List of ship commissionings in 1978

The list of ship commissionings in 1978 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1978.

Operator Ship Flag Class and type Pennant Other notes
9 January Birka Line Prinsessan  Finland Ferry Former Finnhansa with Finnlines
16 January Sessan Linjen Fennia  Finland Ferry Chartered from Svea Line (Finland)
February Kefalliniki Sa Ainos  Greece Ferry Ex-Manic with La Traverse Nord-Sud Ltd
4 March  United States Navy Oldendorf Spruance-class destroyer DD-972
11 March  United States Navy Merrill Spruance-class destroyer DD-976
11 March  United States Navy Cincinnati Los Angeles-class submarine SSN-693
15 March Imperial Iranian Navy Khadang Kaman-class fast attack craft P223
23 March Imperial Iranian Navy Joshan Kaman-class fast attack craft P225
31 March Imperial Iranian Navy Paykan Kaman-class fast attack craft P224
31 March Imperial Iranian Navy Falakhon Kaman-class fast attack craft P226
31 March Imperial Iranian Navy Shamshir Kaman-class fast attack craft P227
3 April Minoan Lines Knossos  Greece Ferry Former Saga with Swedish Lloyd
24 April Svea Line (Finland) Fennia  Finland Ferry In Silja Line traffic
10 May Polferries Rogalin  Poland Ferry Ex-Aallotar chartered by Polferries from Effoa
13 May DFDS Seaways Dana Anglia  Denmark Ferry
20 May  United States Navy John Young Spruance-class destroyer DD-973
3 June  United States Navy Briscoe Spruance-class destroyer DD-977
9 June P&O Normandy Ferries nf Tiger  United Kingdom Ferry Ex-Katteget with Jydsk Færgefart A/S
5 August  United States Navy Mississippi Virginia-class cruiser CGN-40
5 August  United States Navy Comte de Grasse Spruance-class destroyer DD-974
19 August  United States Navy Stump Spruance-class destroyer DD-978
22 August Imperial Iranian Navy Gorz Kaman-class fast attack craft P228
1 September Stena Line Stena Oceanica  Sweden Ferry Former Patricia with Swedish Lloyd. Heavily rebuilt before entered service.
26 October  Royal Netherlands Navy Kortenaer Kortenaer-class frigate F807
11 September Imperial Iranian Navy Gardouneh Kaman-class fast attack craft P229
23 September  United States Navy Belleau Wood Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship LHA-3
14 October  United States Navy Conolly Spruance-class destroyer DD-979
21 October  United States Navy Arkansas Virginia-class cruiser CGN-41
9 November Stena Line Stena Baltica  Sweden Ferry Former Peer Günt with Aarhus-Oslo Linie
16 December  United States Navy Moosbrugger Spruance-class destroyer DD-980

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