List of ship commissionings in 1968

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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
January 24 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Advance Attack class patrol boat P 83
February 9 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Stalwart destroyer tender
April 23 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Otway Oberon class submarine
April 26 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Acute Attack class patrol boat P 81
May 11 Naval flag of United States United States Navy Schofield Brooke class guided-missile frigate FFG-3
May 15 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Archer Attack class patrol boat P 86
June 21 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Aware Attack class patrol boat P 91
June 28 Naval flag of United States United States Navy Hammerhead Sturgeon class submarine SSN-663
30 June Black Sea Shipping Company Shota Rustaveli Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Ivan Franko class passenger liner
July 12 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Assail Attack class patrol boat P 89
July 13 Naval flag of United States United States Navy O'Callahan Garcia class destroyer escort DE-1051
August 16 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Barbette Attack class patrol boat P 97
August 17 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Adroit Attack class patrol boat P 82
September 7 Naval flag of United States United States Navy John F. Kennedy Modified Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier CV-67
October 19 Naval flag of United States United States Navy Albert David Garcia class destroyer escort
October 19 Naval flag of United States United States Navy Koelsch Garcia class destroyer escort DE-1049
October 21 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Ladava Attack class patrol boat P 92
October 26 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Ardent Attack class patrol boat P 84
October 26 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Barricade Attack class patrol boat P 98
November 5 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Bombard Attack class patrol boat P 99
November 16 Naval flag of United States United States Navy New Orleans Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship LPH-11
November 29 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Madang Attack class patrol boat P 94
December 6 Naval flag of United States United States Navy Gurnard Sturgeon class submarine SSN-662
December 14 Naval flag of Australia Royal Australian Navy Bandolier Attack class patrol boat P 95


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Ship launches: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Ship commissionings: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Ship decommissionings: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Shipwrecks: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
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