The list of ship commissionings in 1962 includes a chronological list of all ship

Ship

Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...

s commissioned in 1962.

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! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Ship
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! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Pennant
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 7 April
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| Augsburg
| Köln class

Köln class frigate

The ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes...

 (Type 120) frigate
| F222
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 18 July
| Finnlines

Finnlines

Finnlines Plc is a Finnish shipping company that operates freight throughout Northern Europe as well as passenger services in the Baltic Sea. In the past, Finnlines has operated ships under the brands Finncarriers, Finnflow Systems, Finnjet Lines, and FG Shipping Oy Ab...

 
| Hansa Express
| ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

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| First car/passenger ferry in Finland—Germany traffic.
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 20 July
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| Okinawa

USS Okinawa (LPH-3)

USS Okinawa was the second Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship assigned the name "Okinawa", in honor of the World War II Battle of Okinawa....

| Iwo Jima class

Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship

The Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy were the first amphibious assault ships designed and built as dedicated helicopter carriers, capable of operating up to 20 helicopters to carry up to 1,800 marines ashore. They were named for battles featuring the United States...

 amphibious assault ship
| LPH-3
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 15 November
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| Devonshire

HMS Devonshire (D02)

HMS Devonshire was the first of the County-class destroyers and the first Batch 1 ship of the Royal Navy. The ship was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead near Liverpool. With a displacement of 5,440 tonnes , Devonshire was named after the English county of Devon...

| County class destroyer

County class destroyer

The County class was a class of guided missile destroyers, the first such vessels built by the Royal Navy. Designed specifically around the Sea Slug anti-aircraft missile system, the primary role of these ships was area air-defence around the aircraft carrier task force in the nuclear-war...

| D02
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! style="background: #bbdddd;"| 15 December
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| Karlsruhe
| Köln class

Köln class frigate

The ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes...

(Type 120) frigate
| F223
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