List of ship commissionings in 1946

The list of ship commissionings in 1946 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1946.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes

January 15	United States Navy	Palau	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	CVE-122
January 25	Royal Navy	Warrior	Majestic class aircraft carrier	31
February 27	United States Navy	Sicily	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	CVE-118
March 2	United States Navy	Kearsarge	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-33
March 14	Royal Canadian Navy	Warrior	Majestic class aircraft carrier	CVL 20	Former HMS Warrior
March 23	Royal Netherlands Navy	Karel Doorman	Majestic class aircraft carrier	CVL 20
April 11	United States Navy	Leyte	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-32
April 11	United States Navy	Valley Forge	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-45
May 11	United States Navy	Philippine Sea	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-47
July 14	United States Navy	Saipan	Saipan class light aircraft carrier	CVL-48
Date uncertain	Marine nationale	Arromanches	Colossus class light carrier	R 95	Loaned from the Royal Navy; former HMS Colossus
Date uncertain	Royal Canadian Navy	Magnificent	Majestic class aircraft carrier	CVL 21	Purchased from the Royal Navy

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