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List of ship decommissionings in 1954

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The list of ship decommissionings in 1954 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1954.

Operator Ship Class and type Fate Other notes
16 February  United States Navy Salerno Bay Commencement Bay-class escort carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1961
9 April  United States Navy Bataan Independence-class light aircraft carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1959
15 June  United States Navy Palau Commencement Bay-class escort carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1960[1]
5 July  United States Navy Sicily Commencement Bay-class escort carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1960
27 July  United States Military Sea Transportation Service Sitkoh Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier Scrapped United States Navy reserve until stricken in 1960
27 August  United States Navy Block Island Commencement Bay-class escort carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1959

Citations

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  1. ^ Palau, DANFS

Bibliography

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  • "Palau (CVE-122)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97898-9.