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
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

  1. ^ "USS McClusky returns from final deployment". FOX5 San Diego. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ "USS Rodney M Davis (FFG-60) Decommissioning". Navy Live Blog. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ^ "USS Elrod is decommissioned". navy.mil. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Bittersweet farewell to Vandegrift frigate". San Diego Union-Tribune. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ^ "USS Peleliu Decommissioned After 35-Year Career". Military.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Six Things to Know About USS Taylor". Navy Live Blog. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ^ "USS Samuel B. Roberts decommissioned at Mayport". First Coast News. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617317/DSA_Ship_recycling_report_HMS_Endurance.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ "Decommissioning ceremony for USS Gary". CBS8 San Diego. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament".
  11. ^ "HMAS Sydney (IV)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  12. ^ "INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades". Times of India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.