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 | |
5 January | ![]() |
Attacker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Castel Forte | |
10 January | ![]() |
Ramapo | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | |
15 January | ![]() |
Breese | Wickes-class destroyer | Sold for scrap | |
16 January | ![]() |
Salinas | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | |
17 January | ![]() |
Ameer | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Kirk | |
18 January | ![]() |
Mount Vernon | Troop transport | Returned to previous owners | |
26 January | ![]() |
Khedive | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Rempang | |
29 January | ![]() |
Ruler | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |
4 February | ![]() |
Empress | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |
12 February | ![]() |
Battler | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |
12 February | ![]() |
Emperor | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |
12 February | ![]() |
Pursuer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |
12 February | ![]() |
Striker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |
26 February | ![]() |
Ravager | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Trent | |
27 February | ![]() |
Slinger | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Mowbray | |
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 | |
3 March | ![]() |
Arbiter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Coracero | |
3 March | ![]() |
Trouncer | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Greystoke Castle | |
6 March | ![]() |
Tippecanoe | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | |
3 March | ![]() |
Puncher | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Muncaster Castle | |
26 March | ![]() |
Long Island | Long Island-class escort carrier | Sold as merchant Nelly | |
28 March | ![]() |
Charger | Charger-class escort carrier | Sold as merchant Fairsea | |
2 April | ![]() |
Premier | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Rhodesia Star | |
5 May | ![]() |
Wake Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
6 April | ![]() |
Smiter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Artillero | |
12 April | ![]() |
Trumpeter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Alblasserdijk | |
15 April | ![]() |
Nehenta Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
19 April | ![]() |
Kitkun Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
19 April | ![]() |
Makin Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
20 April | ![]() |
Badoeng Strait | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1947 | |
26 April | ![]() |
Admiralty Islands | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
30 April | ![]() |
Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
1 May | ![]() |
Takanis Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
3 May | ![]() |
Card | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | |
9 May | ![]() |
Roi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
9 May | ![]() |
Salamaua | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
12 May | ![]() |
Chaser | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Aagtekerk | |
15 May | ![]() |
Kalinin Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
15 May | ![]() |
Solomons | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
20 May | ![]() |
Croatan | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | |
20 May | ![]() |
Natoma Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |
20 May | ![]() |
Reaper | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant South Africa Star | |
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 | |
22 May | ![]() |
Tripoli | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1952 | |
28 May | ![]() |
Block Island | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | |
28 May | ![]() |
Trinity | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | |
30 May | ![]() |
Daniel T. Griffin | Buckley-class destroyer escort | Sold to Chile as Virgilio Uribe | |
8 June | ![]() |
Attu | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Attempted sale as merchant Gay but scrapped instead | |
8 June | ![]() |
Edsall | Edsall-class destroyer escort | Sold for scrap | |
8 June | ![]() |
Wakefield | Troop transport | Reserve until sold for scrap in 1959 | |
10 June | ![]() |
Casablanca | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
14 June | ![]() |
Kadashan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
19 June | ![]() |
Saginaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |
28 June | ![]() |
Shipley Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
1 July | ![]() |
Patoka | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | |
1 July | ![]() |
Steamer Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
3 July | ![]() |
Kula Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | |
5 July | ![]() |
Copahee | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
6 July | ![]() |
Kasaan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
6 July | ![]() |
Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped | |
10 July | ![]() |
White Plains | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |
15 July | ![]() |
Guadalcanal | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |
17 July | ![]() |
Speaker | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Lancero | |
20 July | ![]() |
Corregidor | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transport Service | |
20 July | ![]() |
Hoggatt Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
29 July | ![]() |
Arkansas | Wyoming-class battleship | Target ship | |
31 July | ![]() |
Manila Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |
31 July | ![]() |
Petrof Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |
5 August | ![]() |
Coral Sea | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
7 August | ![]() |
Thetis Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1956 | |
9 August | ![]() |
Makassar Strait | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and used as a target ship | |
9 August | ![]() |
Vella Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1970 and scrapped | |
14 August | ![]() |
Chenango | Sangamon-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
14 August | ![]() |
Fanshaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
16 August | ![]() |
Kwajalein | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |
20 August | ![]() |
Breton | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1959 | |
22 August | ![]() |
Cape Esperance | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service | |
23 August | ![]() |
Honningsvåg | Naval trawler | Sold as a fishing trawler in 1947, scrapped in 1973 | |
28 August | ![]() |
Independence | Independence-class aircraft carrier | Radiation research hulk until sunk as a target | |
29 August | ![]() |
Barnes | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
29 August | ![]() |
Prince William | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
13 September | ![]() |
Munda | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |
17 September | ![]() |
Rapidan | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap | |
27 September | ![]() |
Altamaha | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
4 October | ![]() |
Core | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | |
9 October | ![]() |
Nassau | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
11 October | ![]() |
Matanikau | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |
18 October | ![]() |
Puget Sound | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |
21 October | ![]() |
Santee | Sangamon-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
24 October | ![]() |
Lunga Point | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |
29 October | ![]() |
Ranger | Aircraft carrier | Sold for scrap | |
31 October | ![]() |
Queen | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Roebiah | |
31 October | ![]() |
West Point | Troop transport | Returned to previous owners | |
3 November | ![]() |
Bougainville | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |
5 November | ![]() |
Cape Gloucester | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1971 and scrapped | |
8 November | ![]() |
Bennington | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | |
9 November | ![]() |
Bogue | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
21 November | ![]() |
Ranee | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Friesland | |
27 November | ![]() |
Commencement Bay | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1971 and scrapped | |
30 November | ![]() |
Sitkoh Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service | |
11 December | ![]() |
Fencer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Sydney | |
12 December | ![]() |
Savo Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |
13 December | ![]() |
Atheling | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Roma | |
13 December | ![]() |
Lamberton | Wickes-class destroyer | Sold for scrap | |
13 December | ![]() |
Patroller | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Almkerk | |
13 December | ![]() |
Rajah | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Drente | |
unknown date | ![]() |
Bussard | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the United States | |
unknown date | ![]() |
Falke | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the Soviet Union | |
unknown date | ![]() |
Gunther Pluschow | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the Soviet Union and renamed Kodor |
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
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