List of ship launches in 1969

The list of ship launches in 1969 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1969. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes
1 January Milwaukee Wichita-class replenishment oiler Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
4 January Blue Ridge Blue Ridge-class command ship Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia United States For United States Navy
4 January Manitowoc Newport-class tank landing ship Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia United States For United States Navy
4 January St. Louis Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News United States For United States Navy
4 January W. S. Sims Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale United States For United States Navy
16 January P.A.S. 1506 Tanker barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[1]
20 January Oilwell Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[2]
January Kawkab Kawkab-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[3]
January Thoaban Kawkab-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[3]
1 February Rommel Lütjens-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy
2 February Schleswig-Holstein ferry United States For Reederei & Schiffahrts GmbH Grüne Küstenstraße[4]
18 February Oilman Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[5]
3 March P.A.S. 1507 Tank barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[6]
5 March Vortigern Combined train and RO-RO ferry Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For British Railways Board
6 March Hoveringham IV Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Hoveringham Gravels Ltd..[7]
8 March Frederick Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States United States
18 March Aino Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For C. H. Sorensen.[8]
March Maria Van Riebeeck Daphné-class submarine Dubegion-Normandie Nantes France For South African Navy
2 April Husky Dog-class tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[9]
3 April Helen Miller Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For St. Vincent Shipping Co.[10]
3 April Sand Swan Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd.[11]
12 April Hawkbill Sturgeon-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States For United States Navy
15 April Diomede Leander-class frigate Yarrows Scotstoun United Kingdom For Royal Navy
15 April Admiral Nakhimov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Severnaya Verf Leningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
21 April Garian Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Libyan Navy.[12]
29 April Annie Johnson Container ship Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Finland Rederi AB Nordstjernan
2 May Rathburne Knox-class frigate Lockheed Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
3 May Harold E. Holt Knox-class frigate Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California United States For United States Navy
3 May Patterson Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale United States For United States Navy
15 May Saluki Dog-class tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[13]
16 May Brackengarth Firefighting tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Rea Towing Co. Ltd.[14]
17 May El Paso Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News United States For United States Navy
17 May Flying Fish Sturgeon-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy
24 May Inchon Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy
24 May Schenectady Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy
29 May Khawlan Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Libyan Navy.[15]
1 June Kansas City Wichita-class replenishment oiler Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
3 June Störtebeker Ferry United States For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[16]
14 June Vreeland Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale United States For United States Navy
21 June Detroit Sacramento-class fast combat support ship Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington United States For United States Navy
27 June Hoveringham V Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Hoveringham Gravels Ltd..[17]
30 June Bristol Type 82 destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
1 July Mormacsun Roll-on/roll-off vessel Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States Moore-McCormack Lines
12 July Cayuga Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy
31 July Setter Dog-class tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[18]
July Shushuk Daphné-class submarine Toulon France For Pakistani Navy
July Bani Yas Kawkab-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[3]
16 August Pintado Sturgeon-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States
18 August Conqueror Churchill-class submarine Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy
23 August Blakely Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale United States For United States Navy
3 September Sabratha Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Libyan Navy.[19]
6 September Tuscaloosa Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy
15 September Sheepdog Dog-class tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[20]
25 September Hollygarth Firefighting tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Rea Towing Co. Ltd.[21]
27 September Trepang Sturgeon-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy
27 September Acadia Forest Lighter aboard ship Sumitomo Heavy Industries Yokohama Japan First LASH-ship in the world
14 October Brunswick Edenton-class salvage and rescue ship Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For United States Navy.[22]
23 October Marvin Shields Knox-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
24 October Emily Hobhouse Daphné-class submarine France For South African Navy
25 October Merawa Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Libyan Navy.[23]
October 690 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For St. Charles Dredging & Towing.[24]
October 691 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For St. Charles Dredging & Towing.[24]
1 November Trippe Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale United States For United States Navy
11 November Sand Lance Sturgeon-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News United States For United States Navy
15 November Murakumo Minegumo-class destroyer Japan For Japan Self-Defence Forces
20 November P.A.S. 1604 Tank barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[25]
2 December Song of Norway Song of Norway-class cruise ship Finland Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
12 December Downes Knox-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
12 December Terrible Redoutable-class submarine DCAN France For French Navy
13 December Sumter Newport-class tank landing ship Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia United States For United States Navy
13 December San Jose Mars-class combat stores ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy
14 December Lindblad Explorer Cruise ship Uudenkaupungin Telakka Uusikaupunki Finland For K/S A/S Explorer & Co, Oslo, Norway
18 December Nordkaperen Type 205 submarine Orlogsværftet Copenhagen Denmark For Royal Danish Navy
19 December Apollo Ferry Meyer Werft Papenburg West Germany For Rederi AB Slite / Viking Line
20 December Portland Anchorage-class dock landing ship Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
Unknown date Libation Coaster. Crescent Shipping Frindsbury United Kingdom For Crescent Shipping Ltd.[26]
Unknown date Lobe Motor barge Bay Wharf Construction Co. Ltd. Greenwich United Kingdom For London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd.[27]
Unknown date Lundy Puffin Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[28]
Unknown date Naruto Maru ro-ro ferry Taguma Shipbuilding Onomichi Japan

References

  1. ^ "P.A.S. 1506". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Oilwell". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Moore 1976, p. not cited.
  4. ^ "M/S Schleswig-Holstein" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Oilman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "P.A.S. 1507". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Hoveringham IV". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Aino". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Husky". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  10. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 30.
  11. ^ "Sand Swan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Garian". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Saluki". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Brackengarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Khawlan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. ^ "M/S Störtebeker" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Hoveringham V". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Setter". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Sabratha". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Sheepdog". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Hollygarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Brunswick". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Merawa". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  24. ^ a b "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  25. ^ "P.A.S. 1604". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  26. ^ Simper 1998, p. 10.
  27. ^ "Lobe". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Lundy Puffin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

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.
  • Simper, Robert (1998). River Medway and the Swale. Lavenham: Creekside Publishing. ISBN 978-0951992777.
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