List of ship commissionings in 1956

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The list of ship commissionings in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1956.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
July 20	United States Navy	Thetis Bay	Casablanca class helicopter assault carrier	CVHA-1	Recommissioned from reserve
October 8	United States Navy	Saratoga	Forrestal class aircraft carrier	CVA-60
December 15	Canadian Forces Maritime Command	Assiniboine	St. Laurent class Destroyer Escort	DDE 234	Redesignated DDH 234 June 28, 1963 following helicopter modernization
December 15	Canadian Forces Maritime Command	Ottawa	St. Laurent class Destroyer Escort	DDE 229	Redesignated DDH 229 October 21, 1964 following helicopter modernization
December 15	Canadian Forces Maritime Command	Saguenay	St. Laurent class Destroyer Escort	DDE 206	Redesignated DDH 206 May 14, 1965 following helicopter modernization

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