List of ship commissionings in 1996

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The list of ship commissionings in 1996 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1996.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
May	People's Liberation Army Navy	Qingdao		Type 052 destroyer	113	Date of initial operational capability
20 September	Royal Navy	Somerset		Type 23 frigate	F82	[1]
2 November	Royal Navy	Vigilant		Vanguard-class submarine	S30
25 November	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	Yunes		Kilo-class submarine	903

Citations

1. Saunders, p. 806

Bibliography

• Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.