List of ship decommissionings in 1946

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1946 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1946.

January	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
January 4	Royal Navy	Begum	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Raki
January 5	Royal Navy	Attacker	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Castel Forte
January 10	United States Navy	Ramapo	Oiler	Sold for scrap
January 15	United States Navy	Breese	Destroyer	Sold for scrap
January 16	United States Navy	Salinas	Oiler	Sold for scrap
January 17	Royal Navy	Ameer	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Robin Kirk
January 18	United States Navy	Mount Vernon	Troop transport	Returned to owners
January 26	Royal Navy	Khedive	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Rempang
January 29	Royal Navy	Ruler	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Stricken in 1946
February	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
February 4	Royal Navy	Empress	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Stricken in 1946
February 12	Royal Navy	Battler	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Stricken in 1946
February 12	Royal Navy	Emperor	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Stricken in 1946
February 12	Royal Navy	Pursuer	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Scrapped in 1946
February 12	Royal Navy	Striker	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Scrapped in 1946
February 26	Royal Navy	Ravager	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Robin Trent
February 27	Royal Navy	Slinger	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Robin Mowbray
February 28	United States Navy	Abarenda		Sold for scrap
March	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
March 1	United States Navy	Sepulga	Oiler	Sold for scrap
March 3	Royal Navy	Arbiter	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Coracero
March 3	Royal Navy	Trouncer	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Greystoke Castle
March 6	United States Navy	Tippecanoe	Oiler	Sold for scrap
March 12	Royal Navy	Puncher	Bogue class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Converted to merchant Muncaster Castle
March 26	United States Navy	Long Island	Long Island class escort carrier	Sold	Converted to merchant Nelly
March 28	United States Navy	Charger	Charger class escort carrier	Sold	Converted to merchant Fairsea
April	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
April 2	Royal Navy	Premier	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as Rhodesia Star
April 5	United States Navy	Wake Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
April 6	Royal Navy	Smiter	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Artillero
April 12	Royal Navy	Trumpeter	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Alblasserdijk
April 15	United States Navy	Nehenta Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
April 19	United States Navy	Kitkun Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
April 19	United States Navy	Makin Island	Casablanca class aircraft transport	Scrapped
April 20	United States Navy	Badoeng Strait	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1947
April 26	United States Navy	Admiralty Islands	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
April 30	United States Navy	Tulagi	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
May	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
May 1	United States Navy	Takanis Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
May 3	United States Navy	Card	Bogue class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to MSTS in 1958
May 9	United States Navy	Roi	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
May 9	United States Navy	Salamaua	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
May 12	Royal Navy	Chaser	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Aagtekerk
May 15	United States Navy	Kalinin Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
May 15	United States Navy	Solomons	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
May 20	United States Navy	Croatan	Bogue class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958
May 20	United States Navy	Natoma Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
May 20	Royal Navy	Reaper	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant South Africa Star
May 21	United States Navy	Gilbert Islands	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
May 22	United States Navy	Didrickson Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service in 1952
May 28	United States Navy	Block Island	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
May 28	United States Navy	Trinity	Oiler	Sold for scrap
May 30	United States Navy	Daniel T. Griffin	Destroyer escort	Sold to Chile
June	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
June 8	United States Navy	Attu	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Attempted sale as merchant Gay
June 8	United States Navy	Edsall	Destroyer escort	Sold for scrap
June 8	United States Navy	Wakefield	Troop transport	Sold for scrap	Reserve until 1959
June 10	United States Navy	Casablanca	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
June 14	United States Navy	Kadashan Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
June 19	United States Navy	Saginaw Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
June 28	United States Navy	Shipley Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
July	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
July 1	United States Navy	Patoka	Oiler	Sold for scrap
July 1	United States Navy	Steamer Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
July 3	United States Navy	Kula Gulf	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
July 5	United States Navy	Copahee	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
July 6	United States Navy	Kasaan Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
July 6	United States Navy	Tulagi	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
July 10	United States Navy	White Plains	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
July 15	United States Navy	Guadalcanal	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
July 17	Royal Navy	Speaker	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Lancero
July 20	United States Navy	Corregidor	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transport Service
July 20	United States Navy	Hoggatt Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
July 29	United States Navy	Arkansas	Battleship	Target ship
July 31	United States Navy	Manila Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
July 31	United States Navy	Manila Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
August	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
August 5	United States Navy	Coral Sea	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
August 7	United States Navy	Thetis Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1956
August 9	United States Navy	Makassar Strait	Casablanca class escort carrier	Target ship	Reserve until stricken in 1958
August 9	United States Navy	Vella Gulf	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1970
August 14	United States Navy	Chenango	Sangamon class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
August 14	United States Navy	Fanshaw Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
August 16	United States Navy	Kwajalein	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
August 20	United States Navy	Breton	Bogue class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to MSTS in 1959
August 22	United States Navy	Cape Esperance	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service
August 23	Royal Norwegian Navy	Honningsvåg	Naval trawler	Scrapped	Sold as trawler Honningsvåg in 1947
August 28	United States Navy	Independence	Independence class light aircraft carrier	Sunk as a target	Radiation research hulk
August 29	United States Navy	Barnes	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
August 29	United States Navy	Prince William	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
September	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
September 13	United States Navy	Munda	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
September 17	United States Navy	Rapidan	Oiler	Sold for scrap
September 27	United States Navy	Altamaha	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
October	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
October 4	United States Navy	Core	Bogue class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to MSTS in 1958
October 9	United States Navy	Nassau	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
October 11	United States Navy	Mantanikau	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
October 18	United States Navy	Puget Sound	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
October 21	United States Navy	Santee	Sangamon class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
October 24	United States Navy	Lunga Point	Casablanca class aircraft transport	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
October 29	United States Navy	Ranger	Light aircraft carrier	Sold for scrap
October 31	Royal Navy	Queen	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Roebiah
October 31	United States Navy	West Point	Troop transport	Returned to owners
November	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
November 3	United States Navy	Bougainville	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
November 5	United States Navy	Cape Gloucester	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1971
November 8	United States Navy	Bennington	Essex class aircraft carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
November 9	United States Navy	Bogue	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
November 21	Royal Navy	Ranee	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Friesland
November 27	United States Navy	Commencement Bay	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1971
November 30	United States Navy	Sitkoh Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service
December	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
December 11	Royal Navy	Fencer	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Sydney
December 12	United States Navy	Savo Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
December 13	Royal Navy	Atheling	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Roma
December 13	United States Navy	Lamberton	Destroyer	Sold for scrap
December 13	Royal Navy	Patroller	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Almkerk
December 13	Royal Navy	Rajah	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Drente
	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
Date uncertain	Germany	Bussard	Bussard class seaplane tender	Surrendered to the United States
Date uncertain	Germany	Falke	Bussard class seaplane tender	Surrendered to the Soviet Union
Date uncertain	Germany	Gunther Pluschow	Krischan class light seaplane tender	Surrendered to the Soviet Union	Renamed Kodor

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Ship launches:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Ship commissionings:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Ship decommissionings:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Shipwrecks:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949