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List of ship launches in 1973

The list of ship launches in 1973 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1973. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes
January 11 Denmark A/S Nakskov Skibsværf, Nakskov, Denmark Svealand ferry Sweden Lion Ferry AB [1]
January 13 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Parche Sturgeon-class submarine United States Navy
January 16 West Germany Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany U20 Type 206 submarine German Navy
January 18 United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland Ambuscade Type 21 frigate Royal Navy
January 19 Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Royal Viking Sea Cruise ship United States Royal Viking Line
January 25 Japan Chitose Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
February 1 Netherlands Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands Sea-Land Trade SL-7-class container ship United States Sea-Land Service
February 3 United States Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Truett Knox-class frigate United States Navy
February 17 United Kingdom Sovereign Swiftsure-class submarine Royal Navy
March 6 Finland Rauma Repola Oy, Rauma, Finland Baltic Enterprise RO-RO container ship United Kingdom Denmark United Baltic Corporation [2]
March 9 West Germany HDW, Kiel, Germany U21 Type 206 submarine German Navy
March 17 West Germany J.J. Sietas Shiffswerft, Hamburg, Germany Aurella Ferry Finland SF Line
March 17 West Germany Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany Viking 4 Ferry Finland Rederi Ab Sally
March 24 United States Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Valdez Knox-class frigate United States Navy
March 27 West Germany Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany U22 Type 206 submarine German Navy
April 1 West Germany Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany Sea-Land Finance SL-7-class container ship United States Sea-Land Service
April 3 Argentina Tandanor, Buenos Aires, Argentina San Luis Type 206 submarine Argentine Navy
April 4 West Germany Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven, West Germany Eversand buoy tender West Germany Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtes Bremerhaven
May 1 West Germany AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Sea-Land Market SL-7-class container ship United States Sea-Land Service
May 12 United States Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Moinester Knox-class frigate United States Navy
May 25 West Germany HDW, Kiel, Germany U25 Type 206 submarine German Navy
June 2 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States L. Mendel Rivers Sturgeon-class submarine United States Navy
June 16 Netherlands A Vuyk & Zonen's Scheepswerven, Amsterdam, Netherlands Stena Shipper Ferry Sweden Stena Line
June 26 West Germany Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany U24 Type 206 submarine German Navy
July 6 Japan Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Aioi, Hyōgo, Japan Svendborg Mærsk container ship Denmark A. P. Møller - Mærsk
July 23 Soviet Union Yantar, Kaliningrad, Soviet Union Razumnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Soviet Navy
July 30 United Kingdom Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England Birmingham Type 42 destroyer Royal Navy
August 4 United States Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Glenard P. Lipscomb Unique nuclear-powered submarine United States Navy
August 6 Italy Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando", Livorno, Italy Espresso Cagliari Espresso Livorno-class ferry Italy Trans Tirreno Express S.p.A. [3]
August 13 Japan Hiei Haruna-class destroyer Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
August 21 West Germany HDW, Kiel, West Germany U27 Type 206 submarine German Navy
August 28 Japan Niyodo Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
August 31 Denmark Aalborg Skibsværft A/S, Aalborg, Denmark Dana Regina Ferry Denmark DFDS
August 31 Finland Rauma Repola Oy, Rauma, Finland Baltic Progress United Kingdom United Baltic Corporation [4]
September 12 France Dubigeon-Normandie SA, Nantes, France Chartres Train ferry France SNCF
October 23 Japan Akigumo Yamagumo-class destroyer Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
November 1 Netherlands Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands Sea-Land Resource SL-7-class container ship United States Sea-Land Service
August 29 West Germany HDW, Kiel, West Germany U29 Type 206 submarine German Navy
October 10 West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany Islay Type 209 submarine Peruvian Navy
October 20 Norway Trosvik Mekaniske Verksteder, Brevik, Norway Mikolaj Kopernik ferry Poland Polskie Linie Oceaniczne [5]
October 21 Soviet Union Zhdanov, Leningrad, Soviet Union Marshal Timoshenko Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Soviet Navy
October 30 Denmark Svendborg Ship Yard, Denmark Agdlek Agdlek-class cutter cutter Royal Danish Navy [6]
November 10 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Spruance Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
November 20 West Germany Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany U26 Type 206 submarine German Navy
November 27 United Kingdom James Lamont & Co, Port Glasgow, Scotland Jupiter Ferry United Kingdom Caledonian MacBrayne
December 1 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Tarawa Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship United States Navy
December 1 West Germany AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Sea-Land Commerce SL-7 container ship United States Sea-Land Service
Date unknown China Mawei, Fujian, China Gu Tian Concrete cargo ship

References

  1. ^ "M/S Svealand". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. ^ "M/S Baltic Enterprise". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  3. ^ "M/S Espresso Cagliari". Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  4. ^ "M/S Baltic Enterprise". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. ^ "M/S Mikolaj Kopernik". Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  6. ^ Balsved, Johnny E. "AGDLEK (1974-2008)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

See also

Ship events in 1973
Ship launches: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Ship commissionings: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Ship decommissionings: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Shipwrecks: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
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