List of ship commissionings in 1970

The list of ship commissionings in 1970 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1970.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
20 January	Royal Australian Navy	Swan		River class destroyer escort	DE-50
4 February	United States Navy	Finback		Sturgeon class nuclear-powered attack submarine	SSN-670
12 February	Royal Navy	Scylla		Leander class frigate	F71
7 March	Royal Navy	Norfolk		County class destroyer	D21
29 April	United States Navy	Flying Fish		Sturgeon class nuclear-powered attack submarine	SSN-673
29 April	Rederi AB Slite	Apollo	Sweden	Ferry		For Viking Line traffic
2 May	German Federal Navy	Rommel		Lütjens class destroyer	D187
24 May	United States Navy	Inchon		Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship	LPH-12
6 July	Svea Line (Finland)	Fennia	Finland	Ferry		Transferred from Siljarederiet; continued in Silja Line traffic
9 July	Royal Navy	Achilles		Leander class frigate	F12
14 July	Royal Navy	Antrim		County class destroyer	D18
18 July	United States Navy	Blakely		Knox class frigate	FF-1072
9 August	Rederi Ab Sally	Viking 1	Finland	Ferry		For Viking Line traffic
14 August	United States Navy	Trepang		Sturgeon class nuclear-powered attack submarine	SSN-674
22 August	United States Navy	Whipple		Knox class frigate	FF-1062
September	SF Line	Marella	Finland	Ferry		For Viking Line traffic
1 December	United States Navy	Badger		Knox class frigate	FF-1071
12 December	United States Navy	Ouellet		Knox class frigate	FF-1077

See also