List of ship commissionings in 1943
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The list of ship commissionings in 1943 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1943. 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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9 January | Royal Navy | Hunter | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Block Island | [citation needed] |
13 January | Royal Navy | Whimbrel | Black Swan-class sloop | [citation needed] | |
14 January | United States Navy | Independence | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 January | Royal Navy | Tracker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition | [citation needed] |
17 February | United States Navy | Lexington | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
20 February | United States Navy | Barnes | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
22 February | United States Navy | Iowa | Iowa-class battleship | ||
25 February | United States Navy | Princeton | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
27 February | Royal Navy | Fencer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Croatan | [citation needed] |
1 March | Royal Navy | Kite | Black Swan-class sloop | [citation needed] | |
8 March | United States Navy | Block Island | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 March | United States Navy | Belleau Wood | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
1 April | Royal Navy | Starling | Black Swan-class sloop | [citation needed] | |
7 April | Royal Navy | Searcher | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition | [citation needed] |
9 April | Royal Navy | Chaser | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Breton | [citation needed] |
9 April | United States Navy | Prince William | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
10 April | United States Navy | Edsall | Edsall-class destroyer escort | [citation needed] | |
12 April | United States Navy | Breton | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
15 April | United States Navy | Yorktown | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
23 April | United States Navy | Abbot | Fletcher-class destroyer | at Boston Navy Yard under command of Commander Chester E. Carroll | [1] |
25 April | Royal Navy | Ravager | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition | [citation needed] |
28 April | United States Navy | Croatan | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
28 April | Royal Navy | Striker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince William | [citation needed] |
5 May | Royal Norwegian Navy | MTB 345 | torpedo boat | transferred from the Royal Navy | [citation needed] |
12 May | Royal Navy | Pheasant | Black Swan-class sloop | modified | [citation needed] |
13 May | United States Navy | Bataan | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
23 May | United States Navy | New Jersey | Iowa-class battleship | ||
24 May | United States Navy | Bunker Hill | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
28 May | United States Navy | Cowpens | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 May | United States Navy | Pybus | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
8 June | Royal Navy | Savage | S and T-class destroyer | modified | [citation needed] |
9 June | United States Navy | Daniel T. Griffin | Buckley-class destroyer escort | [citation needed] | |
11 June | Royal Navy | Pursuer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. George | [citation needed] |
17 June | United States Navy | Monterey | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
28 June | United States Navy | Baffins | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
3 July | United States Navy | Glacier | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
8 July | United States Navy | Casablanca | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
19 July | Royal Navy | Ameer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Baffins | [citation needed] |
22 July | United States Navy | Bolinas | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
24 July | United States Navy | Cabot | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
1 August | Royal Navy | Atheling | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Glacier | [citation needed] |
4 August | Royal Navy | Trumpeter | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bastian | [citation needed] |
6 August | Royal Navy | Emperor | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Pybus | [citation needed] |
7 August | United States Navy | Liscome Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
11 August | Royal Navy | Slinger | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Chatham | [citation needed] |
12 August | Royal Navy | Begum | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bolinas | [citation needed] |
12 August | Royal Navy | Empress | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Carnegie | [citation needed] |
16 August | United States Navy | Intrepid | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
17 August | United States Navy | Wasp | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
25 August | Royal Navy | Khedive | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Cordova | [citation needed] |
27 August | United States Navy | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | ||
30 August | Royal Navy | Magpie | Black Swan-class sloop | modified | [citation needed] |
31 August | United States Navy | Corregidor | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 August | United States Navy | Langley | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
2 September | Kriegsmarine | ' | sloop | [citation needed] | |
7 September | Royal Navy | Nabob | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Edisto | [citation needed] |
13 September | United States Navy | Mission Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
25 September | United States Navy | Guadalcanal | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
27 September | Royal Navy | Shah | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Jamaica | [citation needed] |
5 October | United States Navy | Manila Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
14 October | United States Navy | Natoma Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
22 October | Royal Navy | Patroller | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Keweenaw | [citation needed] |
23 October | United States Navy | Midway | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 October | United States Navy | Tripoli | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
2 November | Royal Navy | Amethyst | Black Swan-class sloop | modified | [citation needed] |
3 November | Royal Navy | Premier | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Estero | [citation needed] |
7 November | United States Navy | Wake Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
8 November | Royal Navy | Ranee | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Niantic | [citation needed] |
15 November | United States Navy | White Plains | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
19 November | Royal Navy | Thane | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Sunset | [citation needed] |
20 November | Royal Navy | Speaker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Delgada | [citation needed] |
21 November | United States Navy | Solomons | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Former HMS Emperor | [citation needed] |
27 November | United States Navy | Kalinin Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
29 November | United States Navy | Hornet | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
4 December | United States Navy | Kasaan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
7 December | Royal Navy | Queen | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Andrews | [citation needed] |
9 December | United States Navy | Fanshaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
15 December | United States Navy | Kitkun Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
15 December | United States Navy | San Jacinto | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
21 December | United States Navy | Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
22 December | Royal Navy | Ruler | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Joseph | [citation needed] |
28 December | United States Navy | Gambier Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 December | Royal Navy | Arbiter | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Simon | [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.
commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 23 April 1943, Cmdr. Chester E. Carroll in command
See also[]
Ship events in 1943 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Ship commissionings: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Shipwrecks: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Categories:
- Lists of ship commissionings
- 1943 ships
- 1943 in transport
- 1943-related lists