List of ship launches in 1986

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

Date 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 Chantiers et ateliers de la Perrière Lorient Vulcain Vulcain-class minesweeper For French Navy.
24 January Poland Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego Szczecin Konstantin Chernenko Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry For Far Eastern Shipping Company[1]
29 January Japan Shimayuki Hatsuyuki-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
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 Japanese Navy.
14 February United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Antietam Ticonderoga-class cruiser For United States Navy.
14 February Belgium Mercantile-Belyard 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 Værft Frederikshavn Mercandian Universe Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen[2]
22 February United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Joshua Humphreys Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
1 March United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Woolston 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 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 Coventry Type 22 frigate For Royal Navy.
24 April Republic of 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 SKR-195 Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy.
9 May Finland Hollming 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 Værft Frederikshavn Mercandian Sun II Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen[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 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 Swecarrier for TT-Line traffic
22 August Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Yuriy Arshenevskiy SA-15 type cargo ship
29 August Denmark Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Mercandian Sea II Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen[4]
31 August Finland Wärtsilä Perno shipyard Turku Kronprins Harald Cruiseferry For Jahre Line
5 September United Kingdom Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd Appledore Arco Avon Dredger For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[5]
5 September South Korea Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Berge Stahl Ore carrier
19 September Japan Asagiri Asagiri-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
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 Nordstrand Nordstand-class tug For German Navy.
3 November United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding Barrow-in-Furness 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 Langeness 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 Vasiliy Burkhanov 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 Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Albion Workboat For Bristol City Council.[6]
Exact date unknown United States Jennings Shipyard Argia Gaff topsail schooner
Exact date unknown United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Hubberston Pilot boat For Milford Haven Port Authority.[7]
Exact date unknown United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Mary Marie Fishing vessel For private owner.[8]
Exact date unknown United Kingdom Bailey & Boynton Ltd. Hull Yarra Workboat For Bailey & Boynton Ltd.[9]

References

  1. ^ "M/S KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "M/S Mercandian Universe" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Mercandian Sun II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. ^ "M/S Mercandian Sea II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Arco Avon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Albion". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Hubberston". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Mary Marie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Yarra". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.