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		'		CVE-122
25 January		'		31
27 February		'		CVE-118
2 March		'		CV-33
14 March		'		CVL 20	Former HMS Warrior
23 March		'		CVL 20
11 April		'		SS-427
11 April		'		CV-32
11 April		'		CV-45
11 May		'		CV-47
15 May		'		ARS-43
14 July		'	light aircraft carrier	CVL-48
Date uncertain		'		R95	Loaned from the Royal Navy; former HMS Colossus
Date uncertain		'		CVL 21	Purchased from the Royal Navy