The list of ship launches in 1976 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1976. 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
|
| 6 January
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
John Young
|
Spruance-class destroyer
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 17 January
|
United Kingdom
|
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
|
Appledore
|
Rollnes
|
Bulk carrier
|
For Hambros Bank Ltd.[1]
|
| 27 January
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Lepeta
|
Supertanker
|
For Shell Tanker Ltd.[2]
|
| 1 February
|
United States
|
|
San Diego, California
|
Rose City
|
San Clemente-class oil tanker
|
|
| 21 February
|
United States
|
Electric Boat
|
Groton, Connecticut
|
Omaha
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 1 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Vosper Thornycroft
|
Portsmouth
|
Ghanadhah
|
Ardhana-class patrol craft
|
For United Arab Emirates Navy.[3]
|
| 20 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
|
Appledore
|
Southgate
|
Bulk carrier
|
For Park Steamships Ltd.[4]
|
| 26 March
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
Comte de Grasse
|
Spruance-class destroyer
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 28 March
|
Finland
|
Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard
|
Helsinki
|
Finnjet
|
Cruiseferry
|
For Finnlines.
|
| 3 April
|
United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding
|
Newport News, Virginia
|
Memphis
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 14 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Swan Hunter
|
Wallsend
|
Glasgow
|
Type 42 destroyer
|
For Royal Navy.
|
| 12 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders
|
Scotstoun
|
Broadsword
|
Type 22 frigate
|
For Royal Navy.
|
| 17 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd
|
Beverley
|
Exegarth
|
Firefighting tug
|
For Rea Towing Co. Ltd.[5]
|
| 26 May
|
West Germany
|
|
Bremen
|
Bonn
|
Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier
|
For Kosmos Bulkschiffahrt
|
| 28 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
|
Appledore
|
Sandgate
|
Bulk carrier
|
For Turnbull Scott Shipping Co. Ltd.[6]
|
| 25 June
|
France
|
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
|
Nantes
|
Batillus
|
Batillus-class supertanker
|
|
| 2 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Leonia
|
Supertanker
|
For Shell Tankers Ltd.[7]
|
| 8 July
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
O'Brien
|
Spruance-class destroyer
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 9 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.
|
Bristol
|
Miranda Guinness
|
Tanker
|
For Arthur Guinness & Sons (Dublin) Ltd.
|
| 26 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Brooke Marine Ltd.
|
Lowestoft
|
Al Wafi
|
Patrol boat
|
For Royal Omani Navy.[9]
|
| 31 July
|
United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding
|
Newport News, Virginia
|
Mississippi
|
Virginia-class cruiser
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 14 August
|
Soviet Union
|
Severnaya Verf
|
Leningrad
|
Retivyy
|
Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship
|
For Soviet Navy.
|
| 27 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
|
Appledore
|
Green Park
|
Bulk carrier
|
For Park Steamships Ltd.[10]
|
| 27 August
|
West Germany
|
J. J. Sietas
|
Hamburg
|
Transgermania
|
Ferry
|
Poseidon Schiffahrts OHG.[11]
|
| 1 September
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
Merrill
|
Spruance-class destroyer
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 25 September
|
United States
|
Bath Iron Works
|
Bath, Maine
|
Oliver Hazard Perry
|
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 28 September
|
West Germany
|
Nobiskrug
|
Rendsburg
|
Lunni
|
Product tanker
|
|
| 6 October
|
West Germany
|
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
|
Kiel
|
Shyri
|
Type 209 submarine
|
For Ecuadorian Navy.
|
| 9 October
|
United States
|
Electric Boat
|
Groton, Connecticut
|
Groton
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
For United States Navy.
|
| 8 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Brooke Marine Ltd.
|
Lowestoft
|
Al Fulk
|
Patrol boat
|
For Royal Omani Navy.[12]
|
| 13 November
|
Peru
|
Servicio Industrial de la Marina
|
Callao
|
Carvajal
|
Lupo-class frigate
|
For Peruvian Navy.
|
| 19 November
|
West Germany
|
Lürssen
|
Bremen
|
Meerkatze
|
Fishery protection vessel
|
For Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung.
|
| 20 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group
|
Barrow-in-Furness
|
Sceptre
|
Swiftsure-class submarine
|
For Royal Navy.
|
| 1 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Brooke Marine Ltd.
|
Lowestoft
|
Jebba
|
Patrol boat
|
For Nigerian Navy.[13]
|
| 4 December
|
West Germany
|
AG Weser
|
Bremen
|
Wahran
|
Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier
|
For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
|
| 11 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Lima
|
Supertanker
|
For Shell Tankers Ltd.[14]
|
| 17 December
|
France
|
|
|
Georges Leygues
|
Georges Leygues-class frigate
|
For French Navy.
|
| 18 December
|
Netherlands
|
Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven
|
Vlissingen
|
Kortenaer
|
Kortenaer-class frigate
|
For Royal Netherlands Navy.
|
| 22 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
|
Appledore
|
Mercia Shore
|
Offshore supply vessel
|
For Offshore Marine Ltd.[15]
|
| 23 December
|
Japan
|
|
|
Noshiro
|
Chikugo-class destroyer escort
|
For Japanese Navy.
|
| 28 December
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
Briscoe
|
Spruance-class destroyer
|
For United States Navy.
|
| Unknown date
|
United States
|
|
|
Cross Rip
|
Ferry
|
For Hy-Line.
|
| Unknown date
|
Japan
|
Hitachi Zosen Corporation
|
Osaka
|
Esso Japan
|
Supertanker
|
For Esso
|
| Unknown date
|
Norway
|
|
|
Thalassa Desgagnes
|
Double-hulled tanker
|
For Groupe Desgagné.
|
References
- ^ "Rollnes". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Lepeta". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
- ^ "Southgate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Exegarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Sandgate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Leonia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Al Wafi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Green Park". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "M/S Transgermania" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Al Fulk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Jebba". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Lima". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Mercia Shore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- Sources
- Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.