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
15 January	United States Navy	Palau	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	CVE-122
25 January	Royal Navy	Warrior	Majestic class aircraft carrier	31
27 February	United States Navy	Sicily	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	CVE-118
2 March	United States Navy	Kearsarge	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-33
14 March	Royal Canadian Navy	Warrior	Majestic class aircraft carrier	CVL 20	Former HMS Warrior
23 March	Royal Netherlands Navy	Karel Doorman	Majestic class aircraft carrier	CVL 20
11 April	United States Navy	Leyte	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-32
11 April	United States Navy	Valley Forge	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-45
11 May	United States Navy	Philippine Sea	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-47
14 July	United States Navy	Saipan	Saipan class light aircraft carrier	CVL-48
Date uncertain	French Navy	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