List of ship commissionings in 1959
The list of ship commissionings in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1959.
Operator | Ship | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
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10 January | United States Navy | Independence | Forrestal-class aircraft carrier | CVA-62 | |
27 January | German Navy | Albatros | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S7 | |
24 February | German Navy | Kondor | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S8 | |
3 March | German Navy | Greif | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S9 | |
21 March | German Navy | Bussard | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S25 | |
14 April | German Navy | Falke | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S10 | |
21 May | German Navy | Habicht | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S26 | |
3 June | Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen ( Finland) | Viking | Ferry | Ex-Dinard with Southern Railway Co. | |
3 June | German Navy | Geier | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S11 | |
1 July | German Navy | Sperber | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S27 | |
8 July | Argentine Navy | Independencia | Colossus-class aircraft carrier | V-1 | |
9 November | German Navy | Kormoran | Seeadler-class fast attack craft | S28 | |
30 December | United States Navy | George Washington | George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine | SSBN-598 | First ballistic missile submarine |