List of ship decommissionings in 1954

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1954 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1954.

OperatorShipClass and typeFateOther notes
16 FebruaryFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Salerno Bay Commencement Bay-class escort carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1961
9 AprilFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Bataan Independence-class light aircraft carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1959
15 JuneFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Palau Commencement Bay-class escort carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1960
5 JulyFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Sicily Commencement Bay-class escort carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1960
27 JulyFlag of the United States.svg  United States Military Sea Transportation Service Sitkoh Bay Casablanca-class escort carrierScrappedUnited States Navy reserve until stricken in 1960
27 AugustFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy Block Island Commencement Bay-class escort carrierScrappedReserve until stricken in 1959

See also

Ship events in 1954
Ship launches: 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Ship commissionings: 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Ship decommissionings: 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Shipwrecks: 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

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