List of ship launches in 1972
The list of ship launches in 1972 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1972.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
26 January |
Finland |
Rauma |
Rauma-Reopla Oy |
Bore X |
|
For Angfartygs Ab Bore[1] |
1 February |
Japan |
|
|
Haruna |
Haruna-class destroyer |
|
1 February |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
Proteus |
Type 209 submarine |
For Hellenic Navy |
1 February |
Germany |
Emden |
Nordseewerke |
U14 |
Type 206 submarine |
For German Navy |
19 February |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Cavalla |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
|
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 |
|
16 March |
United Kingdom |
Vosper Thornycroft |
Southampton, England |
Antelope |
Type 21 frigate |
|
18 March |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Jesse L. Brown |
Knox-class frigate |
|
18 March |
Japan |
|
|
Isoshio |
Uzushio-class submarine |
|
24 March |
Denmark |
Helsingør Skibs & Maskinbygg |
Helsingør |
Kattegat |
Ferry |
For Jydsk Færgefart A/S |
30 March |
Japan |
|
|
Aokumo |
Yamagumo-class destroyer |
|
15 April |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Ainsworth |
Knox-class frigate |
|
22 April |
United States |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Fort Fisher |
Anchorage-class dock landing ship |
|
1 May |
West Germany |
AG Weser |
Bremen |
Sea-Land Galloway |
SL-7 class container ship |
For Sea-Land Service |
6 May |
Germany |
Rickmers Werft |
Bremerhaven |
Wesertal |
|
For JA Reinecke & Co[2] |
9 May |
Italy |
Cantieri Navali del Tirreno & Riuniti |
Riva Trigoso |
Seaward |
cruise ship |
For Norwegian Cruise Line |
12 May |
Belgium |
Cockerill |
Hoboken, Antwerp |
München |
LASH carrier |
|
13 May |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Nimitz |
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier |
|
26 May |
Finland |
Rauma Repola Oy |
Rauma |
Antares |
|
For Finska Ångfartygs Ab[3] |
3 June |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Miller |
Knox-class frigate |
|
10 June |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Tunny |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
|
12 June |
Chile |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Scotstoun, Glasgow |
Almirante Condell |
Condell-class frigate |
For Chilean Navy |
15 June |
Germany |
Kiel |
HDW |
U15 |
Type 206 submarine |
For German Navy |
29 June |
Japan |
|
|
Iwase |
Chikugo-class destroyer escort |
|
1 July |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
South Carolina |
California-class cruiser |
|
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 |
29 August |
Germany |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
U16 |
Type 206 submarine |
For German Navy |
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 |
8 September |
Finland |
Rauma Repola Oy |
Rauma |
Orion |
|
For Finska Ångfartygs Ab[4] |
5 October |
Denmark |
A/S Nakskov Skibsværf |
Nakskov |
Götaland |
ferry |
For Statens Järnvägar[5] |
10 October |
Germany |
HDW |
Kiel |
U17 |
Type 206 submarine |
For German Navy |
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 |
31 October |
Germany |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
U18 |
Type 206 submarine |
For German Navy |
1 November |
United States |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Kalamazoo |
Wichita-class replenishment oiler |
|
4 November |
United States |
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |
Chester, Pennsylvania |
USNS Hughes Glomar Explorer |
|
|
9 November |
Argentina |
Tandanor |
Buenos Aires |
ARA Salta |
Type 209 submarine |
For Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic |
10 November |
Finland |
Rauma |
Rauma-Reopla Oy |
Bore XI |
|
For Angfartygs Ab Bore[6] |
22 November |
Japan |
|
|
Narushio |
Uzushio-class submarine |
|
23 November |
United Kingdom |
Vosper Thornycroft |
Southampton, England |
Active |
Type 21 frigate |
|
15 December |
Germany |
HDW |
Kiel |
U19 |
Type 206 submarine |
For German Navy |
15 December |
Finland |
Rauma Repola Oy |
Rauma |
Sirius |
|
For Finska Ångfartygs Ab[7] |
16 December |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Pharris |
Knox-class frigate |
|
26 December |
Soviet Union |
Chernomorskiy yard |
Nikolayev |
Kiev |
Kiev-class aircraft carrier |
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