List of ship commissionings in 1951
The list of ship commissionings in 1951 includes a chronological compilation of ships commissioned in 1951. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.
Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Notes | Ref |
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3 January | United States Navy | Rendova | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
15 January | United States Navy | Bon Homme Richard | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
17 January | United States Navy | Antietam | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
1 February | United States Navy | Essex | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
3 February | United States Navy | Tarawa | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
26 February | United States Navy | Abbot | Fletcher-class destroyer | Recommissioned from reserve in San Diego | [1] |
28 April | United States Navy | Block Island | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
3 May | Royal Netherlands Navy | De Zeeuw | Van Amstel-class frigate | Ex-USS Eisner | [citation needed] |
3 May | Royal Netherlands Navy | Van Zijll | Van Amstel-class frigate | Ex-USS Stern | [citation needed] |
19 May | Military Sea Transportation Service | Corregidor | Casablanca-class aircraft transport | Placed in service from United States Navy reserve | [citation needed] |
21 May | United States Navy | Gilbert Islands | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
20 June | United States Navy | Salerno Bay | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
3 July | United States Navy | Kula Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
10 July | Polish Navy | Zetempowiec | Hospital ship | Conversion from merchant cargo ship Opole | [citation needed] |
26 July | United States Navy | Point Cruz | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
28 September | United States Navy | Wasp | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
31 October | Military Sea Transportation Service | Windham Bay | Casablanca-class aircraft transport | Placed in service from United States Navy reserve | [citation needed] |
30 November | United States Navy | Bennington | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
References
- ^ Mann, Raymond A. (2 November 1981). "Abbot II (DD-629)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
recommissioned on 26 February 1951, the destroyer spent the next three months at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard undergoing alterations and modernization