List of ship commissionings in 1943

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The list of ship commissionings in 1943 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1943. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Notes	Ref
9 January	Royal Navy	*Hunter*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Block Island	^{[citation needed]}
13 January	Royal Navy	*Whimbrel*	Black Swan-class sloop		^{[citation needed]}
14 January	United States Navy	*Independence*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
31 January	Royal Navy	*Tracker*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition	^{[citation needed]}
17 February	United States Navy	*Lexington*	Essex-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
20 February	United States Navy	*Barnes*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
22 February	United States Navy	*Iowa*	Iowa-class battleship
25 February	United States Navy	*Princeton*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
27 February	Royal Navy	*Fencer*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Croatan	^{[citation needed]}
1 March	Royal Navy	*Kite*	Black Swan-class sloop		^{[citation needed]}
8 March	United States Navy	*Block Island*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
31 March	United States Navy	*Belleau Wood*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
1 April	Royal Navy	*Starling*	Black Swan-class sloop		^{[citation needed]}
7 April	Royal Navy	*Searcher*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition	^{[citation needed]}
9 April	Royal Navy	*Chaser*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Breton	^{[citation needed]}
9 April	United States Navy	*Prince William*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
10 April	United States Navy	*Edsall*	Edsall-class destroyer escort		^{[citation needed]}
12 April	United States Navy	*Breton*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
15 April	United States Navy	*Yorktown*	Essex-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
23 April	United States Navy	*Abbot*	Fletcher-class destroyer	at Boston Navy Yard under command of Commander Chester E. Carroll	^[1]
25 April	Royal Navy	*Ravager*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition	^{[citation needed]}
28 April	United States Navy	*Croatan*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
28 April	Royal Navy	*Striker*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince William	^{[citation needed]}
5 May	Royal Norwegian Navy	MTB 345	torpedo boat	transferred from the Royal Navy	^{[citation needed]}
12 May	Royal Navy	*Pheasant*	Black Swan-class sloop	modified	^{[citation needed]}
13 May	United States Navy	*Bataan*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
23 May	United States Navy	*New Jersey*	Iowa-class battleship
24 May	United States Navy	*Bunker Hill*	Essex-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
28 May	United States Navy	*Cowpens*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
31 May	United States Navy	*Pybus*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
8 June	Royal Navy	*Savage*	S and T-class destroyer	modified	^{[citation needed]}
9 June	United States Navy	*Daniel T. Griffin*	Buckley-class destroyer escort		^{[citation needed]}
11 June	Royal Navy	*Pursuer*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. George	^{[citation needed]}
17 June	United States Navy	*Monterey*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
28 June	United States Navy	*Baffins*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
3 July	United States Navy	*Glacier*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
8 July	United States Navy	*Casablanca*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
19 July	Royal Navy	*Ameer*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Baffins	^{[citation needed]}
22 July	United States Navy	*Bolinas*	Bogue-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
24 July	United States Navy	*Cabot*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
1 August	Royal Navy	*Atheling*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Glacier	^{[citation needed]}
4 August	Royal Navy	*Trumpeter*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bastian	^{[citation needed]}
6 August	Royal Navy	*Emperor*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Pybus	^{[citation needed]}
7 August	United States Navy	*Liscome Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
11 August	Royal Navy	*Slinger*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Chatham	^{[citation needed]}
12 August	Royal Navy	*Begum*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bolinas	^{[citation needed]}
12 August	Royal Navy	*Empress*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Carnegie	^{[citation needed]}
16 August	United States Navy	*Intrepid*	Essex-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
17 August	United States Navy	*Wasp*	Essex-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
25 August	Royal Navy	*Khedive*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Cordova	^{[citation needed]}
27 August	United States Navy	*Coral Sea*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
30 August	Royal Navy	*Magpie*	Black Swan-class sloop	modified	^{[citation needed]}
31 August	United States Navy	*Corregidor*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
31 August	United States Navy	*Langley*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
2 September	Kriegsmarine	Schnelles Geleitboot 4	Sans Souci-class sloop		^{[citation needed]}
7 September	Royal Navy	*Nabob*	Bogue-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Edisto	^{[citation needed]}
13 September	United States Navy	*Mission Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
25 September	United States Navy	*Guadalcanal*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
27 September	Royal Navy	*Shah*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Jamaica	^{[citation needed]}
5 October	United States Navy	*Manila Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
14 October	United States Navy	*Natoma Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
22 October	Royal Navy	*Patroller*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Keweenaw	^{[citation needed]}
23 October	United States Navy	*Midway*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
31 October	United States Navy	*Tripoli*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
2 November	Royal Navy	*Amethyst*	Black Swan-class sloop	modified	^{[citation needed]}
3 November	Royal Navy	*Premier*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Estero	^{[citation needed]}
7 November	United States Navy	*Wake Island*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
8 November	Royal Navy	*Ranee*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Niantic	^{[citation needed]}
15 November	United States Navy	*White Plains*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
19 November	Royal Navy	*Thane*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Sunset	^{[citation needed]}
20 November	Royal Navy	*Speaker*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Delgada	^{[citation needed]}
21 November	United States Navy	*Solomons*	Casablanca-class escort carrier	Former HMS Emperor	^{[citation needed]}
27 November	United States Navy	*Kalinin Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
29 November	United States Navy	*Hornet*	Essex-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
4 December	United States Navy	*Kasaan Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
7 December	Royal Navy	*Queen*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Andrews	^{[citation needed]}
9 December	United States Navy	*Fanshaw Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
15 December	United States Navy	*Kitkun Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
15 December	United States Navy	*San Jacinto*	Independence-class aircraft carrier		^{[citation needed]}
21 December	United States Navy	*Tulagi*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
22 December	Royal Navy	*Ruler*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Joseph	^{[citation needed]}
28 December	United States Navy	*Gambier Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier		^{[citation needed]}
31 December	Royal Navy	*Arbiter*	Attacker-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Simon	^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ Mann, Raymond A. (2 November 1981). "Abbot II (DD-629)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 September 2019. commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 23 April 1943, Cmdr. Chester E. Carroll in command

v t e 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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