List of ship decommissionings in 1947

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1947 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1947. [1]

OperatorShipClass and typeFateOther notes
7 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Colorado Colorado-class battleshipScrappedReserve until stricken in 1959
8 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Suwannee Sangamon-class escort carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1959
9 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Bon Homme Richard Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1951
9 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Essex Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1951
9 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Ticonderoga Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1954
9 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Yorktown Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1953
13 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Belleau Wood Independence-class light aircraft carrierTransferred to France in 1951Renamed Bois Belleau
13 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Cowpens Independence-class light aircraft carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1959
15 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Hornet Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1953
17 JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Windham Bay Casablanca-class escort carrierReserveTransferred to Military Sea Transportation Service in 1951
JanuaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Bunker Hill Essex-class aircraft carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1972
11 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Bataan Independence-class light aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1950
11 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Cabot Independence-class light aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1948
11 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Langley Independence-class light aircraft carrierTransferred to France in 1951Renamed Lafayette (R96)
11 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Monterey Independence-class light aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1950
14 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Tennessee Tennessee-class battleshipScrappedReserve until stricken in 1959
14 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy California Tennessee-class battleshipScrappedReserve until stricken in 1959
15 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Lake Champlain Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1952
17 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Franklin Essex-class aircraft carrierScrappedStricken in 1964
17 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Wasp Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1951
18 FebruaryNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Newark Town-class destroyerScrapped
18 FebruaryNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Newport Town-class destroyerScrapped
21 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Mission Bay Casablanca-class escort carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1958
1 MarchFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy San Jacinto Independence-class light aircraft carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1970
9 MarchFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Hancock Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1954
22 MarchFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Intrepid Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1954
9 MayFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Hollandia Casablanca-class escort carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1960
30 JuneFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Point Cruz Commencement Bay-class escort carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1951
JulyNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy Hospital Ship No 28 Hospital ship Returned to Southern Railway Co Renamed Dinard, resumed ferry service in the English Channel
1 AugustFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Wyoming Wyoming-class battleshipScrapped
12 SeptemberFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Saidor Commencement Bay-class escort carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1970
4 OctoberFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Salerno Bay Commencement Bay-class escort carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1951
7 NovemberFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Shangri-La Essex-class aircraft carrierReserveRecommissioned in 1955

See also

References

  1. Petty, Dan. "The US Navy Battleship List". www.navy.mil. U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on June 20, 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2017.