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The list of ship decommissionings in 1940 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1940. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead. Notably, several destroyers were decommissioned by the United States Navy during 1940 for immediate transfer to the Royal Navy under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement between the two nations.

Date Operator Ship Class and type Fate and other notes Ref
9 September  United States Navy Aaron Ward Wickes-class destroyer decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to the Royal Navy [1]
9 September  United States Navy Abel P. Upshur Clemson-class destroyer decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Clare [2]
23 September  United States Navy Abbot Wickes-class destroyer decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to the Royal Navy [3]
11 October  United States Navy Evans Wickes-class destroyer transferred to the Royal Navy [citation needed]
11 October  United States Navy Philip Wickes-class destroyer transferred to the Royal Navy [citation needed]
11 October  United States Navy Wickes Wickes-class destroyer transferred to the Royal Navy [citation needed]
26 November  United States Navy Fairfax Wickes-class destroyer transferred to the Royal Navy [citation needed]
26 November  United States Navy Sigourney Wickes-class destroyer transferred to the Royal Navy [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Ward I (Destroyer No. 132)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2019. On 9 September 1940, Aaron Ward was decommissioned at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Transferred to Great Britain as one of the overage destroyers traded to that nation in return for the right to establish American bases on British possessions in the western hemisphere
  2. ^ "Abel P. Upshur (Destroyer No. 193)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ Parsons, Luann (9 April 1981). "Abbot I (Destroyer No. 184)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 August 2019. going out of commission once more at Halifax, in Nova Scotia, on 23 September 1940 to be transferred to England

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