List of ship decommissionings in 2015
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The list of ship decommissionings in 2015 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 2015.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Fate | Other notes | |
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14 January | United States Navy | McClusky | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-41 | Sunk as target | [1] | |
23 January | United States Navy | Rodney M. Davis | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-60 | Scheduled to be scrapped | [2] | |
30 January | United States Navy | Elrod | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-55 | Foreign Military Sale | [3] | |
19 February | United States Navy | Vandegrift | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-48 | Transfer to Mexican Navy | [4] | |
31 March | United States Navy | Peleliu | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship | LHA-5 | Reserve at Pearl Harbor, HI | [5] | |
5 May | United States Navy | Taylor | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-50 | Transferred to Republic of China Navy as ROCS Ming Chuan (PFG-1112) | [6] | |
15 May | Royal Canadian Navy | Protecteur | Protecteur-class replenishment oiler | AOR 509 | Scrapped in Nova Scotia | ||
22 May | United States Navy | Samuel B. Roberts | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-58 | Scheduled to be scrapped | [7] | |
June | Royal Navy | Endurance | Ice patrol ship | A171 | Scrapped | [8] Had been out of service since severe flooding in 2008. | |
5 August | United States Navy | Gary | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-51 | Transferred to Republic of China Navy as ROCS Feng Jia (PFG-1115) | [9] | |
19 September | Royal Canadian Navy | Algonquin | Iroquois-class destroyer | DDG 283 | Scrapped in Nova Scotia | ||
30 September | Royal Navy | Orangeleaf | Leaf-class replenishment tanker | A110 | Scrapped | [10] | |
7 November | Royal Australian Navy | Sydney | Adelaide-class frigate | FFG 03 | Scrapped | [11] | |
23 December | Indian Navy | Godavari | Godavari-class frigate | F20 | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "USS McClusky returns from final deployment". FOX5 San Diego. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "USS Rodney M Davis (FFG-60) Decommissioning". Navy Live Blog. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "USS Elrod is decommissioned". navy.mil. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Bittersweet farewell to Vandegrift frigate". San Diego Union-Tribune. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "USS Peleliu Decommissioned After 35-Year Career". Military.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Six Things to Know About USS Taylor". Navy Live Blog. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "USS Samuel B. Roberts decommissioned at Mayport". First Coast News. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617317/DSA_Ship_recycling_report_HMS_Endurance.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Decommissioning ceremony for USS Gary". CBS8 San Diego. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament".
- ^ "HMAS Sydney (IV)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades". Times of India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.