LIST OF SHIP COMMISSIONINGS IN 1961

The list of ship commissionings in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1961.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
28 March	Royal New Zealand Navy	*Taranaki*	Modified Rothesay-class frigate	F148
15 April	German Navy	*Köln*	Köln-class frigate	F220
21 May	United States Navy	*Kitty Hawk*	Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier	CVA-63	First in class^[1]
29 August	United States Navy	*Iwo Jima*	Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship	LPH-2	First in class
24 October	German Navy	*Emden*	Köln-class frigate	F221
27 October	United States Navy	*Constellation*	Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier	CVA-64
22 November	French Navy	*Clemenceau*	Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier	R98	First in class
25 November	United States Navy	*Enterprise*	Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier	CVAN-65

Citations

Friedman, Norman (1995). "United States". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 544–634. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.