List of ship launches in 1989

The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
21 January Marlborough Type 23 frigate Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom
31 January Jintsū Abukuma-class destroyer escort Japan
2 February Kalkgrund Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats Kröger Shipyard Schacht-Audorf West Germany For German Navy
24 February Lady Diana yacht Flender Werke Lübeck West Germany For NAVTOL[1]
7 March Lord of the Isles Ferry Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Caledonian MacBrayne
11 March Cowpens Ticonderoga-class cruiser Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
17 March Seabourn Spirit Cruise ship Schichau Seebeckwerft Bremerhaven West Germany For Seabourn Cruise Line
19 March Victory ferry Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Japan For Higashi Nippon Ferry Co.[2]
7 April Lady Sarah yacht Flender Werke Lübeck West Germany [3]
8 April Argyll Type 23 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow United Kingdom
15 April Cinderella Cruiseferry Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard Turku Finland For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
26 April Mittelgrund Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats Elsflether Shipyard Elsflether West Germany For German Navy
5 May Arco Axe Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[4]
5 May Melbourne Adelaide-class frigate AMECON Williamstown, Victoria Australia
6 May Rushmore Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
26 June Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama-class frigate Blohm + Voss Hamburg West Germany
2 July Gettysburg Ticonderoga-class cruiser Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
3 July Scranton Los Angeles-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
8 July Vancouver Halifax-class frigate Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John, New Brunswick Canada
13 July Bant Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats Kröger Shipyard Schacht-Audorf West Germany For German Navy
19 July Reina Sofía Santa María-class frigate Bazan Ferrol Spain
22 July Henry Eckford Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
26 July Harushio Harushio-class submarine Japan
25 August Nordic Empress Cruise ship Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire France For Royal Caribbean International
27 August Kalypso Cruiseferry Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard Turku Finland For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
1 September Chosin Ticonderoga-class cruiser Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
11 September Umigiri Asagiri-class destroyer Japan
12 September Kaiwo Maru II Four-masted Barque Sumitomo Heavy Industries Japan
16 September Arleigh Burke Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
23 September Pecos Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
September Shankul Type 209 submarine Mazagon Dock Limited Mumbai India For Indian Navy
September William M Z-drive tug North American Shipbuilding United States For Alpha Marine Services
2 October Breitgrund Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats Elsfleth Shipyard Elsfleth West Germany For German Navy
14 October West Virginia Ohio-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
27 October City of London Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For United Marine Dredgers Ltd.[5]
31 October RMS St Helena Royal Mail Ship Hall, Russell & Company Aberdeen United Kingdom
6 November Silja Serenade Cruiseferry Wärtsilä Marine (estate) Perno shipyard Turku Finland For Effoa for Silja Line traffic
11 November Ashland Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
19 November Horizon Cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg West Germany For Celebrity Cruises
5 December Shepparton Paluma-class motor launch Australia
19 December Ōyodo Abukuma-class destroyer escort Japan
Unknown date Cheonan Pohang-class corvette South Korea For Republic of Korea Navy
Unknown date Corsair Hovercraft Blohm + Voss Hamburg West Germany For Blohm + Voss (prototype)
Unknown date Happy Hooker Ferry Arklow Marine Services Inc. Arklow Ireland For Doolin2Aran Ferries.[6]
Unknown date Maid of the Islands Ferry David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd.[7]
Unknown date Melwey Pilot boat David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Weymouth Harbour Board.[8]
Unknown date Tunas Samudera Brigantine Brooke Yachts International. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Malaysian Navy.[9]
Unknown date Vigilance Survey ship David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Environment Agency.[10]

References

  1. ^ "M/S LADY D." (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S Victory" (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "M/S Aurora II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Arco Axe". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ^ "City of London". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Happy Hooker". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Maid of the Islands". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Melwey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Tunas Samudera". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Vigilance". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.