List of ship decommissionings in 1946
The list of ship decommissionings in 1946 is a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1946. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead. For ships lost at sea, see list of shipwrecks in 1946 instead.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate and other notes | Ref |
| 4 January | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Raki | |||
| 5 January | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Castel Forte | |||
| 10 January | ' | oiler | Sold for scrap | ||
| 15 January | ' | Sold for scrap | |||
| 16 January | ' | oiler | Sold for scrap | ||
| 17 January | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Kirk | |||
| 18 January | ' | Troop transport | Returned to previous owners | ||
| 26 January | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Rempang | |||
| 29 January | ' | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |||
| 4 February | ' | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |||
| 12 February | ' | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |||
| 12 February | ' | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |||
| 12 February | ' | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |||
| 12 February | ' | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 | |||
| 26 February | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Trent | |||
| 27 February | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Mowbray | |||
| 28 February | ' | Floating storage tanker | In reserve at Subic Bay under the War Shipping Administration, stricken in 1946 and sold for scrap in 1948 | ||
| 1 March | ' | oiler | Sold for scrap | ||
| 3 March | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Coracero | |||
| 3 March | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Greystoke Castle | |||
| 6 March | ' | oiler | Sold for scrap | ||
| 3 March | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Muncaster Castle | |||
| 26 March | ' | Sold as merchant Nelly | |||
| 28 March | ' | Sold as merchant Fairsea | |||
| 2 April | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Rhodesia Star | |||
| 5 May | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 6 April | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Artillero | |||
| 12 April | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Alblasserdijk | |||
| 15 April | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 19 April | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 19 April | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 20 April | ' | Reserve until recommissioned in 1947 | |||
| 26 April | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 30 April | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 1 May | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 3 May | ' | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | |||
| 9 May | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 9 May | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 12 May | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Aagtekerk | |||
| 15 May | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 15 May | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 20 May | ' | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | |||
| 20 May | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |||
| 20 May | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant South Africa Star | |||
| 21 May | ' | Reserve with San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet until recommissioned in 1951 | |||
| 21 May | ' | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | |||
| 22 May | ' | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1952 | |||
| 28 May | ' | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | |||
| 28 May | ' | oiler | Sold for scrap | ||
| 30 May | ' | Sold to Chile as Virgilio Uribe | |||
| 8 June | ' | Attempted sale as merchant Gay but scrapped instead | |||
| 8 June | ' | Sold for scrap | |||
| 8 June | ' | Troop transport | Reserve until sold for scrap in 1959 | ||
| 10 June | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 14 June | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 19 June | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |||
| 28 June | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 1 July | ' | oiler | Sold for scrap | ||
| 1 July | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 3 July | ' | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | |||
| 5 July | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 6 July | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 6 July | ' | Scrapped | |||
| 10 July | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |||
| 15 July | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |||
| 17 July | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Lancero | |||
| 20 July | ' | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transport Service | |||
| 20 July | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 29 July | ' | Target ship | |||
| 31 July | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |||
| 31 July | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |||
| 5 August | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 7 August | ' | Reserve until recommissioned in 1956 | |||
| 9 August | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and used as a target ship | |||
| 9 August | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1970 and scrapped | |||
| 14 August | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 14 August | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 16 August | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |||
| 20 August | ' | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1959 | |||
| 22 August | ' | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service | |||
| 23 August | ' | Naval trawler | Sold as a fishing trawler in 1947, scrapped in 1973 | ||
| 28 August | ' | Radiation research hulk until sunk as a target | |||
| 29 August | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 29 August | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 13 September | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped | |||
| 17 September | ' | oiler | Sold for scrap | ||
| 27 September | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 4 October | ' | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 | |||
| 9 October | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 11 October | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |||
| 18 October | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |||
| 21 October | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 24 October | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |||
| 29 October | ' | Aircraft carrier | Sold for scrap | ||
| 31 October | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Roebiah | |||
| 31 October | ' | Troop transport | Returned to previous owners | ||
| 3 November | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped | |||
| 5 November | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1971 and scrapped | |||
| 8 November | ' | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 | |||
| 9 November | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 21 November | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Friesland | |||
| 27 November | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1971 and scrapped | |||
| 30 November | ' | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service | |||
| 11 December | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Sydney | |||
| 12 December | ' | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped | |||
| 13 December | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Roma | |||
| 13 December | ' | Sold for scrap | |||
| 13 December | ' | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Almkerk | |||
| 13 December | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Drente | ||||
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