List of ship launches in 2019

The list of ship launches in 2019 includes a chronological list of ships launched or scheduled to be launched in 2019.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
5 January MSC Grandiosa Meraviglia-plus class cruise ship Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire France For MSC Cruises[1]
14 January Mærsk Houston Maersk H-class container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries  South Korea For Maersk Line[2]
16 January Stena Estrid E-Flexer-class ferry AVIC China for Stena Line[3]
January Celebrity Flora cruise ship DeHoop Netherlands For Celebrity Cruises[4]
8 February Scarlet Lady cruise ship Fincantieri Genoa Italy For Virgin Voyages[5]
9 February Seven Seas Splendor cruise ship Fincantieri Ancona Italy For Regent Seven Seas Cruises[6][7]
9 February Hanseatic inspiration Expedition-class cruise ship VARD Tulcea SA Tulcea Romania For Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten[8]
14 February Sky Princess Royal-class cruise ship Fincantieri Monfalcone Italy For Princess Cruises[9]
15 February Tasman Royal Bodewes Hoogezand Netherlands [10]
22 February Ever Govern Evergreen G-class container ship Imabari Shipbuilding Marugame  Japan For Evergreen Marine[11]
25 February Spectrum of the Seas Quantum-Ultra-class cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg Germany For Royal Caribbean International[12]
28 February Atair German Naval Yards Kiel Germany [13]
28 February Magellan Explorer ASENAV Valdivia Chile For Antarctica21[14][15]
1 March Arklow Wind Ferus Smit Leer Germany For Arklow Shipping[16]
9 March MSC Gülsün Gülsün-class container ship Koje Samsung Heavy Industries South Korea For MSC[17]
12 March Greg Mortimer Infinity-class cruise ship[18] CMHI yard China For SunStone Ships[19]
15 March Costa Smeralda Excellence-class cruise ship Meyer Turku Turku Finland For Costa Crociere[20]
27 March Cosco Shipping Planet Universe-class container ship Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding Shanghai China For China COSCO Shipping[21]
28 March Aalborg White Royal Bodewes Foxhol Netherlands [22]
March Bamberg Fassmer Berne Germany [23]
8 April Leevsten Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft Flensburg Germany For Siem Group[24]
11 April Shetland Ferus Smit Westerbroek  Netherlands [25][26]
13 April MSC Mina Gülsün-class container ship Koje Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering South Korea For MSC[27]
13 April MSC Samar Gülsün-class container ship Samsung Heavy Industries South Korea For MSC[28]
15 April Stena Edda E-Flexer-class ferry AVIC China for Stena Line[29]
18 April Alsace Aquitaine-class frigate Naval Group Lorient France For French Navy[30]
27 April MSC Isabella Gülsün-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering South Korea For MSC[31]
April Road Ferry 8117E3 Damen Galati Romania For BC Ferries[32]
April Road Ferry 8117E3 Damen Galati Romania For BC Ferries[32]
7 May Bad Düben Potsdam-class police vessel Western Baltija Shipbuilding Klaipėda Lithuania For Federal Police[33][34]
12 May Magen Sa'ar 6-class corvette German Naval Yards Kiel Germany For Israeli Navy[35]
12 May Spirit of Discovery cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg Germany For Saga Cruises[36]
17 May Celebrity Apex Edge-class cruise ship Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire  France For Celebrity Cruises[37][38]
24 May Peotr Velikiy Project PV300VD Lotos Shipyard  Russia for Mosturflot[39]
25 May Ural nuclear icebreaker Baltiyskiy shipyard Saint Petersburg  Russia For FSUE Atomflot[40][41][42]
25 May Trieste Fincantieri Castellammare di Stabia, Naples Italy For Italian Navy[43]
25 May MSC Arina Gülsün-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering South Korea For MSC[44]
26 May Viking Hervor Viking Longship-class river cruise ship[45] Rostock Neptun Werft Germany For Viking Cruises[46]
May submarine TKMS Kiel Germany For Egypt Navy[47]
May Maritime Patrol Vessel Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Karachi Pakistan For Pakistan Maritime Security Agency[48]
1 June MSC Leni Gülsün-class container ship Koje Samsung Heavy Industries South Korea For MSC[49]
12 June Kongsdal Royal Bodewes Hoogezand Netherlands [50][51]
15 June Volcán de Tagoro High-speed catamaran Incat Hobart, Tasmania Australia For Naviera Armas, operates in Canary Islands
18 April USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Freedom-class littoral combat ship Marinette Marine  United States For United States Navy
19 June HMS Spey River-class offshore patrol vessel BAE Systems Scotstoun  United Kingdom For Royal Navy
29 June MSC Nela Gülsün-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering South Korea For MSC[52]
6 July Viking Gersemi Viking Longship-class river cruise ship[45] Rostock Neptun Werft Germany For Viking Cruises[53]
13 July MSC Mia Gülsün-class container ship Koje Samsung Heavy Industries South Korea For MSC[54]
18 July Arklow Abbey Ferus Smit Westerbroek Netherlands For Arklow Shipping[55][56]
2 August Prachuap Khiri Khan River-class offshore patrol vessel Bangkok Dock Company Thailand For Royal Thai Navy
6 August Enchanted Princess Royal-class cruise ship Fincantieri Monfalcone Italy For Princess Cruises[57]
17 August Norwegian Encore Breakaway-class cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg Germany For Norwegian Cruise Line[58]
29 June MSC Sixin Gülsün-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering South Korea For MSC[59]
29 August Silver Moon cruise ship Fincantieri Ancona Italy For Silversea Cruises[60]
30 August HMAS Stalwart Supply-class replenishment oiler Navantia Ferrol Spain For Royal Australian Navy[61]+
31 August MSC Febe Gülsün-class container ship Koje Samsung Heavy Industries South Korea For MSC[62]
August Oz Sa'ar 6-class corvette German Naval Yards Kiel Germany For Israeli Navy[35]
6 September Arklow Willow Ferus Smit Leer Germany For Arklow Shipping[63]
10 September Galicia E-Flexer-class ferry AVIC China for Brittany Ferries[64]
12 September Norden Royal Bodewes Foxhol Netherlands [65]
15 September Viking Kari [66] Rostock Neptun Werft Germany For Viking Cruises[67]
25 September CMA CGM Jacques Sadee Jacques Saadé-class container ship China State Shipbuilding Corporation Shanghai China For CMA CGM[68]
25 September Hainan Type 075 landing helicopter dock Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding China For Chinese Navy
12 October Scot Explorer Royal Bodewes Hoogezand Netherlands [69]
13 October Viking Hevor [66] Rostock Neptun Werft Germany For Viking Cruises[70]
14 October MSC Ambra Gülsün-class container ship Koje Samsung Heavy Industries South Korea For MSC[71]
22 October Baunummer 310 passenger ship Kiebitzberg Schiffswerft Havelberg Germany [72]
22 October Yuan Qian Hai Valemax ore carrier China State Shipbuilding Corporation Yangzhou China For China COSCO Shipping[73]
29 October Liekut[74] RoRo Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft Flensburg Germany For Siem Group[75][76][77]
6 November Costa Firenze Vista-class cruise ship Fincantieri Marghera  Italy For Costa Crociere[78]
6 November Tōryū Soryu-class submarine Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Japan For Japanese Navy[79]
15 November Stena Embla E-Flexer-class ferry AVIC China for Stena Line[80]
22 November Arklow Accord Arklow B-series Ferus Smit Westerbroek Netherlands For Arklow Shipping[81]
28 November MSC Virtuosa Meraviglia-plus class cruise ship Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire France For MSC Cruises[82]
November USS John F. Kennedy Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News United States For United States Navy[83]
November Amherst Islander II 6819 E3-ferry Damen Galati Galati Romania [84]
7 December National Geographic Endurance cruise ship Ulstein Verft Norway [85]
21 December Crystal Endeavor MV Werften Stralsund Germany For Crystal Cruises[86][87][88]
30 December Silver Origin cruise ship DeHoop Lobith Netherlands For Silversea Cruises[89]
Unknown date Amberlisa Fishing vessel Arklow Marine Services Inc. Arklow Ireland For MacMar Ltd.[90]
Unknown date CEMEX Go Innovation MAD3500 Aggregates Dredger Damen Shipyards Galati Romania For CEMEX UK Marine[91]
Unknown date Yacht Abeking & Rasmussen Germany [92]
Unknown date Sea Cloud Spirit sailing vessel Metalships & Docks Vigo Spain For Sea Cloud Cruises[93] Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH of Hamburg, Germany was sold on 1 February 2022 to The Yacht Portfolio of Malta.[94]
Unknown date Yasa Jupiter bulk carrier Turkey For Mirror Ventures SA[95]

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