List of ship decommissionings in 1943

The list of ship decommissionings in 1943 is a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1943. 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 1943 instead.

Operator Ship Class and type Fate Other notes
19 July  United States Navy Baffins Bogue-class escort carrier Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom Renamed HMS Ameer ( Royal Navy)
31 July  United States Navy Glacier Bogue-class escort carrier Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom Renamed HMS Atheling ( Royal Navy)
6 August  United States Navy Pybus Bogue-class escort carrier Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom Renamed HMS Emperor ( Royal Navy)[1]
12 August  United States Navy Bolinas Bogue-class escort carrier Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom Renamed HMS Begum ( Royal Navy)
September  Royal Navy Newmarket Wickes-class destroyer Reduced to care and maintenance status
6 November  Royal Navy Archer Long Island-class escort carrier reduced to care and maintenance Transferred to Ministry of War Transport in 1945 and renamed Empire Lagan

Citations

  1. ^ Silverstone, p. 22.

Bibliography

  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97898-9.
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