List of ship commissionings in 1951
The list of ship commissionings in 1951 includes a chronological compilation of ships commissioned in 1951. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Notes | Ref |
| 3 January | ' | Recommissioned from reserve | |||
| 15 January | ' | Recommissioned from reserve | |||
| 17 January | ' | Recommissioned from reserve | |||
| 1 February | ' | Recommissioned from reserve | |||
| 3 February | ' | Recommissioned from reserve | |||
| 26 February | ' | Recommissioned from reserve in San Diego | |||
| 28 April | ' | Recommissioned from reserve | |||
| 3 May | ' | Ex- | |||
| 3 May | Ex- | ||||
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