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The list of ship commissionings in 1960 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1960.
Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
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12 April | Steamship Company Bore | Bore | Finland | Ferry | ||
9 November | United States Navy | Tullibee | Unique nuclear submarine | SSN-597 | - The first quiet nuclear submarine with turbo electric drive - The first integrated sonar suite, including both a low-frequency passive array, for long range detection, and a spherical array, for approach and attack (AN/BQQ Series Sonar) - The first submarine specifically designed as an ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) weapon - The first submarine with torpedo tubes amidships. | |
6 December | Brazilian Navy | Minas Gerais | Colossus-class aircraft carrier | A11 | Former HMS Vengeance. |
References
- "Tullibee II (SSN-597)". www.history.navy.mil. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- Blackman (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships (1968-69), p. 23
See also
Ship events in 1960 | |
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Ship launches | |
Ship commissionings | |
Ship decommissionings | |
Shipwrecks |