List of ship commissionings in 1944

      The list of ship commissionings in 1944 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1944.

      Operator Ship Class and type Pennant Other notes
      3 January  United States Navy Nehenta Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-74
      11 January  United States Navy Hoggatt Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-75
      17 January  Royal Navy Rajah Attacker-class escort carrier D10 Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince
      18 January  United States Navy Kadashan Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-76
      26 January  United States Navy Marcus Island Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-77
      31 January  United States Navy Franklin Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-13
      31 January  Royal Navy Trouncer Attacker-class escort carrier D85 Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Perdido
      3 February  United States Navy Savo Island Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-78
      5 February  Royal Navy Puncher Bogue-class escort carrier D79 Crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy, former USS Willapa
      11 February  United States Navy Ommaney Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-79
      18 February  United States Navy Petrof Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-80
      18 February  Royal Navy Reaper Attacker-class escort carrier D82 Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Winjah
      26 February  United States Navy Rudyerd Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-81
      26 February  United States Navy Staten Island Wind-class icebreaker WAG-278 ex-USCGC Northwind for Lend-Lease
      1 March  United States Navy Saginaw Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-82
      9 March  United States Navy Sargent Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-83
      15 March  United States Navy Shamrock Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-84
      21 March  United States Navy Shipley Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-85
      28 March  United States Navy Sitkoh Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-86
      4 April  United States Navy Steamer Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-87
      8 April  United States Navy Cape Esperance Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-88
      15 April  United States Navy Hancock Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-19
      15 April  United States Navy Takanis Bay' Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-89
      18 April  United States Navy Abarenda Floating storage tanker IX-131 Former SS Acme
      21 April  United States Navy Thetis Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-90
      27 April  United States Navy Makassar Strait Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-91
      3 May  United States Navy Windham Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-92
      8 May  United States Navy Ticonderoga Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-14
      9 May  United States Navy Makin Island Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-93
      14 May  United States Navy Lunga Point Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-94
      20 May  United States Navy Bismarck Sea Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-95
      26 May  United States Navy Salamaua Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-96
      1 June  United States Navy Hollandia Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-97
      3 June  United States Navy Eastwind Wind-class icebreaker WAG-279
      7 June  United States Navy Kwajalein Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-98
      13 June  United States Navy Admiralty Islands Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-99
      18 June  United States Navy Bougainville Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-100
      24 June  United States Navy Matanikau Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-101
      30 June  United States Navy Attu Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-102
      6 July  United States Navy Roi Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-103
      8 July  United States Navy Munda Casablanca-class escort carrier CVE-104
      15 July  United States Navy Southwind Wind-class icebreaker WAG-280
      16 July  Soviet Navy Jivoochyi Wickes-class destroyer Former HMS Richmond and USS Fairfax
      6 August  United States Navy Bennington Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-20
      15 September  United States Navy Shangri-La Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-38
      18 September  United States Navy Westwind Wind-class icebreaker WAG-281
      9 October  United States Navy Randolph Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-15
      26 November  United States Navy Bon Homme Richard Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-31
      27 November  United States Navy Commencement Bay Commencement Bay-class escort carrier CVE-105
      20 December  United States Navy Mackinaw Great Lakes icebreaker WAG-83
      30 December  United States Navy Block Island Commencement Bay-class escort carrier CVE-106


      See also

      Ship events in 1944
      Ship launches: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
      Ship commissionings: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
      Ship decommissionings: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
      Shipwrecks: 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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