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 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 submarine	SSN-673
29 April	Rederi AB Slite	*Apollo*	Sweden	Ferry		For Viking Line traffic
2 May	German 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 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