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The list of ship commissionings in 1970 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1970.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January |  Royal Australian Navy
|
Swan | River-class destroyer escort | DE 50 | ||
| 24 January |  United States Navy
|
Manitowoc | Newport-class tank landing ship | LST-1180 | ||
| 4 February | United States Navy
|
Finback | Sturgeon-class submarine | SSN-670 | ||
| 12 February |  Royal Navy
|
Scylla | Leander-class frigate | F71 | ||
| 21 February | United States Navy
|
Peoria | Newport-class tank landing ship | LST-1183 | ||
| 27 February |  Royal Danish Navy
|
Narhvalen | Narhvalen-class submarine | S320 | ||
| 7 March | Royal Navy
|
Norfolk | County-class destroyer | D21 | ||
| 11 April | United States Navy
|
Frederick | Newport-class tank landing ship | LST-1184 | ||
| 29 April | United States Navy
|
Flying Fish | Sturgeon-class submarine | SSN-673 | ||
| 29 April | Rederi AB Slite | Apollo |  Sweden
|
Ferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
| 2 May |  German Navy
|
Rommel | Lütjens-class destroyer | D187 | ||
| 23 May | United States Navy
|
Coronado | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | AGF-11 | ||
| 24 May | United States Navy
|
Inchon | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | LPH-12 | ||
| 13 June | United States Navy
|
Vreeland | Knox-class frigate | FF-1068 | ||
| 20 June | United States Navy
|
Sumter | Newport-class tank landing ship | LST-1181 | ||
| 6 July | Svea Line (Finland) | Fennia |  Finland
|
Ferry | Transferred from Siljarederiet; continued in Silja Line traffic | |
| 9 July | Royal Navy
|
Achilles | Leander-class frigate | F12 | ||
| 14 July | Royal Navy
|
Antrim | County-class destroyer | D18 | ||
| 18 July | United States Navy
|
Blakely | Knox-class frigate | FF-1072 | ||
| 25 July | United States Navy
|
Francis Hammond | Knox-class frigate | FF-1067 | ||
| 7 August |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
Preserver | Protecteur-class replenishment oiler | AOR 510 | ||
| 8 August | United States Navy
|
Cayuga | Newport-class tank landing ship | LST-1186 | ||
| 9 August | Rederi Ab Sally | Viking 1 | Finland
|
Ferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
| 14 August | United States Navy
|
Trepang | Sturgeon-class submarine | SSN-674 | ||
| 22 August | United States Navy
|
Whipple | Knox-class frigate | FF-1062 | ||
| September | SF Line | Marella | Finland
|
Ferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
| 3 October | United States Navy
|
Portland | Anchorage-class dock landing ship | LSD-37 | ||
| 23 October | United States Navy
|
San Jose | Mars-class combat stores ship | AFS-7 | ||
| 24 October | United States Navy
|
Tuscaloosa | Newport-class tank landing ship | LST-1187 | ||
| 14 November | United States Navy
|
Blue Ridge | Blue Ridge-class command ship | LCC-19 | ||
| 1 December | United States Navy
|
Badger | Knox-class frigate | FF-1071 | ||
| 12 December | United States Navy
|
Ouellet | Knox-class frigate | FF-1077 | ||
| 22 December | Royal Danish Navy
|
Nordkaperen | Narhvalen-class submarine | S320 | ||
| 28 December |  Soviet Navy
|
Admiral Isakov | Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship | |||
| 31 December | Soviet Navy
|
Bditelnyy | Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship | 500 |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1970 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
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