List of ship commissionings in 1943
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 | ![]() | Hunter | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Block Island | [citation needed] |
13 January | ![]() | Whimbrel | Black Swan-class sloop | [citation needed] | |
14 January | ![]() | Independence | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 January | ![]() | Tracker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition | [citation needed] |
17 February | ![]() | Lexington | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
20 February | ![]() | Barnes | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
22 February | ![]() | Iowa | Iowa-class battleship | ||
25 February | ![]() | Princeton | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
27 February | ![]() | Fencer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Croatan | [citation needed] |
1 March | ![]() | Kite | Black Swan-class sloop | [citation needed] | |
8 March | ![]() | Block Island | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 March | ![]() | Belleau Wood | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
1 April | ![]() | Starling | Black Swan-class sloop | [citation needed] | |
7 April | ![]() | Searcher | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition | [citation needed] |
9 April | ![]() | Chaser | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Breton | [citation needed] |
9 April | ![]() | Prince William | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
10 April | ![]() | Edsall | Edsall-class destroyer escort | [citation needed] | |
12 April | ![]() | Breton | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
15 April | ![]() | Yorktown | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
23 April | ![]() | Abbot | Fletcher-class destroyer | at Boston Navy Yard under command of Commander Chester E. Carroll | [1] |
25 April | ![]() | Ravager | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition | [citation needed] |
28 April | ![]() | Croatan | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
28 April | ![]() | Striker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince William | [citation needed] |
5 May | ![]() | MTB 345 | torpedo boat | transferred from the Royal Navy | [citation needed] |
12 May | ![]() | Pheasant | Black Swan-class sloop | modified | [citation needed] |
13 May | ![]() | Bataan | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
23 May | ![]() | New Jersey | Iowa-class battleship | ||
24 May | ![]() | Bunker Hill | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
28 May | ![]() | Cowpens | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 May | ![]() | Pybus | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
8 June | ![]() | Savage | S and T-class destroyer | modified | [citation needed] |
9 June | ![]() | Daniel T. Griffin | Buckley-class destroyer escort | [citation needed] | |
11 June | ![]() | Pursuer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. George | [citation needed] |
17 June | ![]() | Monterey | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
28 June | ![]() | Baffins | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
3 July | ![]() | Glacier | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
8 July | ![]() | Casablanca | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
19 July | ![]() | Ameer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Baffins | [citation needed] |
22 July | ![]() | Bolinas | Bogue-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
24 July | ![]() | Cabot | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
1 August | ![]() | Atheling | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Glacier | [citation needed] |
4 August | ![]() | Trumpeter | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bastian | [citation needed] |
6 August | ![]() | Emperor | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Pybus | [citation needed] |
7 August | ![]() | Liscome Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
11 August | ![]() | Slinger | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Chatham | [citation needed] |
12 August | ![]() | Begum | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bolinas | [citation needed] |
12 August | ![]() | Empress | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Carnegie | [citation needed] |
16 August | ![]() | Intrepid | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
17 August | ![]() | Wasp | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
25 August | ![]() | Khedive | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Cordova | [citation needed] |
27 August | ![]() | Coral Sea | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
30 August | ![]() | Magpie | Black Swan-class sloop | modified | [citation needed] |
31 August | ![]() | Corregidor | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 August | ![]() | Langley | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
2 September | ![]() | Schnelles Geleitboot 4 | Sans Souci-class sloop | [citation needed] | |
7 September | ![]() | Nabob | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Edisto | [citation needed] |
13 September | ![]() | Mission Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
25 September | ![]() | Guadalcanal | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
27 September | ![]() | Shah | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Jamaica | [citation needed] |
5 October | ![]() | Manila Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
14 October | ![]() | Natoma Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
22 October | ![]() | Patroller | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Keweenaw | [citation needed] |
23 October | ![]() | Midway | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 October | ![]() | Tripoli | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
2 November | ![]() | Amethyst | Black Swan-class sloop | modified | [citation needed] |
3 November | ![]() | Premier | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Estero | [citation needed] |
7 November | ![]() | Wake Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
8 November | ![]() | Ranee | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Niantic | [citation needed] |
15 November | ![]() | White Plains | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
19 November | ![]() | Thane | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Sunset | [citation needed] |
20 November | ![]() | Speaker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Delgada | [citation needed] |
21 November | ![]() | Solomons | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Former HMS Emperor | [citation needed] |
27 November | ![]() | Kalinin Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
29 November | ![]() | Hornet | Essex-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
4 December | ![]() | Kasaan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
7 December | ![]() | Queen | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Andrews | [citation needed] |
9 December | ![]() | Fanshaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
15 December | ![]() | Kitkun Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
15 December | ![]() | San Jacinto | Independence-class aircraft carrier | [citation needed] | |
21 December | ![]() | Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
22 December | ![]() | Ruler | Attacker-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Joseph | [citation needed] |
28 December | ![]() | Gambier Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | [citation needed] | |
31 December | ![]() | 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