List of ship launches in 1976

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.[8]
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

  1. ^ "Rollnes". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Lepeta". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  4. ^ "Southgate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Exegarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Sandgate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Leonia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 254.
  9. ^ "Al Wafi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Green Park". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "M/S Transgermania" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Al Fulk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Jebba". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Lima". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  15. ^ "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.
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