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List of ship launches in 1978

The list of ship launches in 1978 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1978.


Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
10 January France Chantiers de France Dunkerque S.A. Sederberg The Big Whites-type reefer For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie[1]
14 January United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Frank Cable Emory S. Land-class submarine tender
21 January United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Nassau Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
31 January France Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat La Ciotat S.A. Waterberg The Big Whites-type reefer For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie[2]
7 February Peru Villavisencio Modified Lupo-class frigate
18 February Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Transporter II type FV 610 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen[3]
24 February Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Nordfriesland ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[4]
25 February United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi John Rodgers Spruance-class destroyer
1 March United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Duncan Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
3 March Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Yulius Fuchik Barge carrier For V/O Sudoimport
3 March Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Fredrikstad Costa Rica RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[5]
17 March Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Transvaal type MCS 2700 reefer For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie[6]
20 March South Korea Merzario Espania Ferry For Stena Container Line
20 March Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Poseidon Type 209 submarine For Hellenic Navy
8 April United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Leftwich Spruance-class destroyer
25 April United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Exeter Type 42 destroyer
7 May United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Spartan Swiftsure-class submarine
19 May France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint Nazaire S.A. Winterberg The Big Whites-type reefer For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie[7]
14 June Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Amfitriti Type 209 submarine For Hellenic Navy
17 June United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Cushing Spruance-class destroyer
21 June United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Adelaide Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy
3 July Soviet Union Shipyard 340 Zelenodolsk Krechet Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy
22 July United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Bremerton Los Angeles-class submarine
25 July United Kingdom Brooke Marine Lowestoft, England Al Munassir Amphibious warfare ship For Royal Navy of Oman
29 July United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Wadsworth Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
10 August United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Harry W. Hill Spruance-class destroyer
August Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Frederikstad Centro America RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[8]
18 September Japan Shirane Shirane-class destroyer
25 September United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi O'Bannon Spruance-class destroyer
14 October Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Importer II type FV 610 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen[9]
21 October United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Arkansas Virginia-class cruiser
4 November United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine McInerney Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
16 November Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Okeanos Type 209 submarine For Hellenic Navy
18 November United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Jacksonville Los Angeles-class submarine
21 November Finland Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard Turku Turella Cruiseferry For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
25 November United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Peleliu Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
1 December United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Canberra Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy
2 December France Dupleix Georges Leygues-class frigate
14 December United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Illustrious Invincible-class aircraft carrier
15 December United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Brilliant Type 22 frigate
16 December United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California George Philip Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
28 December Japan Namura Shipbuilding Company Imari Seatrain Oriskany Container ship sunk in 2006 as CP Valour
Unknown date West Germany Rickmers Rederei Bremerhaven, Germany Emadala Ferry For Emadala Shipping Co

See also

Ship events in 1978
Ship launches: 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Ship commissionings: 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Ship decommissionings: 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Shipwrecks: 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

References

  1. ^ IMO 7423031
  2. ^ IMO 7422207
  3. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN TRANSPORTER II". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  4. ^ "M/S Nordfriesland". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. ^ "M/S Costa Rica". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  6. ^ IMO 7431600
  7. ^ IMO 7422192
  8. ^ "M/S Centro America". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  9. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN IMPORTER II". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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