List of ship launches in 1987

The list of ship launches in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1987.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
17 January Andrew J. Higgins Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
23 January Yukishio Yūshio-class submarine Japan
29 January Numancia Santa María-class frigate Bazan Ferrol Spain
30 January Shimakaze Hatakaze-class destroyer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan
30 January Vogelsand Nordstand-class tug Orenstein & Koppel Lübeck West Germany
25 February San Giorgio San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock Fincantieri Italy
7 March Mozart River cruise ship Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau West Germany For Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft
3 April Lake Champlain Ticonderoga-class cruiser Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
4 April Sovereign of the Seas Sovereign-class cruise ship Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire France For Royal Caribbean International
10 April Arco Arun Dredger Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd Appledore United Kingdom For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[1]
24 April Fatih Yavuz-class frigate Gölcük Naval Shipyard Turkey
24 April Atair Vermessungs-, Wracksuch- und Forschungsschiffe des BSH Kröger-Werft Schacht-Audorf West Germany For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
28 April Tupi Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Marinha do Brasil
3 May SKR-451 Koni-class frigate Werft 340 Zelenodolsk Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
9 May Kronsort Schwedeneck-class research vessel Elsfleth shipyard Elsfleth West Germany For German Navy
2 June Young Endeavour Brigantine Brooke Yachts International. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Australian Navy.[2]
13 June Albany Los Angeles-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
17 June Kapitan Danilkin SA-15 type cargo ship Wärtsilä Marine Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Finland
27 June Gunston Hall Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
10 July Norfolk Type 23 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow United Kingdom
12 July Philippine Sea Ticonderoga-class cruiser Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
13 July Wind Spirit Motor sailing yacht Ateliers et chantiers du Havre Le Havre France For Windstar Cruises[3]
18 July Amorella Cruiseferry Brodogradevna Industrija Split Yugoslavia for SF Line for Viking Line traffic
31 July Helmsand Schwedeneck-class research vessel Kröger shipyard Schacht-Audorf West Germany For German Navy
4 August Wasp Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
10 August Bülk Tugboat Johann Oelkers KG Hamburg West Germany For Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel
15 August Welsh Piper Dredger Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd Appledore United Kingdom For British Dredging Ltd.[4]
9 September Amagiri Asagiri-class destroyer Japan
12 September Pasadena Los Angeles-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
17 September Augsburg Bremen-class frigate Bremer Vulkan Bremen-Vegesack West Germany For German Navy
21 September Yūgiri Asagiri-class destroyer Japan
23  September Ironbridge Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Steel Corporation.[5]
2 October Princeton Ticonderoga-class cruiser Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
2 October Walter S. Diehl Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
7 October Campbeltown Type 22 frigate Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom
10 October San Marco San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock Fincantieri Italy
10 October Yamagiri Asagiri-class destroyer Japan
15 October Lübeck Bremen-class frigate Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For German Navy
1 November Crown Odyssey Cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg West Germany For Royal Cruise Line
8 December Isle of Mull Ferry Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Caledonian MacBrayne
19 December Reijin Car transporter Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co Onishi Japan For Nissan Prince Kaiun K.K.
Unknown date Changzheng 4 Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine Huludao Shipyard Huludao, Liaoning Province China
Unknown date Eynhallow Ro-Ro ferry David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Orkney Ferries.[6]
Unknown date Granogwen Fishery patrol vessel David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For South Wales Fisheries Committee.[7]
Unknown date Seillean SWOPS ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For BP Petroleum Development.[8]
Unknown date Spray 38 Passenger ship J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Alan Guichard.[9]
Unknown date Watchman Launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Arco Arun". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Young Endeavour". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "MSE Wind Spirit" (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Welsh Piper". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Ironbridge". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Eynhallow". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Granogwen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Seillean". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Spray38". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Watchman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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