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List of ship launches in 1975

The list of ship launches in 1975 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1975. 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 22 Soviet Union Yantar, Kaliningrad, Soviet Union Druzhnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Soviet Navy
January 25 Germany Blohm+Voss, Hamburg, West Germany Adrian Mærsk Mærsk A-class container ship Denmark A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S
January 30 France Nantes, France Bore Star ferry Finland Steamship Company Bore for use on the Silja Line
February 14 Germany Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Saldiray Type 209 submarine Turkish Naval Forces
February 24 Japan Kumano Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
March 7 United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Ardhana Ardhana-class patrol craft United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
March 8 Germany AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Vassiliki Colocotronis Europatanker Ultra Large Crude Carrier Pansegura Armadora S.A.
March 21 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Arthur W. Radford Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
April 6 Soviet Union Shipyard No. 532, Kerch, Crimea, Soviet Union Deyatelnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Soviet Navy
April 14 Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Azerbaihzan Belorussiya-class cruise ship Soviet Union Black Sea Shipping Company[2]
April 24 United Kingdom Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England Newcastle Type 42 destroyer Royal Navy
April 26 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Baton Rouge Los Angeles-class submarine United States Navy
May 9 United Kingdom Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Ardent Type 21 frigate Royal Navy
June 5 Germany Kröger, Rendsburg, West Germany Falke Albatros-class fast attack craft German Navy
June 13 United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Zurara Ardhana-class patrol craft United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
June 13 Germany Kremer-Werft, Elmshorn, West Germany Leiv Viking offshore supply vessel [3]
June 21 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Peterson Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
June 24 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Caron Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
June 30 Japan Takashio Uzushio-class submarine Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
July 1 United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Worth oil tanker
July 1 Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Sabalo Type 209 submarine Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
July 19 Soviet Union Werft 340, Selenodolsk, Soviet Union Delfin Koni-class frigate Soviet Navy
July 24 United Kingdom Cammell Laird, Mersey, England Hudson Cavalier Stat 32 tanker Later became RFA Appleleaf and HMAS Westralia
August 8 Germany AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany World Giant Type "Europatanker" ULCC Chesham Shipping Company
August 9 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Texas Virginia-class cruiser United States Navy
August 24 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States David R. Ray Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
August 30 Japan Mitsui, Japan Berge Emperor Supertanker Bergesen d.y.
September 15 United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Murban Ardhana-class patrol craft United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
September 16 United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Al Ghulian Ardhana-class patrol craft United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
September 30 Soviet Union Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union Minsk Kiev-class aircraft carrier Soviet Navy
October 4 Germany Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Kronprins Harald ferry Jahre Line[4]
October 11 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Dwight D. Eisenhower Nimitz-class aircraft carrier United States Navy
October 17 Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Kazakhstan Belorussiya-class cruise ship Soviet Union Black Sea Shipping Company[5]
October 21 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Oldendorf Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
November 4 Germany Flender Werft, Rendsburg, West Germany Tor Scandinavia cruiseferry Tor Line
November 6 Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Caribe Type 209 submarine Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
November 14 Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Don Carlos Vehicle transporter Rederei AB Soya
November 20 United Kingdom Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Avenger Type 21 frigate Royal Navy
December 4 Germany Lürssen, Bremen, West Germany Greif Albatros-class Fast attack craft German Navy
December 5 United Kingdom Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England Liverpool Bridge Bridge-class OBO carrier Bibby Line
December 15 Germany AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Shat-Alarab Type "Europatanker" ULCC For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
December 15 United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Radoom Ardhana-class patrol craft United Arab Emirates Navy [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  2. ^ "M / S AZERBAIHZAN". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Kremer-Werft: Das Aus nach 1164 Schiffen" (in German). 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  4. ^ "M/S Kronprins Harald". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. ^ "M/S KAZAKHSTAN". Retrieved 2016-12-01.

See also

Ship events in 1975
Ship launches: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Ship commissionings: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Ship decommissionings: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Shipwrecks: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
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