List of ship launches in 1997

The list of ship launches in 1997 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1997.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
3 January Denmark Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Katrine Mærsk K-class container ship For Maersk Line
18 January United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi McFaul Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
28 February United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California Sisler Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
February Netherlands Koninklijke Schelde Groep Flushing Rotterdam Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock
6 March United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore City of Cardiff Dredger For United Marine Dredging Ltd.[1]
14 March United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Bonhomme Richard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
26 March Finland Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku Superfast III ROPAX ferry For Superfast Ferries
27 March United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Bob Hope Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
March Italy Fincantieri Genoa SuperSeaCat Two MDV1200-class monofull fast ferry For Sea Containers
4 April Denmark Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Kirsten Mærsk K-class container ship For Maersk Line
6 April United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Betagas LNG tanker For Betagas Partenreederei.[2]
17 April Italy Fincantieri Marghera Disney Magic cruise ship For Disney Cruise Lines[3]
24 April Finland Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku Superfast IV ROPAX ferry For Superfast Ferries
April Taiwan China Shipbuilding Kaohsiung Chang Chien Cheng Kung-class frigate
3 May United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Donald Cook Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
3 May Netherlands Van der Giessen de Noord Krimpen aan den IJssel Schleswig-Holstein train ferry For Scandlines
10 May Australia Tenix Defence Williamstown, Victoria Te Mana Anzac-class frigate For Royal New Zealand Navy
20 May China Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company Shanghai Amber Lagoon Amber Lagoon-class freight ship For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping[4]
7 June South Korea Daewoo Heavy Industries Okpo Peene Ore bulk carrier [5]
8 June France Aconit La Fayette-class frigate
1 July Netherlands Van der Giessen de Noord Krimpen aan den IJssel Deutschland train ferry For Scandlines
5 July United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore City of Chichester Dredger For United Marine Dredging Ltd.[6]
11 July Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Mercury cruise ship For Celebrity Cruises
26 July United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California Watson Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
31 July Denmark Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Sovereign Mærsk S-class container ship For Maersk Line
9 August Spain Astilleros Españoles Puerto Real Skåne ro-ro/train ferry For SweFerry Ab[7]
19 August Japan Yūdachi Murasame-class destroyer
21 August Japan Kirisame Murasame-class destroyer
28 August South Korea Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Ulsan Petrojarl Banff FSPO [8]
1 September United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Connecticut Seawolf-class submarine
1 September France Chantiers de l’Atlantique Saint Nazaire Vision of the Seas Vision-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International
18 September Japan Michishio Oyashio-class submarine
27 September Germany Volkswerft Stralsund Neuwerk multi-purpose vessel For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
27 September South Korea Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Koje Shanghai Express London Express-class container ship For Hapag-Lloyd[9]
29 September Germany Abeking & Rasmussen Fulda Frankenthal-class minehunter For German Navy
2 October United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California Dahl Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
4 October United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Higgins Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
21 October United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Fisher Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
21 October China Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company Shanghai Purple Beach Amber Lagoon-class freight ship For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping
24 October Denmark Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Susan Mærsk S-class container ship For Maersk Line
October China Dalian Shipyard Dalian Shenzhen Type 051B destroyer
12 November United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Porter Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
15 November United States Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana Healy Polar icebreaker
29 November South Korea Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Koje Düsseldorf Express London Express-class container ship For Hapag-Lloyd[10]
November United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Lesley PG tanker For Giles W.Pritchard-Gordon & Co. Ltd.[11]
Date unknown United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Faoilean Workboat For private owner.[12]
Date unknown United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Ferryman Launch For private owner.[13]
Date unknown Singapore Singapore Kota Wajar container ship
Date unknown United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol MCS Lenie Tug For Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd.[14]
Date unknown United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Scenic II Passenger launch For Pulteney Cruises Ltd.[15]
Date unknown United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Taunt Ferry For private owner.[16]
Date unknown United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Warbler Ferry For private owner.[17]

References

  1. ^ "City of Cardiff". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Betagas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "M/S Disney Magic" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ "DNV L: Magnolia" (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ "DNV GL: Paradise N". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. ^ "City of Chichester". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ "MS Skåne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ^ "DNV GL: Petrojarl Banff". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  9. ^ "DNV GL: Kobe Express". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  10. ^ "DNV GL: Düsseldorf Express". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  11. ^ "Lesley PG". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Faoilean". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Ferryman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  14. ^ "MCS Lenie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Scenic II". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Taunt". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Warbler". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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