List of ship decommissionings in 2005

The list of ship decommissionings in 2005 includes a chronological list of all ship

Ship

Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...

s decommissioned in 2005.

	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
17 February	*Detroit* USS Detroit (AOE-4) USS Detroit was the fourth and last built for the United States Navy. She was laid down on 29 November 1966 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched 21 June 1969; and commissioned on 28 March 1970...	Sacramento class Sacramento class fast combat support ship The Sacramento class fast combat support ships were a class of four United States Navy supply ships used to refuel, rearm, and restock ships in the United States Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.-History:... Fast Combat Support Ship	Scrapped in 2006
15 March	*Seattle* USS Seattle (AOE-3) The second USS Seattle , a , was laid down on October 1, 1965, at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched on March 2, 1968; sponsored by Mrs. William M. Allen, Chairman of the Board of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Association, Seattle; and commissioned on April 5,...	Sacramento class Sacramento class fast combat support ship The Sacramento class fast combat support ships were a class of four United States Navy supply ships used to refuel, rearm, and restock ships in the United States Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.-History:... Fast Combat Support Ship	Scrapped in 2006
23 March	*Spruance* USS Spruance (DD-963) USS Spruance was the lead ship of the Spruance-class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Raymond A. Spruance....	Spruance class Spruance class destroyer The Spruance-class destroyer was developed by the United States to replace a large number of World War II-built Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class destroyers, and was the primary destroyer built for the U.S. Navy during the 1970s.... destroyer	Sunk as target
31 March	*Norfolk* HMS Norfolk (F230) The sixth HMS Norfolk was laid down in 1985 by Yarrow Shipbuilders. She was launched on the Clyde by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in July 1987. She was commissioned on the 1st of June 1990. Norfolk was the 'first of class', as well as being the first of a new generation of 'lean manned'...	Type 23 frigate Type 23 frigate The Type 23 frigate is a class of frigate built for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. All the ships were first named after British Dukes, thus the class is also known as the Duke class. The first Type 23 was commissioned in 1989, and the sixteenth, was launched in May 2000 and commissioned in...	Sold to Chile
31 March	*Huron* HMCS Huron (DDH 281) HMCS Huron was an that actively served the Canadian Forces from December 16, 1972 to October 23, 2000.-History:Huron was the second ship of her class which is sometimes referred to as the Tribal-class or simply as the 280-class...	Iroquois-class destroyer Iroquois class destroyer Iroquois-class destroyers, also known as Tribal class, are a class of four helicopter-carrying, guided missile destroyers of the Canadian Forces. Launched in the 1970s, they were originally fitted out for anti-submarine warfare, but a major upgrade programme in the 1990s overhauled them for...	Sunk as target
29 June	*Vincennes* USS Vincennes (CG-49) The fourth USS Vincennes is a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missile cruiser. On July 3, 1988, the ship shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 civilian passengers on board, including 38 non-Iranians and 66 children.The ship was launched 14 April 1984 and...	Ticonderoga class Ticonderoga class cruiser The Ticonderoga class of missile cruisers is a class of warships in the United States Navy, first ordered and authorized in FY 1978. The class uses phased-array radar and was originally planned as a class of destroyers... cruiser	Mothballed	Possible future target ship
8 July	*Marlborough* HMS Marlborough (F233) HMS Marlborough was a 'Duke'-class Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, and the sixth ship to bear the name. She was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.-History:...	Type 23 frigate Type 23 frigate The Type 23 frigate is a class of frigate built for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. All the ships were first named after British Dukes, thus the class is also known as the Duke class. The first Type 23 was commissioned in 1989, and the sixteenth, was launched in May 2000 and commissioned in...	Sold to Chile
14 July	*Cardiff* HMS Cardiff (D108) HMS Cardiff was a British Type 42 destroyer and the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honour of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Construction was started by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and completed by Swan Hunter in Tyne and Wear...	Type 42 (Batch 1) Type 42 destroyer The Type 42 or Sheffield class, are guided missile destroyers used by the British Royal Navy and the Argentine Navy. The first ship of the class was ordered in 1968 and launched in 1971, and today three ships remain active in the Royal Navy and one in the Argentinian Navy... destroyer	Awaiting disposal
3 August	*Invincible* HMS Invincible (R05) HMS Invincible was a British light aircraft carrier, the lead ship of three in her class in the Royal Navy. She was launched on 3 May 1977 and is the seventh ship to carry the name. She saw action in the Falklands War when she was deployed with , she took over as flagship of the British fleet when...	Invincible class Invincible class aircraft carrier The Invincible class is a class of light aircraft carrier operated by the British Royal Navy. Three ships were constructed, , and . The vessels were built as aviation-capable anti-submarine warfare platforms to counter the Cold War North Atlantic Soviet submarine threat, and initially embarked... aircraft carrier	Mothball status
3 August	*Bergen* HNoMS Bergen (F301) HNoMS Bergen was an of the Royal Norwegian Navy.She was launched on 23 August 1965, and commissioned on 22 June 1967. She was decommissioned on 3 August 2005, and is currently in use as an office facility....	Oslo class Oslo class frigate The Oslo class frigate is a Royal Norwegian Navy frigate design, based on the US Navy Dealey class destroyer escorts. The forward hull was customized to suit Norwegian sea conditions better and several sub-systems were European built.- Construction :All ships were built at the Navy Main Yard in... frigate	In use as office facility
8 August	*Leeds Castle* HMS Leeds Castle (P258) HMS Leeds Castle was a Castle-class patrol ship built by Hall, Russell & Company of Aberdeen, Scotland for the Royal Navy. She was launched in October 1980 and commissioned the following August...	Castle class Castle class patrol vessel -Ships in Class:HMS Leeds Castle HMS Dumbarton Castle -Design:The Castle class was intended as a series of six offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy, designed in response to criticism of the previous Island class for insufficient speed, non optimal sea keeping and lack of a flight deck for... patrol vessel	Awaiting disposal
19 August	*O'Bannon* USS O'Bannon (DD-987) USS O'Bannon , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon , an early hero of the US Marine Corps....	Spruance class Spruance class destroyer The Spruance-class destroyer was developed by the United States to replace a large number of World War II-built Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class destroyers, and was the primary destroyer built for the U.S. Navy during the 1970s.... destroyer	Transferred to reserve	Stored at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia Naval Shipyard The Philadelphia Naval Business Center, formerly known as the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and Philadelphia Navy Yard, was the first naval shipyard of the United States. The U.S. Navy reduced its activities there in the 1990s, and ended most of them on September 30, 1995... in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
15 September	*Cushing* USS Cushing (DD-985) USS Cushing , named for Commander William Barker Cushing USN and was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to carry the name. Cushing was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...	Spruance class Spruance class destroyer The Spruance-class destroyer was developed by the United States to replace a large number of World War II-built Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class destroyers, and was the primary destroyer built for the U.S. Navy during the 1970s.... destroyer
27 September	*Brecon* HMS Brecon (M29) HMS Brecon was a Hunt Class mine counter measures vessel that served with the Royal Navy. Her pennant number was M29.- Service:Brecon was built at Vosper Thornycroft, the lead yard for the Hunt Class. She was launched by the Duchess of Kent and commissioned on 18 December 1979. Brecon saw service...	Hunt class Hunt class MCMV The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. They combine the separate role of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull... mine counter measures vessel	Awaiting disposal
27 September	*Cottesmore* HMS Cottesmore (M32) HMS Cottesmore was a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1982 and converted in 1997 into a patrol vessel. The ship was declared surplus to requirement and put on the MoD list for disposal in 2004...	Hunt class Hunt class MCMV The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. They combine the separate role of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull... mine counter measures vessel	Awaiting disposal
27 September	*Dulverton* HMS Dulverton (M35) HMS Dulverton was a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1982 and converted in 1997 into a patrol vessel. The ship was declared surplus to requirement and put on the MoD list for disposal in 2004...	Hunt class Hunt class MCMV The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. They combine the separate role of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull... mine counter measures vessel	Awaiting disposal
13 October	*Duluth* USS Duluth (LPD-6) USS Duluth , an Austin class amphibious transport dock, is the second ship of the United States Navy named for the city in Minnesota....	Austin class Austin class amphibious transport dock The Austin class of amphibious transport dock followed theRaleigh class and was followed by the San Antonio classes. Note that some sources consider Cleveland and Trenton ships to be a part of the Austin class, but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class.- Ships :-Cleveland... amphibious transport dock
14 October	*Camden* USS Camden (AOE-2) The USS Camden is the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Camden, New Jersey that lies on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...	Sacramento class Sacramento class fast combat support ship The Sacramento class fast combat support ships were a class of four United States Navy supply ships used to refuel, rearm, and restock ships in the United States Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.-History:... Fast Combat Support Ship	Undergoing Scrapping
28 October	*Belleau Wood* USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) USS Belleau Wood , nicknamed "Devil Dog", was the second ship named after the battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1973 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Ingalls Shipbuilding. She was launched on 11 April 1977, and commissioned on 23 September 1978, with Captain T.C...	Tarawa class Tarawa class amphibious assault ship The Tarawa class is a ship class of amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy . Five ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding between 1971 and 1980; another four ships were planned, but later cancelled... amphibious assault ship	Sunk as a target ship in 2006
12 November	*Canberra* HMAS Canberra (FFG 02) HMAS Canberra was an Adelaide class guided missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy . Based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class design, Canberra was one of four Adelaide class ships constructed in the United States of America, and one of six to serve in the RAN.The frigate entered service in 1981...	Adelaide class Adelaide class frigate The Adelaide class is a ship class of six guided missile frigates constructed in Australia and the United States of America for service in the Royal Australian Navy. The class is based on the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates, but modified for Australian requirements... frigate	Awaiting conversion to dive wreck
13 November	*Wellington*	Leander class Leander class frigate The Leander class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973... frigate Frigate A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...	Sunk as dive wreck, was decommissioned 1999	formerly HMS Bacchante HMS Bacchante (F69) HMS Bacchante was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. Bacchante was built by Vickers on the Tyne, launched on 29 February 1968 and commissioned on 17 October 1969....
14 December	*Thomas S. Gates* USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) USS Thomas S. Gates is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser in the United States Navy. The warship is named after Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of Defense in the last years of the Eisenhower Administration . Thomas S. Gates was laid down 31 August 1984 at Bath Iron Works, Maine and sponsored by Anne Gates,...	Ticonderoga class Ticonderoga class cruiser The Ticonderoga class of missile cruisers is a class of warships in the United States Navy, first ordered and authorized in FY 1978. The class uses phased-array radar and was originally planned as a class of destroyers... cruiser

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