List of ship launches in 1972

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The list of ship launches in 1972 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1972.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
26 January  Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore X For [1]
1 February  Japan Haruna Haruna-class destroyer For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1 February  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Type 209 submarine For  Hellenic Navy
1 February  West Germany Emden Nordseewerke Type 206 submarine For  German Navy
19 February  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Cavalla Sturgeon-class submarine For  United States Navy
19 February  West Germany Cuxhaven Westerland Ferry For HADAG[2]
21 February  West Germany Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Schleswig-Holstein Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[3]
26 February  Italy Cantieri Navali di Pietra Ligure Pietra Ligure Saint Eloi Ferry For Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace Société Anonyme de Navigation
11 March  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Kiska Kilauea-class ammunition ship For  United States Navy
16 March  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England Antelope Type 21 frigate For  Royal Navy
18 March  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Jesse L. Brown Knox-class frigate For  United States Navy
18 March  Japan Isoshio Uzushio-class submarine For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
24 March  Denmark Helsingør Ferry For
30 March  Japan Aokumo Yamagumo-class destroyer For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
March  Spain Bazán Cartagena Delfin Daphné-class submarine For  Spanish Navy[4]
15 April  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Ainsworth Knox-class frigate For  United States Navy
22 April  United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Fort Fisher Anchorage-class dock landing ship For  United States Navy
1 May  West Germany AG Weser Bremen Sea-Land Galloway SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
6 May  West Germany Bremerhaven Wesertal For JA Reinecke & Co[5]
9 May  Italy Cantieri Navali del Tirreno & Riuniti Riva Trigoso Seaward Cruise ship For Norwegian Cruise Line
12 May  Belgium Cockerill Hoboken, Antwerp München LASH carrier
13 May  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Nimitz Nimitz-class aircraft carrier For  United States Navy
26 May  Finland Rauma Antares For [6]
3 June  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Miller Knox-class frigate For  United States Navy
10 June  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Tunny Sturgeon-class submarine For  United States Navy
12 June  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow Almirante Condell Condell-class frigate For  Chilean Navy
12 June  United Kingdom Swan Hunter High Walker Remuera Refresh container ship For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
IMO 7218383
15 June  West Germany Kiel HDW Type 206 submarine For  German Navy
15 June  Italy Livorno Espresso Livorno Espresso Livorno-class ferry For [7]
29 June  Japan Iwase Chikugo-class destroyer escort For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1 July  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia South Carolina California-class cruiser For  United States Navy
8 July  United States Bath Iron Works Bath Maine Export Leader Container ship For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
11 July  Finland Wärtsilä Turku Ferry For / Silja Line
12 August  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Thomas C. Hart Knox-class frigate For  United States Navy
28 August  Japan Kure, Hiroshima Bni Nsar Ferry
28 August  West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Diana Ferry For Rederi AB Slite / Viking Line
29 August  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Type 206 submarine For  German Navy
1 September  Netherlands Rotterdam Sea-Land McLean SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
1 September  Netherlands Rotterdam Sea-Land Exchange SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
8 September  Finland Rauma Orion For [8]
5 October  Denmark A/S Nakskov Skibsværf Nakskov Götaland Ferry For Statens Järnvägar[9]
10 October  West Germany HDW Kiel Type 206 submarine For  German Navy
14 October  Japan Kure Globtik Tokyo Oil tanker For
21 October  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Capodanno Knox-class frigate For  United States Navy
24 October  United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness, England Hércules Type 42 destroyer For  Argentine Navy
31 October  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Type 206 submarine For  German Navy
October  Spain Bazán Cartagena Daphné-class submarine For  Spanish Navy[4]
1 November  United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Kalamazoo Wichita-class replenishment oiler For  United States Navy
4 November  United States Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania Hughes Glomar Explorer
9 November  Argentina Tandanor Buenos Aires Salta Type 209 submarine For  Argentine Navy
10 November  Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore XI For [10]
22 November  Japan Narushio Uzushio-class submarine For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
23 November  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England Active Type 21 frigate For  Royal Navy
5 December  West Germany Stade Funny Girl Ferry For Reederei Cassen Eils[11]
15 December  West Germany HDW Kiel Type 206 submarine For  German Navy
15 December  Finland Rauma Sirius For [12]
16 December  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Pharris Knox-class frigate For  United States Navy
26 December  Soviet Union Chernomorskiy yard Nikolayev Kiev Kiev-class aircraft carrier For  Soviet Navy
 Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Rhine Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship IMO 7111999
For Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

See also[]

Ship events in 1972
Ship launches: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Ship commissionings: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Ship decommissionings: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Shipwrecks: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

References[]

  1. ^ "M/S Bore X." Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "M/S Westerland". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  3. ^ "M/S Schleswig-Holstein". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  5. ^ "M/S Wesertal". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  6. ^ "M/S Antares". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  7. ^ "M/S Espresso Livorno". Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  8. ^ "M/S Orion". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  9. ^ "M/S Götaland". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  10. ^ "M/S Bore XI". Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  11. ^ "M/S Funny Girl". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  12. ^ "M/S Sirius". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
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