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 Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes
6 January John Young Spruance-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
17 January Rollnes Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Hambros Bank Ltd.[1]
27 January Lepeta Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Shell Tanker Ltd.[2]
1 February Rose City San Clemente-class oil tanker San Diego, California United States
21 February Omaha Los Angeles-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy.
1 March Ghanadhah Ardhana-class patrol craft Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[3]
20 March Southgate Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Park Steamships Ltd.[4]
26 March Comte de Grasse Spruance-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
28 March Finnjet Cruiseferry Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Finland For Finnlines.
3 April Memphis Los Angeles-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
14 April Glasgow Type 42 destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
12 May Broadsword Type 22 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
17 May Exegarth Firefighting tug Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd Beverley United Kingdom For Rea Towing Co. Ltd.[5]
26 May Bonn Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier Bremen West Germany For Kosmos Bulkschiffahrt
28 May Sandgate Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Turnbull Scott Shipping Co. Ltd.[6]
25 June Batillus Batillus-class supertanker Chantiers de l'Atlantique Nantes France
2 July Leonia Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Shell Tankers Ltd.[7]
8 July O'Brien Spruance-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
9 July Miranda Guinness Tanker Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Arthur Guinness & Sons (Dublin) Ltd.[8]
26 July Al Wafi Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Omani Navy.[9]
31 July Mississippi Virginia-class cruiser Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
14 August Retivyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Severnaya Verf Leningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy.
27 August Green Park Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Park Steamships Ltd.[10]
27 August Transgermania Ferry J. J. Sietas Hamburg West Germany Poseidon Schiffahrts OHG.[11]
1 September Merrill Spruance-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
25 September Oliver Hazard Perry Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy.
28 September Lunni Product tanker Nobiskrug Rendsburg West Germany
6 October Shyri Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Ecuadorian Navy.
9 October Groton Los Angeles-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy.
8 November Al Fulk Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Omani Navy.[12]
13 November Carvajal Lupo-class frigate Servicio Industrial de la Marina Callao Peru For Peruvian Navy.
19 November Meerkatze Fishery protection vessel Lürssen Bremen West Germany For Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung.
20 November Sceptre Swiftsure-class submarine Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
1 December Jebba Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Nigerian Navy.[13]
4 December Wahran Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier AG Weser Bremen West Germany For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
11 December Lima Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Shell Tankers Ltd.[14]
17 December Georges Leygues Georges Leygues-class frigate France For French Navy.
18 December Kortenaer Kortenaer-class frigate Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven Vlissingen Netherlands For Royal Netherlands Navy.
22 December Mercia Shore Offshore supply vessel Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Offshore Marine Ltd.[15]
23 December Noshiro Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan For Japanese Navy.
28 December Briscoe Spruance-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
Unknown date Cross Rip Ferry United States For Hy-Line.
Unknown date Esso Japan Supertanker Hitachi Zosen Corporation Osaka Japan For Esso
Unknown date Thalassa Desgagnes Double-hulled tanker Norway 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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