The list of ship commissionings in 1984 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1984.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
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12 January | Royal Netherlands Navy | Haarlem | Alkmaar-class minehunter | M853 | ||
12 April | Royal Netherlands Navy | Harlingen | Alkmaar-class minehunter | M 854 | ||
22 June | Chilean Navy | Almirante Cochrane | County-class destroyer | D12 | Purchase date from the United Kingdom for ex-HMS Antrim | |
24 June | United States Navy | Rentz | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-46 | ||
18 July | Royal Netherlands Navy | Scheveningen | Alkmaar-class minehunter | M855 | ||
21 July | Royal Australian Navy | Darwin | Adelaide-class frigate | FFG 04 | ||
September | People's Liberation Army Navy | Changzheng 3 | Type 091 submarine | 403 | date of initial operational capability | |
12 December | Royal Netherlands Navy | Maassluis | Alkmaar-class minehunter | M856 |
Ship events in 1984 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
Ship commissionings: | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
Shipwrecks: | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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