LIST OF SHIP DECOMMISSIONINGS IN 1954

The list of ship decommissionings in 1954 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1954.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Fate	Other notes
16 February	United States Navy	*Salerno Bay*	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1961
9 April	United States Navy	*Bataan*	Independence-class light aircraft carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959
15 June	United States Navy	*Palau*	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960^[1]
5 July	United States Navy	*Sicily*	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1960
27 July	United States Military Sea Transportation Service	*Sitkoh Bay*	Casablanca-class escort carrier	Scrapped	United States Navy reserve until stricken in 1960
27 August	United States Navy	*Block Island*	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier	Scrapped	Reserve until stricken in 1959

Citations

"Palau (CVE-122)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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.