List of ship commissionings in 2021 explained

The list of ship commissionings in 2021 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 2021.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
Unknown		Jining	Jiangdao-class corvette	636	For PLAN
January		Suzhou	Luyang III-class destroyer	132	For PLAN
January		Dongying	Jiangdao-class corvette	607	For PLAN
January		Tianmen	Jiangdao-class corvette	631	For PLAN
January		Tongling	Jiangdao-class corvette	629	For PLAN
January		Shizuishan	Jiangdao-class corvette	609	For PLAN
January		Aba	Jiangdao-class corvette	630	For PLAN
30 January		Nanyang	Jiangdao-class corvette	619	For PLAN
30 January		Grayvoron	Buyan-M-class corvette	600	For Russian Navy
February		Huainan	Luyang III-class destroyer	123	For PLAN
February		Shangqiu	Jiangdao-class corvette	618	For PLAN
4 February		Shiyan	Jiangdao-class corvette	637	For PLAN
7 March		Lhasa	Renhai-class destroyer	102	For PLAN
12 March		Vulcano	Vulcano-class logistic support ship	A 5335	For Italian Navy
16 March				MSO-306	For Japanese Navy^[1]
19 March				DDG-180	For Japanese Navy^[2]
24 March				SS-512	For Japanese Navy^[3]
6 April				405	For Indonesian Navy
12 April		Nanning	Luyang III-class destroyer	162	For PLAN
16 April		Kaifeng	Luyang III-class destroyer	124	For PLAN
16 April		Alsace	Aquitaine-class frigate	D656	For French Navy
17 April				LCS-24	For U.S. Navy^[4]
23 April		Changzheng 21	Jin-class submarine	421	For PLAN
23 April		Dalian	Renhai-class destroyer	105	For PLAN
23 April		Hainan	Yushen-class amphibious assault ship	31	For PLAN
5 May		Kazan	Yasen-M-class submarine	K-561	For Russian Navy
8 May			Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base	ESB-5	For U.S. Navy
17 May		Sachsen-Anhalt	Baden-Württemberg-class frigate	F224	For German Navy
22 May				LCS-26	For U.S. Navy^[5]
2 June		Reina Ysabel	Suardiaz Galizia-class logistics support ship	A-06	For Spanish Navy^[6]
18 June				P234	For Royal Navy^[7]
12 July				522	For Indonesian Navy^[8]
27 July		Ta Chiang	Tuo Chiang-class corvette	PGG-619	For ROCN
8 August		Vsevolod Bobrov	Elbrus-class logistics support vessel	RLO52	For Russian Navy^[9]
20 August		Georgiy Kurbatov	Alexandrit-class minesweeper	631	For Russian Navy
28 August		Severn	River-class offshore patrol vessel	P282	For Royal Navy (recomissioned)
September		FMLB-2	Min Jiang-class minelayer	FMLB-2	For ROCN
September		Guilin	Luyang III-class destroyer	164	For PLAN
23 September		Audacious	Astute-class submarine	S122	For Royal Navy
12 October		Magadan	Improved Kilo-class submarine	B-602	For Russian Navy
11 November		Anshan	Renhai-class destroyer	103	For PLAN
December		FMLB-3	Min Jiang-class minelayer	FMLB-3	For ROCN
December		FMLB-4	Min Jiang-class minelayer	FMLB-4	For ROCN
8 December				DDG-118	For U.S. Navy
21 December		Knyaz Oleg	Borei-A-class submarine	K-552	For Russian Navy
21 December		Novosibirsk	Yasen-M-class submarine	K-573	For Russian Navy
25 December		Zhanjiang	Luyang III-class destroyer	165	For PLAN
28 December		Baotou	Luyang III-class destroyer	133	For PLAN

Notes and References

1. Web site: 最新鋭掃海艦「えたじま」が就役――海自最大のFRP船（高橋浩祐） - Yahoo!ニュース. 2021-05-31. Yahoo!ニュース 個人. ja.
2. Web site: Japan Commissions New Maya-Class AEGIS Destroyer JS Haguro はぐろ DDG-180. navalnews.com. 19 March 2021. 27 April 2021.
3. Web site: Japan Commissions Its 2nd Li-Ion Battery Submarine JS Tōryū「とうりゅう」. navalnews.com. 24 March 2021. 27 April 2021.
4. Web site: Navy to Commission USS Oakland This Weekend. usni.org. 19 April 2021. 27 April 2021.
5. Web site: Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Mobile. 2021-10-21. United States Navy. en-US.
6. Web site: White . Ryan . 2021-05-26 . Spanish Navy will Commission Logistic Support Ship "Ysabel" (A 06) on June 2 - Naval Post- Naval News and Information . 2023-02-12 . en-US.
7. Web site: HMS Spey ready for action after Invergordon commissioning Royal Navy. www.royalnavy.mod.uk. en. 2021-06-23.
8. Web site: Indonesian Navy commissions third Teluk Bintuni-class landing ship. janes.com. 13 July 2021. 1 September 2021.
9. News: 15 September 2021 . Vessel Review: Vsevolod Bobrov - Russian Navy's Newest Logistics Ship Boasts Multi-Role Capability . Baird Maritime . 6 June 2022.