List of ship launches in 1969

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The list of ship launches in 1969 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1969. 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 1 United States Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States Milwaukee Wichita-class replenishment oiler  United States Navy
January 4 United States Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Blue Ridge Blue Ridge-class command ship  United States Navy
January 4 United States Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Manitowoc Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
January 4 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States St. Louis Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship  United States Navy
January 4 United States Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States W. S. Sims Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
January United Kingdom Keith, Nelson & Co., Bembridge, England patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
January United Kingdom Keith, Nelson & Co., Bembridge, England patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
February 1 United States Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States Rommel Lütjens-class destroyer  United States Navy
February 2  United States Schleswig-Holstein ferry Germany Reederei & Schiffahrts GmbH Grüne Küstenstraße[2]
March 5 United Kingdom Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England Vortigern Combined train and RO-RO ferry United Kingdom British Railways Board
March 8 United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Frederick Newport-class tank landing ship United States
March France Dubegion-Normandie, Nantes, France SAS Maria Van Riebeeck Daphné-class submarine  South African Navy
April 12 United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States Hawkbill Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
April 15 United Kingdom Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Diomede Leander-class frigate  Royal Navy
April 15 Russia Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg, Russia Admiral Nakhimov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
April 29 Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Annie Johnson Container ship Rederi AB Nordstjernan
May 2 United States Lockheed, Seattle, Washington, United States Rathburne Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
May 3 United States Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, California, United States Harold E. Holt Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
May 3 United States Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Patterson Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
May 17 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States El Paso Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship  United States Navy
May 17 United States Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Flying Fish Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
May 24 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Inchon Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship  United States Navy
May 24 United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Schenectady Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
June 1 United States Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States Kansas City Wichita-class replenishment oiler  United States Navy
June 3  United States Störtebeker ferry West Germany Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[3]
June 14 United States Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Vreeland Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
June 21 United States Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States Detroit Sacramento-class fast combat support ship  United States Navy
June 30 United Kingdom Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England Bristol Type 82 destroyer  Royal Navy
July 1 United States Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Mormacsun Roll-on/roll-off vessel Moore-McCormack Lines
July 12 United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Cayuga Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
July France Toulon, France Shushuk Daphné-class submarine  Pakistan Navy
July United Kingdom Keith, Nelson & Co., Bembridge, England patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
August 16 United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States Pintado Sturgeon-class submarine
August 18 United Kingdom Cammell Laird, Mersey, England Conqueror Churchill-class submarine  Royal Navy
August 23 United States Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Blakely Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
September 6 United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Tuscaloosa Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
September 27 United States Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Trepang Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
September 27 Japan Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Yokohama, Japan Acadia Forest Lighter aboard ship First LASH-ship in the world
October 23 United States Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, United States Marvin Shields Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
October 24 France unknown builder, France SAS Emily Hobhouse Daphné-class submarine  South African Navy
November 1 United States Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Trippe Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
November 11 United States Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Sand Lance Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
November 15 Japan unknown builder, Japan Murakumo Minegumo-class destroyer  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
December 2  Finland Song of Norway cruise ship Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
December 12 United States Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, United States Downes Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
December 12 France DCAN, France Redoutable-class submarine  French Navy
December 13 United States Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Sumter Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
December 13 United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States San Jose Mars-class combat stores ship  United States Navy
December 14 Finland Uudenkaupungin Telakka, Uusikaupunki, Finland Lindblad Explorer Cruise ship Norway K/S A/S Explorer & Co, Oslo, Norway
December 18 Denmark Orlogsværftet, Copenhagen, Denmark KDM Nordkaperen Type 205 submarine  Royal Danish Navy
December 19 Germany Meyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany Apollo Ferry For Rederi AB Slite / Viking Line
December 20 United States Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States Portland Anchorage-class dock landing ship  United States Navy
unknown date United Kingdom Crescent Shipping, Frindsbury, England[4] Coaster.[4] United Kingdom Crescent Shipping Ltd.[4]
unknown date Japan Taguma Shipbuilding, Onomichi, Japan Naruto Maru ro-ro ferry

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  2. ^ "M/S Schleswig-Holstein". Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  3. ^ "M/S Störtebeker". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  4. ^ a b c Simper, Robert (1998). River Medway and the Swale. Lavenham: Creekside Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0951992777.

See also[]

Ship events in 1969
Ship launches: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Ship commissionings: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Ship decommissionings: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Shipwrecks: 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
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