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 | |
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19 July | ![]() | Baffins | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom | Renamed HMS Ameer |
31 July | ![]() | Glacier | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom | Renamed HMS Atheling |
6 August | ![]() | Pybus | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom | Renamed HMS Emperor |
12 August | ![]() | Bolinas | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom | Renamed HMS Begum |
September | ![]() | Newmarket | Wickes-class destroyer | Reduced to care and maintenance status | |
6 November | ![]() | Archer | Long Island-class escort carrier | reduced to care and maintenance | Transferred to Ministry of War Transport in 1945 and renamed Empire Lagan |
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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