List of ship commissionings in 1941

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The list of ship commissionings in 1941 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1941.

OperatorShipClass and typePennantOther notes
15 JanuaryWar ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg  Kriegsmarine U-151 Type IID coastal submarine U-151
19 JanuaryNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Prince of Wales King George V-class battleship53
29 JanuaryWar ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg  Kriegsmarine U-152 Type IID coastal submarineU-152
25 FebruaryWar ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg  Kriegsmarine Tirpitz Bismarck-class battleship
9 AprilFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy North Carolina North Carolina-class battleshipBB-55
15 MayFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Washington North Carolina-class battleshipBB-56
2 JuneFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Long Island Long Island-class escort carrierAVG-1Former merchant Mormacmail
15 JuneFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Wakefield Chartered linerAP-21Former SS Manhattan
20 JuneFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Chenango Cimarron-class oilerAO-31Former merchant tanker Esso New Orleans
16 JulyFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Suwannee Cimarron-class oilerAO-33Former merchant tanker Markay
22 August Balkenkreuz.svg   Luftwaffe Max Stinsky Karl Meyer-class seaplane tenderCompletion date
30 AugustNaval ensign of Canada; Naval jack of Canada (1968-2013).svg  Royal Canadian Navy Haida Tribal-class destroyerG63
22 September Balkenkreuz.svg   Luftwaffe Hans Albrecht Wedel Hans Albrecht Wedel-class seaplane tenderCompletion date
4 NovemberNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Duke of York King George V-class battleship17
17 NovemberNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Archer Long Island-class escort carrierD78Former merchant Mormacland
18 December Balkenkreuz.svg   Luftwaffe Immelmann Karl Meyer-class seaplane tenderCompletion date


Ship events in 1941
Ship launches: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Ship commissionings: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Ship decommissionings: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Shipwrecks: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946

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