| 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 |
United States Navy |
USS Proteus |
Fulton-class submarine tender |
| 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 5 |
United States Navy |
USS Shackle |
Diver-class rescue and salvage ship |
|
| 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 21 |
United States Navy |
USS Chowanoc |
Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
|
| 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 25 |
United States Navy |
USS Cocopa |
Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
| 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 16 |
United States Navy |
USS Tawakoni |
Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug |
|
| 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 |