List of ship commissionings in 2018

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The list of ship commissionings in 2018 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 2018.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
10 January	Indonesian Navy	I Gusti Ngurah Rai		Martadinata-class frigate	332
3 February	United States Navy	Omaha		Independence-class littoral combat ship	LCS-12	For U.S. Navy [1]
17 March	United States Navy	Colorado		Virginia-class attack submarine	SSN-788	For U.S. Navy [2]
24 March	United States Navy	Ralph Johnson		Arleigh Burke-class destroyer	DDG-114	For U.S. Navy [3]
13 April	Royal Navy	Forth		River-class patrol vessel	P222	For Royal Navy [4]
25 April	Indonesian Navy	Ardadedali		Nagapasa-class submarine	404	For U.S. Navy
26 May	United States Navy	Manchester		Independence-class littoral combat ship	LCS-14	For U.S. Navy [5]
20 June	Russian Navy	Ivan Gren		Ivan Gren-class landing ship	135	For Russian Navy
28 June	Royal Navy	Magpie		Inshore survey vessel	H130	For Royal Navy [6]
25 July	Royal Navy	Tyne		River-class OPV	P281	Recommissioned
29 September	United States Navy	Indiana		Virginia-class attack submarine	SSN-789	For U.S. Navy [7]
17 November	United States Navy	Sioux City		Freedom-class littoral combat ship	LCS-11	For U.S. Navy [8]
1 December	United States Navy	Thomas Hudner		Arleigh Burke-class destroyer	DDG-116	For U.S. Navy [9]
1 December	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	Sahand		Moudge-class frigate	74

References

1. "Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Omaha". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
2. "Navy to Commission Submarine Colorado". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
3. "Navy to Commission New Guided-Missile Destroyer Ralph Johnson". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
4. "HMS Forth is officially commissioned into the Royal Navy | Royal Navy". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
5. "USS Manchester Commissioned as Navy". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
6. "Duke of Edinburgh sends best wishes to HMS Magpie | Royal Navy". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
7. "Navy to Commission Submarine Indiana". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
8. "Navy to Commission Submarine Indiana". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
9. "Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Thomas Hudner". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-10-21.