List of ship commissionings in 1943

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The list of ship commissionings in 1943 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1943. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Notes	Ref
9 January	Royal Navy	Hunter	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Block Island	[ citation needed ]
13 January	Royal Navy	Whimbrel	Black Swan-class sloop		[ citation needed ]
14 January	United States Navy	Independence	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
31 January	Royal Navy	Tracker	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition	[ citation needed ]
17 February	United States Navy	Lexington	Essex-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
20 February	United States Navy	Barnes	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
22 February	United States Navy	Iowa	Iowa-class battleship
25 February	United States Navy	Princeton	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
27 February	Royal Navy	Fencer	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Croatan	[ citation needed ]
1 March	Royal Navy	Kite	Black Swan-class sloop		[ citation needed ]
8 March	United States Navy	Block Island	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
31 March	United States Navy	Belleau Wood	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
1 April	Royal Navy	Starling	Black Swan-class sloop		[ citation needed ]
7 April	Royal Navy	Searcher	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition	[ citation needed ]
9 April	Royal Navy	Chaser	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Breton	[ citation needed ]
9 April	United States Navy	Prince William	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
10 April	United States Navy	Edsall	Edsall-class destroyer escort		[ citation needed ]
12 April	United States Navy	Breton	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
15 April	United States Navy	Yorktown	Essex-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
23 April	United States Navy	Abbot	Fletcher-class destroyer	at Boston Navy Yard under command of Commander Chester E. Carroll	[1]
25 April	Royal Navy	Ravager	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition	[ citation needed ]
28 April	United States Navy	Croatan	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
28 April	Royal Navy	Striker	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince William	[ citation needed ]
5 May	Royal Norwegian Navy	MTB 345	torpedo boat	transferred from the Royal Navy	[ citation needed ]
12 May	Royal Navy	Pheasant	Black Swan-class sloop	modified	[ citation needed ]
13 May	United States Navy	Bataan	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
23 May	United States Navy	New Jersey	Iowa-class battleship
24 May	United States Navy	Bunker Hill	Essex-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
28 May	United States Navy	Cowpens	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
31 May	United States Navy	Pybus	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
8 June	Royal Navy	Savage	S and T-class destroyer	modified	[ citation needed ]
9 June	United States Navy	Daniel T. Griffin	Buckley-class destroyer escort		[ citation needed ]
11 June	Royal Navy	Pursuer	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. George	[ citation needed ]
17 June	United States Navy	Monterey	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
28 June	United States Navy	Baffins	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
3 July	United States Navy	Glacier	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
8 July	United States Navy	Casablanca	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
19 July	Royal Navy	Ameer	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Baffins	[ citation needed ]
22 July	United States Navy	Bolinas	Bogue-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
24 July	United States Navy	Cabot	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
1 August	Royal Navy	Atheling	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Glacier	[ citation needed ]
4 August	Royal Navy	Trumpeter	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bastian	[ citation needed ]
6 August	Royal Navy	Emperor	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Pybus	[ citation needed ]
7 August	United States Navy	Liscome Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
11 August	Royal Navy	Slinger	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Chatham	[ citation needed ]
12 August	Royal Navy	Begum	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bolinas	[ citation needed ]
12 August	Royal Navy	Empress	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Carnegie	[ citation needed ]
16 August	United States Navy	Intrepid	Essex-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
17 August	United States Navy	Wasp	Essex-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
25 August	Royal Navy	Khedive	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Cordova	[ citation needed ]
27 August	United States Navy	Coral Sea	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
30 August	Royal Navy	Magpie	Black Swan-class sloop	modified	[ citation needed ]
31 August	United States Navy	Corregidor	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
31 August	United States Navy	Langley	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
2 September	Kriegsmarine	Schnelles Geleitboot 4	Sans Souci-class sloop		[ citation needed ]
7 September	Royal Navy	Nabob	Bogue-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Edisto	[ citation needed ]
13 September	United States Navy	Mission Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
25 September	United States Navy	Guadalcanal	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
27 September	Royal Navy	Shah	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Jamaica	[ citation needed ]
29 September	United States Navy	Molala	Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug
5 October	United States Navy	Manila Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
14 October	United States Navy	Natoma Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
22 October	Royal Navy	Patroller	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Keweenaw	[ citation needed ]
23 October	United States Navy	Midway	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
31 October	United States Navy	Tripoli	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
2 November	Royal Navy	Amethyst	Black Swan-class sloop	modified	[ citation needed ]
3 November	Royal Navy	Premier	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Estero	[ citation needed ]
7 November	United States Navy	Wake Island	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
8 November	Royal Navy	Ranee	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Niantic	[ citation needed ]
15 November	United States Navy	White Plains	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
19 November	Royal Navy	Thane	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Sunset	[ citation needed ]
20 November	Royal Navy	Speaker	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Delgada	[ citation needed ]
21 November	United States Navy	Solomons	Casablanca-class escort carrier	Former HMS Emperor	[ citation needed ]
25 November	United States Navy	Abnaki	Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug
27 November	United States Navy	Kalinin Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
29 November	United States Navy	Hornet	Essex-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
4 December	United States Navy	Kasaan Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
7 December	Royal Navy	Queen	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Andrews	[ citation needed ]
9 December	United States Navy	Fanshaw Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
15 December	United States Navy	Kitkun Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
15 December	United States Navy	San Jacinto	Independence-class aircraft carrier		[ citation needed ]
16 December	United States Navy	Grapple	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
21 December	United States Navy	Tulagi	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
22 December	Royal Navy	Ruler	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Joseph	[ citation needed ]
28 December	United States Navy	Gambier Bay	Casablanca-class escort carrier		[ citation needed ]
31 December	Royal Navy	Arbiter	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Simon	[ citation needed ]

References

1. Mann, Raymond A. (2 November 1981). "Abbot II (DD-629)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 September 2019. commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 23 April 1943, Cmdr. Chester E. Carroll in command