List of ship launches in 1975

The list of ship launches in 1975 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1975. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class and type Notes
10 January United Kingdom Scott-Lithgow Greenock Nordic Commander Tanker For Anglo-Nordic Tankers.[1]
22 January Soviet Union Yantar Kaliningrad Druzhnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy.
25 January West Germany Blohm+Voss Hamburg Adrian Mærsk Mærsk A-class container ship For A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S
28 January United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Madaraka Madaraka-class missile boat For Kenyan Navy.[2]
30 January France Nantes Bore Star Ferry For Steamship Company Bore.
1 February United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Arco Tyne Dredger For Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd.[3]
14 February West Germany Kiel Saldiray Type 209 submarine For Turkish Navy.
24 February Japan Kumano Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy.
7 March United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Ardhana Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[4]
8 March West Germany AG Weser Bremen Vassiliki Colocotronis Europatanker Ultra Large Crude Carrier For Pansegura Armadora S.A.
14 March United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Jamhuri Madaraka-class missile boat For Kenyan Navy.[5]
21 March United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Arthur W. Radford Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
6 April Soviet Union Shipyard No. 532 Kerch Deyatelnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy.
14 April Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Azerbaihzan Belorussiya-class cruise ship Black Sea Shipping Company[6]
24 April United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Newcastle Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
25 April United Kingdom Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd Beverley Bishop Burton Fishing trawler For Mike Burton Ltd.[7]
26 April United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Baton Rouge Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
9 May United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun Ardent Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy.
10 May United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Risnes Bulk carrier For Jebsens (U.K.) Ltd.[8]
15 May United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Fraser Salvator Offshore supply vessel For Yngvar Hvistendahl Shipping Co. Ltd. & others.[9]
27 May United Kingdom Scotstoun-Marine Clydebank Loch Maree Refrigerated cargo vessel For C. Connell & Co. Ltd.[10]
5 June West Germany Kröger Rendsburg Falke Albatros-class fast attack craft For German Navy.
13 June United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Zurara Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[4]
13 June West Germany Kremer-Werft Elmshorn Leiv Viking Offshore supply vessel [11]
21 June United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Peterson Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
24 June United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Caron Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
30 June Japan Takashio Uzushio-class submarine For Japanese Navy.
1 July United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California Worth San Clemente-class oil tanker
1 July West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Sabalo Type 209 submarine For Venezuelan Navy.
5 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lampas Supertanker For Shell Tankers Ltd.[12]
19 July Soviet Union Werft 340 Selenodolsk Delfin Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy.
24 July United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Hudson Cavalier Stat 32 tanker For John Hudson Fuel & Shipping.
8 August West Germany AG Weser Bremen World Giant Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier For Chesham Shipping Company.
9 August United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Texas Virginia-class cruiser For United States Navy.
23 August United Kingdom Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd Beverley Seaforth Champion Offshore supply vessel For Lloyds & Scottish Development Ltd.[13]
24 August United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi David R. Ray Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
26 August United Kingdom Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd Beverley Stirling Ash Offshore supply vessel For Stirling Shipping Supply Ltd.[14]
27 August United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Ardennes Landing craft For British Army.[15]
30 August Japan Mitsui Berge Emperor Supertanker For Bergesen d.y.
15 September United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Murban Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[4]
16 September United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Al Ghulian Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[4]
30 September Soviet Union Mykolaiv Minsk Kiev-class aircraft carrier For Soviet Navy.
4 October West Germany Nobiskrug Rendsburg Kronprins Harald Ferry For Jahre Line.[16]
8 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Essi Camilla Bulk carrier For Ruud Petersen A/S.[17]
11 October United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Dwight D. Eisenhower Nimitz-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy.
17 October Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Kazakhstan Belorussiya-class cruise ship For Black Sea Shipping Company.[18]
21 October United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Oldendorf Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
1 November United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Rocknes Bulk carrier For Elco Leasing Ltd.[19]
4 November West Germany Flender Werft Rendsburg Tor Scandinavia Cruiseferry For Tor Line.
6 November West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Caribe Type 209 submarine For Venezuelan Navy.
6 November United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Lovat Salvator Offshore supply vessel For Yngvar Hvistendahl Shipping Co. Ltd.[20]
14 November Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Don Carlos Vehicle transporter For Rederei AB Soya.
20 November United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun Avenger Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy.
4 December West Germany Lürssen Greif Albatros-class For German Navy.
5 December United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Liverpool Bridge Bridge-class OBO carrier For Bibby Line.
5 December United Kingdom Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd Beverley Navena Fishing trawler For J. Marr & Son Ltd.[21]
15 December West Germany AG Weser Bremen Shat-Alarab Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
15 December United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Radoom Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[4]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Bournemouth Belle Passenger ship For Croson Ltd.[22]
Unknown date United Kingdom Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd Bideford Galatea Fishing trawler For Bogg (Holdings) Ltd.[23]
Unknown date United Kingdom Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd Bideford Vision Fishing trawler For Donald Patience and George Walker & Sons Ltd.[24]

References

  1. ^ Engineering Officer, Nordic Commander, May 76 - Nov 76
  2. ^ "Madaraka". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Arco Tyne". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  5. ^ "Jamhuri". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ "M / S AZERBAIHZAN". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Bishop Burton". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Risnes". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Fraser Salvator". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ Engineering Officer, Loch Maree, Feb 77 - June 77 & Sept 79 - March 80
  11. ^ "Kremer-Werft: Das Aus nach 1164 Schiffen" (in German). 7 December 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Lampas". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Seaforth Champion". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Stirling Ash". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Ardennes". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. ^ "M/S Kronprins Harald" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Essi Camilla". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ "M/S KAZAKHSTAN" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Rocknes". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Lovat Salvator". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Navena". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Bournemouth Belle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Galatea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Vision". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.