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9 January | {{USA}} | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | {{USS>Halibut|SSGN-587|2}} | Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
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18 January | Germany}} | Nordseewerke | Emden | Anita Thyssen | Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw | For Seereederei Frigga, Hamburg |
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31 January | {{AUS}} | Cockatoo Island Dockyard | Sydney, New South Wales | {{HMAS>Parramatta|DE 46|2}} | River|destroyer escort|2}} |
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11 February | {{GER}} | Burmester shipyard | Bremen-Burg | Cuxhaven | Lindau-class minesweeper | For German Navy |
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17 February | {{USA}} | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard | Sparrows Point, Maryland | {{USS>Haleakala|AE-25|2}} | Nitro|ammunition ship|2}} |
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9 March | {{UK}} | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | {{HMS>Ashanti|F117|2}} | Tribal|frigate|2}} |
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19 March | {{SWE}} | Oskarshamns varv | Oskarshamn | {{SS>Bore|3=2}} | Ferry | For Steamship Company Bore |
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19 March | Germany}} | Nordseewerke | Emden | Essiflora | Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw | For Björn Ruud-Pedersen |
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21 March | {{FRG}} | {{ship>German frigate|Emden|F221|2}} | Köln|frigate|0}} (Type 140) frigate |
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26 March | Germany}} | Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH | Husum | Rüm Hart | ferry | url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/rum_hart_1959.htm|title=M/S Rüm Hart.|accessdate=2017-10-08}} |
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6 April | {{UK}} | Fairfield Shipbuilding | Glasgow, Scotland | {{HMS>Lincoln|F99|2}} | Salisbury|frigate|2}} |
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22 April | {{USA}} | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | {{USS>Henry B. Wilson|DDG-7|2}} | Charles F. Adams|destroyer|2}} |
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23 April | {{USA}} | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | {{USS>Towers|DDG-9|2}} | Charles F. Adams|destroyer|2}} |
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16 May | {{USA}} | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | {{USS>Blueback|SS-581|2}} | Barbel|submarine|2}} |
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23 May | {{USA}} | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | {{USS>Preble|DDG-46|2}} | Farragut|destroyer (1958)|0}} destroyer |
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25 May | {{JPN}} | {{JDS>Oyashio|SS-511|2}} | Oyashio|submarine|2}} |
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9 June | {{USA}} | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | {{USS>George Washington|SSBN-598|2}} | George Washington|submarine|2}} |
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18 June | {{JPN}} | {{JDS>Harusame | 2} | Murasame|destroyer (1958)|0}} destroyer |
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20 June | France}} | Dubigeon | Nantes | Daphné | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy |
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23 June | {{UK}} | Hawthorn Leslie | Hebburn | Royston Grange | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Houlder Line |
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23 June | {{UK}} | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | {{RMS>Windsor Castle|1959|2}} | Ocean liner | For Union-Castle Line |
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24 June | {{JPN}} | {{JDS>Teruzuki|DD-162|2}} | Akizuki|destroyer (1959)|0}} destroyer |
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26 June | {{JPN}} | {{JDS>Akizuki|DD-161|2}} | Akizuki|destroyer (1959)|0}} destroyer |
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1 July | West Germany}} | Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim | Mannheim | L 830 | Type Mannheim 59 ferry | For Flusspioniere |
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9 July | {{USA}} | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | {{USS>Macdonough|DDG-39|2}} | Farragut|destroyer (1958)|0}} destroyer |
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14 July | {{USA}} | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | {{USS>Long Beach|CGN-9|2}} | Long Beach|cruiser|2}} |
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21 July | {{USA}} | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Savannah | Nuclear-powered cargo ship | For United States Maritime Administration |
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28 July | {{USA}} | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | {{USS>Lynde McCormick|DDG-8|2}} | Charles F. Adams|destroyer|2}} |
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8 August | {{JPN}} | {{JDS>Takanami|DDK-110|2}} | Ayanami|destroyer|2}} |
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15 August | {{FRG}} | {{ship>German frigate|Augsburg|F222|2}} | Köln|frigate|0}} (Type 140) frigate |
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17 August | {{USA}} | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | {{USS>Parsons|DD-949|2}} | Forrest Sherman|destroyer|2}} |
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19 August | {{NZL}} | J. Samuel White & Co. | Cowes, Isle of Wight | {{HMNZS>Taranaki|F148|2}} | Rothesay|frigate|2}} |
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8 September | {{USA}} | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | {{USS>Charles F. Adams|DDG-2|2}} | Charles F. Adams|destroyer|2}} |
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22 September | {{USA}} | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | {{USS>Patrick Henry|SSBN-599|2}} | George Washington|submarine|2}} |
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3 October | {{USA}} | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | {{USS>Theodore Roosevelt|SSBN-600|2}} | George Washington|submarine|2}} |
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7 October | {{USA}} | San Francisco Naval Shipyard | San Francisco, California | {{USS>Mahan|DDG-42|2}} | Farragut|destroyer (1958)|0}} destroyer |
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24 October | {{FRG}} | {{ship>German frigate|Karlsruhe|F223|2}} | Köln|frigate|0}} (Type 140) frigate |
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24 October | {{SWE}} | Kockums | Malmö | {{SS>Esso Brussels | 2} | Tanker | For Esso Marine (Belgium) SA |
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3 November | {{UK}} | Vickers-Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness | {{SS>Oriana|1959|2}} | Ocean liner | For Orient Line |
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18 December | {{USA}} | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | {{USS>Robert E. Lee|SSBN-601|2}} | George Washington|submarine|2}} |
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29 December | {{USA}} | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | {{USS>Scorpion|SSN-589|2}} | Skipjack|submarine|2}} |
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Unknown Date | Germany}} | Nordseewerke | Emden | Betty | Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw | For Christian F. Bonnevie |
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Unknown Date | West Germany}} | Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim | Mannheim | Harle Riff | Type Mannheim 59 ferry | For Flusspioniere |
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