List of ship decommissionings in 1943 explained

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
19 July			escort carrier	Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom	Renamed
31 July			escort carrier	Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom	Renamed
6 August			escort carrier	Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom	Renamed ^[1]
12 August			escort carrier	Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom	Renamed
September		Newmarket	destroyer		Reduced to care and maintenance status
6 November			escort carrier	reduced to care and maintenance	Transferred to Ministry of War Transport in 1945 and renamed Empire Lagan

Bibliography

• Book: Silverstone . Paul H. . The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947 . 2008 . Routledge . New York . 978-0-415-97898-9. The U.S. Navy Warship Series.

Notes and References

1. Silverstone, p. 22