| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 4 January | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Springfield | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 10 January | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Cape St. George | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
| 25 January | Canada | MIL-Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Regina | Halifax-class frigate | |
| 25 January | Japan | | | Chikuma | Abukuma-class destroyer escort | |
| 2 February | Spain | Factorias Vulcano SA | Vigo | Kapitan Azarkin | Supertrawler | For Dalmoreport Trawlers Ltd, Vladivostok |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Westminster | Type 23 frigate | |
| 6 February | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Deltagas | LNG tanker | For Deltagas Partenreederei.[1] |
| 6 February | Germany | Lürssen | | Frankenthal | Frankenthal-class minehunter | For German Navy |
| 8 February | Canada | Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver | Queen of Cumberland | Intermediate-class ferry[2] | |
| 21 February | Australia | AMECON | Williamstown, Victoria | Newcastle | Adelaide-class frigate | |
| 22 February | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Zenith | Cruise Ship | For Celebrity Cruises |
| 24 February | France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Dreamward | Cruise ship | For Norwegian Cruise Line |
| 28 February | Canada | Saint John Shipbuilding | Saint John, New Brunswick | Montréal | Halifax-class frigate | |
| 4 March | United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd | Barrow-in-Furness | Vanguard | Vanguard-class submarine | |
| 12 March | Germany | Lürssen | | Rottweil | Frankenthal-class minehunter | For German Navy |
| 14 March | France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Ventôse | Floréal-class frigate | |
| 17 March | Japan | | | Arashio | Harushio-class submarine | |
| 26 March | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Kearsarge | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 3 April | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Hampton | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 3 April | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Statendam | Rotterdam-class cruise ship | For Holland America Line |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Northumberland | Type 23 frigate | |
| 6 April | Croatia | Brodosplit | Split | Frans Kockum | Cruiseferry | For Sea-Link Shipping. Construction delayed due to the Yugoslav wars, order cancelled. Completed under the name Thomas Mann. |
| 10 April | Germany | Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH | Husum | Rungholt | ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[3] |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Knock Adoon | Suezmax tanker | For Fred Olsen & Co.[4] |
| April | Poland | Colod | Szczecin | Concordia | Barquentine | For West Island College, Montreal. |
| 14 Mai | Germany | Abeking & Rasmussen | | Weiden | Frankenthal-class minehunter | For German Navy |
| 16 May | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Curtis Wilbur | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 16 May | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Tippecanoe | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler | |
| 26 May | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Liselotte Essberger | Sietas type 149 chemical tanker | For John T. Essberger[5] |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Tarquin Grove | LNG tanker | For Liquid Gas Shipping Ltd.[6] |
| 13 June | France | | | La Fayette | La Fayette-class frigate | |
| 13 June | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Vella Gulf | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
| 20 June | United States | Peterson Shipbuilders | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | Dextrous | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship | |
| 29 June | Spain | Navantia | Ferrol | Atalaya | Serviola-class patrol boat | For Spanish Navy |
| 3 July | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Roland Essberger | Sietas type 149 chemical tanker | For John T. Essberger[7] |
| 20 July | Italy | Nuovi Cantieri Apuania | Marina di Carrara | Renaissance Eight | | [8] |
| 31 July | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Montrose | Type 23 frigate | |
| 1 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Columbus | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 7 August | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | John August Essberger | Sietas type 149 chemical tanker | For John T. Essberger |
| 15 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Nebraska | Ohio-class submarine | |
| 20 August | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Harald | Firefighting tug | For Hambros Leasing (June) Ltd.[9] |
| 23 August | France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Vendémiaire | Floréal-class frigate | |
| 28 August | Canada | MIL-Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Calgary | Halifax-class frigate | |
| 28 August | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Brandenburg | Brandenburg-class frigate | For German Navy |
| 14 September | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Anette Essberger | Sietas type 149 chemical tanker | For John T. Essberger |
| 18 September | Germany | Thyssen Nordseewerke | Emden | DSR America | BV 2700-type container ship | [10] |
| 26 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | John S. McCain | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 3 October | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Charlotte | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 10 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Knock Stocks | Suezmax tanker | For Fred Olsen & Co.[11] |
| 15 October | Taiwan | China Shipbuilding | Kaohsiung | Cheng Ho | Cheng Kung-class frigate | |
| 16 October | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Stout | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 23 October | Spain | Bazan | Ferrol | Navarra | Santa María-class frigate | |
| 27 October | Norway | Kvaerner Keven Florø | | Ouro do Brasi | Ouro do Brasi-class carrier | [12] |
| 14 November | France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Windward | Cruise ship | For Norwegian Cruise Line |
| 20 November | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Port Royal | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
| 27 November | Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Hamburg Senator | Bonn Express-class container ship | For DSR-Senator keel laid on 23 June 1992; delivered on 1 February 1993[13] |
| 8 December | Italy | Nuovi Cantieri Apunia | Marina di Carrara | Majestic | ferry | For Grandi Navi Veloci[14] |
| 12 December | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Santa Fe | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Coastal Guardian | Survey ship | For Environment Agency.[15] |
| Unknown date | Canada | Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited | Wheatley, Ontario | Niagara Queen II | Modified tugboat icebreaker | For Ontario Hydro[16] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Two Rivers II | Pilot boat | For Torridge District Council.[17] |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Water Guardian | Survey ship | For Environment Agency.[18] |