List of ship launches in 1968

The list of ship launches in 1968 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1968. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
23 January Santa Barbara Kilauea-class ammunition ship Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland United States United States Navy.
25 January Munster Ferry Nobiskrug Rendsburg West Germany For British & Irish Steam Packet Co. Ltd.[1]
27 January Polar Uruguay Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship Blohm+Voss Hamburg West Germany For Hamburg Süd.[2]
27 January Amrum Ferry Husumer Schiffswerft Husum West Germany For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG.[3]
3 February Adroit Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
3 February New Orleans Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.
3 February Newport Newport-class tank landing ship Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.
9 February U 11 Type 205 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For German Navy
10 February Kronstadt Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Severnaya Verf Leningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
17 February Arrow Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
17 February Bergall Sturgeon-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States For United States Navy.
17 February Lang Knox-class frigate Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California United States For United States Navy.
24 February Polar Paraguay Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship Blohm+Voss Hamburg West Germany For Hamburg Süd.[2]
26 February Norderney tugboat Schichau-Werft Bremerhaven West Germany For German Navy
28 February Charybdis Leander-class frigate Harland and Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
29 February Bacchante Leander-class frigate United Kingdom For Royal Navy
29 February Fawn Bulldog-class survey vessel Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[4]
February Cachalote Daphné-class submarine France For Portuguese Navy
February Dhafeer Dhafeer-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
1 March Seattle Sacramento-class fast combat support ship Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington United States For United States Navy.
9 March Insel Föhr Ferry Lübecker Flenderwerke Rendsburg West Germany For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH.[6]
10 March Malcolm Miller Sail Training Ship John Lewis & Sons Aberdeen United Kingdom For Sail Training Association
15 March Cherry Sand Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For British Transport Docks Board.[7]
15 March Revenge Resolution-class submarine Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy
16 March Wichita Wichita-class replenishment oiler Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
18 March Suffolk Challenger Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[8]
19 March William Allpress Barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For William Press Ltd.[9]
20 March K-87 Project 670 Skat submarine Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
29 March Durham Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
30 March Puffer Sturgeon-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
7 April Canguro Bruno Ferry Castellammare di Stabia Italy For Navigazion Traghetti Sardi.[10]
10 April Barbette Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
12 April Whipple Knox-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy.
13 April San Diego Mars-class combat stores ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
13 April Mölders Lütjens-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For German Navy
18 March Suffolk Chieftain Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[11]
27 April Ardent Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
5 May Anchorage Anchorage-class dock landing ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
11 May Francis Hammond Knox-class frigate Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California United States For United States Navy.
11 May Export Lightning Container ship Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
14 May Thara Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Norwegian Bulk Carriers.[12]
15 May Edenton Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For United States Navy.[13]
15 May Spadefish Sturgeon-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
May Ghadunfar Dhafeer-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
May Hazza Dhafeer-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
2 June Smely Project 61 destroyer Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
8 June Dolphin Unique research submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine United States For United States Navy.
10 June Oilpress Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[14]
15 June Seahorse Sturgeon-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy.
28 June Hangor Daphné-class submarine St. W Brest France For Pakistani Navy}
29 June Barricade Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
11 July K-120 Project 651 submarine Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
10 June Oilstone Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[15]
25 June G.W.132 Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[16]
17 July Mount Hood Kilauea-class ammunition ship Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland United States For United States Navy.
20 July Connole Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
25 July Natsugumo Minegumo-class destroyer Japan For Japanese Navy
27 July Zinnia Bulk carrier John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For Stag Line.[17]
27 July Guitarro Sturgeon-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States For United States Navy.
31 July K-25 Project 670 Skat submarine Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
3 August Trenton Austin-class amphibious transport dock Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy.
8 August Scylla Leander-class frigate HMNB Plymouth Plymouth United Kingdom For Royal Navy
9 August Skaufast Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Norwegian Bulk Carriers.[18]
10 August Madang Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
30 August Protecteur Protecteur-class replenishment oiler Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John, New Brunswick Canada For Royal Canadian Navy
3 September Sherman Hamilton-class cutter Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana United States For United States Coast Guard
5 September Lockwood Knox-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy.
5 September Oilfield Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[19]
10 September U 12 Type 205 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For German Navy
10 September Narhvalen Type 205 submarine Orlogsværftet Copenhagen Denmark For Royal Danish Navy
14 September Buccaneer Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
25 September Cave Sand Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For British Transport Docks Board.[20]
28 September Fresno Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
28 September Torrens River-class destroyer escort Vickers Cockatoo Docks Sydney Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
29 September K-318 Project 651 submarine Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
September Delfim Albacora-class submarine France For Portuguese Navy
2 October Bandolier Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
7 October B-413 Project 641 submarine Sudomekh Shipyard Leningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
7 October G.W.133 Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[21]
7 October P.A.S. 1505 Tank barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[22]
19 October Mobile Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
24 October Arashio Asashio-class submarine Japan For Japanese Navy
24 October Suffolk Crusader Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[23]
October Durgham Dhafeer-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
October Timsah Dhafeer-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[5]
2 November Stag Hound Container ship Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
6 November Bayonet Attack-class patrol boat Australia For Royal Australian Navy.
6 November Sand Swift Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd.[24]
16 November Rush Hamilton-class cutter Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana United States For United States Coast Guard.
21 November Achilles Leander-class frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun United Kingdom For Royal Navy
21 November Oilbird Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[25]
22 November Admiral Isakov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
23 November Peoria Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
30 November Transcontainer I Combined RO-RO ferry and container ship Constructions industrielles de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer France For SNCF
1 December Roll-on/roll-off vessel For Moore-McCormack Lines Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
3 December Onslow Oberon-class submarine United Kingdom For Royal Australian Navy.
7 December Badger Knox-class frigate Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California United States For United States Navy.
7 December Finback Sturgeon-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
7 December Innisfallen Ferry Nobiskrug Rendsburg West Germany For British & Irish Steam Packet Co, Ltd.[26]
17 December Niedersachsen Ferry Stader Schiffswerft Stade For Reederei und Schiffahrts GmbH Grüne Küstenstraße.[27]
20 December Churchill Churchill-class submarine United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
21 December Beaufort Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For United States Navy.[28]
26 December K-162 Project 661 Anchar submarine Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
Unknown date Hopper Barge No. 4 Dredger American Marine & Machinery Company. Paisley United Kingdom For Calcutta Port Trust.[29]
Unknown date Kojima Maru Cargo ship Japan
Unknown date Loach Motor barge Bay Wharf Construction Co. Ltd. Greenwich United Kingdom For London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd.[30]
Unknown date Wheelsman Tanker Clelands Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For c. Rowbotham & Sons Ltd.[31]
Unknown date Unnamed Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners.[32]
Unknown date 3 unnamed vessels Barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For private owners.[33]

References

  1. ^ "M/S Munster" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Liste der Neubauten Werft Blohm + Voss" (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Amrum" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Fawn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e Moore 1976, p. not cited.
  6. ^ "M/S Insel Föhr" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Cherry Sand". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Suffolk Challenger". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "William Allpress". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "M/S Canguro Bruno" (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Suffolk Chieftain". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Thara". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Edenton". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Oilpress". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Oilstone". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ "G.W.132". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 102-03.
  18. ^ "Skaufast". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Oilfield". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Cave Sand". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  21. ^ "G.W.133". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ^ "P.A.S. 1505". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Suffolk Crusader". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Sand Swift". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Oilbird". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  26. ^ "M/S Innisfallen" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  27. ^ "M/S Niedersachsen" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  28. ^ "Beaufort". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  29. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 355.
  30. ^ "Loach". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  31. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 306.
  32. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  33. ^ "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

Sources

  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
  • Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
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