# List of ship decommissionings in 1946

The list of ship decommissionings in 1946 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1946. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead. For ships lost at sea, see list of shipwrecks in 1946 instead.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate and other notes |
| 4 January | Royal Navy | Begum | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Raki |
| 5 January | Royal Navy | Attacker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Castel Forte |
| 10 January | United States Navy | Ramapo | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap |
| 15 January | United States Navy | Breese | Wickes-class destroyer | Sold for scrap |
| 16 January | United States Navy | Salinas | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap |
| 17 January | Royal Navy | Ameer | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Kirk |
| 18 January | United States Navy | Mount Vernon | Troop transport | Returned to previous owners |
| 26 January | Royal Navy | Khedive | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Rempang |
| 29 January | Royal Navy | Ruler | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 |
| 4 February | Royal Navy | Empress | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 |
| 12 February | Royal Navy | Battler | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 |
| 12 February | Royal Navy | Emperor | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 |
| 12 February | Royal Navy | Pursuer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 |
| 12 February | Royal Navy | Striker | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and stricken in 1946 |
| 26 February | Royal Navy | Ravager | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Trent |
| 27 February | Royal Navy | Slinger | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Robin Mowbray |
| 28 February | United States Navy | Abarenda | Floating storage tanker | In reserve at Subic Bay under the War Shipping Administration, stricken in 1946 and sold for scrap in 1948 |
| 1 March | United States Navy | Sepulga | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap |
| 3 March | Royal Navy | Arbiter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Coracero |
| 3 March | Royal Navy | Trouncer | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Greystoke Castle |
| 6 March | United States Navy | Tippecanoe | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap |
| 3 March | Royal Navy | Puncher | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Muncaster Castle |
| 26 March | United States Navy | Long Island | Long Island-class escort carrier | Sold as merchant Nelly |
| 28 March | United States Navy | Charger | Charger-class escort carrier | Sold as merchant Fairsea |
| 2 April | Royal Navy | Premier | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Rhodesia Star |
| 5 May | United States Navy | Wake Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 6 April | Royal Navy | Smiter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Artillero |
| 12 April | Royal Navy | Trumpeter | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Alblasserdijk |
| 15 April | United States Navy | Nehenta Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 19 April | United States Navy | Kitkun Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 19 April | United States Navy | Makin Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 20 April | United States Navy | Badoeng Strait | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1947 |
| 26 April | United States Navy | Admiralty Islands | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 30 April | United States Navy | Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 1 May | United States Navy | Takanis Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 3 May | United States Navy | Card | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 |
| 9 May | United States Navy | Roi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 9 May | United States Navy | Salamaua | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 12 May | Royal Navy | Chaser | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Aagtekerk |
| 15 May | United States Navy | Kalinin Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 15 May | United States Navy | Solomons | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 20 May | United States Navy | Croatan | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 |
| 20 May | United States Navy | Natoma Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped |
| 20 May | Royal Navy | Reaper | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant South Africa Star |
| 21 May | United States Navy | Abbot | Fletcher-class destroyer | Reserve with San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet until recommissioned in 1951 |
| 21 May | United States Navy | Gilbert Islands | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 |
| 22 May | United States Navy | Tripoli | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1952 |
| 28 May | United States Navy | Block Island | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 |
| 28 May | United States Navy | Trinity | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap |
| 30 May | United States Navy | Daniel T. Griffin | Buckley-class destroyer escort | Sold to Chile as Virgilio Uribe |
| 8 June | United States Navy | Attu | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Attempted sale as merchant Gay but scrapped instead |
| 8 June | United States Navy | Edsall | Edsall-class destroyer escort | Sold for scrap |
| 8 June | United States Navy | Wakefield | Troop transport | Reserve until sold for scrap in 1959 |
| 10 June | United States Navy | Casablanca | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 14 June | United States Navy | Kadashan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 19 June | United States Navy | Saginaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped |
| 28 June | United States Navy | Shipley Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 1 July | United States Navy | Patoka | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap |
| 1 July | United States Navy | Steamer Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 3 July | United States Navy | Kula Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 |
| 5 July | United States Navy | Copahee | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 6 July | United States Navy | Kasaan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 6 July | United States Navy | Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Scrapped |
| 10 July | United States Navy | White Plains | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped |
| 15 July | United States Navy | Guadalcanal | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped |
| 17 July | Royal Navy | Speaker | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Lancero |
| 20 July | United States Navy | Corregidor | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transport Service |
| 20 July | United States Navy | Hoggatt Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 29 July | United States Navy | Arkansas | Wyoming-class battleship | Target ship |
| 31 July | United States Navy | Manila Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped |
| 31 July | United States Navy | Petrof Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped |
| 5 August | United States Navy | Coral Sea | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 7 August | United States Navy | Thetis Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1956 |
| 9 August | United States Navy | Makassar Strait | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and used as a target ship |
| 9 August | United States Navy | Vella Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1970 and scrapped |
| 14 August | United States Navy | Chenango | Sangamon-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 14 August | United States Navy | Fanshaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 16 August | United States Navy | Kwajalein | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped |
| 20 August | United States Navy | Breton | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1959 |
| 22 August | United States Navy | Cape Esperance | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service |
| 23 August | Royal Norwegian Navy | Honningsvåg | Naval trawler | Sold as a fishing trawler in 1947, scrapped in 1973 |
| 28 August | United States Navy | Independence | Independence-class aircraft carrier | Radiation research hulk until sunk as a target |
| 29 August | United States Navy | Barnes | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 29 August | United States Navy | Prince William | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 13 September | United States Navy | Munda | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1958 and scrapped |
| 17 September | United States Navy | Rapidan | Patoka-class oiler | Sold for scrap |
| 27 September | United States Navy | Altamaha | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 4 October | United States Navy | Core | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1958 |
| 9 October | United States Navy | Nassau | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 11 October | United States Navy | Matanikau | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped |
| 18 October | United States Navy | Puget Sound | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped |
| 21 October | United States Navy | Santee | Sangamon-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 24 October | United States Navy | Lunga Point | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped |
| 29 October | United States Navy | Ranger | Aircraft carrier | Sold for scrap |
| 31 October | Royal Navy | Queen | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Roebiah |
| 31 October | United States Navy | West Point | Troop transport | Returned to previous owners |
| 3 November | United States Navy | Bougainville | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1960 and scrapped |
| 5 November | United States Navy | Cape Gloucester | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1971 and scrapped |
| 8 November | United States Navy | Bennington | Essex-class aircraft carrier | Reserve until recommissioned in 1951 |
| 9 November | United States Navy | Bogue | Bogue-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 21 November | Royal Navy | Ranee | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Friesland |
| 27 November | United States Navy | Commencement Bay | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1971 and scrapped |
| 30 November | United States Navy | Sitkoh Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service |
| 11 December | Royal Navy | Fencer | Attacker-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Sydney |
| 12 December | United States Navy | Savo Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Reserve until stricken in 1959 and scrapped |
| 13 December | Royal Navy | Atheling | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Roma |
| 13 December | United States Navy | Lamberton | Wickes-class destroyer | Sold for scrap |
| 13 December | Royal Navy | Patroller | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Almkerk |
| 13 December | Royal Navy | Rajah | Ruler-class escort carrier | Returned to the United States and sold as merchant Drente |
| unknown date | German Navy | Bussard | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the United States |
| unknown date | German Navy | Falke | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the Soviet Union |
| unknown date | German Navy | Gunther Pluschow | Bussard-class seaplane tender | Surrendered to the Soviet Union and renamed Kodor |