List of ship commissionings in 1966

The list of ship commissionings in 1966 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1966.

Operator Ship Flag Class and type Pennant Other notes
25 February Finnlines Finndana  Finland ferry Previously Hansa Express for the same company
28 March Finnlines Finnhansa  Finland ferry Delivery delayed by two onboard fires;
largest ferry on the Baltic Sea when delivered
27 April Siljarederiet Fennia  Finland ferry
2 May Swedish Lloyd Saga  Sweden ferry
21 June  Royal Navy Fife County-class destroyer D20
22 June Finnlines Finnpartner  Finland ferry
6 August  United States Navy Tripoli Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship LPH-10
27 August  United States Navy Arlington Saipan-class aircraft carrier modified into communications relay ship AGMR-2 Former USS Saipan
25 February TT-Line Finndana  Finland ferry Chartered from Finnlines
11 October  Royal Navy Glamorgan County-class destroyer D19
27 October Rederi AB Svea Svea  Sweden ferry
15 November  Chilean Navy Virgilio Uribe Buckley-class destroyer escort APD-29 Former USS Daniel T. Griffin

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