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List of ship commissionings in 1950

The list of ship commissionings in 1950 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1950.

Operator Ship Class and type Pennant Other notes
20 January United States Navy Siboney Commencement Bay-class escort carrier CVE-112 Recommissioning from reserve
8 May Royal Australian Navy Tobruk Battle-class destroyer D37
2 March United States Navy Oriskany Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-34
1 June Royal Netherlands Navy Van Amstel Van Amstel-class frigate F806 Former USS Burrows
1 June Royal Netherlands Navy De Bitter Van Amstel-class frigate F807 Former USS Rinehart
29 July United States Military Sea Transportation Service Sitkoh Bay Casablanca-class aircraft transport CVE-86 Placed in service from United States Navy reserve
22 August United States Military Sea Transportation Service Cape Esperance Casablanca-class aircraft transport CVE-88 Placed in service from United States Navy reserve
28 August United States Navy Princeton Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-37
12 September United States Navy Bairoko Commencement Bay-class escort carrier CVE-115 Recommissioning from reserve
15 September United States Navy Monterey Independence-class aircraft carrier CVL-26 Recommissioning from reserve
10 October Royal Netherlands Navy Van Ewijk Van Amstel-class frigate F808 Former USS Gustafson
10 October Royal Netherlands Navy Dubois Van Amstel-class frigate F809 Former USS O'Neill
Unknown date Flag of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.png U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service John R. Manning Fisheries research vessel FWS 1002 Commissioned in early 1950
Flag of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.png U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lt. Raymond Zussman Cargo liner Purchased 9 June, in commission by 17 June; renamed Penguin II 21 September 1950

See also

Ship events in 1950
Ship launches: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Ship commissionings: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Ship decommissionings: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Shipwrecks: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
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