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 | |
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20 July | United States Navy | Thetis Bay | Template:Sclass- | CVHA-1 | Recommissioned from reserve |
20 July | Coast Ferries Ltd. | Mill Bay | RORO ferry | purchased by BC Ferries in 1969 | |
2 October | Royal Netherlands Navy | Lynx | Template:Sclass- | F823 | |
8 October | United States Navy | Saratoga | Template:Sclass- | CVA-60 | |
15 December | Royal Canadian Navy | Assiniboine | Template:Sclass- escort | DDE 234 | Redesignated DDH 234 June 28, 1963 following helicopter modernization |
15 December | Royal Canadian Navy | Ottawa | Template:Sclass- escort | DDE 229 | Redesignated DDH 229 October 21, 1964 following helicopter modernization |
15 December | Royal Canadian Navy | Saguenay | Template:Sclass- escort | DDE 206 | Redesignated DDH 206 May 14, 1965 following helicopter modernization |