The list of ship commissionings in 1966 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1966.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
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25 February | Finnlines | Finndana | Finland | ferry | Previously Hansa Express for the same company | |
28 March | Finnlines | Finnhansa | Finland | ferry | Delivery delayed by two onboard fires; largest ferry on the Baltic Sea when delivered | |
27 April | Siljarederiet | Fennia | Finland | ferry | ||
2 May | Swedish Lloyd | Saga | Sweden | ferry | ||
21 June | Royal Navy | Fife | County-class destroyer | D20 | ||
22 June | Finnlines | Finnpartner | Finland | ferry | ||
6 August | United States Navy | Tripoli | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | LPH-10 | ||
27 August | United States Navy | Arlington | Saipan-class aircraft carrier modified into communications relay ship | AGMR-2 | Former USS Saipan | |
25 February | TT-Line | Finndana | Finland | ferry | Chartered from Finnlines | |
11 October | Royal Navy | Glamorgan | County-class destroyer | D19 | ||
27 October | Rederi AB Svea | Svea | Sweden | ferry | ||
15 November | Chilean Navy | Virgilio Uribe | Buckley-class destroyer escort | APD-29 | Former USS Daniel T. Griffin |
Ship events in 1966 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
Ship commissionings: | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
Shipwrecks: | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
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