List of ship commissionings in 1943
The list of ship commissionings in 1943 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1943.
Operator | Ship | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
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9 January | Royal Navy | Hunter | Attacker-class escort carrier | D80 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Block Island |
13 January | Royal Navy | Whimbrel | Black Swan-class sloop | U29 | |
14 January | United States Navy | Independence | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CV-22 | Redesignated CVL-22 in July |
31 January | Royal Navy | Tracker | Attacker-class escort carrier | D24 | Lend-Lease acquisition |
17 February | United States Navy | Lexington | Essex-class aircraft carrier | CV-16 | |
20 February | United States Navy | Barnes | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-20 | |
25 February | United States Navy | Princeton | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CV-23 | Redesignated CVL-23 in July |
27 February | Royal Navy | Fencer | Attacker-class escort carrier | D64 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Croatan |
1 March | Royal Navy | Kite | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | U87 | |
8 March | United States Navy | Block Island | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-21 | |
31 March | United States Navy | Belleau Wood | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CV-24 | Redesignated CVL-24 in July |
1 April | Royal Navy | Starling | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | U66 | |
7 April | Royal Navy | Searcher | Attacker-class escort carrier | D40 | Lend-Lease acquisition |
9 April | Royal Navy | Chaser | Attacker-class escort carrier | D32 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Breton |
9 April | United States Navy | Prince William | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-31 | |
10 April | United States Navy | Edsall | Edsall-class destroyer escort | DE-129 | |
12 April | United States Navy | Breton | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-23 | |
15 April | United States Navy | Yorktown | Essex-class aircraft carrier | CV-10 | |
25 April | Royal Navy | Ravager | Attacker-class escort carrier | D70 | Lend-Lease acquisition |
28 April | United States Navy | Croatan | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-25 | |
28 April | Royal Navy | Striker | Attacker-class escort carrier | D12 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince William |
5 May | Royal Norwegian Navy | MTB 345 | Experimental motor torpedo boat | Transfer from the Royal Navy | |
12 May | Royal Navy | Pheasant | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | U49 | |
13 May | United States Navy | Bataan | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CV-29 | Redesignated CVL-29 in July |
24 May | United States Navy | Bunker Hill | Essex-class aircraft carrier | CV-17 | |
28 May | United States Navy | Cowpens | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CV-25 | Redesignated CVL-25 in July |
31 May | United States Navy | Pybus | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-34 | |
9 June | United States Navy | Daniel T. Griffin | Buckley-class destroyer escort | DE-54 | |
11 June | Royal Navy | Pursuer | Attacker-class escort carrier | D73 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. George |
17 June | United States Navy | Monterey | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CV-26 | Redesignated CVL-26 in July |
28 June | United States Navy | Baffins | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-35 | |
3 July | United States Navy | Glacier | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-33 | |
8 July | United States Navy | Casablanca | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-55 | |
19 July | Royal Navy | Ameer | Attacker-class escort carrier | D01 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Baffins |
22 July | United States Navy | Bolinas | Bogue-class escort carrier | CVE-36 | |
24 July | United States Navy | Cabot | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CVL-28 | |
1 August | Royal Navy | Atheling | Attacker-class escort carrier | D51 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Glacier |
4 August | Royal Navy | Trumpeter | Attacker-class escort carrier | D09 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bastian |
6 August | Royal Navy | Emperor | Attacker-class escort carrier | D98 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Pybus |
7 August | United States Navy | Liscome Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-56 | |
11 August | Royal Navy | Slinger | Attacker-class escort carrier | D26 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Chatham |
12 August | Royal Navy | Begum | Attacker-class escort carrier | D38 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bolinas |
12 August | Royal Navy | Empress | Attacker-class escort carrier | D42 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Carnegie |
16 August | United States Navy | Intrepid | Essex-class aircraft carrier | CV-11 | |
17 August | United States Navy | Wasp | Essex-class aircraft carrier | CV-18 | |
25 August | Royal Navy | Khedive | Attacker-class escort carrier | D62 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Cordova |
27 August | United States Navy | Coral Sea | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-57 | |
30 August | Royal Navy | Magpie | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | U82 | |
31 August | United States Navy | Corregidor | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-58 | |
31 August | United States Navy | Langley | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CVL-27 | |
2 September | Kriegsmarine | Schnelles Geleitboot 4 | Sans Souci-class sloop | SG 4 | |
7 September | Royal Navy | Nabob | Bogue-class escort carrier | D77 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Edisto |
13 September | United States Navy | Mission Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-59 | |
25 September | United States Navy | Guadalcanal | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-60 | |
27 September | Royal Navy | Shah | Attacker-class escort carrier | D21 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Jamaica |
5 October | United States Navy | Manila Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-61 | |
14 October | United States Navy | Natoma Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-62 | |
22 October | Royal Navy | Patroller | Attacker-class escort carrier | D07 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Keweenaw |
23 October | United States Navy | Midway | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-63 | |
31 October | United States Navy | Tripoli | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-64 | |
2 November | Royal Navy | Amethyst | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | U16 | |
3 November | Royal Navy | Premier | Attacker-class escort carrier | D23 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Estero |
7 November | United States Navy | Wake Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-65 | |
8 November | Royal Navy | Ranee | Attacker-class escort carrier | D03 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Niantic |
15 November | United States Navy | White Plains | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-66 | |
19 November | Royal Navy | Thane | Attacker-class escort carrier | D48 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Sunset |
20 November | Royal Navy | Speaker | Attacker-class escort carrier | D90 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Delgada |
21 November | United States Navy | Solomons | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-67 | Former HMS Emperor |
27 November | United States Navy | Kalinin Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-68 | |
29 November | United States Navy | Hornet | Essex-class aircraft carrier | CV-12 | |
4 December | United States Navy | Kasaan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-69 | |
7 December | Royal Navy | Queen | Attacker-class escort carrier | D19 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Andrews |
9 December | United States Navy | Fanshaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-55 | |
15 December | United States Navy | Kitkun Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-71 | |
15 December | United States Navy | San Jacinto | Independence-class aircraft carrier | CVL-30 | |
21 December | United States Navy | Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-72 | |
22 December | Royal Navy | Ruler | Attacker-class escort carrier | D72 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Joseph |
28 December | United States Navy | Gambier Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | CVE-73 | |
31 December | Royal Navy | Arbiter | Attacker-class escort carrier | D31 | Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Simon |
See also
Ship events in 1943 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Ship commissionings: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Shipwrecks: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
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