List of ship commissionings in 2018 explained

The list of ship commissionings in 2018 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 2018.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
10 January					332
3 February					LCS-12	For U.S. Navy^[1]
17 March					SSN-788	For U.S. Navy^[2]
24 March					DDG-114	For U.S. Navy^[3]
13 April					P222	For Royal Navy ^[4]
25 April					404	For U.S. Navy
26 May					LCS-14	For U.S. Navy^[5]
28 June				Inshore survey vessel	H130	For Royal Navy ^[6]
25 July		Tyne		River-class OPV	P281	Recommissioned
29 September					SSN-789	For U.S. Navy^[7]
17 November					LCS-11	For U.S. Navy^[8]
1 December					DDG-116	For U.S. Navy^[9]
1 December		Sahand			74

Notes and References

1. Web site: Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Omaha. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
2. Web site: Navy to Commission Submarine Colorado. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
3. Web site: Navy to Commission New Guided-Missile Destroyer Ralph Johnson. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
4. Web site: HMS Forth is officially commissioned into the Royal Navy Royal Navy. www.royalnavy.mod.uk. en. 2018-04-15.
5. Web site: USS Manchester Commissioned as Navy. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
6. Web site: Duke of Edinburgh sends best wishes to HMS Magpie Royal Navy. www.royalnavy.mod.uk. en. 2018-07-02.
7. Web site: Navy to Commission Submarine Indiana. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
8. Web site: Navy to Commission Submarine Indiana. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
9. Web site: Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Thomas Hudner. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.