List of ship launches in 2015

The list of ship launches in 2015 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2015.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
5 January Viking Astrild River cruise ship Neptun Werft Warnemünde  Germany For Viking River Cruises[1]
10 January MSC Oliver Olympic-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering  South Korea For Mediterranean Shipping Company
16 January Marchen Maersk Maersk Triple E class Daewoo Geoje  South Korea For Maersk Line
16 January Mette Maersk Maersk Triple E class Daewoo Geoje  South Korea For Maersk Line
27 January Atlantic Star ACL G4 ConRO ship Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Shanghai  China For Atlantic Container Line
31 January Viking Mimir Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship Neptun Werft Rostock-Warnemünde  Germany For Viking Cruises[2]
2 February Lady Ami Sea-River Liner 3700 coastal ship GS Yard Waterhuizen  Netherlands For Wijnne Barends
14 February Esnaad 221 Shipyard De Hoop Foxhol  Netherlands For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[3]
14 February Lady Adele Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship GS Yard Groningen-Waterhuizen  Netherlands For Wijnne Barends[4][5]
20 February Rolldock Sky S-class Heavy lift ship Larsen & Toubro Hazira  India For Rolldock[6]
21 February Anthem of the Seas Quantum-class cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg, Germany  Germany For Royal Caribbean International
21 February Nordana Sky Ferus Smit Ecobox Ferus Smit Leer  Germany For Symphony Shipping BV
21 February Viking Vili Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship Neptun Werft Rostock-Warnemünde  Germany For Viking Cruises[7]
25 February Gabrielle Giffords Independence-class littoral combat ship Austal USA Mobile, Alabama  United States For  United States Navy
26 February Barzan UASC A19-class container ship Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Samho  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[8]
27 February Linah UASC A15-class container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[9]
5 March Henrich Wuppesahl 9,5/10,5-meter-class Lifeboat (rescue) Tamsen Maritim Rostock  Germany For DGzRS[10]
6 March Koningsdam Pinnacle-class cruise ship Fincantieri  Italy For Holland America Line
19 March Maestro Diamond bulk carrier Saiki Heavy Industries For Maestro Shipping
20 March Arklow Breeze Ferus Smit Westerbroek  Netherlands
25 March Murmansk Icebreaker Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki, Finland  Finland For Rosmorport
27 March Marit Maersk Maersk Triple E class Daewoo Geoje  South Korea For Maersk Line
28 March John Finn Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi  United States For  United States Navy
28 March Viking Vilhjalm Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship Neptun Werft Rostock-Warnemünde  Germany For Viking Cruises[11]
6 April INS Kalvari Scorpène-class submarine Mazagon Dock Ltd. Mumbai  India For  Indian Navy
9 April Nordrhein-Westfalen F125-class frigate Lürssen Bremen  Germany For  German Navy
11 April Mathilde Maersk Maersk Triple E class Daewoo Geoje  South Korea For Maersk Line
11 April MSC Zoe Olympic-class container ship Daewoo  South Korea For Mediterranean Shipping Company[12]
14 April Ernst Meier-Hedde 28-meter-class lifeboat Fassmer Bern  Germany For DGzRS
17 April Triton Royal Bodewes Hoogezand  Netherlands for Rederij Tasman
18 April Taransay Luxury yacht Rossinavi Viareggio  Italy
25 April Project Jupiter Yacht Lürssen Bremen  Germany [13]
25 April Viking Kadlin Viking Longships-class river cruise ship Neptun Werft Rostock-Warnemünde  Germany For Viking Cruises[14]
30 April Project Orchid Yacht Lürssen Bremen  Germany [15]
30 April hull number 6501 Yacht casco Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft Flensburg  Germany completed at Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder[16][17][18]
2 May Lady Ami Sea River Liner GS Yard Groningen-Waterhuizen  Netherlands For Wijnne Barends[19][20]
19 May Brunswick Spearhead-class joint high speed vessel Austal USA Mobile, Alabama  United States For  United States Navy
22 May Viking Rolf Viking Longships-class river cruise ship Neptun Werft Rostock-Warnemünde  Germany For Viking Cruises[21]
23 May MSC Maya Olympic-class container ship Daewoo  South Korea For Mediterranean Shipping Company
23 May Hobart Hobart-class destroyer  Australia For  Royal Australian Navy
31 May Al Muraykh UASC A19-class container ship Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Samho  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[22]
2 June Ślązak Gawron-class corvette Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej Gdynia  Poland For  Polish Navy
6 June Viking Tialfi Viking Longships-class river cruise ship Neptun Werft Rostock-Warnemünde  Germany For Viking Cruises[23]
15 June Atlantic Sail ACL G4 ConRO ship Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Shanghai  China For Atlantic Container Line
18 June Ramform Tethys Ramform Titan-class research vessel Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd. Nagasaki  Japan [24]
19 June Harmony of the Seas Oasis-class cruise ship STX France Saint Nazaire, France  France For Royal Caribbean International
25 June Carnival Vista Vista-class cruise ship Fincantieri Monfalcone, Italy  Italy For Carnival Cruise Lines[25]
25 June Viking Sea Venice-class cruise ship[26] Fincantieri Ancona, Italy  Italy For Viking Ocean Cruises[27]
3 July Nordana Star Ferus Smit Ecobox Ferus Smit Leer  Germany For Symphony Shipping BV
4 July Romeo Romei Type 212 submarine Fincantieri Muggiano  Italy For  Italian Navy
4 July Esnaad 222 Shipyard De Hoop Foxhol  Netherlands For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[28]
16 July Al Nasriyah UASC A15-class container ship Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Samho  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[29]
18 July Little Rock Freedom-class littoral combat ship Marinette Marine Marinette, Wisconsin  United States For  United States Navy
July Independence Littoral Mission Vessel Singapore Technologies Marine Singapore  Singapore For Republic of Singapore Navy[30]
15 August Norwegian Escape Breakaway-Plus-class cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg  Germany For Norwegian Cruise Line
15 August MSC Sveva Olympic-class container ship Daewoo  South Korea For Mediterranean Shipping Company
21 August MSC Clara Olympic-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering  South Korea For Mediterranean Shipping Company
22 August Lady Ariane Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship GS Yard Waterhuizen  Netherlands For Wijnne Barends[31]
28 August Orgullo Petrolero Navantia Ferrol, Galicia  Spain For Pemex[32]
28 August Sundowner Shipyard Constructions Hoogezand Nieuwbouw BV Hoogezand  Netherlands [33]
28 August Viking Egil Viking Longships-class river cruise ship Neptun Werft Rostock-Warnemünde  Germany For Viking Cruises[34]
2 September Auvergne FREMM multipurpose frigate DCNS  France For  French Navy
5 September Al Nefud UASC A19-class container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[35]
5 September Al Zubara UASC A19-class container ship Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Samho  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[36]
8 August Illinois Virginia-class submarine General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton  United States For  United States Navy
9 September Lone Star State ECO-class tanker General Dynamics NASSCO  United States For American Petroleum Tankers[37]
10 September Atlantic Sea ACL G4 ConRO ship Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Shanghai  China For Atlantic Container Line
12 September Munro Legend-class cutter Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Pascagoula, Mississippi  United States For  United States Coast Guard
18 September Arklow Vale 5100 DWAT Bodewes Traders Royal Bodewes Hoogezand  Netherlands For Arklow Shipping[38]
29 September Reforma Pemex Barreras de Vigo Vigo  Spain For Pemex[32]
30 September Helix 1 Well Intervention vessel FSG Flensburg  Germany For Siem Offshore[39]
1 October Archelle GS Yard Waterhuizen  Netherlands [40]
14 October Lady Ariette Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship GS Yard Waterhuizen  Netherlands For Wijnne Barends[41]
16 October Al Dahna UASC A19-class container ship Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Ulsan  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[42]
30 October Seven Seas Explorer Cruise ship Fincantieri Sestri Ponente  Italy for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
31 October Esnaad 224 DeHoop Foxhol  Netherlands For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
31 October Greenland Cement carrier Ferus Smit Westerbroek  Netherlands For JT cement
31 October Al Dhail UASC A15-class container ship Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Samho  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[43]
19 November Itarus Semi-submersible platform Fincantieri La Spezia  Italy For RosRAO[44]
20 November Omaha Independence-class littoral combat ship Austal USA Mobile, Alabama  United States For  United States Navy
23 November James Joyce Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel Babcock Marine Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Irish Naval Service.[45]
25 November Esnaad 223 Shipyard De Hoop Lobith  Netherlands For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[46]
27 November Atlantic Sky ACL G4 ConRO ship Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Shanghai  China For Atlantic Container Line
27 November Al Dahna UASC A19-class container ship Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Ulsan  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[47]
1 December Bigroll Bering COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Dalian  China For RollDock Shipping B.V.[48]
10 December S 41 Type 209 submarine ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Kiel  Germany For  Egyptian Navy
11 December Nordana Sea Ferus Smit Ecobox Ferus Smit Leer  Germany For Symphony Shipping BV
12 December Al Mashrab UASC A15-class container ship Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Samho  South Korea For United Arab Shipping Company[49]
12 December Independence ECO-class tanker General Dynamics NASSCO  United States For SEA-Vista[50]
16 December Windea La Cour[51] Service operations vessel Crist yard Gdynia  Poland For Bernhard Schulte Offshore[52]
17 December Arklow View 5100 DWAT Bodewes Traders Royal Bodewes Hoogezand  Netherlands For Arklow Shipping[53]
18 December La Confiance Patrol Boat Socarenam Saint Malo  France For French Navy[54]
19 December Alpino FREMM multipurpose frigate Fincantieri Riva Trigoso  Italy For  Italian Navy
31 December Triton Triton-class container ship Samsung Heavy Industries Koje  South Korea For Costamare Shipping Company[55]
Unknown date Dalby Don Crew transfer vessel Alicat Workboats Ltd. Great Yarmouth United Kingdom For Dalby Offshore Services Ltd.[56]
Unknown date Tempest Crew transfer vessel Aluminium Marine Consultants Ltd. Cowes United Kingdom For private owner.[57]
Unknown date Yu Gwan-sun Type 214 submarine Daewoo  South Korea For  Republic of Korea Navy

See also

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