List of ship commissionings in 1944

The list of ship commissionings in 1944 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1944. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date Operator Ship Class and type Notes
January 3  United States Navy Nehenta Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
January 11  United States Navy Hoggatt Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
January 17  Royal Navy Rajah Attacker-class escort carrier ex-USS Prince acquired through Lend-Lease
January 18  United States Navy Kadashan Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
January 26  United States Navy Marcus Island Casablanca-class escort carrier
January 31  United States Navy Franklin Essex-class aircraft carrier
January 31  Royal Navy Trouncer Attacker-class escort carrier ex-USS Perdido acquired through Lend-Lease
February 3  United States Navy Savo Island Casablanca-class escort carrier
February 5  Royal Navy Puncher Bogue-class escort carrier ex-USS Willapa crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy
February 11  United States Navy Ommaney Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
February 18  United States Navy Petrof Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
February 18  Royal Navy Reaper Attacker-class escort carrier ex-USS Winjah acquired through Lend-Lease
February 26  United States Navy Rudyerd Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
February 26  United States Coast Guard Staten Island Wind-class icebreaker
March 1  United States Navy Saginaw Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
March 9  United States Navy Sargent Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
March 15  United States Navy Shamrock Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
March 21  United States Navy Shipley Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
March 28  United States Navy Sitkoh Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
April 4  United States Navy Steamer Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
April 8  United States Navy Cape Esperance Casablanca-class escort carrier
April 15  United States Navy Hancock Essex-class aircraft carrier
April 15  United States Navy Takanis Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
April 16  United States Navy Wisconsin Iowa-class battleship
April 18  United States Navy Abarenda floating storage tanker ex-Acme, commissioned in New Caledonia under command of Lt. Commander Benjamin F. Langland, USCGR[1]
April 21  United States Navy Thetis Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
April 27  United States Navy Makassar Strait Casablanca-class escort carrier
May 3  United States Navy Windham Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier
May 8  United States Navy Ticonderoga Essex-class aircraft carrier
May 9  United States Navy Makin Island Casablanca-class escort carrier
May 14  United States Navy Lunga Point Casablanca-class escort carrier
May 20  United States Navy Bismarck Sea Casablanca-class escort carrier
May 26  United States Navy Salamaua Casablanca-class escort carrier
June 1  United States Navy Hollandia Casablanca-class escort carrier
June 3  United States Coast Guard Eastwind Wind-class icebreaker
June 7  United States Navy Kwajalein Casablanca-class escort carrier
June 11  United States Navy Missouri Iowa-class battleship
June 13  United States Navy Admiralty Islands Casablanca-class escort carrier
June 18  United States Navy Bougainville Casablanca-class escort carrier
June 24  United States Navy Matanikau Casablanca-class escort carrier
June 30  United States Navy Attu Casablanca-class escort carrier
July 6  United States Navy Roi Casablanca-class escort carrier
July 8  United States Navy Munda Casablanca-class escort carrier
July 15  United States Navy Southwind Wind-class icebreaker
July 16  Soviet Navy Jivoochyi Wickes-class destroyer ex-HMS Richmond and USS Fairfax
August 6  United States Navy Bennington Essex-class aircraft carrier
September 15  United States Navy Shangri-La Essex-class aircraft carrier
September 15  Royal Navy Vivid British V-class submarine
September 18  United States Coast Guard Westwind Wind-class icebreaker
October 9  United States Navy Randolph Essex-class aircraft carrier
October 28  United States Navy Aaron Ward Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer under command of Commander William H. Sanders, Jr.[2]
November 26  United States Navy Bon Homme Richard Essex-class aircraft carrier
November 27  United States Navy Commencement Bay Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
December 20  United States Coast Guard Mackinaw Great Lakes icebreaker
December 30  United States Navy Block Island Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.


References
  1. Cressman, Robert J. (29 August 2016). "Abarenda II (IX-131)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 24 July 2019. renamed Abarenda on 3 November 1943 and simultaneously classified IX-131; purchased by the Navy on 26 February 1944 at Noumea, New Caledonia; and commissioned on 18 April 1944, Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin F. Langland, USCGR, in command.
  2. "Aaron Ward III (DM-34)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019. The third Aaron Ward (DM-34)-a destroyer minelayer converted from an Allen M. Simmer-class, destroyer hull ... placed in commission on 28 October 1944, Comdr. William H. Sanders, Jr., in command.

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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