List of ship decommissionings in 2002

The list of ship decommissionings in 2002 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 2002.[1][2]


Operator Ship Flag Class and type Fate Other notes
28 February  United States Navy David R. Ray Spruance-class destroyer Stricken and awaiting disposal
18 March  Royal Navy Fearless Fearless-class landing platform dock Scrapped
18 March  Royal Navy Intrepid Fearless-class landing platform dock Scrapped
2 April  United States Navy Kamehameha Benjamin Franklin-class submarine Submarine recycling
11 April  United States Navy Samuel Eliot Morison Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Transferred to Turkey Renamed TCG Gökova (F 496)
20 June  United States Navy Inchon Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship Sunk as a target in 2004
28 June  United States Navy Wadsworth Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Transferred to Poland Renamed ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko
4 October  United States Navy Peterson Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2004
5 October  United States Navy Frederick Newport-class tank landing ship Transferred to Mexico Renamed ARM Usumacinta
20 December  United States Navy Nicholson Spruance-class destroyer Sunk as a target in 2004

See also

  1. ^ "NVR Home Page". www.nvr.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  2. ^ "Welcome to GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-16.