List of ship decommissionings in 1952 explained

The list of ship decommissionings in 1952 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1952.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
November 13		Vengeance	Colossus-class aircraft carrier	Scrapped	Leased to Australia in 1952, sold to Brazil in 1956, decommissioned in 2001,^[1] scrapped in India in 2004^[2]
Date uncertain		Meredith Victory	Victory ship-class cargo ship	Scrapped	Decommissioned in 1952,^[3] scrapped in China in 1993^[4]
Date uncertain		Kriezis	Flower-class corvette	Scrapped	Decommissioned in 1952, scrapped in 1953^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: HMAS Vengeance. Royal Australian Navy. 11 September 2018.
2. News: Royal Australian Navy’s "borrowed" aircraft carrier. 11 July 2016. Naval Daily. 11 September 2018.
3. News: Brother Marinus - Military mission of mercy that saved 14,000 souls. van der Vat. Dan. 19 December 2001. The Guardian. 11 September 2018.
4. News: Humanitarian victory. Hyun-Cheol. Rah. 19 July 2017. Korea JoongAng Daily. 11 September 2018.
5. News: Hunt is on to find Mirfield’s warship’s nameplate. Pantry. Lindsay. 3 November 2013. Mirfield Reporter. 11 September 2018.