List of ship launches in 1996

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The list of ship launches in 1996 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1996.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
6 January  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Hopper Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
8 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Knock Muir Suezmax tanker For Fred Olsen & Co.[1]
20 January  Spain Bazan Ferrol Chakri Naruebet Aircraft carrier For Royal Thai Navy
24 February  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Pearl Harbor Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship
1 March  Finland Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki Grandeur of the Seas Vision-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International
2 March  Netherlands Krimpen a/d, Ijssel Van der Gissen de Noord Stena Jutlantica ferry For Stena Line|[2]
9 March  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow Sutherland Type 23 frigate
9 March  Denmark Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Knud Mærsk K-class container ship For Mærsk Line
15 March  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Bataan Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
19 March  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Alphagas LNG tanker For Alphagas Partenreederei.[3]
22 March  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Ross Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
9 April  France Chantiers Leroux et Lotz Naval Saint-Malo HSC NGV Aliso high-speed ferry For Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée[4]
April  Finland Finnyards Rauma Rauma Stena Voyager HSS 1500 For Stena Line[5]
31 May  Canada Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John, New Brunswick Ottawa Halifax-class frigate
May  Taiwan China Shipbuilding Kaohsiung Pan Chao Cheng Kung-class frigate
13 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Knock An Tanker For Fred Olsen & Co.[6]
21 June  Denmark Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Kate Mærsk K-class container ship For Mærsk Line
28 June  Australia Tenix Defence Williamstown, Victoria Arunta Anzac-class frigate
29 June  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Mahan Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
29 June  Norway Westamarin A/S Kristiansand Stena Carisma HSS 900 For Stena Line[7]
2 July  Spain Bazans Fernando Shipyard Cadiz Silvia Ana L For Los Cipreses S.A
27 July  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Louisiana Ohio-class submarine
1 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Seillean SWOPS vessel For BP.[8]
9 August  France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire Rhapsody of the Seas Vision-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International
24 August  United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Bridge Supply-class fast combat support ship
27 August  Japan IHI Corporation Tokyo Chōkai Kongō-class destroyer
7 September  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Harry S. Truman Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
14 September  Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Galaxy Century-class Cruise ship For Celebrity Cruises
25 September  Germany Kötter-Werft Haren, Germany Evert Prahm coastal trading vessel IMO 9138757
4 October  Denmark Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Karen Mærsk K-class container ship For Mærsk Line
6 October  Germany Bremer Vulkan Bremen Costa Olympia Cruise ship For Costa Cruises
13 October  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Scott Scott-class ocean survey vessel For Royal Navy.[9]
15 October  Japan Oyashio Oyashio-class submarine
4 November  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Arklow Bridge Bulk carrier For Devon Line Ltd.[10]
5 November  Poland Stocznia Szczecinska S.A. Szczecin Panaustral container ship [11]
8 November  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Decatur Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
13 November  Spain Astilleros de Huelva Lehola Ferry For Estonian Shipping Co Ltd
21 November  Finland Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki Enchantment of the Seas Vision-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International
14 December  Finland Finnyards Rauma Stena Discovery HSS 1500 For Stena Line[12]
14 December  France DCN Brest Siroco Foudre-class landing platform dock For French Navy
20 December  Denmark Ørskov Christensen Staalskibsværft A/S Frederikshavn Prins Richard Train Ferry For Scandlines
Unknown date  Slovakia Slovenske Lodenice Komárno Anne Scan Cargo ship For NORDICA Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "Herford"
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Georgian Launch For private owner.[13]
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Isambard Brunel Pilot boat For Bristol Ports Authority.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Knock Muir". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S Stena Jutlandica III (1996)" (in Swedish).
  3. ^ "Alphagas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "HSC NGV Aliso". Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "HSS Stena Voyager" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Knock An". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "HSS Stena Carisma" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Schiehallion". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Scott". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Arklow Bridge". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  11. ^ "DNV GL: UAFL Zanzibar". Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. ^ "HSS STENA DISCOVERY" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Georgian". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Isambard Brunel". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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