List of ship launches in 2004

The list of ship launches in 2004 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2004. 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
January 7 Formidable Formidable-class frigate DCNS Lorient France Republic of Singapore Navy
January 9 Halsey Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States  United States Navy
January 22 Allegro Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Germany Reederei Winfried Eicke[1]
February 9 Confianza Sietas type 168 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Germany [2]
February 15 OOCL Ningbo OOCL SX-class container ship Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje South Korea Orient Overseas Container Line[3]
February 25 Absalon Absalon-class auxiliary frigate Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark  Royal Danish Navy first ship of her class[4]
February 25 Adrian Mærsk Mærsk A-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark Maersk Line[5]
February 28 Rickmers Genoa type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Xiamen China Rickmers Group[6]
March 8 Volcan de Tamasite ferry Astellios Hijos de J. Barreras Vigo Spain Naviera Armas[7]
March 13 Jewel of the Seas Radiance-class cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg Germany Royal Caribbean International[8]
March 13 Lisa von Lübeck Carrack Germany
March 14 Zelek Star General cargo ship Taizhou Yongtai Shipbuilding Taixing China Fuden Shipping & Trading[9]
March 20 Perth Anzac-class frigate Tenix Defence Systems Williamstown Australia  Royal Australian Navy
March 22 Pioneer Sea Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Germany [10]
April 3 Nitze Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States  United States Navy
April 19 Mounts Bay Bay-class landing ship dock BAE Systems Glasgow United Kingdom  Royal Navy
April 22 Papanikolis Type 214 submarine HDW Kiel Germany  Hellenic Navy
April 22 Alana Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Germany Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG[11]
April 28 MSC Stella Sealand-New-York-type container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan South Korea Maersk[12]
1 May Color Fantasy Cruiseferry Kvaerner Masa Yards Turku Finland Color Line largest cruiseferry in the world when delivered
13 May Jimmy Carter Seawolf-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States  United States Navy
15 May Monte Cervantes Monte-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo South Korea Hamburg Süd[13]
June 3 Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate Navantia Ferrol Spain  Royal Norwegian Navy
June 4 Satpura Shivalik-class frigate Mazagon Dock Limited Mumbai India  Indian Navy
June 15 Manthatisi Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Germany  South African Navy
June 18 Arkona Multi-purpose vessel Peene-Werft Wolgast Germany Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Stralsund
June 21 Albert Mærsk Mærsk A-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark Maersk Line[14]
June 26 Arcadia Vista-class cruise ship Fincantieri Marghera Italy P&O Cruises[15]
July 3 Intrepid Formidable-class frigate ST Engineering Benoi Singapore  Republic of Singapore Navy
July 20 Cavour amphibious assault aircraft carrier Fincantieri Riva Trigoso Italy  Italian Navy[16]
July 27 Bianca Rambow Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Germany Reederei Rambow[17]
July 30 Monte Olivia Monte-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo South Korea Hamburg Süd[18]
August 26 Suzunami Takanami-class destroyer Japan  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
August U-33 Type 212 submarine HDW Kiel Germany  German Navy
September 8 Geeststroom Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA Galați Romania [19]
September 14 Akacia Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Germany Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG[20]
October 2 Forrest Sherman Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States  United States Navy
October 6 Mistral Mistral-class amphibious assault ship Brest Arsenal Brest France  French Navy
October 16 Julius-S. VW 2500-type container ship Volkswerft Stralsund Stralsund Germany [21]
October 18 Eilbek Eilbek-class container ship Meyer Werft Papenburg Germany Hansa Hamburg Shipping
October 18 Finnlandia Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Germany Hammonia Reederei[22]
October 25 Geestdijk Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA Galați Romania [23]
October 30 Reinbek Eilbek-class container ship Meyer Werft Papenburg Germany Hansa Hamburg Shipping
October 30 Monte Pascoal Monte-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo South Korea Hamburg Süd[24]
November 4 Yaeshio Oyashio-class submarine Japan  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
November 12 Méndez Núñez Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Navatia Ferrol Spain  Spanish Navy
November 13 Bainbridge Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States  United States Navy
November 18 Volcan de Timanfaya ferry Astellios Hijos de J. Barreras Vigo Spain Naviera Armas[25]
November 19 Mesa Verde San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States  United States Navy
November 24 Carrera Scorpène-class submarine Navantia Cartagena Spain  Chilean Navy
November 27 OOCL Atlanta OOCL SX-class container ship Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje South Korea Orient Overseas Container Line[26]
December 9 Cosco Brisbane container ship Blohm + Voss Hamburg Germany COSCO
December 11 New Orleans San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Avondale Shipyard New Orleans, Louisiana United States  United States Navy
December 16 Härnösand Visby-class corvette Kockums Malmö Sweden  Swedish Navy
December 18 Scirè Type 212 submarine Fincantieri Muggiano Italy  Italian Navy[27]
Unknown date Angeln Container ship Zhoushan Shipyard Zhoushan China Brise Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG
Unknown date Jutul Tanker STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae-gu South Korea Renamed the Maersk Peary in 2011 and leased to the Military Sealift Command[28]
Unknown date Corrine Marin Barge David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[29]
Unknown date Star Osakana Container ship / bulk carrier Oshima Shipbuilding Japan Masterbulk

References

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  7. ^ "M/S Volcan de Tamasite". Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "Meyerwerft Website". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
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  12. ^ "DNV GL: MSC Stella". Retrieved August 26, 2017.
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  28. ^ "Maersk Line, Limited names ice-classed U.S.-flag tanker". Marine Log. 2011. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. In July, MLL won a long-term time charter from the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command to support these missions. MAERSK PEARY was reflagged into the U.S. registry on September 19, 2011, and American officers and crew will operate the ship.
  29. ^ "Corrine Marin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

See also