List of ship launches in 1986

The list of ship launches in 1986 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1986.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
11 January	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Rodney M. Davis	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For  United States Navy
17 January	France		Lorient	Vulcain	minesweeper	For  French Navy
24 January	Poland	Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego	Szczecin		Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry	For Far Eastern Shipping Company[1]
29 January	Japan			Shimayuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer	For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1 February	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Fort McHenry	Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship	For  United States Navy
9 February	Japan			Takeshio	Yūshio-class submarine	For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
14 February	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Antietam	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	For  United States Navy
14 February	Belgium		Rupelmonde	Bellis	Tripartite-class minehunter	For  Belgian Navy
20 February	Soviet Union	Zaliv Shipbuilding yard	Kerch, Ukraine	Sevmorput	LASH carrier	Nuclear-powered cargo ship
21 February	Denmark		Frederikshavn	Mercandian Universe	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For  [da][2]
22 February	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Joshua Humphreys	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
1 March	United Kingdom	Vosper Thornycroft	Woolston, England	Atherstone	Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel	For  Royal Navy
15 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Newport News	Los Angeles-class submarine	For  United States Navy
26 March	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend, England	Sheffield	Type 22 frigate	For  Royal Navy
29 March	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Kauffman	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For  United States Navy
8 April	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend, England	Coventry	Type 22 frigate	For  Royal Navy
24 April	South Africa	Sandock Austral	Durban, South Africa	Drakensberg	Fleet replenishment vessel	For  South African Navy
25 April	Soviet Union	Baltic Shipyard	Leningrad	Kalinin	Kirov-class battlecruiser	For  Soviet Navy
27 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Shipyard	Zelenodolsk		Koni-class frigate	For  Soviet Navy
9 May	Finland		Rauma	Finn	Finnpusku pusher vessel
30 May	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	Turgutreis	Yavuz-class frigate	For  Turkish Navy
30 May	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	Astor	Cruise ship
30 May	Denmark		Frederikshavn	Mercandian Sun II	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For  [da][3]
31 May	United States	Bay Shipbuilding	Sturgeon Bay	Sea-Land Anchorage	D7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Corporation
20 June	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Leyte Gulf	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	For  United States Navy
20 June	United States	Tacoma Boatbuilding Company	Tacoma, Washington	Assertive	Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship
21 June	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Cumberland	Type 22 frigate	For  Royal Navy
28 June	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Helena	Los Angeles-class submarine	For  United States Navy
9 July	Italy	Cantiere navale del Muggiano	La Spezia	Alliance	Research vessel	For  NATO
23 July	Spain	Bazan	Ferrol	Victoria	Santa María-class frigate	For  Spanish Navy
9 August	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	John Lenthall	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
9 August	Sweden	Kockums	Malmö	Celebration	Holiday-class cruise ship	For Carnival Cruise Lines
16 August	West Germany	Schichau Seebeckwerft	Bremerhaven	Nils Holgersson	Cruiseferry	For for TT-Line traffic
22 August	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki		SA-15 type cargo ship
29 August	Denmark		Frederikshavn	Mercandian Sea II	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For  [da][4]
31 August	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Kronprins Harald	Cruiseferry	For Jahre Line
5 September	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Berge Stahl	Ore carrier
19 September	Japan			Asagiri	Asagiri-class destroyer	For  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
27 September	United States	Bay Shipbuilding	Sturgeon Bay	Sea-Land Tacoma	D7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Corporation
14 October	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Exxon Valdez	Oil tanker	For Exxon Corporation
14 October	West Germany	Kröger shipyard	Schacht-Audorf	Schwedeneck	Schwedeneck-class research vessel	For  German Navy
24 October	West Germany	Orenstein & Koppel	Lübeck			For  German Navy
3 November	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding	Barrow-in-Furness, England	Trenchant	Trafalgar-class submarine	For  Royal Navy
14 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	San Jacinto	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	For  United States Navy
28 November	West Germany	Orenstein & Koppel	Lübeck		Nordstand-class tug	For  German Navy
6 December	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	San Juan	Los Angeles-class submarine	For  United States Navy
13 December	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Tennessee	Ohio-class submarine	For  United States Navy
17 December	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki		SA-15 type cargo ship
20 December	United States	Bay Shipbuilding	Sturgeon Bay	Sea-Land Kodiak	D7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Corporation
Exact date unknown	Japan	Tokuoka Zosen K.K.	Naruto	Daifuku Maru No. 8	Cargo ship	For Daifuku Kaiun K.K.
Exact date unknown	Finland	Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard	Helsinki	Kontio	Icebreaker
Exact date unknown	United States			Argia	Gaff topsail schooner

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