The list of ship launches in 1997 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1997.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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3 January | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Katrine Mærsk | K-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
18 January | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | McFaul | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
28 February | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | San Diego, California | Sisler | Watson-class vehicle cargo ship | |
February | Netherlands | Koninklijke Schelde Groep | Flushing | Rotterdam | Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock | |
6 March | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | City of Cardiff | Dredger | For United Marine Dredging Ltd.[1] |
14 March | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Bonhomme Richard | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship | |
26 March | Finland | Kvaerner Masa-Yards | Turku | Superfast III | ROPAX ferry | For Superfast Ferries |
27 March | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Bob Hope | Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship | |
March | Italy | Fincantieri | Genoa | SuperSeaCat Two | MDV1200-class monofull fast ferry | For Sea Containers |
4 April | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Kirsten Mærsk | K-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
6 April | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Betagas | LNG tanker | For Betagas Partenreederei.[2] |
17 April | Italy | Fincantieri | Marghera | Disney Magic | cruise ship | For Disney Cruise Lines[3] |
24 April | Finland | Kvaerner Masa-Yards | Turku | Superfast IV | ROPAX ferry | For Superfast Ferries |
April | Taiwan | China Shipbuilding | Kaohsiung | Chang Chien | Cheng Kung-class frigate | |
3 May | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Donald Cook | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
3 May | Netherlands | Van der Giessen de Noord | Krimpen aan den IJssel | Schleswig-Holstein | train ferry | For Scandlines |
10 May | Australia | Tenix Defence | Williamstown, Victoria | Te Mana | Anzac-class frigate | For Royal New Zealand Navy |
20 May | China | Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company | Shanghai | Amber Lagoon | Amber Lagoon-class freight ship | For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping[4] |
7 June | South Korea | Daewoo Heavy Industries | Okpo | Peene Ore | bulk carrier | [5] |
8 June | France | Aconit | La Fayette-class frigate | |||
1 July | Netherlands | Van der Giessen de Noord | Krimpen aan den IJssel | Deutschland | train ferry | For Scandlines |
5 July | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | City of Chichester | Dredger | For United Marine Dredging Ltd.[6] |
11 July | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Mercury | cruise ship | For Celebrity Cruises |
26 July | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | San Diego, California | Watson | Watson-class vehicle cargo ship | |
31 July | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Sovereign Mærsk | S-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
9 August | Spain | Astilleros Españoles | Puerto Real | Skåne | ro-ro/train ferry | For SweFerry Ab[7] |
19 August | Japan | Yūdachi | Murasame-class destroyer | |||
21 August | Japan | Kirisame | Murasame-class destroyer | |||
28 August | South Korea | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Ulsan | Petrojarl Banff | FSPO | [8] |
1 September | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Connecticut | Seawolf-class submarine | |
1 September | France | Chantiers de l’Atlantique | Saint Nazaire | Vision of the Seas | Vision-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
18 September | Japan | Michishio | Oyashio-class submarine | |||
27 September | Germany | Volkswerft | Stralsund | Neuwerk | multi-purpose vessel | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
27 September | South Korea | Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries | Koje | Shanghai Express | London Express-class container ship | For Hapag-Lloyd[9] |
29 September | Germany | Abeking & Rasmussen | Fulda | Frankenthal-class minehunter | For German Navy | |
2 October | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | San Diego, California | Dahl | Watson-class vehicle cargo ship | |
4 October | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Higgins | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
21 October | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Fisher | Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship | |
21 October | China | Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company | Shanghai | Purple Beach | Amber Lagoon-class freight ship | For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping |
24 October | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Susan Mærsk | S-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
October | China | Dalian Shipyard | Dalian | Shenzhen | Type 051B destroyer | |
12 November | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Porter | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
15 November | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Westwego, Louisiana | Healy | Polar icebreaker | |
29 November | South Korea | Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries | Koje | Düsseldorf Express | London Express-class container ship | For Hapag-Lloyd[10] |
November | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Lesley PG | tanker | For Giles W.Pritchard-Gordon & Co. Ltd.[11] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Faoilean | Workboat | For private owner.[12] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Ferryman | Launch | For private owner.[13] |
Date unknown | Singapore | Singapore | Kota Wajar | container ship | ||
Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | MCS Lenie | Tug | For Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd.[14] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Scenic II | Passenger launch | For Pulteney Cruises Ltd.[15] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Taunt | Ferry | For private owner.[16] |
Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Warbler | Ferry | For private owner.[17] |
References
edit- ^ "City of Cardiff". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Betagas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "M/S Disney Magic" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "DNV L: Magnolia" (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "DNV GL: Paradise N". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "City of Chichester". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "MS Skåne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "DNV GL: Petrojarl Banff". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "DNV GL: Kobe Express". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "DNV GL: Düsseldorf Express". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "Lesley PG". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Faoilean". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Ferryman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "MCS Lenie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Scenic II". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Taunt". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Warbler". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.