List of ship launches in 2003
The list of ship launches in 2003 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2003.
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Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
18 January |
Italy |
Cantiere Navale Visentini |
Donada |
Eurostar Valencia |
Ro-pax ferry |
For Grimaldi Group |
28 February |
Finland |
Kvaerner Masa-Yards |
Turku |
Mariner of the Seas |
Voyager-class cruise ship |
For Royal Caribbean International |
21 March |
France |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
St. Nazaire |
Queen Mary 2 |
Ocean liner |
For Cunard Line |
21 March |
Germany |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Kedah |
Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel |
|
18 April |
India |
Mazagon Dock Limited |
Mumbai |
Shivalik |
Shivalik-class frigate |
|
19 April |
Netherlands |
Koninklijke Schelde Groep |
Flushing |
Evertsen |
De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate |
|
29 April |
People's Republic of China |
Jiangnan Shipyard |
Shanghai |
Lanzhou |
Type 052C air defense destroyer |
|
3 May |
United Kingdom |
Appledore Shipbuilders |
Appledore, North Devon |
Coruisk |
Ferry |
For Caledonian MacBrayne |
16 May |
Australia |
Tenix Defence Systems |
Williamstown, Victoria |
Toowoomba |
Anzac-class frigate |
|
23 May |
Denmark |
Mærsk Line |
Kerteminde, Denmark |
Olga Mærsk |
Olga Mærsk-Class container ship |
For Mærsk Line[1] |
20 June |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Serenade of the Seas |
Radiance-class cruise ship |
For Royal Caribbean International[2] |
25 June |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
James E. Williams |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
12 July |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
San Antonio |
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock |
|
18 July |
United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend, England |
Largs Bay |
Bay-class landing ship dock |
|
19 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Momsen |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
26 July |
Germany |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
Hessen |
Sachsen-class frigate |
|
2 August |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
Spioenkop |
Valour-class frigate |
For South African Navy |
16 August |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Virginia |
Virginia-class submarine |
|
29 August |
Japan |
|
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Sazanami |
Takanami-class destroyer |
|
1 October |
Japan |
|
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Takashio |
Oyashio-class submarine |
|
2 October |
Germany |
HDW |
Kiel |
Pahang |
Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel |
|
16 October |
Finland |
Aker Finnyards |
Rauma, Finland |
Victoria I |
Cruiseferry |
For Tallink |
30 October |
People's Republic of China |
Jiangnan Shipyard |
Shanghai |
Haikou |
Type 052C air defense destroyer |
|
6 November |
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Fincantieri |
Muggiano |
Salvatore Todaro |
Type 212 submarine |
For Italian Navy |
November |
Germany |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
U 32 |
Type 212 submarine |
For German Navy |
Date unknown |
People's Republic of China |
Shanhaiguan Shipyard |
Qinhuangdao |
Mayflower Resolution |
Turbine Installation Vessel |
For Mayflower Energy Ltd |
Date unknown |
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Sietas 1166 |
Cargo ship |
|
Date unknown |
Japan |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
Yokosuka, Japan |
Mastera |
Crude oil tanker |
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