The list of ship commissionings in 1960 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1960.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April | Steamship Company Bore | Bore | Ferry | ||||
| 9 November | Unique nuclear submarine | SSN-597 | - The first quiet nuclear submarine with turbo electric drive - The first integrated sonar suite, including both a low-frequency passive array, for long range detection, and a spherical array, for approach and attack (AN/BQQ Series Sonar) - The first submarine specifically designed as an ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) weapon - The first submarine with torpedo tubes amidships.[1] | ||||
| 6 December | A11 | Former .[2] |