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The list of ship decommissionings in 1943 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1943.
Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate | Other notes | |
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19 July | United States Navy | Baffins | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom | Renamed HMS Ameer |
31 July | United States Navy | Glacier | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom | Renamed HMS Atheling |
6 August | United States Navy | Pybus | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom | Renamed HMS Emperor[1] |
12 August | United States Navy | Bolinas | Bogue-class escort carrier | Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom | Renamed HMS Begum |
September | Royal Navy | Newmarket | Wickes-class destroyer | Reduced to care and maintenance status | |
6 November | Royal Navy | Archer | Long Island-class escort carrier | reduced to care and maintenance | Transferred to Ministry of War Transport in 1945 and renamed Empire Lagan |
Citations
edit- ^ Silverstone, p. 22
Bibliography
edit- 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.