List of ship commissionings in 1956

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
20 July  United States Navy Thetis Bay Casablanca-class assault helicopter aircraft carrier CVHA-1 Recommissioned from reserve
20 July Coast Ferries Ltd. Mill Bay RORO ferry purchased by BC Ferries in 1969
2 October  Royal Netherlands Navy Lynx Roofdier-class frigate F823
8 October  United States Navy Saratoga Forrestal-class aircraft carrier CVA-60
15 December  Royal Canadian Navy Assiniboine St. Laurent-class destroyer escort DDE 234 Redesignated DDH 234 June 28, 1963 following helicopter modernization
15 December  Royal Canadian Navy Ottawa St. Laurent-class destroyer escort DDE 229 Redesignated DDH 229 October 21, 1964 following helicopter modernization
15 December  Royal Canadian Navy Saguenay St. Laurent-class destroyer escort DDE 206 Redesignated DDH 206 May 14, 1965 following helicopter modernization
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also
Ship events in 1956
Ship launches: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Ship commissionings: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Ship decommissionings: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Shipwrecks: 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
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