List of ship decommissionings in 1946
The list of ship decommissionings in 1946 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1946. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead. For ships lost at sea, see list of shipwrecks in 1946 instead.
Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate and other notes | Ref |
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4 January | ![]() | Begum | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Raki | [citation needed] |
5 January | ![]() | Attacker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Castel Forte | [citation needed] |
10 January | ![]() | Ramapo | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
15 January | ![]() | Breese | Wickes-class destroyer | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
16 January | ![]() | Salinas | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
17 January | ![]() | Ameer | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Kirk | [citation needed] |
18 January | ![]() | Mount Vernon | Troop transport | Returned to previous owners | [citation needed] |
26 January | ![]() | Khedive | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Rempang | [citation needed] |
29 January | ![]() | Ruler | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | [citation needed] |
4 February | ![]() | Empress | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | [citation needed] |
12 February | ![]() | Battler | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | [citation needed] |
12 February | ![]() | Emperor | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | [citation needed] |
12 February | ![]() | Pursuer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | [citation needed] |
12 February | ![]() | Striker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | [citation needed] |
26 February | ![]() | Ravager | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Trent | [citation needed] |
27 February | ![]() | Slinger | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Mowbray | [citation needed] |
28 February | ![]() | Abarenda | Floating storage tanker | In reserve at Subic Bay under the War Shipping Administration, stricken in 1946 and sold for scrap in 1948 | [1] |
1 March | ![]() | Sepulga | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
3 March | ![]() | Arbiter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Coracero | [citation needed] |
3 March | ![]() | Trouncer | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Greystoke Castle | [citation needed] |
6 March | ![]() | Tippecanoe | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
3 March | ![]() | Puncher | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Muncaster Castle | [citation needed] |
26 March | ![]() | Long Island | Long Island-class escort carrier | Sold as merchant Nelly | [citation needed] |
28 March | ![]() | Charger | Charger-class escort carrier | Sold as merchant Fairsea | [citation needed] |
2 April | ![]() | Premier | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Rhodesia Star | [citation needed] |
5 May | ![]() | Wake Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
6 April | ![]() | Smiter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Artillero | [citation needed] |
12 April | ![]() | Trumpeter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Alblasserdijk | [citation needed] |
15 April | ![]() | Nehenta Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
19 April | ![]() | Kitkun Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
19 April | ![]() | Makin Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
20 April | ![]() | Badoeng Strait | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1947 | [citation needed] |
26 April | ![]() | Admiralty Islands | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
30 April | ![]() | Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
1 May | ![]() | Takanis Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
3 May | ![]() | Card | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | [citation needed] |
9 May | ![]() | Roi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
9 May | ![]() | Salamaua | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
12 May | ![]() | Chaser | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Aagtekerk | [citation needed] |
15 May | ![]() | Kalinin Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
15 May | ![]() | Solomons | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
20 May | ![]() | Croatan | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | [citation needed] |
20 May | ![]() | Natoma Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
20 May | ![]() | Reaper | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant South Africa Star | [citation needed] |
21 May | ![]() | Abbot | Fletcher-class destroyer | Reserve with San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet until recommissioned in 1951 | [2] |
21 May | ![]() | Gilbert Islands | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | [citation needed] |
22 May | ![]() | Tripoli | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1952 | [citation needed] |
28 May | ![]() | Block Island | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | [citation needed] |
28 May | ![]() | Trinity | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
30 May | ![]() | Daniel T. Griffin | Buckley-class destroyer escort | Sold to Chile as Virgilio Uribe | [citation needed] |
8 June | ![]() | Attu | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Attempted sale as merchant Gay but scrapped instead | [citation needed] |
8 June | ![]() | Edsall | Edsall-class destroyer escort | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
8 June | ![]() | Wakefield | Troop transport | Reserve until sold for scrap in 1959 | [citation needed] |
10 June | ![]() | Casablanca | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
14 June | ![]() | Kadashan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
19 June | ![]() | Saginaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
28 June | ![]() | Shipley Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
1 July | ![]() | Patoka | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
1 July | ![]() | Steamer Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
3 July | ![]() | Kula Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | [citation needed] |
5 July | ![]() | Copahee | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
6 July | ![]() | Kasaan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
6 July | ![]() | Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | [citation needed] |
10 July | ![]() | White Plains | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
15 July | ![]() | Guadalcanal | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
17 July | ![]() | Speaker | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Lancero | [citation needed] |
20 July | ![]() | Corregidor | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transport Service | [citation needed] |
20 July | ![]() | Hoggatt Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
29 July | ![]() | Arkansas | Wyoming-class battleship | Target ship | [citation needed] |
31 July | ![]() | Manila Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
31 July | ![]() | Petrof Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
5 August | ![]() | Coral Sea | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
7 August | ![]() | Thetis Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1956 | [citation needed] |
9 August | ![]() | Makassar Strait | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and used as a target ship | [citation needed] |
9 August | ![]() | Vella Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1970 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
14 August | ![]() | Chenango | Sangamon-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
14 August | ![]() | Fanshaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
16 August | ![]() | Kwajalein | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
20 August | ![]() | Breton | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1959 | [citation needed] |
22 August | ![]() | Cape Esperance | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service | [citation needed] |
23 August | ![]() | Honningsvåg | Naval trawler | Sold as a fishing trawler in 1947, scrapped in 1973 | [citation needed] |
28 August | ![]() | Independence | Independence-class aircraft carrier | Radiation research hulk until sunk as a target | [citation needed] |
29 August | ![]() | Barnes | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
29 August | ![]() | Prince William | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
13 September | ![]() | Munda | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
17 September | ![]() | Rapidan | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
27 September | ![]() | Altamaha | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
4 October | ![]() | Core | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | [citation needed] |
9 October | ![]() | Nassau | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
11 October | ![]() | Matanikau | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
18 October | ![]() | Puget Sound | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
21 October | ![]() | Santee | Sangamon-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
24 October | ![]() | Lunga Point | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
29 October | ![]() | Ranger | Aircraft carrier | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
31 October | ![]() | Queen | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Roebiah | [citation needed] |
31 October | ![]() | West Point | Troop transport | Returned to previous owners | [citation needed] |
3 November | ![]() | Bougainville | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
5 November | ![]() | Cape Gloucester | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1971 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
8 November | ![]() | Bennington | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | [citation needed] |
9 November | ![]() | Bogue | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
21 November | ![]() | Ranee | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Friesland | [citation needed] |
27 November | ![]() | Commencement Bay | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1971 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
30 November | ![]() | Sitkoh Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service | [citation needed] |
11 December | ![]() | Fencer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Sydney | [citation needed] |
12 December | ![]() | Savo Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | [citation needed] |
13 December | ![]() | Atheling | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Roma | [citation needed] |
13 December | ![]() | Lamberton | Wickes-class destroyer | Sold for scrap | [citation needed] |
13 December | ![]() | Patroller | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Almkerk | [citation needed] |
13 December | ![]() | Rajah | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Drente | [citation needed] |
unknown date | ![]() | Bussard | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the United States | [citation needed] |
unknown date | ![]() | Falke | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the Soviet Union | [citation needed] |
unknown date | ![]() | Gunther Pluschow | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the Soviet Union and renamed Kodor | [citation needed] |
References
- ^ Cressman, Robert J. (29 August 2016). "Abarenda II (IX-131)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
until 28 February 1946 at which time (Abarenda) was decommissioned in the Philippines...stricken from the Navy Register on 20 March 1946...Sold on 29 January 1948 to the Asia Development Corp., Shanghai, China, for scrapping,
- ^ 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.
she reported to the Commander, San Diego Group. Pacific Reserve Fleet, for inactivation. Abbot was placed out of commission on 21 May 1946 and was berthed at San Diego