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List of ship launches in 1974

The list of ship launches in includes a chronological list of ships launched in . 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 12 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Richard B. Russell Sturgeon-class submarine United States Navy
January 22 West Germany Nordseewerke, Emden, United States U28 Type 206 submarine German Navy
February 5 United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland Arrow Type 21 frigate Royal Navy
February 7 Denmark Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør, Denmark Golden Odyssey cruise ship Royal Cruise Lines [1]
February 9 West Germany Rheinwerft Walsum, Duisburg-Walsum, Germany Scharhörn multi-purpose vessel West Germany Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
February 22 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Paul F. Foster Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
February 22 United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness, England Cardiff Type 42 destroyer Royal Navy
February 22 Japan Kuroshio Uzushio-class submarine Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
March 15 Denmark Svendborg Ship Yard, Denmark Agpa Agdlek-class cutter Royal Danish Navy [2]
March 21 West Germany Lürssen, Bremen, West Germany Falke Albatros-class fast attack craft German Navy
March 28 West Germany Meyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany Viking 5 Ferry Finland Rederi Ab Sally
March Spain Bazán, Cartagena, Spain Marsopa Daphné-class submarine Spanish Navy [3][4]
April 4 West Germany Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany U30 Type 206 submarine German Navy
April 5 Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany Arica Type 209 submarine Peruvian Navy
April 6 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Los Angeles Los Angeles-class submarine United States Navy
April 10 West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany Pijao Type 209 submarine Colombian National Navy
May 25 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Kinkaid Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
May 25 West Germany Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany U23 Type 206 submarine German Navy
May 29 Japan Teshio Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
June 21 United Kingdom Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England Coventry Type 42 destroyer Royal Navy
July 16 West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany Tayrona Type 209 submarine Colombian National Navy
July 18 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Saipan Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship United States Navy
July 19 France Dubegion-Normandie, Nantes, France Svea Corona Svea Corona-class Ferry Finland Rederi AB Svea used on the Silja Line, first ship in its class
July 26 Denmark, Helsingør Værft A/S, Helsingør, Denmark Mette Mols Ferry Mols Linien A/S [5]
August 17 France DCNS, France Indomptable Redoutable-class submarine French Navy
August 22 Japan Yoshino Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
August 24 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Hewitt Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
September 15 France Dubegion-Normandie, Nantes, France Wellamo Svea Corona-class Ferry Finland Finland Steamship Company for operation on the Silja Line
September 16 United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering, Greenock, Scotland Orion Oberon-class submarine Royal Navy
September 18 United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland Alacrity Type 21 frigate Royal Navy
September 20 Denmark Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark Cunard Countess cruise ship United Kingdom Cunard Line
October 19 United States Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Philadelphia Los Angeles-class submarine United States Navy
October 23 West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany Atilay Atilay-class submarine Turkish Naval Forces
October 26 West Germany Werft Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, West Germany Nils Holgersson Roll-on/roll-off passenger car ferry West Germany TT-Line
November 9 Argentina ANFE Rio Santiago, Ensenada, Argentina Santísima Trinidad Type 42 destroyer Argentine Navy
November 10 West Germany AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Ioannis Colocotronis Europatanker Ultra Large Crude Carrier Viavela Armadora S.A
November 28 Soviet Union Zhdanov, Leningrad, Soviet Union Vasily Chapaev Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Soviet Navy
November 30 United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness, England Superb Swiftsure-class submarine Royal Navy
December 14 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Virginia Virginia-class cruiser United States Navy
December 18 Greece Hellenic General Enterprises, Perama, Greece Lemnos Greece Lemnos Maritime Co. GmbH [6]
December 19 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Elliot Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
December 19 Denmark Helsingør Værft A/S, Helsingør, Denmark Maren Mols Ferry Denmark Mols Linien A/S[7]
December Denmark Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark Cunard Conquest cruise ship United Kingdom Cunard Line
December Spain Bazán, Cartagena, Spain Narval Daphné-class submarine Spanish Navy [3]
unknown date United States Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Puerto Rico ro-ro cargo ship United States Navieras de Puerto Rico Steamship Company
unknown date West Germany Kröger, Rendsburg, West Germany Spessart Rhön-class tanker commissioned into German Navy in 1977

References

  1. ^ "M/S Golden Odyssey". Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  2. ^ Balsved, Johnny E. "AGPA (1974-2009)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  4. ^ "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  5. ^ "M/S Mette Mols". Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  6. ^ "M/S Lemons". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  7. ^ "M/S MarenMols". Retrieved 2016-05-28.

See also

Ship events in 1974
Ship launches: 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Ship commissionings: 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Ship decommissionings: 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Shipwrecks: 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
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