severn River Class OPV P282Recommissioned in 2020 [2] [3]
14 DecemberNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Atherstone Hunt Class mine countermeasures vesselM38Awaiting disposal
14 DecemberNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Quorn Hunt Class mine countermeasures vesselM41Sold to Lithuania, [4] awaiting reactivation as of January 2021

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References

  1. "Dusk ceremony marks end of more than 40 years' service for Gold Rover". Royal Navy. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "HMS Severn (P282) | Royal Navy".
  3. "HMS Severn decommissions after 14 years of service". Royal Navy.
  4. "Sale of mine-hunting vessel to Lithuania could generate contract for British shipbuilding firm". 30 April 2020.
Ship events in 2017
Ship launches: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ship commissionings: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ship decommissionings: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Shipwrecks: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022