List of ship launches in 1997

The list of ship launches in 1997 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1997.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
3 January Katrine Mærsk K-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark For Maersk Line
18 January McFaul Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
28 February Sisler Watson-class vehicle cargo ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States
February Rotterdam Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock Koninklijke Schelde Groep Flushing Netherlands
6 March City of Cardiff Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For United Marine Dredging Ltd.[1]
14 March Bonhomme Richard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
26 March Superfast III ROPAX ferry Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku Finland For Superfast Ferries
27 March Bob Hope Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
March SuperSeaCat Two MDV1200-class monofull fast ferry Fincantieri Genoa Italy For Sea Containers
4 April Kirsten Mærsk K-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark For Maersk Line
6 April Betagas LNG tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Betagas Partenreederei.[2]
17 April Disney Magic cruise ship Fincantieri Marghera Italy For Disney Cruise Line[3]
24 April Superfast IV ROPAX ferry Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku Finland For Superfast Ferries
April Chang Chien Cheng Kung-class frigate China Shipbuilding Kaohsiung Taiwan
3 May Donald Cook Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
3 May Schleswig-Holstein train ferry Van der Giessen de Noord Krimpen aan den IJssel Netherlands For Scandlines
10 May Te Mana Anzac-class frigate Tenix Defence Williamstown, Victoria Australia For Royal New Zealand Navy
20 May Amber Lagoon Amber Lagoon-class freight ship Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company Shanghai China For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping[4]
7 June Peene Ore bulk carrier Daewoo Heavy Industries Okpo South Korea [5]
8 June Aconit La Fayette-class frigate France
1 July Deutschland train ferry Van der Giessen de Noord Krimpen aan den IJssel Netherlands For Scandlines
5 July City of Chichester Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For United Marine Dredging Ltd.[6]
11 July Mercury cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg Germany For Celebrity Cruises
26 July Watson Watson-class vehicle cargo ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States
31 July Sovereign Mærsk S-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark For Maersk Line
9 August Skåne ro-ro/train ferry Astilleros Españoles Puerto Real Spain For SweFerry Ab[7]
19 August Yūdachi Murasame-class destroyer Japan
21 August Kirisame Murasame-class destroyer Japan
28 August Petrojarl Banff FSPO Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Ulsan South Korea [8]
1 September Connecticut Seawolf-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
1 September Vision of the Seas Vision-class cruise ship Chantiers de l’Atlantique Saint Nazaire France For Royal Caribbean International
18 September Michishio Oyashio-class submarine Japan
27 September Neuwerk multi-purpose vessel Volkswerft Stralsund Germany For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
27 September Shanghai Express London Express-class container ship Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Koje South Korea For Hapag-Lloyd[9]
29 September Fulda Frankenthal-class minehunter Abeking & Rasmussen Germany For German Navy
2 October Dahl Watson-class vehicle cargo ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States
4 October Higgins Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
21 October Fisher Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
21 October Purple Beach Amber Lagoon-class freight ship Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company Shanghai China For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping
24 October Susan Mærsk S-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark For Maersk Line
October Shenzhen Type 051B destroyer Dalian Shipyard Dalian China
12 November Porter Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
15 November Healy Polar icebreaker Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana United States
29 November Düsseldorf Express London Express-class container ship Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Koje South Korea For Hapag-Lloyd[10]
November Lesley PG tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Giles W.Pritchard-Gordon & Co. Ltd.[11]
Date unknown Faoilean Workboat David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[12]
Date unknown Ferryman Launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[13]
Date unknown Kota Wajar container ship Singapore Singapore
Date unknown MCS Lenie Tug David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd.[14]
Date unknown Scenic II Passenger launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Pulteney Cruises Ltd.[15]
Date unknown Taunt Ferry David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[16]
Date unknown Warbler Ferry David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[17]

References

  1. ^ "City of Cardiff". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Betagas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "M/S Disney Magic" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ "DNV L: Magnolia" (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ "DNV GL: Paradise N". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. ^ "City of Chichester". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ "MS Skåne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ^ "DNV GL: Petrojarl Banff". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  9. ^ "DNV GL: Kobe Express". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  10. ^ "DNV GL: Düsseldorf Express". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  11. ^ "Lesley PG". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Faoilean". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Ferryman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  14. ^ "MCS Lenie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Scenic II". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Taunt". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Warbler". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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