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 | |
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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 |
Ship events in 1963 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
Ship commissionings: | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
Shipwrecks: | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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