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The list of ship commissionings in 1972 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1972.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January | Swedish Lloyd | Saga |  Sweden
|
Ferry | Formerly Hispania with the same company | |
| 7 February | Stena Line | Stena Atlantica | Sweden
|
Ferry | Formerly Saga with Swedish Lloyd (not the Saga above) | |
| 17 February | Finland Steamship Company | Aallotar |  Finland
|
Ferry | For Silja Line traffic | |
| 18 March | Baltic Shipping Company | Mikhail Lermontov |  Soviet Union
|
Ivan Franko-class passenger liner | ||
| 25 May | Rederi AB Svea | Svea Regina | Sweden
|
Ferry | For Silja Line traffic | |
| 19 April | Rederi Ab Sally | Viking 3 | Finland
|
Ferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
| 15 July | Jydsk Færgefart A/S | Kattegat |  Denmark
|
Ferry | ||
| 28 July |  National Navy of Uruguay
|
18 De Julio | Dealey-class destroyer escort | DE-3 | Ex-USS Dealey | |
| 25 October |  Soviet Navy
|
Admiral Makarov | Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship | |||
| 11 December | Rederi AB Slite | Diana | Sweden
|
Ferry | For Viking Line traffic | |
| Unknown |  Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
|
Tiburon | Balao-class submarine | S-12 | Ex-USS Cubera |
See also
| Ship events in 1972 | |
|---|---|
| Ship launches | |
| Ship commissionings | |
| Ship decommissionings | |
| Shipwrecks | |