List of ship launches in 1978

The list of ship launches in 1978 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1978.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
7 January United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Markinch Cargo ship For J. & J. Denholm Ltd.[1]
10 January France Chantiers de France Dunkerque S.A. Sederberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
14 January United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Frank Cable Emory S. Land-class submarine tender For United States Navy.
21 January United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Nassau Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
27 January United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Coastal Hercules Supertanker For Pomona Shipping Co.[2]
31 January France Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat La Ciotat S.A. Waterberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
7 February Peru Villavisencio Modified Lupo-class frigate For Peruvian Navy
18 February Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Transporter II Type FV 610 Ro-Ro ship For Per Henriksen[3]
24 February West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Nordfriesland Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[4]
25 February United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi John Rodgers Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
1 March United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Duncan Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
3 March Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Yulius Fuchik Barge carrier For V/O Sudoimport
3 March Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Fredrikstad Costa Rica RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[5]
5 March United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Cerinthus Cargo ship For Hadley Shipping Co. Ltd.[6]
17 March West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Transvaal Type MCS 2700 reefer For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
20 March South Korea Merzario Espania Ferry For Stena Container Line
20 March West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Poseidon Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy
23 March United Kingdom Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland Australind Cargo ship For Australind Steamship Co.[7]
8 April United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Leftwich Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
25 April United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Exeter Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
7 May United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Spartan Swiftsure-class submarine For Royal Navy.
19 May France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint Nazaire S.A. Winterberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
14 June West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Amfitriti Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy.
17 June United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Cushing Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
21 June United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Adelaide Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy.
23 June United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore City of Plymouth Container ship For Container Rentals Ltd.[8]
24 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Appleby Bulk carrier For Ropner Shipping.[9]
3 July Soviet Union Shipyard 340 Zelenodolsk Krechet Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy.
22 July United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Bremerton Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
25 July United Kingdom Brooke Marine Lowestoft, England Al Munassir Amphibious warfare ship For Royal Omani Navy.
29 July United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Wadsworth Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
10 August United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Harry W. Hill Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
August Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Frederikstad Centro America RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[10]
18 September Japan Shirane Shirane-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
25 September United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi O'Bannon Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
6 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hornby Grange Tanker For Furness Withy.[11]
14 October United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore City of Perth Container ship For Container Rentals Ltd.[12]
14 October Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Importer II type FV 610 Ro-Ro ship For Per Henriksen.[13]
21 October United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Arkansas Virginia-class cruiser For United States Navy.
4 November United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine McInerney Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
16 November West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Okeanos Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy
18 November United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Jacksonville Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
21 November Finland Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard Turku Turella Cruiseferry For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
25 November United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Peleliu Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
1 December United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Canberra Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy.
2 December France Dupleix Georges Leygues-class frigate For French Navy.
14 December United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Illustrious Invincible-class aircraft carrier For Royal Navy.
15 December United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Brilliant Type 22 frigate For Royal Navy.
16 December United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California George Philip Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
28 December Japan Namura Shipbuilding Company Imari Seatrain Oriskany Container ship
Unknown date West Germany Rickmers Rederei Bremerhaven, Germany Emadala Ferry For Emadala Shipping Co
Unknown date Ireland Arklow Engineering Co Ltd. Wexford Glenbrook Tug For private owner.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Markinch". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Coastal Hercules". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN TRANSPORTER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ "M/S Nordfriesland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "M/S Costa Rica" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Cerinthus". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 25.
  8. ^ "City of Plymouth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Appleby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ^ "M/S Centro America" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Hornby Grange". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "City of Perth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  13. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN IMPORTER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Glenbrook". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 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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