List of ship launches in 1972

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The list of ship launches in 1972 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1972.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
26 January Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore X For Angfartygs Ab Bore[1]
1 February Japan Haruna Haruna-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
1 February West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Proteus Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy.
1 February West Germany Emden Nordseewerke U-14 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
19 February United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Cavalla Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
19 February West Germany Mützelfeldwerft Cuxhaven Westerland Ferry For HADAG.[2]
21 February West Germany Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Schleswig-Holstein Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[3]
26 February Italy Cantieri Navali di Pietra Ligure Pietra Ligure Saint Eloi Ferry For Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace Société Anonyme de Navigation
11 March United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Kiska Kilauea-class ammunition ship For United States Navy.
13 March United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Fallow Deer Container ship For London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd.[4]
16 March United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England Antelope Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy
18 March United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Jesse L. Brown Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
18 March Japan Isoshio Uzushio-class submarine For Japanese Navy.
24 March Denmark Helsingør Skibs & Maskinbygg Helsingør Kattegat Ferry For Jydsk Færgefart A/S
30 March Japan Aokumo Yamagumo-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
March Spain Bazán Cartagena Delfin Daphné-class submarine For Spanish Navy.[5]
15 April United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Ainsworth Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
22 April United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Fort Fisher Anchorage-class dock landing ship For United States Navy.
26 April United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Belinda Bulk carrier For Mascot A/S.[6]
1 May West Germany AG Weser Bremen Sea-Land Galloway SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
6 May West Germany Rickmers Werft Bremerhaven Wesertal For JA Reinecke & Co.[7]
9 May Italy Cantieri Navali del Tirreno & Riuniti Riva Trigoso Seaward Cruise ship For Norwegian Cruise Line
12 May Belgium Cockerill Hoboken, Antwerp München LASH carrier
13 May United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore G.W.191 Barge For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[8]
13 May United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Nimitz Nimitz-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy.
16 May United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Dane Fishing trawler For British United Trawlers Finance Ltd.[9]
18 May United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Amey III Dredger For Amey Marine Ltd.[10]
24 May United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Caernarvon Tanker For Shell-Mex & B. P.[11]
26 May Finland Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Antares For Finska Ångfartygs Ab.[12]
3 June United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Miller Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
10 June United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Tunny Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
12 June United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow Almirante Condell Condell-class frigate For Chilean Navy
12 June United Kingdom Swan Hunter High Walker Remuera Container ship For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
15 June West Germany HDW Kiel U-15 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
15 June Italy Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando" Livorno Espresso Livorno Espresso Livorno-class ferry For Soc. Trahetti del Mediterraneo.[13]
29 June Japan Iwase Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy.
1 July United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia South Carolina California-class cruiser For United States Navy.
8 July United States Bath Iron Works Bath Maine Export Leader Container ship For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
11 July Finland Wärtsilä Turku Bore I Ferry For Steamship Company Bore / Silja Line
12 August United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Thomas C. Hart Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
22 August United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Plymouth Tanker For Shell-Mex & B. P.[14]
28 August Japan Kanda Shipbuilding Kure, Hiroshima Bni Nsar Ferry
28 August West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Diana Ferry For Rederi AB Slite / Viking Line
29 August West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U-16 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
1 September Netherlands Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. Rotterdam Sea-Land McLean SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
1 September Netherlands Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. Rotterdam Sea-Land Exchange SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
8 September Finland Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Orion For Finska Ångfartygs Ab.[15]
5 October Denmark A/S Nakskov Skibsværf Nakskov Götaland Ferry For Statens Järnvägar[16]
7 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Olympic Banner Supertanker For Carlow Maritime Panama.[17]
10 October West Germany HDW Kiel U-17 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
11 October United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Swansea Tanker For Shell-Mex & B. P.[18]
14 October Japan Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Kure Globtik Tokyo Oil tanker For Globtik Tankers
21 October United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Capodanno Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
24 October United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness, England Hércules Type 42 destroyer For Argentine Navy.
31 October West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U-18 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
October Spain Bazán Cartagena Tonina Daphné-class submarine For Spanish Navy.[5]
1 November United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Kalamazoo Wichita-class replenishment oiler For United States Navy.
4 November United States Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania Hughes Glomar Explorer
9 November Argentina Tandanor Buenos Aires Salta Type 209 submarine For Argentine Navy.
10 November Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore XI For Angfartygs Ab Bore.[19]
22 November Japan Narushio Uzushio-class submarine For Japanese Navy.
22 November United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Pict Fishing trawler For British United Trawlers Finance Ltd.[20]
23 November United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Southampton Active Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy
25 November United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Dundee Tanker For Shell-Mex & B. P.[21]
5 December West Germany Stader Schiffswerft Stade Funny Girl Ferry For Reederei Cassen Eils[22]
15 December West Germany HDW Kiel U-19 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
15 December Finland Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Sirius For Finska Ångfartygs Ab[23]
16 December United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Pharris Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
26 December Soviet Union Chernomorskiy yard Nikolayev Kiev Kiev-class aircraft carrier For Soviet Navy.
Unknown date Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Rhine Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship For Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

References

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  1. ^ "M/S Bore X." (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ "M/S Westerland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Schleswig-Holstein" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Fallow Deer". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Belinda". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "M/S Wesertal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. ^ "G.W.191". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Dane". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Amey III". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Caernarvon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  12. ^ "M/S Antares" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  13. ^ "M/S Espresso Livorno" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Plymouth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ^ "M/S Orion" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  16. ^ "M/S Götaland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Olympic Banner". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Swansea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  19. ^ "M/S Bore XI" (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Pict". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Dundee". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ^ "M/S Funny Girl" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  23. ^ "M/S Sirius" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.