LIST OF SHIP DECOMMISSIONINGS IN 1943

The list of ship decommissionings in 1943 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1943.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
19 July	United States Navy	*Baffins*	Bogue-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom	Renamed HMS Ameer
31 July	United States Navy	*Glacier*	Bogue-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom	Renamed HMS Atheling
6 August	United States Navy	*Pybus*	Bogue-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom	Renamed HMS Emperor^[1]
12 August	United States Navy	*Bolinas*	Bogue-class escort carrier	Lend-Lease transfer to United Kingdom	Renamed HMS Begum
September	Royal Navy	*Newmarket*	Wickes-class destroyer		Reduced to care and maintenance status
6 November	Royal Navy	*Archer*	Long Island-class escort carrier	reduced to care and maintenance	Transferred to Ministry of War Transport in 1945 and renamed Empire Lagan

Citations

Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. The U.S. Navy Warship Series. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97898-9.