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The list of ship decommissionings in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1955.
Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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15 January | United States Navy | Gilbert Islands | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve | Recommissioned as USS Annapolis |
21 January | United States Navy | Cabot | Independence-class anti-submarine carrier | Reserve | Transferred to Spain in 1967 and renamed Dedalo |
18 February | United States Navy | Bairoko | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Scrapped | Reserve until stricken in 1960 |
30 June | United States Navy | Rendova | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Scrapped | Reserve until stricken in 1971 |
4 August | United States Navy | Mindoro | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Scrapped | Reserve until stricken in 1959 |
12 August | Royal Australian Navy | Vengeance | Returned to the United Kingdom | ||
15 December | United States Navy | Kula Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve | Activated by the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1965[1] |
Citations
edit- ^ Kula Gulf, DANFS
Bibliography
edit- "Kula Gulf (CVE-108)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 February 2024.