List of ship launches in 2005
The list of ship launches in 2005 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2005.
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Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
22 January |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Kidd |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
28 January |
Singapore |
ST Engineering |
Benoi |
Steadfast |
Formidable-class frigate |
|
30 January |
Denmark |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
Odense |
Absalon |
Absalon-class support ship |
|
9 February |
Poland |
Remontowa Group |
Gdańsk |
Bute |
Ferry |
For Caledonian MacBrayne |
18 February |
Finland |
Aker Finnyards |
Helsinki |
FESCO Sakhalin |
Platform supply vessel |
For Far East Shipping Company |
10 March |
France |
DCN |
Lorient |
Forbin |
Horizon-class frigate |
|
2 April |
United States |
Marinette Marine |
Marinette, Wisconsin |
Mackinaw |
Great Lakes icebreaker |
|
9 April |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Texas |
Virginia-class submarine |
|
9 April |
United Kingdom |
BAE Systems |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Cardigan Bay |
Bay-class landing ship dock |
|
18 April |
Denmark |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
Odense |
Esbern Snare |
Absalon-class support ship |
|
21 May |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Lewis and Clark |
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship |
|
25 May |
Spain |
Navantia |
Ferrol |
Roald Amundsen |
Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate |
For Royal Norwegian Navy |
27 May |
India |
Mazagon Dock Limited |
Mumbai |
Sahyadri |
Shivalik-class frigate |
|
May |
Germany |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
U34 |
Type 212 submarine |
For German Navy |
10 June |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Norwergian Jewel |
Jewel-class cruise ship |
|
15 July |
Singapore |
ST Engineering |
Benoi |
Tenacious |
Formidable-class frigate |
|
23 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Farragut |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
26 July |
France |
Brest Arsenal |
Brest |
Tonnerre |
Mistral-class amphibious assault ship |
|
24 August |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Nagasaki |
Atago |
Atago-class destroyer |
|
26 August |
United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend, England |
Lyme Bay |
Bay-class landing ship dock |
|
2 September |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Sestri Ponente |
Costa Concordia |
Concordia-class cruise ship |
For Costa Cruises |
5 October |
Japan |
|
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Setoshio |
Oyashio-class submarine |
|
15 October |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Riva Trigoso |
Andrea Doria |
Horizon-class frigate |
|
14 November |
Japan |
Universal Shipbuilding Corporation |
Maizuru, Kyoto |
Umiak I |
Bulk carrier |
For Fednav |
1 December |
Finland |
Aker Finnyards |
Rauma, Finland |
Galaxy |
Cruiseferry |
For Tallink |
9 December |
Singapore |
ST Engineering |
Benoi |
Stalwart |
Formidable-class frigate |
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28 December |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Gridley |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
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See also