List of ship launches in 1968

The list of ship launches in 1968 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1968. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
23 January United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland Santa Barbara Kilauea-class ammunition ship United States Navy.
25 January West Germany Nobiskrug Rendsburg Munster Ferry For British & Irish Steam Packet Co. Ltd.[1]
27 January West Germany Blohm+Voss Hamburg Polar Uruguay Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship For Hamburg Süd.[2]
27 January West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft Husum Amrum Ferry For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG.[3]
3 February Australia Adroit Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
3 February United States Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New Orleans Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
3 February United States Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newport Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy.
9 February West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel U 11 Type 205 submarine For German Navy
10 February Soviet Union Severnaya Verf Leningrad Kronstadt Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy
17 February Australia Arrow Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
17 February United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Bergall Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
17 February United States Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California Lang Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
24 February West Germany Blohm+Voss Hamburg Polar Paraguay Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship For Hamburg Süd.[2]
26 February West Germany Schichau-Werft Bremerhaven Norderney tugboat For German Navy
28 February United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Govan Charybdis Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy
29 February United Kingdom Bacchante Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy
29 February United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Fawn Bulldog-class survey vessel For Royal Navy.[4]
February France Cachalote Daphné-class submarine For Portuguese Navy
February United Kingdom Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge Dhafeer Dhafeer-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
1 March United States Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington Seattle Sacramento-class fast combat support ship For United States Navy.
9 March West Germany Lübecker Flenderwerke Rendsburg Insel Föhr Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH.[6]
10 March United Kingdom John Lewis & Sons Aberdeen Malcolm Miller Sail Training Ship For Sail Training Association
15 March United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Cherry Sand Dredger For British Transport Docks Board.[7]
15 March United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Revenge Resolution-class submarine For Royal Navy
16 March United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Wichita Wichita-class replenishment oiler For United States Navy.
18 March United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Suffolk Challenger Fishing trawler For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[8]
19 March United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole William Allpress Barge For William Press Ltd.[9]
20 March Soviet Union Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod K-87 Project 670 Skat submarine For Soviet Navy
29 March United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Durham Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship For United States Navy.
30 March United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Puffer Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
7 April Italy Castellammare di Stabia Canguro Bruno Ferry For Navigazion Traghetti Sardi.[10]
10 April Australia Barbette Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
12 April United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Whipple Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
13 April United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California San Diego Mars-class combat stores ship For United States Navy.
13 April United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Mölders Lütjens-class destroyer For German Navy
18 March United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Suffolk Chieftain Fishing trawler For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[11]
27 April Australia Ardent Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
5 May United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Anchorage Anchorage-class dock landing ship For United States Navy.
11 May United States Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California Francis Hammond Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
11 May United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Export Lightning Container ship For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
14 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Thara Bulk carrier For Norwegian Bulk Carriers.[12]
15 May United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Edenton Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship For United States Navy.[13]
15 May United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Spadefish Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
May United Kingdom Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge Ghadunfar Dhafeer-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
May United Kingdom Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge Hazza Dhafeer-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
2 June Soviet Union Smely Project 61 destroyer For Soviet Navy
8 June United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Dolphin Unique research submarine For United States Navy.
10 June United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Oilpress Naval tanker For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[14]
15 June United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Seahorse Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
28 June France St. W Brest Hangor Daphné-class submarine For Pakistani Navy}
29 June Australia Barricade Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
11 July Soviet Union Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod K-120 Project 651 submarine For Soviet Navy
10 June United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Oilstone Naval tanker For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[15]
25 June United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore G.W.132 Barge For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[16]
17 July United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland Mount Hood Kilauea-class ammunition ship For United States Navy.
20 July United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Connole Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
25 July Japan Natsugumo Minegumo-class destroyer For Japanese Navy
27 July United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields Zinnia Bulk carrier For Stag Line.[17]
27 July United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Guitarro Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
31 July Soviet Union Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod K-25 Project 670 Skat submarine For Soviet Navy
3 August United States Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington Trenton Austin-class amphibious transport dock For United States Navy.
8 August United Kingdom HMNB Plymouth Plymouth Scylla Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy
9 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Skaufast Bulk carrier For Norwegian Bulk Carriers.[18]
10 August Australia Madang Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
30 August Canada Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John, New Brunswick Protecteur Protecteur-class replenishment oiler For Royal Canadian Navy
3 September United States Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana Sherman Hamilton-class cutter For United States Coast Guard
5 September United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Lockwood Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
5 September United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Oilfield Naval tanker For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[19]
10 September West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel U 12 Type 205 submarine For German Navy
10 September Denmark Orlogsværftet Copenhagen Narhvalen Type 205 submarine For Royal Danish Navy
14 September Australia Buccaneer Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
25 September United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Cave Sand Dredger For British Transport Docks Board.[20]
28 September United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California Fresno Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy.
28 September Australia Vickers Cockatoo Docks Sydney Torrens River-class destroyer escort For Royal Australian Navy.
29 September Soviet Union Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod K-318 Project 651 submarine For Soviet Navy
September France Delfim Albacora-class submarine For Portuguese Navy
2 October Australia Bandolier Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
7 October Soviet Union Sudomekh Shipyard Leningrad B-413 Project 641 submarine For Soviet Navy
7 October United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore G.W.133 Barge For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[21]
7 October United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore P.A.S. 1505 Tank barge For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[22]
19 October United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Mobile Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship For United States Navy.
24 October Japan Arashio Asashio-class submarine For Japanese Navy
24 October United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Suffolk Crusader Fishing trawler For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[23]
October United Kingdom Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge Durgham Dhafeer-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
October United Kingdom Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge Timsah Dhafeer-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
2 November United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Stag Hound Container ship For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
6 November Australia Bayonet Attack-class patrol boat For Royal Australian Navy.
6 November United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Sand Swift Dredger For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd.[24]
16 November United States Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana Rush Hamilton-class cutter For United States Coast Guard.
21 November United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun Achilles Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy
21 November United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Oilbird Naval tanker For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[25]
22 November Soviet Union Admiral Isakov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy
23 November United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California Peoria Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy.
30 November France Constructions industrielles de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer Transcontainer I Combined RO-RO ferry and container ship For SNCF
1 December United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Roll-on/roll-off vessel For Moore-McCormack Lines
3 December United Kingdom Onslow Oberon-class submarine For Royal Australian Navy.
7 December United States Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California Badger Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
7 December United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Finback Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
7 December West Germany Nobiskrug Rendsburg Innisfallen Ferry For British & Irish Steam Packet Co, Ltd.[26]
17 December West Germany Stader Schiffswerft Stade Niedersachsen Ferry For Reederei und Schiffahrts GmbH Grüne Küstenstraße.[27]
20 December United Kingdom Churchill Churchill-class submarine For Royal Navy.
21 December United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Beaufort Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship For United States Navy.[28]
26 December Soviet Union K-162 Project 661 Anchar submarine For Soviet Navy
Unknown date United Kingdom American Marine & Machinery Company. Paisley Hopper Barge No. 4' Dredger For Calcutta Port Trust.[29]
Unknown date Japan Kojima Maru Cargo ship
Unknown date United Kingdom Bay Wharf Construction Co. Ltd. Greenwich Loach Motor barge For London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd.[30]
Unknown date United Kingdom Clelands Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Wallsend Wheelsman Tanker For c. Rowbotham & Sons Ltd.[31]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Unnamed Dredger For Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners.[32]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama 3 unnamed vessels Barges For private owners.[33]

References

  1. ^ "M/S Munster" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Liste der Neubauten Werft Blohm + Voss" (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Amrum" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Fawn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e Moore 1976, p. not cited.
  6. ^ "M/S Insel Föhr" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Cherry Sand". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Suffolk Challenger". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "William Allpress". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "M/S Canguro Bruno" (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Suffolk Chieftain". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Thara". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Edenton". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Oilpress". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Oilstone". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ "G.W.132". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 102-03.
  18. ^ "Skaufast". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Oilfield". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Cave Sand". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  21. ^ "G.W.133". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ^ "P.A.S. 1505". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Suffolk Crusader". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Sand Swift". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Oilbird". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  26. ^ "M/S Innisfallen" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  27. ^ "M/S Niedersachsen" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  28. ^ "Beaufort". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  29. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 355.
  30. ^ "Loach". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  31. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 306.
  32. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  33. ^ "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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.
  • Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
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