LIST OF SHIP COMMISSIONINGS IN 1963

The list of ship commissionings in 1963 includes a chronological list of all ships decommissioned in 1963.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
15 March	Royal Navy	*Hampshire*		County-class destroyer	D06
23 March	Lloyd Triestino	*Galileo Galilei*	Italy	Ocean liner
11 May	United States Navy	*Wright*		Saipan-class aircraft carrier converted to command ship	CC-2
6 June	German Navy	*Lübeck*		Köln-class frigate	F224
20 June	Rederi Ab Ålandsfärjan	*Ålandsfärjan*	Finland	Ferry		ex-Brittany with Southern Railway Co.
15 July	French Navy	*Foch*		Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier	R99
20 July	United States Navy	*Guadalcanal*		Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship	LPH-7
15 August	Royal Navy	*Kent*		County-class destroyer	D12
4 November	Royal Navy	*London*		County-class destroyer	D16

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