List of ship commissionings in 1970

The list of ship commissionings in 1970 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1970.

Operator Ship Flag Class and type Pennant Other notes
20 January  Royal Australian Navy Swan River-class destroyer escort DE 50
24 January  United States Navy Manitowoc Newport-class tank landing ship LST-1180
4 February  United States Navy Finback Sturgeon-class submarine SSN-670
12 February  Royal Navy Scylla[1] Leander-class frigate F71
21 February  United States Navy Peoria Newport-class tank landing ship LST-1183
27 February  Royal Danish Navy Narhvalen Narhvalen-class submarine S320
7 March  Royal Navy Norfolk[2] County-class destroyer D21
11 April  United States Navy Frederick Newport-class tank landing ship LST-1184
29 April  United States Navy Flying Fish Sturgeon-class submarine SSN-673
29 April Rederi AB Slite Apollo  Sweden Ferry For Viking Line traffic
2 May  German Navy Rommel Lütjens-class destroyer D187
23 May  United States Navy Coronado Austin-class amphibious transport dock AGF-11
24 May  United States Navy Inchon Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship LPH-12
13 June  United States Navy Vreeland Knox-class frigate FF-1068
20 June  United States Navy Sumter Newport-class tank landing ship LST-1181
6 July Svea Line (Finland) Fennia  Finland Ferry Transferred from Siljarederiet; continued in Silja Line traffic
9 July  Royal Navy Achilles[3] Leander-class frigate F12
14 July  Royal Navy Antrim[4] County-class destroyer D18
18 July  United States Navy Blakely Knox-class frigate FF-1072
25 July  United States Navy Francis Hammond Knox-class frigate FF-1067
7 August  Royal Canadian Navy Preserver Protecteur-class replenishment oiler AOR 510
8 August  United States Navy Cayuga Newport-class tank landing ship LST-1186
9 August Rederi Ab Sally Viking 1  Finland Ferry For Viking Line traffic
14 August  United States Navy Trepang Sturgeon-class submarine SSN-674
22 August  United States Navy Whipple Knox-class frigate FF-1062
September SF Line Marella  Finland Ferry For Viking Line traffic
3 October  United States Navy Portland Anchorage-class dock landing ship LSD-37
23 October  United States Navy San Jose Mars-class combat stores ship AFS-7
24 October  United States Navy Tuscaloosa Newport-class tank landing ship LST-1187
14 November  United States Navy Blue Ridge Blue Ridge-class command ship LCC-19
1 December  United States Navy Badger Knox-class frigate FF-1071
12 December  United States Navy Ouellet Knox-class frigate FF-1077
22 December  Royal Danish Navy Nordkaperen Narhvalen-class submarine S320
28 December  Soviet Navy Admiral Isakov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship
31 December  Soviet Navy Bditelnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship 500

References

  1. ^ Jane, Frederick Thomas (1993). Jane's Fighting Ships. Franklin Watts. p. 728. ISBN 978-0-7106-1065-2.
  2. ^ Jane, Frederick Thomas (1994). Jane's All the World's Fighting Ships. S. Low, Marston & Company. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-7106-1161-1.
  3. ^ Jane, Frederick Thomas (1997). Jane's Fighting Ships. Franklin Watts. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7106-1546-6.
  4. ^ Jane, Frederick Thomas (1996). Jane's Fighting Ships. Franklin Watts. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-7106-1355-4.

See also

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