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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
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

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Ship events in 1955
Ship launches: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Ship commissionings: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Ship decommissionings: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Shipwrecks: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
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