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The list of ship commissionings in 1979 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1979.
Operator
Ship
Flag
Class and type
Pennant
Other notes
3 January
SAGA Linjen
Fennia
Finland
ferry
Chartered from Svea Line (Finland)
January
Holland Expo
Tor Scandinavia
Sweden
Cruiseferry
Chartered from Tor Line
31 January
Royal Navy of Oman
Al Munassir
Amphibious warfare ship
17 February
Svea Line (Finland)
Fennia
Finland
ferry
Returned from charter; in Silja Line traffic
26 February
Tor Line
Tor Scandinavia
Sweden
Cruiseferry
Returned from charter to Holland Expo
3 March
United States Navy
USS New York City
Los Angeles-class submarine
SSN-696
24 March
Italia Crociere
Galileo Galilei
Italy
Cruise ship
Formerly with Lloyd Triestino
26 April
Rederi AB Slite
Botnia Express
Finland
Ferry
Ex-Diana under charter from Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab in Viking Line traffic
27 April
Indian Navy
INS Bedi
Pondicherry-class minesweeper
M63
27 April
Indian Navy
INS Bhavnagar
Pondicherry-class minesweeper
M64
4 May
Royal Navy
HMS Broadsword
Type 22 frigate
F88
4 June
SF Line
Turella
Finland
Cruiseferry
For Viking Line traffic
8 June
Finnish Navy
Pohjanmaa
Pohjanmaa-class minelayer
9 June
Rederi AB Slite
Diana II av Slite
Sweden
Cruiseferry
For Viking Line traffic
20 June
Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab
Botnia Express
Finland
Ferry
Ex-Diana; entered service after charter to Rederi AB Slite
25 June
Peruvian Navy
BAP Villavisencio
Lupo-class frigate
FM-52
26 July
Royal Netherlands Navy
HNLMS Callenburgh
Kortenaer-class frigate
F808
31 August
Soviet Navy
Zadornyy
Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship
520
25 September
Royal Navy
HMS Cardiff
Type 42 destroyer
D108
September
Rederi AB Slite
Diana II
Sweden
Cruiseferry
Ex-Diana II av Slite; in Viking Line traffic
19 November
United States Navy
USS McInerney
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
FFG-8
29 November
Irish Naval Service
LÉ Aoife
Deirdre-class offshore patrol vessel
P22
18 December
Royal Navy
HMS Brecon
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
M29
23 December
Peruvian Navy
BAP Carvajal
Lupo-class frigate
FM-51
Date unknown
Stena Line
Stena Saga
Sweden
Ferry
Rebuilt from Stena Oceanica
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