List of ship launches in 1983
The list of ship launches in 1983 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1983.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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2 January | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Admiral II | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For Mercandia rederiet A/S[1] |
15 January | Australia | NQEA | Cairns, Queensland | Cessnock | Fremantle-class patrol boat | |
17 January | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Yorktown | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
20 January | Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Nizhneyansk | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
25 January | Japan | Yūbetsu | Yubari-class destroyer escort | |||
27 January | Japan | Nadashio | Yūshio-class submarine | |||
23 February | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Igarka | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
26 February | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Carr | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
4 March | Argentina | Río Santiago Shipyard | La Plata | Rosales | Espora-class corvette | |
9 March | Australia | NQEA | Cairns, Queensland | Bendigo | Fremantle-class patrol boat | |
19 March | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
26 March | Soviet Union | Zhdanov Shipyard | Leningrad | Admiral Tributs | Udaloy-class destroyer | |
28 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Success | Tanker | For BP Shipping.[2] |
14 April | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Edinburgh | Type 42 destroyer | |
15 April | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Diplomat | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXII P/R[3] |
16 April | Poland | Stocznia im Lenina | Gdańsk | Stena Germanica | ferry | For Stena Line[4] |
23 April | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Nicholas | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
29 April | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Thomson | Type 209 submarine | For Armada de Chile |
30 April | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Olympia | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
1 June | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Monchegorsk | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
10 June | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Whidbey Island | Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship | |
11 June | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Giuseppe Garibaldi | Light V/STOL aircraft carrier | |
24 June | Argentina | Río Santiago Shipyard | La Plata | Spiro | Espora-class corvette | |
9 July | Australia | NQEA | Cairns, Queensland | Gawler | Fremantle-class patrol boat | |
10 July | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Prince II | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXV[5] |
14 July | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Arkhangelsk | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
15 July | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Senator | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXIV[6] |
16 July | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Rentz | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
29 July | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Simpson | Type 209 submarine | For Armada de Chile |
13 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Robert G. Bradley | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
20 August | East Germany | VEB Peene-Werft | Wolgast | Vogtland | Ohre-class barracks ship | For Volksmarine |
27 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Augusta | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
27 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Hyman G. Rickover | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
6 September | Japan | Haruyuki | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer | |||
14 September | Soviet Union | Sredne-Newski | Leningrad | Schuja | Tarantul-class corvette | |
19 September | Japan | Isoyuki | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer | |||
24 September | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Honolulu | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
7 October | United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. | Goole | Fort Good Hope | Offshore supply vessel | For Townsend Holdings Ltd.[7] |
15 October | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Henry M. Jackson | Ohio-class submarine | |
22 October | Australia | NQEA | Cairns, Queensland | Geraldton | Fremantle-class patrol boat | |
5 November | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Taylor | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
11 November | Soviet Union | Werft 129 | Selenodolsk | Sokol | Koni-class frigate | For Soviet Navy |
15 November | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Amderma | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
16 November | Turkey | Marinewerft | Gölcük | Doğanay | Type 209 submarine | For Turkish Naval Forces |
19 November | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Brave | Type 22 frigate | |
19 November | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Gary | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
24 November | Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Kemerovo | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
2 December | United Kingdom | Ferguson Ailsa Ltd | Port Glasgow | Isle of Arran | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne |
16 December | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Queen II | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXVI[8] |
17 December | West Germany | Elsflether Werft | Elsfleth | Mellum | Multi-purpose vessel | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
19 December | Ireland | Verolme Dockyard | Rushbrook | Eithne | Eithne-class patrol vessel | For Irish Naval Service |
Date unknown | China | Huludao Shipyard | Huludao, Liaoning Province | Changzheng 3 | Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine | |
Date unknown | Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Okha | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
Date unknown | Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Bratsk | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
Date unknown | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Tiksi | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
Date unknown | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Kola | SA-15 type cargo ship |
References
- ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN ADMIRAL II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "British Success". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN DIPLOMAT" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "M/S Stena Scandinavica" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN Prince II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN SENATOR" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 258.
- ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN Queen II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- 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.