Talk:Ship commissioning

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What is commissioning a civilian ship called? The article infers commissioning refers only to military ships. GrahamBould 09:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Being "placed in service." The word "commissioning" specifically means "an official charge or authority," which civilian ships don't get.

"Commissioning" ("being placed in service") without further specification, might refer to many things different from a ship. For example, in chemical engineering "commissioning" is the project phase that follows the construction of a chemical plant and precedes start-up. It consists of a number of checks, which include instruments, valves, electrical installations, piping and arrangement, pressure testing and cleaning of pipes and equipment. I suggest this acceptation is added to the definition of "commissioning". 195.41.211.254 09:49, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

This article deals only with traditions of commissioning in the United States Navy, and as such is biased and incomplete. In order to be a fair article it should deal with significance and customs in other great navies. For example, in the British Royal Navy, and other constitutional monarchies, the commissioning of a ship represents the orders of the reigning monarch to bring the ship to service of the country. Guyfwoodward 09:45, 5 August 2007 (UTC)