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List of ship launches in 1976

The list of ship launches in 1976 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1976. 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 6 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States John Young Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
February 1 United States San Diego, California, United States Rose City oil tanker
February 21 United States Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Omaha Los Angeles-class submarine United States Navy
March 1 United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Ghanadhah Ardhana-class patrol craft United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
March 26 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Comte de Grasse Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
March 28 Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Finnjet Cruiseferry Finland Finnlines
April 3 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Memphis Los Angeles-class submarine United States Navy
April 14 United Kingdom Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England Glasgow Type 42 destroyer Royal Navy
May 12 United Kingdom Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Broadsword Type 22 frigate
May 26 Germany Bremen, West Germany Bonn Type "Europatanker" ULCC For Kosmos Bulkschiffahrt
June 25 France Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France Batillus Batillus-class supertanker
July 8 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States O'Brien Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
July 31 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Mississippi Virginia-class cruiser United States Navy
August 14 Russia Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg, Russia Retivyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Soviet Navy
August 27 Germany J.J. Sietas, Neuenfelde, Hamburg, West Germany Transgermania ferry Poseidon Schiffahrts OHG[2]
September 1 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Merrill Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
September 25 United States Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States Oliver Hazard Perry Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate United States Navy
September 28 Germany Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Lunni Product tanker
October 6 Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany B.A.E. Shyri Type 209 submarine Ecuadorian Navy
October 9 United States Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Groton Los Angeles-class submarine United States Navy
November 13 Peru Servicio Industrial de la Marina, Callao, Peru Carvajal Lupo-class frigate Peruvian Navy
November 19 Germany Lürssen, Bremen, West Germany Meerkatze fishery protection vessel West Germany Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung
November 20 United Kingdom Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England Sceptre Swiftsure-class submarine Royal Navy
December 4 Germany AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Wahran Type "Europatanker" ULCC For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
December 17 France unknown builder, France Georges Leygues Georges Leygues-class frigate French Navy
December 18 Netherlands Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven, Vlissingen, Netherlands Kortenaer Kortenaer-class frigate Royal Netherlands Navy
December 23 Japan Noshiro Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
December 28 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Briscoe Spruance-class destroyer United States Navy
Unknown date United States Cross Rip ferry Hy-Line
Unknown date Norway Thalassa Desgagnes double-hulled tanker Groupe Desgagné

References

  1. ^ Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  2. ^ http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/transgermania_1976.htm

See also

Ship events in 1976
Ship launches: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Ship commissionings: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Ship decommissionings: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Shipwrecks: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
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