List of ship commissionings in 1916

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The list of ship commissionings in 1916 is a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1916. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
21 January [1]	United States Navy	Conyngham		Tucker-class destroyer	DD-58
1 February [2]	Royal Navy	Malaya		Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
1 February	Royal Navy	Revenge		Revenge-class battleship
10 February	French Navy	Bretagne		Bretagne-class battleship
10 February [3]	United States Navy	Jacob Jones		Tucker-class destroyer	DD-61
19 February [4]	Royal Navy	Valiant		Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
1 March	French Navy	Provence		Bretagne-class battleship
10 March	French Navy	Lorraine		Bretagne-class battleship
11 March [5]	United States Navy	Nevada		Nevada-class battleship	BB-36
11 April	United States Navy	Tucker		Tucker-class destroyer	DD-57
17 April	United States Navy	Porter		Tucker-class destroyer	DD-59
18 April	Royal Navy	Royal Sovereign		Revenge-class battleship	05
1 May	Royal Navy	Royal Oak		Revenge-class battleship	08
2 May	United States Navy	Oklahoma		Nevada-class battleship	BB-37
12 May	United States Navy	Wainwright		Tucker-class destroyer	DD-62
12 June	United States Navy	Pennsylvania		Pennsylvania-class battleship	BB-38
27 June	United States Navy	Sampson		Sampson-class destroyer	DD-63
15 July	Imperial German Navy	Bayern		Bayern-class battleship
18 August	Royal Navy	Repulse		Renown-class battlecruiser
27 August	United States Navy	Rowan		Sampson-class destroyer	DD-64
8 September [6]	Royal Netherlands Navy	Z 7		Z 5-class torpedo boat	Z 7
20 September	Royal Navy	Renown		Renown-class battlecruiser
22 September [6]	Royal Netherlands Navy	Z 8		Z 5-class torpedo boat	Z 8
5 October	United States Navy	Davis		Sampson-class destroyer	DD-65
17 October	United States Navy	Arizona		Pennsylvania-class battleship	BB-39
21 October [7]	Royal Australian Navy	Brisbane		Town-class cruiser
4 November	Royal Navy	Courageous		Courageous-class battlecruiser	50	later converted to aircraft carrier
10 November	United States Navy	Wilkes		Sampson-class destroyer	DD-67
5 December [8]	Royal Netherlands Navy	O 6		Unique submarine	O 6
23 December [9]	Royal Netherlands Navy	O 7		Unique submarine	O 7
30 December	Royal Navy	Resolution		Revenge-class battleship	09

References

1. history.navy.mil :: Conyngham Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
2. battleships-cruisers.co.uk :: HMS Malaya
3. history.navy.mil :: Jacob Jones
4. battleships-cruisers.co.uk :: HMS Valiant
5. history.navy.mil :: Nevada
6. netherlandsnavy.nl :: Z-class torpedoboats Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
7. navy.gov.au :: HMAS Brisbane (I)
8. dutchsubmarines.com :: Class O 6
9. dutchsubmarines.com :: Class O 7