- Source: List of ship commissionings in 1942
- List of ship commissionings in 1942
- Lists of ship commissionings and decommissionings
- List of Kriegsmarine ships
- List of Japanese Navy ships and war vessels in World War II
- List of aircraft carriers
- List of active Brazilian Navy ships
- List of shipwrecks in December 1942
- List of U.S. military vessels named after women
- List of shipwrecks in March 1942
- List of museum ships in North America
The list of ship commissionings in 1942 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1942. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.