List of ship launches in 1978

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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 [1]
14 January  United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Frank Cable Emory S. Land-class submarine tender For  United States Navy
21 January  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Nassau Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For  United States Navy
31 January  France La Ciotat S.A. Waterberg The Big Whites-type reefer For [2]
7 February  Peru Villavisencio Modified Lupo-class frigate For  Peruvian Navy
18 February  Denmark Frederikshavn Mercandian Transporter II type FV 610 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen[3]
24 February  West 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 For  United States Navy
1 March  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Duncan Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For  United States Navy
3 March  Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Yulius Fuchik Barge carrier For V/O
3 March  Norway Fredrikstad Costa Rica RoRo-ship For [5]
17 March  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Transvaal Type MCS 2700 reefer For [6]
20 March  South Korea Merzario Espania Ferry For Stena Container Line
20 March  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Type 209 submarine For  Hellenic Navy
8 April  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Leftwich Spruance-class destroyer For  United States Navy
25 April  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Exeter Type 42 destroyer For  Royal Navy
7 May  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Spartan Swiftsure-class submarine For  Royal Navy
19 May  France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint Nazaire S.A. Winterberg The Big Whites-type reefer For [7]
14 June  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Type 209 submarine For  Hellenic Navy
17 June  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Cushing Spruance-class destroyer For  United States Navy
21 June  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Adelaide Adelaide-class frigate For  Royal Australian Navy
3 July  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Krechet Koni-class frigate For  Soviet Navy
22 July  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Bremerton Los Angeles-class submarine For  United States Navy
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 For  United States Navy
10 August  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Harry W. Hill Spruance-class destroyer For  United States Navy
August  Norway Frederikstad Centro America RoRo-ship For [8]
18 September  Japan Shirane Shirane-class destroyer For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
25 September  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi O'Bannon Spruance-class destroyer For  United States Navy
14 October  Denmark 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 For  United States Navy
4 November  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine McInerney Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For  United States Navy
16 November  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Type 209 submarine For  Hellenic Navy
18 November  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Jacksonville Los Angeles-class submarine For  United States Navy
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 For  United States Navy
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 For  French Navy
14 December  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Illustrious Invincible-class aircraft carrier For  Royal Navy
15 December  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Brilliant Type 22 frigate For  Royal Navy
16 December  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California George Philip Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For  United States Navy
28 December  Japan Imari Seatrain Oriskany Container ship Sunk in 2006 as CP Valour
Unknown date  West Germany Bremerhaven, Germany Emadala Ferry For

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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