List of ship commissionings in 1951 explained

The list of ship commissionings in 1951 includes a chronological compilation of ships commissioned in 1951. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Notes	Ref
3 January				Recommissioned from reserve
15 January				Recommissioned from reserve
17 January				Recommissioned from reserve
1 February				Recommissioned from reserve
3 February				Recommissioned from reserve
26 February				Recommissioned from reserve in San Diego	^[1]
28 April				Recommissioned from reserve
3 May				Ex-
3 May				Ex-
19 May	Military Sea Transportation Service		aircraft transport	Placed in service from United States Navy reserve
21 May				Recommissioned from reserve
20 June				Recommissioned from reserve
3 July				Recommissioned from reserve
10 July			Hospital ship	Conversion from merchant cargo ship Opole
26 July				Recommissioned from reserve
28 September				Recommissioned from reserve
31 October	Military Sea Transportation Service		aircraft transport	Placed in service from United States Navy reserve
30 November				Recommissioned from reserve

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mann . Raymond A. . Abbot II (DD-629) . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command . 4 September 2019 . 2 November 1981 . recommissioned on 26 February 1951, the destroyer spent the next three months at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard undergoing alterations and modernization.