Date
|
Operator
|
Ship
|
Pennant
|
Class and type
|
Notes
|
January 19
|
United States Navy
|
Augusta
|
SSN-710
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
|
February 8
|
Royal Navy of Oman
|
Nasr al Bahr
|
L2
|
Amphibious warfare ship
|
|
February 9
|
United States Navy
|
Hawes
|
FFG-53
|
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
|
|
February 9
|
United States Navy
|
Whidbey Island
|
LSD-41
|
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
|
|
February 14
|
United States Navy
|
2nd Lt. John P. Bobo
|
T-AK-3008
|
2nd Lt. John P. Bobo class dry cargo ship
|
Lead ship of her class [1]
|
April 1
|
French Navy
|
Inflexible
|
S615
|
Redoutable-class submarine
|
|
May 15
|
Royal Netherlands Navy
|
Makkum
|
M856
|
Alkmaar-class minehunter
|
|
May 18
|
United States Navy
|
Elrod
|
FFG-55
|
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
|
|
May 25
|
United States Navy
|
Alabama
|
SSBN-731
|
Ohio-class submarine
|
|
June 3
|
United States Navy
|
Vincennes
|
CG-49
|
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
|
|
June 29
|
United States Navy
|
Ford
|
FFG-54
|
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
|
|
July 6
|
United States Navy
|
Honolulu
|
SSN-718
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
|
July 27
|
United States Navy
|
Carr
|
FFG-52
|
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
|
|
July 27
|
United States Navy
|
Providence
|
SSN-719
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
|
September 11
|
Royal Navy
|
Gloucester
|
D96
|
Type 42 destroyer
|
|
September 11
|
Italian Navy
|
Giuseppe Garibaldi
|
551
|
Light aircraft carrier
|
|
October 5
|
Royal Navy
|
Tireless
|
S88
|
Trafalgar-class submarine
|
|
November 1
|
Royal Navy
|
Ark Royal
|
R07
|
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
|
|
November 9
|
United States Navy
|
Simpson
|
FFG-56
|
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
|
|
November 20
|
United States Navy
|
1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez
|
T-AK-3010
|
2nd Lt. John T. Bobo class dry cargo ship
|
under Military Sealift Command direction [2]
|
November 23
|
United States Navy
|
Pittsburgh
|
SSN-720
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
|
December 17
|
Royal Navy
|
Edinburgh
|
D97
|
Type 42 destroyer
|
|