List of ship launches in 1983

The list of ship launches in 1983 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1983.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
2 January Mercandian Admiral II Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Denmark For Mercandia rederiet A/S[1]
15 January Cessnock Fremantle-class patrol boat NQEA Cairns, Queensland Australia
17 January Yorktown Ticonderoga-class cruiser Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
20 January Nizhneyansk SA-15 type cargo ship Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Finland
25 January Yūbetsu Yubari-class destroyer escort Japan
27 January Nadashio Yūshio-class submarine Japan
23 February Igarka SA-15 type cargo ship Wärtsilä Perno shipyard Turku Finland
26 February Carr Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States
4 March Rosales Espora-class corvette Río Santiago Shipyard La Plata Argentina
9 March Bendigo Fremantle-class patrol boat NQEA Cairns, Queensland Australia
19 March Minneapolis–Saint Paul Los Angeles-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
26 March Admiral Tributs Udaloy-class destroyer Zhdanov Shipyard Leningrad Soviet Union
26 March Mersey Venture Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Mersey Docks and Harbour Board .[2]
28 March British Success Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For BP Shipping.[3]
14 April Edinburgh Type 42 destroyer Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom
15 April Mercandian Diplomat Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Denmark For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXII P/R[4]
16 April Stena Germanica ferry Stocznia im Lenina Gdańsk Poland For Stena Line[5]
23 April Nicholas Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
29 April Thomson Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Armada de Chile
30 April Olympia Los Angeles-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
18 May Kalaat Beni Hammad Landing ship Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Algerian Navy.[6]
1 June Monchegorsk SA-15 type cargo ship Wärtsilä Perno shipyard Turku Finland
10 June Whidbey Island Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States
11 June Giuseppe Garibaldi Light V/STOL aircraft carrier Fincantieri Monfalcone Italy
24 June Spiro Espora-class corvette Río Santiago Shipyard La Plata Argentina
9 July Gawler Fremantle-class patrol boat NQEA Cairns, Queensland Australia
10 July Mercandian Prince II Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Denmark For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXV[7]
14 July Arkhangelsk SA-15 type cargo ship Wärtsilä Perno shipyard Turku Finland
15 July Mercandian Senator Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Denmark For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXIV[8]
16 July Rentz Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California United States
29 July Simpson Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Armada de Chile
13 August Robert G. Bradley Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
20 August Vogtland Ohre-class barracks ship VEB Peene-Werft Wolgast East Germany For Volksmarine
27 August Augusta Los Angeles-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
27 August Hyman G. Rickover Los Angeles-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
6 September Haruyuki Hatsuyuki-class destroyer Japan
14 September Schuja Tarantul-class corvette Sredne-Newski Leningrad Soviet Union
19 September Isoyuki Hatsuyuki-class destroyer Japan
24 September Honolulu Los Angeles-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
7 October Fort Good Hope Offshore supply vessel Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For Townsend Holdings Ltd.[9]
15 October Henry M. Jackson Ohio-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
22 October Geraldton Fremantle-class patrol boat NQEA Cairns, Queensland Australia
22 October XXX Aniversario Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Cuban Government.[10]
5 November Taylor Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
11 November Sokol Koni-class frigate Werft 129 Selenodolsk Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
15 November Amderma SA-15 type cargo ship Wärtsilä Perno shipyard Turku Finland
16 November Doğanay Type 209 submarine Marinewerft Gölcük Turkey For Turkish Naval Forces
19 November Brave Type 22 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow United Kingdom
19 November Gary Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California United States
24 November Kemerovo SA-15 type cargo ship Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Finland
2 December Isle of Arran Ferry Ferguson Ailsa Ltd Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Caledonian MacBrayne
16 December Mercandian Queen II Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Denmark For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXVI[11]
17 December Mellum Multi-purpose vessel Elsflether Werft Elsfleth West Germany For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
19 December Eithne Eithne-class patrol vessel Verolme Dockyard Rushbrook Ireland For Irish Naval Service
Date unknown Changzheng 3 Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine Huludao Shipyard Huludao, Liaoning Province China
Date unknown Okha SA-15 type cargo ship Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Finland
Date unknown Bratsk SA-15 type cargo ship Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Finland
Date unknown Calypso Passenger launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[12]
Unknown date El Mourakeb Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Algerian Navy.[13]
Date unknown Gordano Workboat David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Bristol Port Co.[14]
Date unknown Kola SA-15 type cargo ship Wärtsilä Perno shipyard Turku Finland
Date unknown Mariner Launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Bristol City Council.[15]
Date unknown Tiksi SA-15 type cargo ship Wärtsilä Perno shipyard Turku Finland

References

  1. ↑ "M/S MERCANDIAN ADMIRAL II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mersey Venture". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "British Success". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "M/S MERCANDIAN DIPLOMAT" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "M/S Stena Scandinavica" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Kalaat Beni Hammad". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "M/S MERCANDIAN Prince II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "M/S MERCANDIAN SENATOR" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 258.
  10. ↑ "XXX Aniversario". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "M/S MERCANDIAN Queen II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Calypso". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "El Mourakeb". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Gordano". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Mariner". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 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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