List of ship commissionings in 1943

The list of ship commissionings in 1943 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1943.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
9 January	Royal Navy	Hunter	Attacker class escort carrier	D80	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Block Island
13 January	Royal Navy	Whimbrel	Black Swan class sloop	U29
14 January	United States Navy	Independence	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CV-22	Redesignated CVL-22 in July
31 January	Royal Navy	Tracker	Attacker class escort carrier	D24	Lend-Lease acquisition
17 February	United States Navy	Lexington	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-16
20 February	United States Navy	Barnes	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-20
25 February	United States Navy	Princeton	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CV-23	Redesignated CVL-23 in July
27 February	Royal Navy	Fencer	Attacker class escort carrier	D64	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Croatan
1 March	Royal Navy	Kite	Modified Black Swan class sloop	U87
8 March	United States Navy	Block Island	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-21
31 March	United States Navy	Belleau Wood	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CV-24	Redesignated CVL-24 in July
1 April	Royal Navy	Starling	Modified Black Swan class sloop	U66
7 April	Royal Navy	Searcher	Attacker class escort carrier	D40	Lend-Lease acquisition
9 April	Royal Navy	Chaser	Attacker class escort carrier	D32	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Breton
9 April	United States Navy	Prince William	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-31
10 April	United States Navy	Edsall	Edsall class destroyer escort	DE-129
12 April	United States Navy	Breton	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-23
15 April	United States Navy	Yorktown	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-10
25 April	Royal Navy	Ravager	Attacker class escort carrier	D70	Lend-Lease acquisition
28 April	United States Navy	Croatan	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-25
28 April	Royal Navy	Striker	Attacker class escort carrier	D12	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince William
12 May	Royal Navy	Pheasant	Modified Black Swan class sloop	U49
13 May	United States Navy	Bataan	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CV-29	Redesignated CVL-29 in July
24 May	United States Navy	Bunker Hill	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-17
28 May	United States Navy	Cowpens	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CV-25	Redesignated CVL-25 in July
31 May	United States Navy	Pybus	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-34
9 June	United States Navy	Daniel T. Griffin	Buckley class destroyer escort	DE-54
11 June	Royal Navy	Pursuer	Attacker class escort carrier	D73	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. George
17 June	United States Navy	Monterey	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CV-26	Redesignated CVL-26 in July
28 June	United States Navy	Baffins	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-35
3 July	United States Navy	Glacier	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-33
8 July	United States Navy	Casablanca	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-55
19 July	Royal Navy	Ameer	Attacker class escort carrier	D01	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Baffins
22 July	United States Navy	Bolinas	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-36
24 July	United States Navy	Cabot	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CVL-28
1 August	Royal Navy	Atheling	Attacker class escort carrier	D51	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Glacier
4 August	Royal Navy	Trumpeter	Attacker class escort carrier	D09	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bastian
6 August	Royal Navy	Emperor	Attacker class escort carrier	D98	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Pybus
7 August	United States Navy	Liscome Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-56
11 August	Royal Navy	Slinger	Attacker class escort carrier	D26	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Chatham
12 August	Royal Navy	Begum	Attacker class escort carrier	D38	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bolinas
12 August	Royal Navy	Empress	Attacker class escort carrier	D42	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Carnegie
16 August	United States Navy	Intrepid	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-11
17 August	United States Navy	Wasp	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-18
25 August	Royal Navy	Khedive	Attacker class escort carrier	D62	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Cordova
27 August	United States Navy	Coral Sea	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-57
30 August	Royal Navy	Magpie	Modified Black Swan class sloop	U82
31 August	United States Navy	Corregidor	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-58
31 August	United States Navy	Langley	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CVL-27
2 September	Kriegsmarine	Schnelles Geleitboot 4	San Souci class escort vessel	SG 4
7 September	Royal Navy	Nabob	Bogue class escort carrier	D77	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Edisto
13 September	United States Navy	Mission Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-59
25 September	United States Navy	Guadalcanal	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-60
27 September	Royal Navy	Shah	Attacker class escort carrier	D80	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Jamaica
5 October	United States Navy	Manila Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-61
14 October	United States Navy	Natoma Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-62
22 October	Royal Navy	Patroller	Attacker class escort carrier	D07	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Keneenaw
23 October	United States Navy	Midway	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-63
31 October	United States Navy	Tripoli	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-64
2 November	Royal Navy	Amethyst	Modified Black Swan class sloop	U16
3 November	Royal Navy	Premier	Attacker class escort carrier	D23	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Estero
7 November	United States Navy	Wake Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-65
8 November	Royal Navy	Ranee	Attacker class escort carrier	D03	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Niantic
15 November	United States Navy	White Plains	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-66
19 November	Royal Navy	Thane	Attacker class escort carrier	D48	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Sunset
20 November	Royal Navy	Speaker	Attacker class escort carrier	D90	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Delgada
21 November	United States Navy	Solomons	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-67	Former HMS Emperor
27 November	United States Navy	Kalinin Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-68
29 November	United States Navy	Hornet	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-12
4 December	United States Navy	Kasaan Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-69
7 December	Royal Navy	Queen	Attacker class escort carrier	D19	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Andrews
9 December	United States Navy	Fanshaw Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-55
15 December	United States Navy	Kitkun Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-71
15 December	United States Navy	San Jacinto	Independence class light aircraft carrier	CVL-30
21 December	United States Navy	Tulagi	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-72
22 December	Royal Navy	Ruler	Attacker class escort carrier	D72	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Joseph
28 December	United States Navy	Gambier Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	CVE-73
31 December	Royal Navy	Arbiter	Attacker class escort carrier	D31	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Simon

See also

• List of World War II ships

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