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The list of ship commissionings in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1961.

Operator Ship Class and type Pennant Other notes
28 March Naval Ensign of New Zealand Royal New Zealand Navy Taranaki Modified Rothesay-class frigate F148
15 April Naval Ensign of Germany German Navy Köln Köln-class frigate F220
21 May Flag of the United States United States Navy Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier CVA-63 First in class
29 August Flag of the United States United States Navy Iwo Jima Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship LPH-2 First in class
24 October Naval Ensign of Germany German Navy Emden Köln-class frigate F221
27 October Flag of the United States United States Navy Constellation Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier CVA-64
22 November Civil and Naval Ensign of France French Navy Clemenceau Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier R98 First in class
25 November Flag of the United States United States Navy Enterprise Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier CVAN-65

See also[]

Ship events in 1961
Ship launches: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Ship commissionings: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Ship decommissionings: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Shipwrecks: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
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