List of ship launches in 1973
The list of ship launches in 1973 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1973. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class and type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 January | Denmark | A/S Nakskov Skibsværf | Nakskov | Svealand | Ferry | For Lion Ferry AB.[1] |
13 January | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Parche | Sturgeon-class submarine | For United States Navy. |
16 January | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | U20 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy. |
18 January | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Ambuscade | Type 21 frigate | For Royal Navy. |
19 January | Finland | Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard | Helsinki | Royal Viking Sea | Cruise ship | For Royal Viking Line |
25 January | Japan | Chitose | Chikugo-class destroyer escort | For Japanese Navy. | ||
1 February | Netherlands | Rotterdamsche Droogdocks Maatschappij N.V. | Rotterdam | Sea-Land Trade | SL-7-class container ship | For Sea-Land Service |
3 February | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Truett | Knox-class frigate | For United States Navy. |
17 February | United Kingdom | Sovereign | Swiftsure-class submarine | For Royal Navy. | ||
6 March | Finland | Rauma Repola Oy | Rauma | Baltic Enterprise | RO-RO container ship | For United Baltic Corporation.[2] |
9 March | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | U21 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy. |
17 March | West Germany | J. J. Sietas Schiffswerft | Hamburg | Aurella | Ferry | For SF Line |
17 March | West Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Viking 4 | Ferry | For Rederi Ab Sally |
24 March | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Valdez | Knox-class frigate | For United States Navy. |
27 March | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | U22 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy. |
1 April | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | Sea-Land Finance | SL-7-class container ship | For Sea-Land Service |
3 April | Argentina | Tandanor | Buenos Aires | San Luis | Type 206 submarine | For Argentine Navy |
4 April | West Germany | Schichau Unterweser | Bremerhaven | Eversand | Buoy tender | For Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtes Bremerhaven |
1 May | West Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Sea-Land Market | SL-7-class container ship | For Sea-Land Service |
12 May | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Moinester | Knox-class frigate | For United States Navy. |
25 May | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | U25 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy. |
2 June | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | L. Mendel Rivers | Sturgeon-class submarine | For United States Navy. |
16 June | Netherlands | A Vuyk & Zonen's Scheepswerven | Amsterdam | Stena Shipper | Ferry | For Stena Line |
26 June | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | U24 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy. |
6 July | Japan | Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries | Aioi | Svendborg Mærsk | container ship | For A. P. Møller - Mærsk |
23 July | Soviet Union | Yantar | Kaliningrad | Razumnyy | Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship | For Soviet Navy. |
30 July | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Birmingham | Type 42 destroyer | For Royal Navy. |
4 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Glenard P. Lipscomb | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | For United States Navy. |
4 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Olympic Brilliance | Tanker | For Lakeport Navigation Co.[3] |
6 August | Italy | Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando" | Livorno | Espresso Cagliari | Espresso Livorno-class ferry | For Trans Tirreno Express S.p.A.[4] |
13 August | Japan | Hiei | Haruna-class destroyer | For Japanese Navy. | ||
21 August | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | U27 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy. |
28 August | Japan | Niyodo | Chikugo-class destroyer escort | For Japanese Navy. | ||
31 August | Denmark | Aalborg Skibsværft A/S | Aalborg | Dana Regina | Ferry | For DFDS |
31 August | Finland | Rauma Repola Oy | Rauma | Baltic Progress | For United Baltic Corporation.[5] | |
12 September | France | Dubigeon-Normandie SA | Nantes | Chartres | Train ferry | For SNCF |
1 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Mount Newman | Bulk carrier | For Furness Withy.[6] |
10 October | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Islay | Type 209 submarine | For Peruvian Navy. |
20 October | Norway | Trosvik Mekaniske Verksteder | Brevik, | Mikolaj Kopernik | Ferry | For Polskie Linie Oceaniczne.[7] |
21 October | Soviet Union | Zhdanov | Leningrad, | Marshal Timoshenko | Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship | For Soviet Navy. |
23 October | Japan | Akigumo | Yamagumo-class destroyer | For Japanese Navy. | ||
30 October | Denmark | Svendborg Ship Yard | Agdlek | Agdlek-class cutter cutter | For Royal Danish Navy.[8] | |
1 November | Netherlands | Rotterdamsche Droogdocks Maatschappij N.V. | Rotterdam | Sea-Land Resource | SL-7-class container ship | For Sea-Land Service |
5 November | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | U29 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy. |
10 November | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Spruance | Spruance-class destroyer | For United States Navy. |
20 November | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | U26 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy. |
27 November | United Kingdom | James Lamont & Co | Port Glasgow | Jupiter | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne |
1 December | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Tarawa | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship | For United States Navy. |
1 December | West Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Sea-Land Commerce | SL-7 container ship | Sea-Land Service |
Date unknown | China | Mawei | Gu Tian | Concrete cargo ship |
References
- ^ "M/S Svealand" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "M/S Baltic Enterprise" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Olympic Brilliance". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "M/S Espresso Cagliari" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "M/S Baltic Enterprise" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Mount Newman". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "M/S Mikolaj Kopernik" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Balsved, Johnny E. "AGDLEK (1974-2008)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.