Date |
Operator |
Ship |
Class and type |
Notes |
January 3 |
United States Navy |
USS Nehenta Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
January 11 |
United States Navy |
USS Hoggatt Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
January 17 |
Royal Navy |
HMS Rajah |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Ex-USS Prince acquired through Lend-Lease |
January 18 |
United States Navy |
USS Kadashan Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
January 26 |
United States Navy |
USS Marcus Island |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
January 31 |
United States Navy |
USS Franklin |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
January 31 |
Royal Navy |
HMS Trouncer |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Ex-USS Perdido acquired through Lend-Lease |
February 3 |
United States Navy |
USS Savo Island |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
February 5 |
Royal Navy |
HMS Puncher |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
Ex-USS Willapa crewed by the Royal Canadian Navy |
February 11 |
United States Navy |
USS Ommaney Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
February 18 |
United States Navy |
USS Petrof Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
February 18 |
Royal Navy |
HMS Reaper |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Ex-USS Winjah acquired through Lend-Lease |
February 26 |
United States Navy |
USS Rudyerd Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
February 26 |
United States Coast Guard |
USCGC Staten Island |
Wind-class icebreaker |
March 1 |
United States Navy |
USS Saginaw Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
March 9 |
United States Navy |
USS Sargent Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
March 15 |
United States Navy |
USS Shamrock Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
March 21 |
United States Navy |
USS Shipley Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
March 28 |
United States Navy |
USS Sitkoh Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
April 4 |
United States Navy |
USS Steamer Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
April 8 |
United States Navy |
USS Cape Esperance |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
April 15 |
United States Navy |
USS Hancock |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
April 15 |
United States Navy |
USS Takanis Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
April 16 |
United States Navy |
USS Wisconsin |
Iowa-class battleship |
April 18 |
United States Navy |
USS 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 |
USS Thetis Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
April 27 |
United States Navy |
USS Makassar Strait |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
May 3 |
United States Navy |
USS Windham Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
May 8 |
United States Navy |
USS Ticonderoga |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
May 9 |
United States Navy |
USS Makin Island |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
May 14 |
United States Navy |
USS Lunga Point |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
May 20 |
United States Navy |
USS Bismarck Sea |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
May 26 |
United States Navy |
USS Salamaua |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
June 1 |
United States Navy |
USS Hollandia |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
June 3 |
United States Coast Guard |
USCGC Eastwind |
Wind-class icebreaker |
June 7 |
United States Navy |
USS Kwajalein |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
June 11 |
United States Navy |
USS Missouri |
Iowa-class battleship |
June 13 |
United States Navy |
USS Admiralty Islands |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
June 18 |
United States Navy |
USS Bougainville |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
June 24 |
United States Navy |
USS Matanikau |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
June 30 |
United States Navy |
USS Attu |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
July 6 |
United States Navy |
USS Roi |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
July 8 |
United States Navy |
USS Munda |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
July 15 |
United States Navy |
USCGC Southwind |
Wind-class icebreaker |
July 16 |
Soviet Navy |
Jivoochyi |
Wickes-class destroyer |
Ex-HMS Richmond and USS Fairfax |
August 6 |
United States Navy |
USS Bennington |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
September 15 |
United States Navy |
USS Shangri-La |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
September 15 |
Royal Navy |
HMS Vivid |
British V-class submarine |
September 18 |
United States Coast Guard |
USCGC Westwind |
Wind-class icebreaker |
October 9 |
United States Navy |
USS Randolph |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
October 28 |
United States Navy |
USS Aaron Ward |
Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer |
Under command of Commander William H. Sanders Jr.[2] |
November 26 |
United States Navy |
USS Bon Homme Richard |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
November 27 |
United States Navy |
USS Commencement Bay |
Commencement Bay-class escort carrier |
December 20 |
United States Coast Guard |
USCGC Mackinaw |
Great Lakes icebreaker |
December 30 |
United States Navy |
USS Block Island |
Commencement Bay-class escort carrier |