List of ship decommissionings in 1940

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1940 includes a chronological list of

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

^ "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
^ "Abel P. Upshur (Destroyer No. 193)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ 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