List of ship decommissionings in 1943

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

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
31 July  United States Navy Glacier Bogue-class escort carrier Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom Renamed HMS Atheling
6 August  United States Navy Pybus Bogue-class escort carrier Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom Renamed HMS Emperor[1]
12 August  United States Navy Bolinas Bogue-class escort carrier Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom Renamed HMS Begum
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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