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The list of ship commissionings in 1889 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1889.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
17 April	United States Navy	Chicago		Protected cruiser
28 May	Royal Navy	Anson[1]		Admiral-class battleship
18 July	Royal Navy	Camperdown		Admiral-class battleship
July	Royal Navy	Howe		Admiral-class battleship

• Roberts, John (1979). "Great Britain (including Empire Forces)". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. New York: Mayflower Books. pp. 1–113. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.