15 Nov 1945
- US, Britain, and Canada called for a UN Atomic Energy Commission. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Seal was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Seal | CPC]
- Captain Edmund Wooldridge stepped down as the commanding officer of USS New Jersey. ww2dbase [New Jersey | CPC]
- USS Bailey arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) arrived in Apra Harbor, Guam, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | DS]
- Escort carrier USS Bogue departed Pearl Harbor bound for the Philippines. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Bogue | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
- While at Honolulu, US Territory of Hawaii, Joseph Enright stepped down as the commanding officer of USS Archerfish. ww2dbase [Archerfish | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru underwent repairs at the Uraga Zosen docks near Tokyo Bay, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Tokyo Bay | CPC]
- Destroyer USS Saufley departed Okinawa bound for Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Saufley | Buckner Bay, Okinawa | DS]
- USS San Diego exited drydock No. 2 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | San Diego | Vallejo, California | CPC]
- USS Permit was decommissioned from service at Boston Naval Shipyard. ww2dbase [Permit | Boston, Massachusetts | CPC]
- USS Wasp departed New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | Wasp (Essex-class) | Brooklyn, New York | CPC]
- Captain Arnold H. Newcomb was name the commanding officer of USS New Mexico at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Boston, Massachusetts | CPC]
- USS Portland departed Boston, Massachusetts, United States bound for Le Havre, France as part of Operation Magic Carpet to bring US troops home. ww2dbase [Portland | Boston, Massachusetts | DS]

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