List of ship commissionings in 2013 explained

The list of ship commissionings in 2013 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 2013.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
21 January					F263
28 February					F262
1 March^[1]					S120
21 March^[2]				Type 45 destroyer	D36
21 March					F264
6 April^[3]					LPD-24
4 May^[4]					LPD-23
14 May
29 May				Bergamini-class frigate	F590
7 September					SSN-783
26 September^[5]				Type 45 destroyer	D37
16 November ^[6]				Modified Kiev class aircraft carrier	R33
19 December				Bergamini-class frigate	F591

Notes and References

Web site: Submarine HMS Ambush commissioned into the Royal Navy . Ministry of Defence . 4 March 2013 . 11 April 2015.
Web site: BBC News - HMS Defender commissioning ceremony held in Portsmouth . Bbc.co.uk . 2013-03-21 . 11 April 2015.
Web site: [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LPD24}} Arlington]. Naval Vessel Register. Naval Sea Systems Command Shipbuilding Support Office (NAVSHIPSO). 19 October 2010. 11 April 2015.
U.S. Navy's Amphibious Transport Dock Anchorage (LPD 23) Christened at Ingalls Shipbuilding Avondale Operations . 14 May 2011 . . 11 April 2015.
News: Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan 'christened' at Portsmouth Naval Base . BBC . 26 September 2013 . 11 April 2015.
Web site: About INS Vikramaditya - The newest & largest ship of Indian Navy Indian Navy . 2022-08-04 . www.indiannavy.nic.in.