List of ship launches in 1973

The list of ship launches in 1973 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1973. 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
11 January Denmark A/S Nakskov Skibsværf Nakskov Svealand Ferry For Lion Ferry AB.[1]
13 January United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Parche Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
16 January West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U20 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
18 January United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow Ambuscade Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy.
19 January Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard Helsinki Royal Viking Sea Cruise ship For Royal Viking Line
25 January Japan Chitose Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy.
January United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Al Bushra Patrol boat For Royal Omani Navy.[2]
1 February Netherlands Rotterdamsche Droogdocks Maatschappij N.V. Rotterdam Sea-Land Trade SL-7-class container ship For Sea-Land Service
3 February United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Truett Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
17 February United Kingdom Sovereign Swiftsure-class submarine For Royal Navy.
1 March United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Al Nejah Patrol boat For Royal Omani Navy.[3]
6 March Finland Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Baltic Enterprise RO-RO container ship For United Baltic Corporation.[4]
9 March West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel U21 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
17 March West Germany J. J. Sietas Schiffswerft Hamburg Aurella Ferry For SF Line
17 March United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Manchester Vigour Container ship For Manchester Liners Ltd.[5]
17 March West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Viking 4 Ferry For Rederi Ab Sally
24 March United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Valdez Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
27 March West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U22 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
1 April West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Sea-Land Finance SL-7-class container ship For Sea-Land Service
3 April Argentina Tandanor Buenos Aires San Luis Type 206 submarine For Argentine Navy
4 April West Germany Schichau Unterweser Bremerhaven Eversand Buoy tender For Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtes Bremerhaven
1 May West Germany AG Weser Bremen Sea-Land Market SL-7-class container ship For Sea-Land Service
12 May United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Moinester Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
25 May West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel U25 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
2 June United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia L. Mendel Rivers Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
17 March United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Manchester Zeal Container ship For Manchester Liners Ltd.[6]
16 June Netherlands A Vuyk & Zonen's Scheepswerven Amsterdam Stena Shipper Ferry For Stena Line
26 June West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U24 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
6 July Japan Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Aioi Svendborg Mærsk container ship For Maersk
23 July Soviet Union Yantar Kaliningrad Razumnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy.
28 July United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Wimpey Seadog Offshore supply vessel For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[7]
30 July United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Birmingham Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
4 August United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Glenard P. Lipscomb Unique nuclear-powered submarine For United States Navy.
4 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Olympic Brilliance Tanker For Lakeport Navigation Co.[8]
6 August Italy Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando" Livorno Espresso Cagliari Espresso Livorno-class ferry For Trans Tirreno Express S.p.A.[9]
13 August Japan Hiei Haruna-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
21 August West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel U27 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
28 August Japan Niyodo Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy.
31 August Denmark Aalborg Skibsværft A/S Aalborg Dana Regina Ferry For DFDS
31 August Finland Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Baltic Progress For United Baltic Corporation.[10]
12 September France Dubigeon-Normandie SA Nantes Chartres Train ferry For SNCF
17 September United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Starman Ro-ro heavy lift ship For Starman Ltd.[11]
1 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Mount Newman Bulk carrier For Furness Withy.[12]
10 October West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Islay Type 209 submarine For Peruvian Navy.
13 October United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Wimpey Sealion Offshore supply vessel For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[13]
20 October Norway Trosvik Mekaniske Verksteder Brevik, Mikolaj Kopernik Ferry For Polskie Linie Oceaniczne.[14]
21 October Soviet Union Zhdanov Leningrad, Marshal Timoshenko Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy.
23 October Japan Akigumo Yamagumo-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
30 October Denmark Svendborg Ship Yard Agdlek Agdlek-class cutter cutter For Royal Danish Navy.[15]
1 November Netherlands Rotterdamsche Droogdocks Maatschappij N.V. Rotterdam Sea-Land Resource SL-7-class container ship For Sea-Land Service
5 November West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel U29 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
6 November United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Mamba Patrol boat For Kenyan Navy.[16]
10 November United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Spruance Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
20 November West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U26 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
27 November United Kingdom James Lamont & Co Port Glasgow Jupiter Ferry For Caledonian MacBrayne
1 December United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Tarawa Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
1 December West Germany AG Weser Bremen Sea-Land Commerce SL-7 container ship Sea-Land Service
6 December United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Arco Severn Dredger For Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd.[17]
Unknown date United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Al Mansur Patrol boat For Royal Omani Navy.[18]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Duke of Normandy Tug For The States of Jersey.[19]
Unknown date China Mawei Gu Tian Concrete cargo ship

References

  1. ^ "M/S Svealand" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Al Bushra". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Al Nejah". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "M/S Baltic Enterprise" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Manchester Vigour". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Manchester Zeal". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Wimpey Seadog". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Olympic Brilliance". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "M/S Espresso Cagliari" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. ^ "M/S Baltic Enterprise" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Starman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Mount Newman". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Wimpey Sealion". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ^ "M/S Mikolaj Kopernik" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  15. ^ Balsved, Johnny E. "AGDLEK (1974-2008)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Mamba". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Arco Severn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Al Mansur". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Duke of Normandy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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