List of ship commissionings in 1909

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

Date	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
9 February	Royal Navy	*Defence*	Minotaur-class cruiser
27 February	Royal Navy	*Bellerophon*	Bellerophon-class battleship
20 March	Royal Navy	*Invincible*	Invincible-class battlecruiser
15 May	Royal Navy	*Temeraire*	Bellerophon-class battleship
29 May	Royal Navy	*Superb*	Bellerophon-class battleship
16 June	United States Navy	*Lamson*	Smith-class destroyer	DD-18
10 July	Imperial German Navy	*Emden*	Dresden-class cruiser
1 October	Imperial German Navy	*Blücher*	Unique armored cruiser
1 October	Imperial German Navy	*Mainz*	Kolberg-class cruiser
1 October	Imperial German Navy	*Nassau*	Nassau-class battleship
28 October	United States Navy	*Flusser*	Smith-class destroyer	DD-20
16 November	Imperial German Navy	*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

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