List of ship commissionings in 1951
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The list of ship commissionings in 1951 includes a chronological list 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 | ![]() |
Rendova | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
15 January | ![]() |
Bon Homme Richard | Essex-class aircraft carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
17 January | ![]() |
Antietam | Essex-class aircraft carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
1 February | ![]() |
Essex | Essex-class aircraft carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
3 February | ![]() |
Tarawa | Essex-class aircraft carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
26 February | ![]() |
Abbot | Fletcher-class destroyer | recommissioned from reserve in San Diego | [1] |
28 April | ![]() |
Block Island | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
3 May | ![]() |
De Zeeuw | Van Amstel-class frigate | ex-USS Eisner | [citation needed] |
3 May | ![]() |
Van Zijll | Van Amstel-class frigate | ex-USS Stern | [citation needed] |
19 May | ![]() |
Corregidor | Casablanca-class aircraft transport | placed in service from United States Navy reserve | [citation needed] |
21 May | ![]() |
Gilbert Islands | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
20 June | ![]() |
Salerno Bay | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
3 July | ![]() |
Kula Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
10 July | ![]() |
Zetempowiec | hospital ship | conversion from merchant cargo ship Opole | [citation needed] |
26 July | ![]() |
Point Cruz | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | recommissioning from reserve | [citation needed] |
28 September | ![]() |
Wasp | Essex-class aircraft carrier | recommissioned from reserve | [citation needed] |
31 October | ![]() |
Windham Bay | Casablanca-class aircraft transport | placed in service from United States Navy reserve | [citation needed] |
30 November | ![]() |
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
See also[]
Ship events in 1951 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
Ship commissionings: | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | |
Ship decommissionings: | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1952 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | ||
Shipwrecks: | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
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- 1951 ships
- 1951 in transport
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