List of ship launches in 1989
The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 21 January |
 United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend, England |
Marlborough |
Type 23 frigate |
|
| 31 January |
 Japan |
|
|
Jintsu |
Abukuma-class destroyer escort |
|
| 7 March |
United Kingdom |
Ferguson Shipbuilders |
Port Glasgow |
Lord of the Isles |
Ferry |
For Caledonian MacBrayne |
| 11 March |
 United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Cowpens |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
|
| 17 March |
 West Germany |
Schichau Seebeckwerft |
Bremerhaven |
Seabourn Spirit |
Cruise ship |
For Seabourn Cruise Line |
| 8 April |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Argyll |
Type 23 frigate |
|
| 15 April |
 Finland |
Wärtsilä |
Turku |
Cinderella |
Cruiseferry |
For SF Line for Viking Line traffic |
| 5 May |
 Australia |
AMECON |
Williamstown, Victoria |
Melbourne |
Adelaide-class frigate |
|
| 6 May |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Rushmore |
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship |
|
| 26 June |
Germany |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Vasco da Gama |
Vasco da Gama-class frigate |
|
| 2 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Gettysburg |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
|
| 3 July |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Scranton |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
| 8 July |
 Canada |
Saint John Shipbuilding |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
Vancouver |
Halifax-class frigate |
|
| 19 July |
 Spain |
Bazan |
Ferrol |
Reina Sofía |
Santa María-class frigate |
|
| 22 July |
United States |
Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Henry Eckford |
Henry J. Kaiser-class oiler |
|
| 26 July |
Japan |
|
|
Harushio |
Harushio-class submarine |
|
| 25 August |
 France |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Saint-Nazaire |
Nordic Empress |
Cruise ship |
For Royal Caribbean International |
| 27 August |
Finland |
Wärtsilä |
Turku |
Kalypso |
Cruiseferry |
For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic |
| 1 September |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Chosin |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
|
| 11 September |
Japan |
|
|
Umigiri |
Asagiri-class destroyer |
|
| 12 September |
Japan |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
|
Kaiwo Maru II |
Four-masted Barque |
|
| 16 September |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Arleigh Burke |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
| 23 September |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Pecos |
Henry J. Kaiser-class oiler |
|
| 14 October |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
West Virginia |
Ohio-class submarine |
|
| 6 November |
Finland |
Wärtsilä |
Turku |
Silja Serenade |
Cruiseferry |
For Effoa for Silja Line traffic |
| 11 November |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Ashland |
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship |
|
| 19 November |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Horizon |
Cruise ship |
For Celebrity Cruises |
| 5 December |
Australia |
|
|
Shepparton |
Paluma-class survey motor launch |
|
| 19 December |
Japan |
|
|
Ohyodo |
Abukuma-class destroyer escort |
|
| Unknown date |
 South Korea |
|
|
Cheonan |
Pohang-class corvette |
For Republic of Korea Navy |
See also