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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

^ 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.

v t e Ship events in 1996
Ship launches	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Ship commissionings	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Ship decommissionings	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Shipwrecks	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

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