List of ship commissionings in 1938
Date Operator Ship Class and type Pennant
9 February Luftwaffe Hans Rolshoven Krischan -class seaplane tender
21 May Kriegsmarine Gneisenau Scharnhorst -class battleship
25 June Kriegsmarine U-45 Type VIIB submarine U-45
4 August Kriegsmarine U-37 Type IX ocean-going submarine U-37
6 August Kriegsmarine U-51 Type VIIB submarine U-51
24 October Kriegsmarine U-38 Type IX ocean-going submarine U-38
2 November Kriegsmarine U-46 Type VIIB submarine U-46
26 November Kriegsmarine U-56 Type VIIB submarine U-56
26 November Luftwaffe Sperber Light seaplane tender
17 December Kriegsmarine U-47 Type VIIB submarine U-47
24 December Kriegsmarine U-39 Type IX ocean-going submarine U-39
29 December Kriegsmarine U-57 Type VIIB submarine U-57
The list of ship commissionings in 1938 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1938 .
The list of ship commissionings in 1938 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1938.