List of ship launches in 1972
The list of ship launches in 1972 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1972.
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Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 1 February |
 Japan |
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|
Haruna |
Haruna-class destroyer |
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| 19 February |
 United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Cavalla |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
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| 26 February |
 Italy |
Cantieri Navali di Pietra Ligure |
Pietra Ligure |
Saint Eloi |
Ferry |
For Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace Société Anonyme de Navigation |
| 11 March |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Kiska |
Kilauea-class ammunition ship |
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| 16 March |
 United Kingdom |
Vosper Thornycroft |
Southampton, England |
Antelope |
Type 21 frigate |
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| 18 March |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Jesse L. Brown |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 18 March |
Japan |
|
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Isoshio |
Uzushio-class submarine |
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| 24 March |
 Denmark |
Helsingør Skibs & Maskinbygg |
Helsingør |
Kattegat |
Ferry |
For Jydsk Færgefart A/S |
| 30 March |
Japan |
|
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Aokumo |
Yamagumo-class destroyer |
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| 15 April |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Ainsworth |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 22 April |
United States |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Fort Fisher |
Anchorage-class dock landing ship |
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| 1 May |
 West Germany |
AG Weser |
Bremen |
Sea-Land Galloway |
SL-7 class container ship |
For Sea-Land Service |
| 12 May |
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Cockerill |
Hoboken, Antwerp |
München |
LASH carrier |
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| 13 May |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Nimitz |
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier |
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| 3 June |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Miller |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 10 June |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Tunny |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
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| 12 June |
 Chile |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Scotstoun, Glasgow |
Almirante Condell |
Condell-class frigate |
For Chilean Navy |
| 29 June |
Japan |
|
|
Iwase |
Chikugo-class destroyer escort |
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| 1 July |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
South Carolina |
California-class cruiser |
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| 8 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath Maine |
Export Leader |
Container ship |
For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines |
| 11 July |
 Finland |
Wärtsilä |
Turku |
Bore I |
Ferry |
For Steamship Company Bore / Silja Line |
| 12 August |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Thomas C. Hart |
Knox-class frigate |
|
| 28 August |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Diana |
Ferry |
For Rederi AB Slite / Viking Line |
| 1 September |
 Netherlands |
Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. |
Rotterdam |
Sea-Land McLean |
SL-7 class container ship |
For Sea-Land Service |
| 1 September |
Netherlands |
Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. |
Rotterdam |
Sea-Land Exchange |
SL-7 class container ship |
For Sea-Land Service |
| 21 October |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Capodanno |
Knox-class frigate |
|
| 24 October |
United Kingdom |
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering |
Barrow-in-Furness, England |
Hércules |
Type 42 destroyer |
For the Argentine Navy |
| 1 November |
United States |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Kalamazoo |
Wichita-class replenishment oiler |
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| 22 November |
Japan |
|
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Narushio |
Uzushio-class submarine |
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| 23 November |
United Kingdom |
Vosper Thornycroft |
Southampton, England |
Active |
Type 21 frigate |
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| 16 December |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Pharris |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 26 December |
 Soviet Union |
Chernomorskiy yard |
Nikolayev |
Kiev |
Kiev-class aircraft carrier |
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See also