List of ship commissionings in 1983

The list of ship commissionings in 1983 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1983.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
22 January	United States Navy	Ticonderoga		Ticonderoga-class cruiser	CG-
27 January	Royal Netherlands Navy	Abraham Crijnssen		Kortenaer-class frigate	F816
29 January	Royal Australian Navy	Sydney		Adelaide-class frigate[1][2]	FFG 03
29 January	United States Navy	Underwood		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-36
19 February	United States Navy	Reid		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-30
5 March	United States Navy	Hayler		Spruance-class destroyer	DD-997
14 April	Royal Netherlands Navy	Jan van Brakel		Kortenaer-class frigate	F825
21 May	United States Navy	Doyle		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-39
21 May	United States Navy	Albuquerque		Los Angeles-class submarine	SSN-706
28 May	Royal Netherlands Navy	Alkmaar		Alkmaar-class minehunter	M850	First in class
18 June	United States Navy	Crommelin		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-37
2 July	United States Navy	Jarrett		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-33
17 August	Royal Netherlands Navy	Delfzijl		Alkmaar-class minehunter	M851
20 August	United States Navy	Klakring		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-42
1 October	Royal Netherlands Navy	Pieter Florisz		Kortenaer-class frigate	F826
1 October	United States Navy	Portsmouth		Los Angeles-class submarine	SSN-707
8 October	United States Navy	Curts		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-38
16 November	Royal Netherlands Navy	Dordrecht		Alkmaar-class minehunter	M852
19 November	United States Navy	De Wert		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-45
10 December	United States Navy	McClusky		Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	FFG-41