List of ship commissionings in 1938

Summary

The list of ship commissionings in 1938 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1938.

Date Operator Ship Class and type Pennant Other notes
9 February Balkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe Hans Rolshoven Krischan-class seaplane tender Completion date
21 May  Kriegsmarine Gneisenau Scharnhorst-class battleship
25 June  Kriegsmarine U-45 Type VIIB submarine U-45
4 August  Kriegsmarine U-37 Type IX ocean-going submarine U-37
6 August  Kriegsmarine U-51 Type VIIB submarine U-51
15 September  French Navy Strasbourg Dunkerque-class battleship
24 October  Kriegsmarine U-38 Type IX ocean-going submarine U-38
2 November  Kriegsmarine U-46 Type VIIB submarine U-46
26 November  Kriegsmarine U-56 Type VIIB submarine U-56
26 November Balkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe Sperber Light seaplane tender Completion date
17 December  Kriegsmarine U-47 Type VIIB submarine U-47
24 December  Kriegsmarine U-39 Type IX ocean-going submarine U-39
29 December  Kriegsmarine U-57 Type VIIB submarine U-57

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