The list of ship commissionings in 1897 is a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1897. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead. __NOTOC__ Date Operator Ship Flag Class and type Pennant Other notes 16 February Pre-dreadnought battleship –20 FebruaryPre-dreadnought battleship –8 June–Pre-dreadnought battleship– 8 June – 8 June – 16 June Pre-dreadnought battleshipBB-4JulyPre-dreadnought battleship– 17 August –Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 17 9 September – 29 December –
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