List of ship commissionings in 2020 explained

The list of ship commissionings in 2020 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 2020.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
5 March				SS-511	For Japanese Navy
19 March				DDG-179	For Japanese Navy
4 April				SSN-791	For U.S. Navy^[1]
18 April				SSN-792	For U.S. Navy^[2]
20 June				LCS-22	For U.S. Navy^[3]
15 July				LHA-7	For U.S. Navy^[4]
3 August				P224	For Royal Navy ^[5]
8 August				LCS-19	For U.S. Navy^[6]
26 September				DDG-119	For U.S. Navy^[7]
19 November	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps			L110–1
7 December				518	^[8]
7 December				519
17 December				P233	For Royal Navy ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Navy Attack Submarine USS Delaware Joins the Fleet. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
2. Web site: USS Vermont becomes latest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine in service. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
3. Web site: Naval Littoral Combat Ship USS Kansas City Joins the Fleet. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
4. Web site: U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Joins the Fleet. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
5. Web site: HMS Trent departs on her first deployment Royal Navy. www.royalnavy.mod.uk. en. 2021-01-19.
6. Web site: Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship St. Louis. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
7. Web site: Navy to Commission Guided Missile Destroyer Delbert D. Black. 2021-10-21. U.S. Department of Defense. en-US.
8. Web site: ENAM KRI PRODUKSI DALAM NEGERI KEMBALI PERKUAT ALUTSISTA TNI AL. tnial.mil.id. 10 December 2020. 1 September 2021. ID.
9. Web site: Not any old lion – Navy welcomes HMS Tamar into its family Royal Navy. www.royalnavy.mod.uk. en. 2020-12-17.