List of ship launches in 1987

The list of ship launches in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1987.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
17 January United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Andrew J. Higgins Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
23 January Japan Yukishio Yūshio-class submarine
29 January Spain Bazan Ferrol Numancia Santa María-class frigate
30 January Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimakaze Hatakaze-class destroyer
30 January West Germany Orenstein & Koppel Lübeck Vogelsand Nordstand-class tug
25 February Italy Fincantieri San Giorgio San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock
7 March West Germany Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau Mozart River cruise ship For Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft
3 April United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Lake Champlain Ticonderoga-class cruiser
4 April France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire Sovereign of the Seas Sovereign-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International
10 April United Kingdom Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd Appledore Arco Arun Dredger For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[1]
24 April Turkey Gölcük Naval Shipyard Fatih Yavuz-class frigate
24 April West Germany Kröger-Werft Schacht-Audorf Atair Vermessungs-, Wracksuch- und Forschungsschiffe des BSH For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
28 April West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Tupi Type 209 submarine For Marinha do Brasil
3 May Soviet Union Werft 340 Zelenodolsk SKR-451 Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy
9 May West Germany Elsfleth shipyard Elsfleth Kronsort Schwedeneck-class research vessel For German Navy
2 June United Kingdom Brooke Yachts International. Lowestoft Young Endeavour Brigantine For Royal Australian Navy.[2]
13 June United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Albany Los Angeles-class submarine
17 June Finland Wärtsilä Marine Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Kapitan Danilkin SA-15 type cargo ship
27 June United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Gunston Hall Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
10 July United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow Norfolk Type 23 frigate
12 July United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Philippine Sea Ticonderoga-class cruiser
13 July France Ateliers et chantiers du Havre Le Havre Wind Spirit Motor sailing yacht For Windstar Cruises[3]
18 July Yugoslavia Brodogradevna Industrija Split Amorella Cruiseferry for SF Line for Viking Line traffic
31 July West Germany Kröger shipyard Schacht-Audorf Helmsand Schwedeneck-class research vessel For German Navy
4 August United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Wasp Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
10 August West Germany Johann Oelkers KG Hamburg Bülk Tugboat For Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel
15 August United Kingdom Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd Appledore Welsh Piper Dredger For British Dredging Ltd.[4]
9 September Japan Amagiri Asagiri-class destroyer
12 September United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Pasadena Los Angeles-class submarine
17 September West Germany Bremer Vulkan Bremen-Vegesack Augsburg Bremen-class frigate For German Navy
21 September Japan Yūgiri Asagiri-class destroyer
23  September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ironbridge Bulk carrier For British Steel Corporation.[5]
2 October United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Princeton Ticonderoga-class cruiser
2 October United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Walter S. Diehl Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
7 October United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Campbeltown Type 22 frigate
10 October Italy Fincantieri San Marco San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock
10 October Japan Yamagiri Asagiri-class destroyer
15 October West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Lübeck Bremen-class frigate For German Navy
1 November West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Crown Odyssey Cruise ship For Royal Cruise Line
8 December United Kingdom Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow Isle of Mull Ferry For Caledonian MacBrayne
19 December Japan Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co Onishi Reijin Car transporter For Nissan Prince Kaiun K.K.
Unknown date China Huludao Shipyard Huludao, Liaoning Province Changzheng 4 Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine
Unknown date United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Eynhallow Ro-Ro ferry For Orkney Ferries.[6]
Unknown date United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Granogwen Fishery patrol vessel For South Wales Fisheries Committee.[7]
Unknown date United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Seillean SWOPS ship For BP Petroleum Development.[8]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Spray 38 Passenger ship For Alan Guichard.[9]
Unknown date United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Watchman Launch For private owner.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Arco Arun". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Young Endeavour". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "MSE Wind Spirit" (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Welsh Piper". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Ironbridge". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Eynhallow". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Granogwen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Seillean". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Spray38". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Watchman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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