List of ship commissionings in 1986
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 | ' | F812 | |||
| January 18 | ' | CG-50 | |||
| 8 February | ' | LSD-42 | |||
| March 6 | ' | T-AK-3011 | 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo class dry cargo ship | operated by the American Overseas Marine Corporation under Military Sealift Command direction | |
| April 12 | ' | FFG-58 | |||
| July 9 | ' | M860 | |||
| September 17 | ' | F813 | |||
| September | ' | D14 | Ex-, purchased from the Royal Navy | ||
| 20 September | ' | CG-52 | |||
| October 11 | ' | M611 | |||
| October 25 | ' | CVN-71 | |||
| December 10 | ' | M858 | |||
| December 10 | ' | M861 | |||
| December 30 | Zheng He' | AX-81 | Type 679 training ship | Built at Jiangnan Shipyard for Dalian Naval Academy |