List of ship decommissionings in 2002

The list of ship decommissionings in 2002 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 2002.

	Operator	Ship	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

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