List of ship commissionings in 1942

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The list of ship commissionings in 1942 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1942.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes

February 20	United States Navy	Croatan	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-14
March 2	Royal Navy	Avenger	Avenger class escort carrier	D14	Former merchant Rio Hudson
March 2	Royal Navy	Biter	Avenger class escort carrier	D97	Former merchant Rio Parana
March 3	United States Navy	Charger	Charger class escort carrier	AVG-30	Former merchant Rio de la Plata
May 1	Luftwaffe	Bussard	Bussard class seaplane tender		Completion date
June 15	United States Navy	Copahee	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-12
July 1	Royal Navy	Dasher	Avenger class escort carrier	D37	Former merchant Rio de Janeiro
August 9	Kriegsmarine	Schnelles Geleitboot 1	San Souci class escort vessel	SG 1
August 20	United States Navy	Nassau	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-11
August 21	United States Navy	Chenango	Sangamon class escort carrier	ACV-28
August 25	United States Navy	Sangamon	Sangamon class escort carrier	ACV-26	Recommissioning after conversion
September 7	Kriegsmarine	Schnelles Geleitboot 2	San Souci class escort vessel	SG 2
September 15	United States Navy	Altamaha	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-18
September 19	United States Navy	Chenango	Sangamon class escort carrier	ACV-28
September 24	United States	Suwannee	Sangamon class escort carrier	ACV-27	Recommissioning after conversion
September 26	United States Navy	Bogue	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-9	Former merchant Steel Advocate
September 30	Royal Navy	Attacker	Attacker class escort carrier	D02	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Barnes
October 31	Royal Navy	Battler	Attacker class escort carrier	D18	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Altamaha
November 2	Kriegsmarine	Schnelles Geleitboot 3	San Souci class escort vessel	SG 3
November 8	United States Navy	Card	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-11
November 22	Luftwaffe	Falke	Bussard class seaplane tender		Completion date
December 21	Royal Navy	Stalker	Attacker class escort carrier	D91	Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Hamlin
December 10	United States Navy	Core	Bogue class escort carrier	CVE-13
December 31	United States Navy	Essex	Essex class aircraft carrier	CV-9
December	Luftwaffe	Boelcke	Karl Meyer class seaplane tender		Completion date

[edit] See also

List of World War II ships

Ship launches:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Ship commissionings:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Ship decommissionings:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Shipwrecks:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949