List of ship commissionings in 1909

The list of ship commissionings in 1909 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1909.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
9 February	Royal Navy	Defence	Minotaur class cruiser
16 June	United States Navy	Lamson	Smith class destroyer	DD-18
10 July	Kaiserliche Marine	Emden	Dresden class light cruiser
1 October	Kaiserliche Marine	Nassau	Nassau class battleship
28 October	United States Navy	Flusser	Smith class destroyer	DD-20
16 November	Kaiserliche Marine	Westfalen	Nassau class battleship
23 November	United States Navy	Stingray	C class submarine	SS-13	renamed C-2 in 1911
23 November	United States Navy	Tarpon	C class submarine	SS-14	renamed C-3 in 1911
23 November	United States Navy	Bonita	C class submarine	SS-15	renamed C-4 in 1911
23 November	United States Navy	Narwhal	D class submarine	SS-17	renamed D-1 in 1911
23 November	United States Navy	Grayling	D class submarine	SS-18	renamed D-2 in 1911
26 November	United States Navy	Smith	Smith class destroyer	DD-17
3 December	United States Navy	Reid	Smith class destroyer	DD-21
21 December	United States Navy	Preston	Smith class destroyer	DD-19

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