List of ship decommissionings in 1944 explained

The list of ship decommissionings in 1944 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1944.

OperatorShipClass and typeFateOther notes
23 FebruaryMontgomery destroyerScrapped in 1945Placed in reserve and removed from the effective list
Mansfield destroyerPaid off
16 JulyRichmond destroyerTransferred to the Soviet NavyBecame Jivoochyi
22 AugustSchnelles Geleitboot 1 escort vesselSG 1Returned to France and renamed
22 AugustSchnelles Geleitboot 4 escort vesselSG 1Returned to France and renamed La Perouse
AugustSt. Clair destroyerSold for scrap
AugustImelmann seaplane tenderInterned in Spain
AugustMax Stinsky seaplane tenderInterned in Spain
30 September escort carrierUsed for spares, converted for commercial useBecame merchant Nabob
5 OctoberPatrol yachtConverted for commercial useRenamed Commando[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marcasite . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117220012/https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/m/marcasite.html . 17 January 2020.