List of ship decommissionings in 1946

The list of ship decommissionings in 1946 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1946.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
4 January	Royal Navy	Begum	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Raki
5 January	Royal Navy	Attacker	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Castel Forte
10 January	United States Navy	Ramapo	Oiler	Sold for scrap
15 January	United States Navy	Breese	Destroyer	Sold for scrap
16 January	United States Navy	Salinas	Oiler	Sold for scrap
17 January	Royal Navy	Ameer	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Robin Kirk
18 January	United States Navy	Mount Vernon	Troop transport	Returned to owners
26 January	Royal Navy	Khedive	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Rempang
29 January	Royal Navy	Ruler	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Stricken in 1946
4 February	Royal Navy	Empress	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Stricken in 1946
12 February	Royal Navy	Battler	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Stricken in 1946
12 February	Royal Navy	Emperor	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Stricken in 1946
12 February	Royal Navy	Pursuer	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Scrapped in 1946
12 February	Royal Navy	Striker	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Scrapped in 1946
26 February	Royal Navy	Ravager	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Robin Trent
27 February	Royal Navy	Slinger	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Robin Mowbray
28 February	United States Navy	Abarenda		Sold for scrap
1 March	United States Navy	Sepulga	Oiler	Sold for scrap
3 March	Royal Navy	Arbiter	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Coracero
3 March	Royal Navy	Trouncer	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Greystoke Castle
6 March	United States Navy	Tippecanoe	Oiler	Sold for scrap
12 March	Royal Navy	Puncher	Bogue class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Converted to merchant Muncaster Castle
26 March	United States Navy	Long Island	Long Island class escort carrier	Sold	Converted to merchant Nelly
28 March	United States Navy	Charger	Charger class escort carrier	Sold	Converted to merchant Fairsea
2 April	Royal Navy	Premier	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as Rhodesia Star
5 April	United States Navy	Wake Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
6 April	Royal Navy	Smiter	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Artillero
12 April	Royal Navy	Trumpeter	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Alblasserdijk
15 April	United States Navy	Nehenta Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
19 April	United States Navy	Kitkun Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
19 April	United States Navy	Makin Island	Casablanca class aircraft transport	Scrapped
20 April	United States Navy	Badoeng Strait	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1947
26 April	United States Navy	Admiralty Islands	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
30 April	United States Navy	Tulagi	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
1 May	United States Navy	Takanis Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
3 May	United States Navy	Card	Bogue class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to MSTS in 1958
9 May	United States Navy	Roi	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
9 May	United States Navy	Salamaua	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
12 May	Royal Navy	Chaser	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Aagtekerk
15 May	United States Navy	Kalinin Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
15 May	United States Navy	Solomons	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
20 May	United States Navy	Croatan	Bogue class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958
20 May	United States Navy	Natoma Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
20 May	Royal Navy	Reaper	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant South Africa Star
21 May	United States Navy	Gilbert Islands	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
22 May	United States Navy	Didrickson Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service in 1952
28 May	United States Navy	Block Island	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
28 May	United States Navy	Trinity	Oiler	Sold for scrap
30 May	United States Navy	Daniel T. Griffin	Destroyer escort	Sold to Chile
8 June	United States Navy	Attu	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Attempted sale as merchant Gay
8 June	United States Navy	Edsall	Destroyer escort	Sold for scrap
8 June	United States Navy	Wakefield	Troop transport	Sold for scrap	Reserve until 1959
10 June	United States Navy	Casablanca	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
14 June	United States Navy	Kadashan Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
19 June	United States Navy	Saginaw Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
28 June	United States Navy	Shipley Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
1 July	United States Navy	Patoka	Oiler	Sold for scrap
1 July	United States Navy	Steamer Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
3 July	United States Navy	Kula Gulf	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
5 July	United States Navy	Copahee	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
6 July	United States Navy	Kasaan Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
6 July	United States Navy	Tulagi	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped
10 July	United States Navy	White Plains	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
15 July	United States Navy	Guadalcanal	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
17 July	Royal Navy	Speaker	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Lancero
20 July	United States Navy	Corregidor	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transport Service
20 July	United States Navy	Hoggatt Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
29 July	United States Navy	Arkansas	Battleship	Target ship
31 July	United States Navy	Manila Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
31 July	United States Navy	Manila Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
5 August	United States Navy	Coral Sea	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
7 August	United States Navy	Thetis Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1956
9 August	United States Navy	Makassar Strait	Casablanca class escort carrier	Target ship	Reserve until stricken in 1958
9 August	United States Navy	Vella Gulf	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1970
14 August	United States Navy	Chenango	Sangamon class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
14 August	United States Navy	Fanshaw Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
16 August	United States Navy	Kwajalein	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
20 August	United States Navy	Breton	Bogue class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to MSTS in 1959
22 August	United States Navy	Cape Esperance	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service
23 August	Royal Norwegian Navy	Honningsvåg	Naval trawler	Scrapped	Sold as trawler Honningsvåg in 1947
28 August	United States Navy	Independence	Independence class light aircraft carrier	Sunk as a target	Radiation research hulk
29 August	United States Navy	Barnes	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
29 August	United States Navy	Prince William	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
13 September	United States Navy	Munda	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1958
17 September	United States Navy	Rapidan	Oiler	Sold for scrap
27 September	United States Navy	Altamaha	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
4 October	United States Navy	Core	Bogue class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to MSTS in 1958
9 October	United States Navy	Nassau	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
11 October	United States Navy	Matanikau	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
18 October	United States Navy	Puget Sound	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
21 October	United States Navy	Santee	Sangamon class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
24 October	United States Navy	Lunga Point	Casablanca class aircraft transport	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
29 October	United States Navy	Ranger	Light aircraft carrier	Sold for scrap
31 October	Royal Navy	Queen	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Roebiah
31 October	United States Navy	West Point	Troop transport	Returned to owners
3 November	United States Navy	Bougainville	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
5 November	United States Navy	Cape Gloucester	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1971
8 November	United States Navy	Bennington	Essex class aircraft carrier	Reserve	Recommissioned in 1951
9 November	United States Navy	Bogue	Bogue class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
21 November	Royal Navy	Ranee	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Friesland
27 November	United States Navy	Commencement Bay	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1971
30 November	United States Navy	Sitkoh Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Reserve	Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service
11 December	Royal Navy	Fencer	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Sydney
12 December	United States Navy	Savo Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
13 December	Royal Navy	Atheling	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Roma
13 December	United States Navy	Lamberton	Destroyer	Sold for scrap
13 December	Royal Navy	Patroller	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Almkerk
13 December	Royal Navy	Rajah	Attacker class escort carrier	Returned to the United States	Sold as merchant Drente
Date uncertain	Germany	Bussard	Bussard class seaplane tender	Surrendered to the United States
Date uncertain	Germany	Falke	Bussard class seaplane tender	Surrendered to the Soviet Union
Date uncertain	Germany	Gunther Pluschow	Krischan class light seaplane tender	Surrendered to the Soviet Union	Renamed Kodor

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