List of ship launches in 1973

The list of ship launches in 1973 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1973. 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
11 January Svealand Ferry A/S Nakskov Skibsværf Nakskov Denmark For Lion Ferry AB.[1]
13 January Parche Sturgeon-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
16 January U20 Type 206 submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For German Navy.
18 January Ambuscade Type 21 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
19 January Royal Viking Sea Cruise ship Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard Helsinki Finland For Royal Viking Line
25 January Chitose Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan For Japanese Navy.
January Al Bushra Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Omani Navy.[2]
1 February Sea-Land Trade SL-7-class container ship Rotterdamsche Droogdocks Maatschappij N.V. Rotterdam Netherlands For Sea-Land Service
3 February Truett Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
17 February Sovereign Swiftsure-class submarine United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
1 March Al Nejah Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Omani Navy.[3]
6 March Baltic Enterprise RO-RO container ship Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Finland For United Baltic Corporation.[4]
9 March U21 Type 206 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For German Navy.
17 March Aurella Ferry J. J. Sietas Schiffswerft Hamburg West Germany For SF Line
17 March Manchester Vigour Container ship Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Manchester Liners Ltd.[5]
17 March Viking 4 Ferry Meyer Werft Papenburg West Germany For Rederi Ab Sally
24 March Valdez Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
27 March U22 Type 206 submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For German Navy.
1 April Sea-Land Finance SL-7-class container ship Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For Sea-Land Service
3 April San Luis Type 206 submarine Tandanor Buenos Aires Argentina For Argentine Navy
4 April Eversand Buoy tender Schichau Unterweser Bremerhaven West Germany For Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtes Bremerhaven
1 May Sea-Land Market SL-7-class container ship AG Weser Bremen West Germany For Sea-Land Service
12 May Moinester Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
25 May U25 Type 206 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For German Navy.
2 June L. Mendel Rivers Sturgeon-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
17 March Manchester Zeal Container ship Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Manchester Liners Ltd.[6]
16 June Stena Shipper Ferry A Vuyk & Zonen's Scheepswerven Amsterdam Netherlands For Stena Line
26 June U24 Type 206 submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For German Navy.
6 July Svendborg Mærsk container ship Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Aioi Japan For Maersk
23 July Razumnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Yantar Kaliningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy.
28 July Wimpey Seadog Offshore supply vessel Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[7]
30 July Birmingham Type 42 destroyer Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
4 August Glenard P. Lipscomb Unique nuclear-powered submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy.
4 August Olympic Brilliance Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lakeport Navigation Co.[8]
6 August Espresso Cagliari Espresso Livorno-class ferry Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando" Livorno Italy For Trans Tirreno Express S.p.A.[9]
13 August Hiei Haruna-class destroyer Japan For Japanese Navy.
21 August U27 Type 206 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For German Navy.
28 August Niyodo Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan For Japanese Navy.
31 August Dana Regina Ferry Aalborg Skibsværft A/S Aalborg Denmark For DFDS
31 August Baltic Progress Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Finland For United Baltic Corporation.[10]
12 September Chartres Train ferry Dubigeon-Normandie SA Nantes France For SNCF
17 September Starman Ro-ro heavy lift ship Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Starman Ltd.[11]
1 October Mount Newman Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Furness Withy.[12]
10 October Islay Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Peruvian Navy.
13 October Wimpey Sealion Offshore supply vessel Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[13]
20 October Mikolaj Kopernik Ferry Trosvik Mekaniske Verksteder Brevik, Norway For Polskie Linie Oceaniczne.[14]
21 October Marshal Timoshenko Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Zhdanov Leningrad, Soviet Union For Soviet Navy.
23 October Akigumo Yamagumo-class destroyer Japan For Japanese Navy.
30 October Agdlek Agdlek-class cutter cutter Svendborg Ship Yard Denmark For Royal Danish Navy.[15]
1 November Sea-Land Resource SL-7-class container ship Rotterdamsche Droogdocks Maatschappij N.V. Rotterdam Netherlands For Sea-Land Service
5 November U29 Type 206 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For German Navy.
6 November Mamba Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Kenyan Navy.[16]
10 November Spruance Spruance-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
20 November U26 Type 206 submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For German Navy.
27 November Jupiter Ferry James Lamont & Co Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Caledonian MacBrayne
1 December Tarawa Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
1 December Sea-Land Commerce SL-7 container ship AG Weser Bremen West Germany Sea-Land Service
6 December Arco Severn Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd.[17]
Unknown date Al Mansur Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Omani Navy.[18]
Unknown date Duke of Normandy Tug J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For The States of Jersey.[19]
Unknown date Gu Tian Concrete cargo ship Mawei China

References

  1. ^ "M/S Svealand" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Al Bushra". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Al Nejah". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "M/S Baltic Enterprise" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Manchester Vigour". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Manchester Zeal". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Wimpey Seadog". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Olympic Brilliance". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "M/S Espresso Cagliari" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. ^ "M/S Baltic Enterprise" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Starman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Mount Newman". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Wimpey Sealion". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ^ "M/S Mikolaj Kopernik" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  15. ^ Balsved, Johnny E. "AGDLEK (1974-2008)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Mamba". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Arco Severn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Al Mansur". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Duke of Normandy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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