List of ship commissionings in 1939
The list of ship commissionings in 1939 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1939. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.
Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Notes | Ref |
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2 February | ![]() | Orzeł | Orzeł-class submarine | [citation needed] | |
4 February | ![]() | U-52 | Type VIIB submarine | [citation needed] | |
4 February | ![]() | U-58 | Type IIC submarine | [citation needed] | |
11 February | ![]() | U-40 | Type IX submarine | [citation needed] | |
4 March | ![]() | U-59 | Type IIC submarine | [citation needed] | |
16 April | ![]() | Sęp | Orzeł-class submarine | [citation needed] | |
22 April | ![]() | U-41 | Type IX submarine | [citation needed] | |
22 April | ![]() | U-48 | Type VIIB submarine | [citation needed] | |
29 April | ![]() | Admiral Hipper | Admiral Hipper-class cruiser | [citation needed] | |
30 April | ![]() | UA | submarine | ex-Batiray seized from the Turkish Navy during construction | [citation needed] |
24 June | ![]() | U-53 | Type VIIB submarine | [citation needed] | |
3 July | ![]() | O 19 | O 19-class submarine | [citation needed] | |
15 July | ![]() | U-42 | Type IX submarine | [citation needed] | |
22 July | ![]() | U-60 | Type IIC submarine | [citation needed] | |
1 August | ![]() | U-61 | Type IIC submarine | [citation needed] | |
12 August | ![]() | U-49 | Type VIIB submarine | [citation needed] | |
26 August | ![]() | U-43 | Type IX submarine | [citation needed] | |
28 August | ![]() | O 20 | O 19-class submarine | [citation needed] | |
5 August | ![]() | light seaplane carrier | [citation needed] | ||
20 September | ![]() | Blücher | Admiral Hipper-class cruiser | [citation needed] | |
23 September | ![]() | U-54 | Type VIIB submarine | [citation needed] | |
30 September | ![]() | Aaron Ward | Wickes-class destroyer | recommissioned to establish the Neutrality Patrol | [1] |
September (unknown date) | ![]() | Preußen | Vorpostenboot | converted fishing trawler | [citation needed] |
2 October | ![]() | Hospital Ship No 28 | hospital ship | converted ferry, ex-Dinard of the Southern Railway Co | [citation needed] |
12 October | ![]() | Schwabenland | seaplane tender | converted merchant ship | [citation needed] |
4 November | ![]() | U-44 | Type IX submarine | [citation needed] | |
4 December | ![]() | Abel P. Upshur | Clemson-class destroyer | recommissioned from reserve at Philadelphia Navy Yard for Neutrality Patrol | ![]() |
12 December | ![]() | U-50 | Type VIIB submarine | [citation needed] | |
16 December | ![]() | U-64 | Type IXB submarine | [citation needed] | |
21 December | ![]() | U-62 | Type IIC submarine | [citation needed] | |
unknown date | ![]() | Ostmark | seaplane tender | civilian type | [citation needed] |
References
- ^ "Aaron Ward I (Destroyer No. 132)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
On 30 September 1939, Aaron Ward came out of reserve for the final time. Recommissioned on that day, in response to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's establishment of the Neutrality Patrol following the outbreak of war in Europe at the beginning of the month
- ^ "Abel P. Upshur (Destroyer No. 193)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
4 December 1939, when she was again placed in commission and assigned to the Atlantic Squadron. The ship operated along the east coast on neutrality enforcement patrols