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The list of ship commissionings in 1979 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1979.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January | SAGA Linjen | Fennia |  Finland
|
ferry | Chartered from Svea Line (Finland) | |
| January | Holland Expo | Tor Scandinavia |  Sweden
|
Cruiseferry | Chartered from Tor Line | |
| 31 January |  Royal Navy of Oman
|
Al Munassir | Amphibious warfare ship | |||
| 17 February | Svea Line (Finland) | Fennia | Finland
|
ferry | Returned from charter; in Silja Line traffic | |
| 26 February | Tor Line | Tor Scandinavia | Sweden
|
Cruiseferry | Returned from charter to Holland Expo | |
| 3 March |  United States Navy
|
USS New York City | Los Angeles-class submarine | SSN-696 | ||
| 24 March | Italia Crociere | Galileo Galilei |  Italy
|
Cruise ship | Formerly with Lloyd Triestino | |
| 26 April | Rederi AB Slite | Botnia Express | Finland
|
Ferry | Ex-Diana under charter from Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab in Viking Line traffic | |
| 27 April |  Indian Navy
|
INS Bedi | Pondicherry-class minesweeper | M63 | ||
| 27 April | Indian Navy
|
INS Bhavnagar | Pondicherry-class minesweeper | M64 | ||
| 4 May |  Royal Navy
|
HMS Broadsword | Type 22 frigate | F88 | ||
| 12 May | United States Navy
|
USS Nicholson | Spruance-class destroyer | DD-982 | ||
| 4 June | SF Line | Turella | Finland
|
Cruiseferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
| 8 June |  Finnish Navy
|
Pohjanmaa | Pohjanmaa-class minelayer | |||
| 9 June | Rederi AB Slite | Diana II av Slite | Sweden
|
Cruiseferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
| 20 June | Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab | Botnia Express | Finland
|
Ferry | Ex-Diana; entered service after charter to Rederi AB Slite | |
| 25 June |  Peruvian Navy
|
BAP Villavisencio | Lupo-class frigate | FM-52 | ||
| 14 July | United States Navy
|
USS John Rodgers | Spruance-class destroyer | DD-983 | ||
| 26 July |  Royal Netherlands Navy
|
HNLMS Callenburgh | Kortenaer-class frigate | F808 | ||
| 28 July | United States Navy
|
USS Nassau | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship | LHA-4 | ||
| 25 August | United States Navy
|
USS Leftwich | Spruance-class destroyer | DD-984 | ||
| 31 August |  Soviet Navy
|
Zadornyy | Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship | 520 | ||
| 21 September | United States Navy
|
USS Cushing | Spruance-class destroyer | DD-985 | ||
| 25 September | Royal Navy
|
HMS Cardiff | Type 42 destroyer | D108 | ||
| September | Rederi AB Slite | Diana II | Sweden
|
Cruiseferry | Ex-Diana II av Slite; in Viking Line traffic | |
| 17 November | United States Navy
|
USS Harry W. Hill | Spruance-class destroyer | DD-986 | ||
| 19 November | United States Navy
|
USS McInerney | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | FFG-8 | ||
| 29 November |  Irish Naval Service
|
LÉ Aoife | Deirdre-class offshore patrol vessel | P22 | ||
| 18 December | Royal Navy
|
HMS Brecon | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel | M29 | ||
| 23 December | Peruvian Navy
|
BAP Carvajal | Lupo-class frigate | FM-51 | ||
| Date unknown | Stena Line | Stena Saga | Sweden
|
Ferry | Rebuilt from Stena Oceanica |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1979 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
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