List of ship commissionings in 1979
The list of ship commissionings in 1979 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1979.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
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3 January | SAGA Linjen | Fennia | ![]() | ferry | Chartered from Svea Line (Finland) | |
January | Holland Expo | Tor Scandinavia | ![]() | Cruiseferry | Chartered from Tor Line | |
31 January | ![]() | Al Munassir | Amphibious warfare ship | |||
17 February | Svea Line (Finland) | Fennia | ![]() | ferry | Returned from charter; in Silja Line traffic | |
26 February | Tor Line | Tor Scandinavia | ![]() | Cruiseferry | Returned from charter to Holland Expo | |
3 March | ![]() | USS New York City | Los Angeles-class submarine | SSN-696 | ||
24 March | Italia Crociere | Galileo Galilei | ![]() | Cruise ship | Formerly with Lloyd Triestino | |
26 April | Rederi AB Slite | Botnia Express | ![]() | Ferry | Ex-Diana under charter from Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab in Viking Line traffic | |
27 April | ![]() | INS Bedi | Pondicherry-class minesweeper | M63 | ||
27 April | ![]() | INS Bhavnagar | Pondicherry-class minesweeper | M64 | ||
4 May | ![]() | HMS Broadsword | Type 22 frigate | F88 | ||
4 June | SF Line | Turella | ![]() | Cruiseferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
8 June | ![]() | Pohjanmaa | Pohjanmaa-class minelayer | |||
9 June | Rederi AB Slite | Diana II av Slite | ![]() | Cruiseferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
20 June | Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab | Botnia Express | ![]() | Ferry | Ex-Diana; entered service after charter to Rederi AB Slite | |
25 June | ![]() | BAP Villavisencio | Lupo-class frigate | FM-52 | ||
26 July | ![]() | HNLMS Callenburgh | Kortenaer-class frigate | F808 | ||
31 August | ![]() | Zadornyy | Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship | 520 | ||
25 September | ![]() | HMS Cardiff | Type 42 destroyer | D108 | ||
September | Rederi AB Slite | Diana II | ![]() | Cruiseferry | Ex-Diana II av Slite; in Viking Line traffic | |
19 November | ![]() | USS McInerney | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-8 | ||
29 November | ![]() | LÉ Aoife | Deirdre-class offshore patrol vessel | P22 | ||
18 December | ![]() | HMS Brecon | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel | M29 | ||
23 December | ![]() | BAP Carvajal | Lupo-class frigate | FM-51 | ||
Date unknown | Stena Line | Stena Saga | ![]() | Ferry | Rebuilt from Stena Oceanica |