List of ship decommissionings in 2015 explained
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 | | | | | FFG-41 | Sunk as target | [1] |
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| 23 January | | | | | FFG-60 | Scheduled to be scrapped | [2] |
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| 30 January | | | | | FFG-55 | Foreign Military Sale | [3] |
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| 19 February | | | | | FFG-48 | Transfer to Mexican Navy | [4] |
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| 31 March | | | | | LHA-5 | Reserve at Pearl Harbor, HI | [5] |
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| 5 May | | | | | FFG-50 | Transferred to Republic of China Navy as | [6] |
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| 15 May | | | | | AOR 509 | Scrapped in Nova Scotia | |
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| 22 May | | | | | FFG-58 | Scheduled to be scrapped | [7] |
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| June | | | | Ice patrol ship | A171 | Scrapped | [8] Had been out of service since severe flooding in 2008. |
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| 5 August | | | | | FFG-51 | Transferred to Republic of China Navy as | [9] |
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| 19 September | | | | | DDG 283 | Scrapped in Nova Scotia | |
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| 30 September | | | | Leaf-class replenishment tanker | A110 | Scrapped | [10] |
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| 7 November | | Sydney | | Adelaide-class frigate | FFG 03 | Scrapped | [11] |
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| 23 December | | | | | F20 | | [12] | |
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Notes and References
- News: USS McClusky returns from final deployment . FOX5 San Diego. 26 September 2014 . 10 August 2015.
- News: USS Rodney M Davis (FFG-60) Decommissioning. Navy Live Blog. 27 January 2015 . 10 August 2015.
- News: USS Elrod is decommissioned. navy.mil. 30 January 2015. 13 March 2020.
- News: Bittersweet farewell to Vandegrift frigate. San Diego Union-Tribune. 19 February 2015 . 10 August 2015.
- News: USS Peleliu Decommissioned After 35-Year Career . Military.com. 1 April 2015 . 10 August 2015.
- News: Six Things to Know About USS Taylor. Navy Live Blog. 8 May 2015 . 10 August 2015.
- News: USS Samuel B. Roberts decommissioned at Mayport. First Coast News. 22 May 2015 . 10 August 2015.
- https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617317/DSA_Ship_recycling_report_HMS_Endurance.pdf
- News: Decommissioning ceremony for USS Gary. CBS8 San Diego. 23 July 2015 . 10 August 2015.
- Web site: Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament.
- Web site: HMAS Sydney (IV). Royal Australian Navy. 8 November 2017.
- Web site: INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades . Times of India . 21 December 2015 . 22 December 2015.
