List of ship commissionings in 1918 explained

The list of ship commissionings in 1918 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1918. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.

Date	Operator	Ship	Pennant	Class and type	Notes
March 25			ID-2313	Tugboat	civilian tug delivered to Navy service under charter^[1]
April 6			Destroyer No. 93
April 16			SP-1793	Section patrol craft
April 16			Destroyer No. 79
April 18			SP-197	Section patrol craft
April 26			Destroyer No. 80
May 15			Destroyer No. 81
May 20			BB-40
May 24			Destroyer No. 86
May 29			SP-2646	Section patrol craft
June 1			Destroyer No. 82
June 1			Destroyer No. 94
June 8			Destroyer No. 98
June 13			Destroyer No. 85
June 24			Destroyer No. 113
June 29			Destroyer No. 99
July 1			Destroyer No. 84
July 2			Destroyer No. 83
July 4			Destroyer No. 100
July 17			FS III	Converted merchant type seaplane carrier
July 20			Destroyer No. 114
July 21			Destroyer No. 101
July 26			Destroyer No. 121
July 31			Destroyer No. 95
July 31			Destroyer No. 75
August 4			Destroyer No. 102
August 8			Destroyer No. 115
August 14			ID-3434	Section patrol craft
August 16			Destroyer No. 96
August 18			Destroyer No. 119
August 21			Destroyer No. 97
August 24			Destroyer No. 76
September 7			Destroyer No. 87
September 9			Destroyer No. 116
September 16			Destroyer No. 117
September 20			Destroyer No. 103
September 30			Destroyer No. 120
September 30			Destroyer No. 77
October 1			M 3
October 1			M 4
October 2			Destroyer No. 118
October 11			Destroyer No. 78
October 19			Destroyer No. 88
October 23			Destroyer No. 122
October 31			M 1
November 11			Destroyer No. 104
November 14			Destroyer No. 89
November 25			Destroyer No. 105
November 29			Destroyer No. 123
December 3			M 2
December 12			Destroyer No. 106
December 23			Destroyer No. 112
unknown date			SP-2589	Section patrol craft	Loaned to Culver Naval School 1919

Notes and References

1. Web site: A. G. Prentiss . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command . 31 May 2019 . 16 June 2015 . selected for service and delivered to the Navy on 25 March 1918 under a charter.