| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes |
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| January | Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen | Drotten | {{FIN}} | Passenger ship | Bought from Rederi AB Gotland |
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| 7 March | USA}} | {{USS>Annapolis|AGMR-1|2}} | Commencement Bay|escort carrier|2}} modified into communications relay ship | AGMR-1 | Gilbert Islands|CVE-107|6}} |
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| 9 May | Rederi AB Slite | Apollo | {{SWE}} | Ferry | For Ålandspilen traffic |
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| 16 June | FRG}} | {{ship>German frigate|Braunschweig|F225|2}} | Köln|frigate|2}} | F225 |
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| 30 June | FRA}} | {{ship>French cruiser|Jeanne d'Arc|R97|2}} | Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid | R97 |
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| 14 November | Black Sea Shipping Company | {{MS>Ivan Franko | 2} | Soviet Union}} | Ivan Franko|passenger ship|2}} | First in class |
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| 21 December | USA}} | {{USS>Garcia|DE-1040|2}} | Garcia|ocean escort|2}} | DE-1040 |
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| 28 December | USSR}} | {{ship>Soviet cruiser|Admiral Fokin | 2} | Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser |
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| 30 December | USSR}} | {{ship>Soviet cruiser|Admiral Golovko | 2} | Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser |
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| Unknown date | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | {{MV>Pribilof | 2} | United States|1959}} | Cargo liner | Transferred from United States Army |
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