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. __NOTOC__ DateOperatorShipClass and typeFate and other notesRef 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 25 March Submarine support ship Scrapped 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 unknown date Surrendered to the United States unknown date Surrendered to the Soviet Union unknown date Surrendered to the Soviet Union and renamed Kodor
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