List of ship launches in 1972

The list of ship launches in 1972 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1972.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
26 January Bore X Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Finland For Angfartygs Ab Bore[1]
1 February Haruna Haruna-class destroyer Japan For Japanese Navy.
1 February Proteus Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Greek Navy.
1 February U-14 Type 206 submarine Emden Nordseewerke West Germany For German Navy.
19 February Cavalla Sturgeon-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy.
19 February Westerland Ferry Mützelfeldwerft Cuxhaven West Germany For HADAG.[2]
21 February Schleswig-Holstein Ferry Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde West Germany For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[3]
26 February Saint Eloi Ferry Cantieri Navali di Pietra Ligure Pietra Ligure Italy For Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace Société Anonyme de Navigation
11 March Kiska Kilauea-class ammunition ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
13 March Fallow Deer Container ship Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd.[4]
16 March Antelope Type 21 frigate Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England United Kingdom For Royal Navy
18 March Jesse L. Brown Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
18 March Isoshio Uzushio-class submarine Japan For Japanese Navy.
24 March Kattegat Ferry Helsingør Skibs & Maskinbygg Helsingør Denmark For Jydsk Færgefart A/S
30 March Aokumo Yamagumo-class destroyer Japan For Japanese Navy.
March Delfin Daphné-class submarine Bazán Cartagena Spain For Spanish Navy.[5]
15 April Ainsworth Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
22 April Fort Fisher Anchorage-class dock landing ship General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
26 April Belinda Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Mascot A/S.[6]
1 May Sea-Land Galloway SL-7 class container ship AG Weser Bremen West Germany For Sea-Land Service
6 May Wesertal Rickmers Werft Bremerhaven West Germany For JA Reinecke & Co.[7]
9 May Seaward Cruise ship Cantieri Navali del Tirreno & Riuniti Riva Trigoso Italy For Norwegian Cruise Line
12 May München LASH carrier Cockerill Hoboken, Antwerp Belgium
13 May G.W.191 Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[8]
13 May Nimitz Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
16 May Dane Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For British United Trawlers Finance Ltd.[9]
18 May Amey III Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Amey Marine Ltd.[10]
24 May Caernarvon Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Shell-Mex & B. P.[11]
26 May Antares Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Finland For Finska Ångfartygs Ab.[12]
3 June Miller Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
10 June Tunny Sturgeon-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
12 June Almirante Condell Condell-class frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow United Kingdom For Chilean Navy
12 June Remuera Container ship Swan Hunter High Walker United Kingdom For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
15 June U-15 Type 206 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy.
15 June Espresso Livorno Espresso Livorno-class ferry Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando" Livorno Italy For Soc. Trahetti del Mediterraneo.[13]
29 June Iwase Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan For Japanese Navy.
1 July South Carolina California-class cruiser Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
8 July Export Leader Container ship Bath Iron Works Bath Maine United States For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
11 July Bore I Ferry Wärtsilä Turku Finland For Steamship Company Bore / Silja Line
12 August Thomas C. Hart Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
22 August Plymouth Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Shell-Mex & B. P.[14]
28 August Bni Nsar Ferry Kanda Shipbuilding Kure, Hiroshima Japan
28 August Diana Ferry Meyer Werft Papenburg West Germany For Rederi AB Slite / Viking Line
29 August U-16 Type 206 submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For German Navy.
1 September Sea-Land McLean SL-7 class container ship Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. Rotterdam Netherlands For Sea-Land Service
1 September Sea-Land Exchange SL-7 class container ship Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. Rotterdam Netherlands For Sea-Land Service
8 September Orion Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Finland For Finska Ångfartygs Ab.[15]
5 October Götaland Ferry A/S Nakskov Skibsværf Nakskov Denmark For Statens Järnvägar[16]
7 October Olympic Banner Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Carlow Maritime Panama.[17]
10 October U-17 Type 206 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy.
11 October Swansea Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Shell-Mex & B. P.[18]
14 October Globtik Tokyo Oil tanker Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Kure Japan For Globtik Tankers
21 October Capodanno Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
24 October Hércules Type 42 destroyer Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness, England United Kingdom For Argentine Navy.
31 October U-18 Type 206 submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For German Navy.
October Tonina Daphné-class submarine Bazán Cartagena Spain For Spanish Navy.[5]
1 November Kalamazoo Wichita-class replenishment oiler General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
4 November Hughes Glomar Explorer Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania United States
9 November Salta Type 209 submarine Tandanor Buenos Aires Argentina For Argentine Navy.
10 November Bore XI Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Finland For Angfartygs Ab Bore.[19]
22 November Narushio Uzushio-class submarine Japan For Japanese Navy.
22 November Pict Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For British United Trawlers Finance Ltd.[20]
23 November Active Type 21 frigate Vosper Thornycroft Southampton United Kingdom For Royal Navy
25 November Dundee Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Shell-Mex & B. P.[21]
5 December Funny Girl Ferry Stader Schiffswerft Stade West Germany For Reederei Cassen Eils[22]
15 December U-19 Type 206 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy.
15 December Sirius Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Finland For Finska Ångfartygs Ab[23]
16 December Pharris Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
26 December Kiev Kiev-class aircraft carrier Chernomorskiy yard Nikolayev Soviet Union For Soviet Navy.
Unknown date Rhine Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Japan For Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

References

  1. ↑ "M/S Bore X." (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "M/S Westerland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "M/S Schleswig-Holstein" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Fallow Deer". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Belinda". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "M/S Wesertal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "G.W.191". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Dane". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Amey III". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Caernarvon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "M/S Antares" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "M/S Espresso Livorno" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Plymouth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "M/S Orion" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "M/S Götaland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Olympic Banner". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Swansea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  19. ↑ "M/S Bore XI" (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Pict". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Dundee". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "M/S Funny Girl" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "M/S Sirius" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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