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The list of ship commissionings in 1965 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1965.
| Operator | Ship | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January |  United States Navy
|
Guam | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | LPH-9 | ||
| 21 May | United States Navy
|
America | Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier | CVA-66 | ||
| 3 July |  United States Military Sea Transportation Service
|
Kula Gulf | Commencement Bay-class aircraft transport | T-AKV-8 | Placed in service from United States Navy reserve | |
| 14 August | Baltic Shipping Company | Alexandr Pushkin |  Soviet Union
|
Ivan Franko-class passenger ship | ||
| 20 August |  Soviet Navy
|
Varyag | Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser | 343 | ||
| 23 August | United States Military Sea Transportation Service
|
Point Cruz | Commencement Bay-class aircraft transport | T-AKV-19 | Placed in service from United States Navy reserve |
See also
| Ship events in 1965 | |
|---|---|
| Ship launches | |
| Ship commissionings | |
| Ship decommissionings | |
| Shipwrecks | |