List of ship commissionings in 1956
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The list of ship commissionings in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1956.
| Operator | Ship | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20 |  United States Navy |
Thetis Bay | Casablanca class helicopter assault carrier | CVHA-1 | Recommissioned from reserve | |
| October 8 | United States Navy |
Saratoga | Forrestal class aircraft carrier | CVA-60 | ||
| December 15 |  Royal Canadian Navy |
Assiniboine | St. Laurent class Destroyer Escort | DDE 234 | Redesignated DDH 234 June 28, 1963 following helicopter modernization | |
| December 15 | Royal Canadian Navy |
Ottawa | St. Laurent class Destroyer Escort | DDE 229 | Redesignated DDH 229 October 21, 1964 following helicopter modernization | |
| December 15 | Royal Canadian Navy |
Saguenay | St. Laurent class Destroyer Escort | DDE 206 | Redesignated DDH 206 May 14, 1965 following helicopter modernization |
[edit] See also
| Ship launches: | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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