The list of ship decommissionings in 1947 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1947. 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 1947 instead. __NOTOC__ OperatorShipClass and typeFateOther notes 7 January Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1959 8 January Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1959 9 January Reserve Recommissioned in 1951 9 January Reserve Recommissioned in 1951 9 January Reserve Recommissioned in 1954 9 January Reserve Recommissioned in 1953 13 January light aircraft carrier Transferred to France in 1951 Renamed Bois Belleau 13 January light aircraft carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1959 15 January Reserve Recommissioned in 1953 17 January Reserve Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service in 1951 January Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1972 11 February light aircraft carrier Reserve Recommissioned in 1950 11 February light aircraft carrier Reserve Recommissioned in 1948 11 February light aircraft carrier Transferred to France in 1951 Renamed Lafayette (R96) 11 February light aircraft carrier Reserve Recommissioned in 1950 14 February Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1959 14 February Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1959 15 February Reserve Recommissioned in 1952 17 February Scrapped Stricken in 1964 17 February Reserve Recommissioned in 1951 18 February Newark Scrapped 18 February Newport Scrapped 21 February Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1958 1 March light aircraft carrier Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1970 9 March Reserve Recommissioned in 1954 22 March Reserve Recommissioned in 1954 9 May Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1960 30 June Reserve Recommissioned in 1951 July Hospital Ship No 28 Hospital ship Returned to Southern Railway Co Renamed Dinard, resumed ferry service in the English Channel 1 August Scrapped 12 September Scrapped Reserve until stricken in 1970 4 October Reserve Recommissioned in 1951 7 November Reserve Recommissioned in 1955

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