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List of ship commissionings in 1956

The list of ship commissionings in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1956.

Operator Ship Class and type Pennant Other notes
20 July United States Navy Thetis Bay Casablanca-class assault helicopter aircraft carrier CVHA-1 Recommissioned from reserve
20 July Canada Coast Ferries Ltd. Mill Bay RORO ferry purchased by BC Ferries in 1969
2 October Royal Netherlands Navy Lynx Roofdier-class frigate F823
8 October United States Navy Saratoga Forrestal-class aircraft carrier CVA-60
15 December Royal Canadian Navy Assiniboine St. Laurent-class destroyer escort DDE 234 Redesignated DDH 234 June 28, 1963 following helicopter modernization
15 December Royal Canadian Navy Ottawa St. Laurent-class destroyer escort DDE 229 Redesignated DDH 229 October 21, 1964 following helicopter modernization
15 December Royal Canadian Navy Saguenay St. Laurent-class destroyer escort DDE 206 Redesignated DDH 206 May 14, 1965 following helicopter modernization

See also

Ship events in 1956
Ship launches: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Ship commissionings: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Ship decommissionings: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Shipwrecks: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
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