List of ship launches in 1966

The list of ship launches in 1966 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1966.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
6 January Talbot Brooke-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy
10 January Lady Brigid Offshore supply vessel J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[1]
21 January Sklinna Kobben-class submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For Royal Norwegian Navy
25 January Orcoma Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Shell International Marine[2]
26 January Kronprins Carl Gustav Ferry Nobiskrug Rendsburg West Germany For A/B Bonnierföretagen,[3]
31 January Lady Claudine Offshore supply vessel Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[4]
4 February Stavanger Oslo-class frigate Karljohansvern Horten Norway For Royal Norwegian Navy
5 February Sir Winston Churchill Sail training ship Richard Dunston Ltd Hessle United Kingdom For Sail Training Association
8 February Argonaut Leander-class frigate Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn United Kingdom For Royal Navy
10 February Hopper Barge No. 7 Hopper barge Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Calcutta Port Commission.[5]
11 February Corella Research vessel Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.[6]
12 February Juneau Austin-class amphibious transport dock Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
25 February Queenfish Sturgeon-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
25 February Westerwald Westerwald-class transport ship Lübeck Orenstein & Koppel West Germany For German Navy
26 February Sturgeon Sturgeon-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy
1 March Texelstroom Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek P. Smit Jr. Rotterdam Netherlands For Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming[7]
3 March Svea Ferry Lindholmens Varv Gothenburg Sweden for Rederi AB Svea
7 March Atlanta Cargo ship Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Atlanta Navigation Co. Ltd.[8]
9 March Regent Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
24 March Skolpen Kobben-class submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For Royal Norwegian Navy
26 March Niagara Falls Mars-class combat stores ship National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California United States For United States Navy
31 March Goldeneye Wild Duck-class boom defence vessel Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[9]
1 April Lyness Combat stores ship Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
4 April Pen Avon Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Seaborne Aggregate Co. Ltd.[10]
4 April Richard L. Page Brooke-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy
7 April Nordfriesland Ferry Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum West Germany For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[11]
15 April Freiburg Lüneburg-class replenishment ship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Flensburg West Germany For German Navy
26 April Lady Delia Offshore supply vessel Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[12]
2 May Elkhound Dog-class tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[13]
3 May Glücksburg Lüneburg-class replenishment ship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Flensburg West Germany For German Navy
5 May Brisbane Perth-class destroyer Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan United States For Royal Australian Navy
5 May Odenwald Westerwald-class transport ship Orenstein & Koppel Lübeck West Germany For German Navy
6 May Nairnbank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[14]
7 May Cleveland Austin-class amphibious transport dock Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy
14 May Samuel Gompers Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington United States For United States Navy
21 May Haddock Permit-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy
25 May Winston Churchill Ferry Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti S.P.A. Genoa Italy for DFDS Seaways
31 May W.D. Hoyle Hopper barge Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[15]
May Baden[16] Coastal trading vessel Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted Trondheim Norway For Fred Losen & Co.
10 June Stadt Kobben-class submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For Royal Norwegian Navy
21 June Maraval Tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Dockyard Investments Ltd.[17]
22 June Deerhound Dog-class tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[18]
22 June Ray Sturgeon-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
23 June Lady Fiona Offshore supply vessel Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[19]
1 July Coronado Austin-class amphibious transport dock Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
5 July Donax Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Shell International Marine.[20]
9 July Ammersee Walchensee-class tanker Lindenau Kiel West Germany For German Navy
15 July U-2 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
19 July Labrador Dog-class tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[21]
21 July Will Rogers Benjamin Franklin-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy
22 July Julius A. Furer Brooke-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy
26 July White Plains Mars-class combat stores ship National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California United States For United States Navy
6 August Dubuque Austin-class amphibious transport dock Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy
19 August Najaden Ferry Aarhus Flydedok Aarhus Denmark For Danske Statsbaner.[22]
1 September Herekino Tug Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Northland Harbour Board.[23]
2 September Stord Kobben-class submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For Royal Norwegian Navy
12 September Waitangi Tug Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Northland Harbour Board.[24]
15 September Resolution Resolution-class submarine Vickers Armstrong United Kingdom For Royal Navy
16 September Puget Sound Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington United States For United States Navy
16 September Stromness Combat stores ship Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
17 September Pargo Sturgeon-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy
22 September W.D. Hilbre Hopper barge Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[25]
29 September Patricia Ferry Lindholmens Varv Gothenburg Sweden for Swedish Lloyd
7 October Stalwart Destroyer tender Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales Australia For Royal Australian Navy
13 October Ulster Prince Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Coast Lines.[26]
14 October Sunfish Sturgeon-class submarine General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
14 October Whale Sturgeon-class submarine General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
17 October T.P.1 Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For United Africa Co. Ltd.[27]
17 October T.P.2 Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For United Africa Co. Ltd.[28]
20 October U-9 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
22 October Shreveport Austin-class amphibious transport dock Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
22 October Tegernsee Walchensee-class tanker Lindenau Kiel West Germany For German Navy
October Albacora Daphné-class submarine Dubigeon Nantes France For Portuguese Navy
10 November Lundy Puffin Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[29]
12 November Tor Hollandia Ferry Lübecker Flender-Werke Lübeck West Germany For Tor Line
14 November Lady Thelma Firefighting tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For J. H. Pigott & Son Ltd.[30]
19 November Knox Knox-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
23 November Zurmand Tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For BP Clyde Tanker Co. Ltd.[31]
24 November Rogate Coaster Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Blyth United Kingdom For Stephenson, Clarke Ltd.[32][33]
25 November Asagumo Yamagumo-class destroyer Hitachi Zosen Corporation Maizuru, Japan Japan For Japanese Navy
25 November Algocape Lake freighter Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Canada For Canada Steamship Lines
29 November Otway Oberon-class submarine Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Australian Navy
30 November Marlin Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[34]
12 December Mastiff Dog-class tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[35]
30 November Redfin Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[36]
16 December Lapon Sturgeon-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
17 December Concord Mars-class combat stores ship National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California United States For United States Navy
19 December G.W.111 Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For George Wimpey Ltd.[37]
29 December Shota Rustaveli Ivan Franko-class passenger ship V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft Wismar East Germany For Black Sea Shipping Company
Date unknown Alice L. Moran Tug United States For Moran Group.[38]
Date unknown Bantry Puffin Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[39]
Date unknown Beechcroft Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Bowker & King Ltd.[40]
Date unknown LCM 710 Landing craft J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[41]
Date unknown LCM 711 Landing craft J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[42]
Date unknown Lundy Puffin Tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[43]
Date unknown Zaeedah Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd.[44]

References

  1. ↑ "Lady Brigid". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Orcoma". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "M/S Kronprins Carl Gustav". Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Lady Claudine". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hopper Barge No. 7". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Corella". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "M/S Texelstroom". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  8. ↑ "Atlanta". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Goldeneye". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Pen Avon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "M/S Nordfriesland". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  12. ↑ "Lady Delia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Elkhound". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Nairnbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "W.D. Hoyle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "M/S Baden". sjohistorie.no (in Norwegian).
  17. ↑ "Maraval". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "Deerhound". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  19. ↑ "Lady Fiona". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Donax". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "Labrador". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "M/S Najaden". Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  23. ↑ "Herekino". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Waitangi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "W.D. Hilbre". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  26. ↑ "Ulster Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  27. ↑ "T.P.1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  28. ↑ "T.P.2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  29. ↑ "Lundy Puffin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  30. ↑ "Lady Thelma". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  31. ↑ "Zurmand". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  32. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 243.
  33. ↑ "Rogate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  34. ↑ "Marlin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  35. ↑ "Mastiff". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  36. ↑ "Redfin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  37. ↑ "G.W.111". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  38. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.
  39. ↑ "Bantry Puffin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  40. ↑ "Beechcroft". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  41. ↑ "LCM 710". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  42. ↑ "L.C.M.711". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  43. ↑ "Lundy Puffin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  44. ↑ "Zaeedah". 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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