List of ship commissionings in 1968
The list of ship commissionings in 1968 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1968.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
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14 January | Italian Navy | Alpino | Alpino-class frigate | F580 | ||
24 January | Royal Australian Navy | Advance | Attack-class patrol boat | P 83 | ||
9 February | Royal Australian Navy | Stalwart | Destroyer tender | A 215 | ||
23 April | Royal Australian Navy | Otway | Oberon-class submarine | S 59 | ||
26 April | Royal Australian Navy | Acute | Attack-class patrol boat | P 81 | ||
28 April | Italian Navy | Carabiniere | Alpino-class frigate | F581 | ||
11 May | United States Navy | Schofield | Brooke-class frigate | FFG-3 | ||
15 May | Royal Australian Navy | Archer | Attack-class patrol boat | P 86 | ||
15 May | Royal Netherlands Navy | Isaac Sweers | Van Speijk-class frigate | F814 | ||
21 June | Royal Australian Navy | Aware | Attack-class patrol boat | P 91 | ||
28 June | United States Navy | Hammerhead | Sturgeon-class submarine | SSN-663 | ||
30 June | Black Sea Shipping Company | Shota Rustaveli | Soviet Union | Ivan Franko-class passenger ship | ||
12 July | Royal Australian Navy | Assail | Attack-class patrol boat | P 89 | ||
13 July | United States Navy | O'Callahan | Garcia-class ocean escort | DE-1051 | ||
16 August | Royal Australian Navy | Barbette | Attack-class patrol boat | P 97 | ||
17 August | Royal Australian Navy | Adroit | Attack-class patrol boat | P 82 | ||
7 September | United States Navy | John F. Kennedy | Modified Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier | CV-67 | ||
19 October | United States Navy | Albert David | Garcia-class ocean escort | DE-1050 | ||
19 October | United States Navy | Koelsch | Garcia-class ocean escort | DE-1049 | ||
21 October | Royal Australian Navy | Ladava | Attack-class patrol boat | P 92 | ||
26 October | Royal Australian Navy | Ardent | Attack-class patrol boat | P 84 | ||
26 October | Royal Australian Navy | Barricade | Attack-class patrol boat | P 98 | ||
5 November | Royal Australian Navy | Bombard | Attack-class patrol boat | P 99 | ||
16 November | United States Navy | New Orleans | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | LPH-11 | ||
29 November | Royal Australian Navy | Madang | Attack-class patrol boat | P 94 | ||
6 December | United States Navy | Gurnard | Sturgeon-class submarine | SSN-662 | ||
14 December | Royal Australian Navy | Bandolier | Attack-class patrol boat | P 95 |