List of ship commissionings in 1969 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The list of ship commissionings in 1969 includes a chronological list of all ship

Ship

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s commissioned in 1969.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
20 January	Trave Lines	*Sveaborg*	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...		formerly Finnpartner with 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...
22 February		*Bayonet* HMAS Bayonet (P 101) HMAS Bayonet was an Attack class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy .-Design and construction:The Attack class was ordered in 1964 to operate in Australian waters as patrol boats HMAS Bayonet (P 101) was an Attack class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).-Design and...	Attack class Attack class patrol boat The Attack class patrol boats were small coastal defence vessels built for the Royal Australian Navy and operated between 1967 and 1985... patrol boat	P 101
12 March		*Veinticinco de Mayo* ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2) The ARA Veinticinco de Mayo was an aircraft carrier in the Argentine Navy from 1969 to 1997. The English translation of the name is the Twenty-fifth of May, which is the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810....	Colossus class Colossus class aircraft carrier The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier, commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier, was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal Navy during World War II, and used by eight naval forces between 1944 and 2001... light carrier	V 2	Former Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman
22 March		*Lütjens* FGS Lütjens (D185) Lütjens was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . She was the lead ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class...	Lütjens class Lütjens class destroyer The Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. They were replaced by the new Sachsen-class frigates, designated frigate even though they are much larger and more capable in all aspects than the Lütjens class destroyers.Basically the ships were Charles F... destroyer	D185
18 April		*Ovens* HMAS Ovens HMAS Ovens is an Oberon class submarine formerly of the Royal Australian Navy which is now preserved as a museum ship.-Design and construction:...	Oberon class Oberon class submarine The Oberon class was a 27-boat class of British-built diesel-electric submarines based on the successful British Porpoise-class submarine.... submarine
April	Swedish Lloyd	*Hispania*	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...		formerly Svea with Rederi AB Svea Rederi AB Svea Stockholms Rederi AB Svea was a Swedish shipping company founded in the 1870s...
2 June		*Charybdis* HMS Charybdis (F75) HMS Charybdis was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy . She was built by the Harland & Wolff company of Belfast, and was the last ship to be built there for British naval forces until RFA Fort Victoria of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, was launched in 1990. Charybdis was launched on the 28th...	Leander class Leander class frigate The Leander class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973... frigate	F75
11 July		*Hermione* HMS Hermione (F58) HMS Hermione was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy . She was, like the rest of her class, named after a figure of mythology. Hermione was built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, though she was completed by Yarrow Shipbuilders...	Leander class Leander class frigate The Leander class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973... frigate	F58
9 August		*Jupiter* HMS Jupiter (F60) HMS Jupiter was a Batch 3 Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy . She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology...	Leander class Leander class frigate The Leander class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973... frigate	F60
20 September		*Mölders*	Lütjens class Lütjens class destroyer The Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. They were replaced by the new Sachsen-class frigates, designated frigate even though they are much larger and more capable in all aspects than the Lütjens class destroyers.Basically the ships were Charles F... destroyer	D186
17 October		*Bacchante* HMS Bacchante (F69) HMS Bacchante was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. Bacchante was built by Vickers on the Tyne, launched on 29 February 1968 and commissioned on 17 October 1969....	Leander class Leander class frigate The Leander class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973... frigate	F69
14 December	K/S A/S Explorer & Co	*Lindblad Explorer* MS Explorer The MS Explorer was a Liberian-registered cruise ship designed for Arctic and Antarctic service, originally commissioned and operated by the Swedish explorer Lars-Eric Lindblad...	Expeditionary Cruise ship Cruise ship A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
22 December		*Onslow* HMAS Onslow HMAS Onslow was one of six Oberon class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy . The submarine was named after the town of Onslow, Western Australia and Sir Alexander Onslow, with the boat's motto and badge derived from Onslow's family heritage...	Oberon class Oberon class submarine The Oberon class was a 27-boat class of British-built diesel-electric submarines based on the successful British Porpoise-class submarine.... submarine

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