List of ship commissionings in 1950

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The list of ship commissionings in 1950 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1950.

Operator Ship Class and type Pennant Other notes
20 January  United States Navy Siboney Commencement Bay-class escort carrier CVE-112 Recommissioning from reserve
8 May  Royal Australian Navy Tobruk Battle-class destroyer D37
2 March  United States Navy Oriskany Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-34
1 June  Royal Netherlands Navy Van Amstel Van Amstel-class frigate F806 Former USS Burrows
1 June  Royal Netherlands Navy De Bitter Van Amstel-class frigate F807 Former USS Rinehart
29 July  United States Military Sea Transportation Service Sitkoh Bay Casablanca-class aircraft transport CVE-86 Placed in service from United States Navy reserve
22 August  United States Military Sea Transportation Service Cape Esperance Casablanca-class aircraft transport CVE-88 Placed in service from United States Navy reserve
28 August  United States Navy Princeton Essex-class aircraft carrier CV-37
12 September  United States Navy Bairoko Commencement Bay-class escort carrier CVE-115 Recommissioning from reserve
15 September  United States Navy Monterey Independence-class aircraft carrier CVL-26 Recommissioning from reserve
10 October  Royal Netherlands Navy Van Ewijk Van Amstel-class frigate F808 Former USS Gustafson
10 October  Royal Netherlands Navy Dubois Van Amstel-class frigate F809 Former USS O'Neill
Unknown date U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service John R. Manning Fisheries research vessel FWS 1002 Commissioned in early 1950
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lt. Raymond Zussman Cargo liner FS-246 Purchased 9 June, in commission by 17 June; renamed Penguin II 21 September 1950

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