List of ship commissionings in 1986

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The list of ship commissionings in 1986 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1986.

Date	Operator	Ship	Pennant	Class and type	Notes
January 15	Royal Netherlands Navy	Jacob van Heemskerck	F812	Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigate
March 6	United States Navy	1st Lt. Jack Lummus	T-AK-3011	2nd Lt. John P. Bobo class dry cargo ship	operated by the American Overseas Marine Corporation under Military Sealift Command direction
July 9	Royal Netherlands Navy	Schiedam	M860	Alkmaar-class minehunter
September 17	Royal Netherlands Navy	Witte de With	F813	Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigate
September (unknown date)	Chilean Navy	Almirante Latorre	D14	County-class destroyer	Ex-HMS Glamorgan, purchased from the Royal Navy
October 11	French Navy	Vulcain	M611	Vulcain-class minesweeper
October 25	United States Navy	Theodore Roosevelt	CVN-71	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
December 10	Royal Netherlands Navy	Middelburg	M858	Alkmaar-class minehunter
December 10	Royal Netherlands Navy	Urk	M861	Alkmaar-class minehunter
December 30	People's Liberation Army Navy	Zheng He	AX-81	Type 679 training ship	Built at Jiangnan Shipyard for Dalian Naval Academy