List of ship launches in 1974

The list of ship launches in 1974 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1974. 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
12 January United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Richard B. Russell Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
22 January West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U-28 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
January United Kingdom Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd Bideford Grima Ferry For Shetland Islands Council.[1]
5 February United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow Arrow Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy.
7 February Denmark Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri Helsingør Golden Odyssey Cruise ship For Royal Cruise Lines.[2]
9 February West Germany Rheinwerft Walsum Duisburg-Walsum Scharhörn Multi-purpose vessel For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
22 February United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Paul F. Foster Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
22 February United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness Cardiff Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
22 February Japan Kuroshio Uzushio-class submarine For Japanese Navy.
1 March United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Pukaki Lake-class patrol boat For Royal New Zealand Navy.[3]
15 March Denmark Svendborg Ship Yard Agpa Agdlek-class cutter For Royal Danish Navy.[4]
21 March West Germany Lürssen Bremen Falke Albatros-class fast attack craft For German Navy.
21 March United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Makurdi Patrol boat For Nigerian Navy.[5]
23 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast World Cavalier Supertanker For Worldwide Shipping Co.[6]
28 March West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Viking 5 Ferry For Rederi Ab Sally
March Spain Bazán Cartagena Marsopa Daphné-class submarine For Spanish Navy.[7][8]
4 April West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U-30 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
5 April Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Arica Type 209 submarine For Peruvian Navy.
6 April United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Arco Thames Dredger For Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd.[9]
6 April United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Los Angeles Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
10 April West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Pijao Type 209 submarine For Colombian Navy.
4 May United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Lundy Shore Offshore supply vessel For Offshore Marine Ltd.[10]
8 May United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Rotoiti Lake-class patrol boat For Royal New Zealand Navy.[11]
25 May United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Hadejia Patrol boat For Nigerian Navy.[12]
25 May United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Kinkaid Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
25 May West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U-23 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
29 May Japan Teshio Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy.
21 June United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Coventry Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
16 July West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Tayrona Type 209 submarine For Colombian Navy.
18 July United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Saipan Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
19 July France Dubegion-Normandie Nantes Svea Corona Svea Corona-class ferry For Rederi AB Svea
25 July United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Taupo Lake-class patrol boat For Royal New Zealand Navy.[13]
26 July Denmark Helsingør Værft A/S Helsingør Mette Mols Ferry For Mols Linien A/S.[14]
16 August United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Wimpey Seawolf Offshore supply vessel For [[George Wimpey|Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[15]
17 August France DCNS Indomptable Redoutable-class submarine For French Navy.
22 August Japan Yoshino Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy.
24 August United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Hewitt Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
3 September United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Hawea Lake-class patrol boat For Royal New Zealand Navy.[16]
15 September France Dubegion-Normandie Nantes Wellamo Svea Corona-class Ferry For Finland Steamship Company.
16 September United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Greenock Orion Oberon-class submarine For Royal Australian Navy.
18 September United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow Alacrity Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy.
20 September Denmark Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen Cunard Countess Cruise ship For Cunard Line.
28 September United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Sheppey Tanker For Shell-Mex & BP Ltd.[17]
6 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Canadian Bridge Bulk carrier For Bibby Shipping.[18]
12 October United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Fastnet Shore Offshore supply vessel For Offshore Marine Ltd.[19]
19 October United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Philadelphia Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
23 October West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Atilay Atilay-class submarine For Turkish Navy.
26 October West Germany Werft Nobiskrug Rendsburg Nils Holgersson Roll-on/roll-off ferry For TT-Line.
9 November Argentina ANFE Rio Santiago Ensenada Santísima Trinidad Type 42 destroyer For Argentine Navy.
10 November West Germany AG Weser Bremen Ioannis Colocotronis Europatanker ultra large crude carrier Viavela Armadora S.A
16 November United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Harty Tanker For Shell-Mex & BP Ltd.[20]
28 November Soviet Union Zhdanov Leningrad Vasily Chapayev Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy.
30 November United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness Superb Swiftsure-class submarine For Royal Navy.
13 December United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lotorium Supertanker For Shell Tankers Ltd..[21]
14 December United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Virginia Virginia-class cruiser For United States Navy.
18 December Greece Hellenic General Enterprises Perama Lemnos For Lemnos Maritime Co. GmbH.[22]
19 December United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Elliot Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
19 December Denmark Helsingør Værft A/S Helsingør Maren Mols Ferry For Mols Linien A/S.[23]
31 December United Kingdom Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd Beverley Silloth Stag Coaster For Stag Line Ltd.[24]
December Denmark Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen Cunard Conquest Cruise ship For Cunard Line.
December Spain Bazán Cartagena Narval Daphné-class submarine For Spanish Navy.[7]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Dorset Belle Passenger ship For Crosons Ltd.[25]
Unknown date United Kingdom Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd Bideford Langdale Fishing trawler For Bridlington Trawlers Ltd.[26]
Unknown date United States Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Ro-ro cargo ship For Navieras de Puerto Rico Steamship Company
Unknown date United Kingdom Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd Bideford Solent Scene Passenger ship For private owner.[27]
Unknown date West Germany Kröger Rendsburg Spessart Rhön-class tanker For German Navy.

References

  1. ^ "Grima". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "M/S Golden Odyssey" (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Pukaki". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ Balsved, Johnny E. "AGPA (1974-2009)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Makurdi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ "World Cavalier". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  8. ^ "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  9. ^ "Arco Thame". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Lundy Shore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Rotoiti". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Hadejia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Taupo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ "M/S Mette Mols". Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  15. ^ "Wimpey Seawolf". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ "v". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Sheppey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Canadian Bridge". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Fastnet Shore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Harty". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Lotorium". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  22. ^ "M/S Lemons" (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  23. ^ "M/S MarenMols" (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Silloth Stag". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Dorset Belle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Langdale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Solent Scene". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

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