List of ship commissionings in 1909

The list of ship commissionings in 1909 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1909.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
9 February	Royal Navy	Defence		Minotaur-class cruiser
16 June	United States Navy	Lamson		Smith-class destroyer	DD-18
10 July	Kaiserliche Marine	Emden		Dresden-class cruiser
1 October	Kaiserliche Marine	Nassau		Nassau-class battleship
28 October	United States Navy	Flusser		Smith-class destroyer	DD-20
16 November	Kaiserliche Marine	Westfalen		Nassau-class battleship
23 November	United States Navy	Stingray		C-class submarine	SS-13	renamed C-2 in 1911
23 November	United States Navy	Tarpon		C-class submarine	SS-14	renamed C-3 in 1911
23 November	United States Navy	Bonita		C-class submarine	SS-15	renamed C-4 in 1911
23 November	United States Navy	Narwhal		D-class submarine	SS-17	renamed D-1 in 1911
23 November	United States Navy	Grayling		D-class submarine	SS-18	renamed D-2 in 1911
26 November	United States Navy	Smith		Smith-class destroyer	DD-17
3 December	United States Navy	Reid		Smith-class destroyer	DD-21
21 December	United States Navy	Preston		Smith-class destroyer	DD-19

See also

Ship events in 1909
Ship launches:	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914
Ship commissionings:	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914
Ship decommissionings:	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914
Shipwrecks:	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914

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