List of ship commissionings in 1863

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The list of ship commissionings in 1863 is a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1863. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date	Operator	Ship	Pennant	Class and type	Fate and other notes	Ref
7 January	United States Navy	USS Patapsco	–	Passaic-class monitor		[1]
18 January	United States Navy	USS Weehawken	–	Passaic-class monitor		[2]
9 February	United States Navy	USS Sangamon	–	Passaic-class monitor		[3]
24 February	United States Navy	USS Catskill	–	Passaic-class monitor		[4]
26 February	United States Navy	USS Nantucket	–	Passaic-class monitor		[5]
12 November	Spanish Navy	Villa de Madrid	–	Screw frigate	Scrapped 1884	[6]

References

1. "Battleship Photo Index USS PATAPSCO". NavSource. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
2. "Battleship Photo Index USS WEEHAWKEN". NavSource. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
3. "Battleship Photo Index USS SANGAMON". NavSource. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
4. "Battleship Photo Index USS CATSKILL". NavSource. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
5. "Battleship Photo Index USS NANTUCKET". NavSource. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
6. "Villa de Madrid (1862)". todoavante.es (in Spanish). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2024.