List of ship commissionings in 1951

The list of ship commissionings in 1951 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1951. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date Operator Ship Class and type Notes Ref
3 January  United States Navy Rendova Commencement Bay-class escort carrier recommissioning from reserve
15 January  United States Navy Bon Homme Richard Essex-class aircraft carrier recommissioning from reserve
17 January  United States Navy Antietam Essex-class aircraft carrier recommissioning from reserve
1 February  United States Navy Essex Essex-class aircraft carrier recommissioning from reserve
3 February  United States Navy Tarawa Essex-class aircraft carrier recommissioning from reserve
26 February  United States Navy Abbot Fletcher-class destroyer recommissioned from reserve in San Diego [1]
28 April  United States Navy Block Island Commencement Bay-class escort carrier recommissioning from reserve
3 May  Royal Netherlands Navy De Zeeuw Van Amstel-class frigate ex-USS Eisner
3 May  Royal Netherlands Navy Van Zijll Van Amstel-class frigate ex-USS Stern
19 May  Military Sea Transportation Service Corregidor Casablanca-class aircraft transport placed in service from United States Navy reserve
21 May  United States Navy Gilbert Islands Commencement Bay-class escort carrier recommissioning from reserve
20 June  United States Navy Salerno Bay Commencement Bay-class escort carrier recommissioning from reserve
3 July  United States Navy Kula Gulf Commencement Bay-class escort carrier Recommissioning from reserve
10 July  Polish Navy Zetempowiec hospital ship conversion from merchant cargo ship Opole
26 July  United States Navy Point Cruz Commencement Bay-class escort carrier recommissioning from reserve
28 September  United States Navy Wasp Essex-class aircraft carrier recommissioned from reserve
31 October  Military Sea Transportation Service Windham Bay Casablanca-class aircraft transport placed in service from United States Navy reserve
30 November  United States Navy Bennington Essex-class aircraft carrier recommissioned from reserve
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References
  1. Mann, Raymond A. (2 November 1981). "Abbot II (DD-629)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 September 2019. recommissioned on 26 February 1951, the destroyer spent the next three months at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard undergoing alterations and modernization

See also
Ship events in 1951
Ship launches: 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Ship commissionings: 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Ship decommissionings: 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Shipwrecks: 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
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