List of ship launches in 1978

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

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