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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The list of ship launches in 1978 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1978.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
10 January   France Chantiers de France Dunkerque S.A. Sederberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
14 January   United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Frank Cable Emory S. Land-class submarine tender For United States Navy.
21 January   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Nassau Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
27 January   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Coastal Hercules Supertanker For Pomona Shipping Co. [1]
31 January   France Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat La Ciotat S.A. Waterberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
7 February   Peru Villavisencio Modified Lupo-class frigate For Peruvian Navy
18 February   Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Transporter II Type FV 610 Ro-Ro ship For Per Henriksen [2]
24 February   West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Nordfriesland Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH [3]
25 February   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi John Rodgers Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
1 March   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Duncan Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
3 March   Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Yulius Fuchik Barge carrier For V/O Sudoimport
3 March   Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Fredrikstad Costa Rica RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A. [4]
17 March   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Transvaal Type MCS 2700 reefer For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
20 March   South Korea Merzario Espania Ferry For Stena Container Line
20 March   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Poseidon Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy
23 March   United Kingdom Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland Australind Cargo ship For Australind Steamship Co. [5]
8 April   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Leftwich Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
25 April   United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Exeter Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
7 May   United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Spartan Swiftsure-class submarine For Royal Navy.
19 May   France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint Nazaire S.A. Winterberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
14 June   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Amfitriti Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy.
17 June   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Cushing Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
21 June   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Adelaide Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy.
24 June   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Appleby Bulk carrier For Ropner Shipping. [6]
3 July   Soviet Union Shipyard 340 Zelenodolsk Krechet Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy.
22 July   United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Bremerton Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
25 July   United Kingdom Brooke Marine Lowestoft, England Al Munassir Amphibious warfare ship For Royal Omani Navy.
29 July   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Wadsworth Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
10 August   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Harry W. Hill Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
August   Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Frederikstad Centro America RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A. [7]
18 September   Japan Shirane Shirane-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
25 September   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi O'Bannon Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
6 October   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hornby Grange Tanker For Furness Withy. [8]
14 October   Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Importer II type FV 610 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen. [9]
21 October   United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Arkansas Virginia-class cruiser For United States Navy.
4 November   United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine McInerney Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
16 November   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Okeanos Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy
18 November   United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Jacksonville Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
21 November   Finland Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard Turku Turella Cruiseferry For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
25 November   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Peleliu Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
1 December   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Canberra Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy.
2 December   France Dupleix Georges Leygues-class frigate For French Navy.
14 December   United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Illustrious Invincible-class aircraft carrier For Royal Navy.
15 December   United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Brilliant Type 22 frigate For Royal Navy.
16 December   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California George Philip Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
28 December   Japan Namura Shipbuilding Company Imari Seatrain Oriskany Container ship
Unknown date   West Germany Rickmers Rederei Bremerhaven, Germany Emadala Ferry For Emadala Shipping Co

References

  1. ^ "Coastal Hercules". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN TRANSPORTER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Nordfriesland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "M/S Costa Rica" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 25.
  6. ^ "Appleby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "M/S Centro America" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Hornby Grange". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN IMPORTER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN  1-85044-275-4.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_ship_launches_in_1978&oldid=1170597252"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The list of ship launches in 1978 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1978.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
10 January   France Chantiers de France Dunkerque S.A. Sederberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
14 January   United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Frank Cable Emory S. Land-class submarine tender For United States Navy.
21 January   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Nassau Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
27 January   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Coastal Hercules Supertanker For Pomona Shipping Co. [1]
31 January   France Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat La Ciotat S.A. Waterberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
7 February   Peru Villavisencio Modified Lupo-class frigate For Peruvian Navy
18 February   Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Transporter II Type FV 610 Ro-Ro ship For Per Henriksen [2]
24 February   West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Nordfriesland Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH [3]
25 February   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi John Rodgers Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
1 March   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Duncan Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
3 March   Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Yulius Fuchik Barge carrier For V/O Sudoimport
3 March   Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Fredrikstad Costa Rica RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A. [4]
17 March   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Transvaal Type MCS 2700 reefer For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
20 March   South Korea Merzario Espania Ferry For Stena Container Line
20 March   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Poseidon Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy
23 March   United Kingdom Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland Australind Cargo ship For Australind Steamship Co. [5]
8 April   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Leftwich Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
25 April   United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Exeter Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
7 May   United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Spartan Swiftsure-class submarine For Royal Navy.
19 May   France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint Nazaire S.A. Winterberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
14 June   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Amfitriti Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy.
17 June   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Cushing Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
21 June   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Adelaide Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy.
24 June   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Appleby Bulk carrier For Ropner Shipping. [6]
3 July   Soviet Union Shipyard 340 Zelenodolsk Krechet Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy.
22 July   United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Bremerton Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
25 July   United Kingdom Brooke Marine Lowestoft, England Al Munassir Amphibious warfare ship For Royal Omani Navy.
29 July   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Wadsworth Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
10 August   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Harry W. Hill Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
August   Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Frederikstad Centro America RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A. [7]
18 September   Japan Shirane Shirane-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
25 September   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi O'Bannon Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
6 October   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hornby Grange Tanker For Furness Withy. [8]
14 October   Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Importer II type FV 610 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen. [9]
21 October   United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Arkansas Virginia-class cruiser For United States Navy.
4 November   United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine McInerney Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
16 November   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Okeanos Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy
18 November   United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Jacksonville Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
21 November   Finland Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard Turku Turella Cruiseferry For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
25 November   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Peleliu Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
1 December   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Canberra Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy.
2 December   France Dupleix Georges Leygues-class frigate For French Navy.
14 December   United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Illustrious Invincible-class aircraft carrier For Royal Navy.
15 December   United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Brilliant Type 22 frigate For Royal Navy.
16 December   United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California George Philip Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
28 December   Japan Namura Shipbuilding Company Imari Seatrain Oriskany Container ship
Unknown date   West Germany Rickmers Rederei Bremerhaven, Germany Emadala Ferry For Emadala Shipping Co

References

  1. ^ "Coastal Hercules". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN TRANSPORTER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Nordfriesland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "M/S Costa Rica" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 25.
  6. ^ "Appleby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "M/S Centro America" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Hornby Grange". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN IMPORTER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN  1-85044-275-4.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_ship_launches_in_1978&oldid=1170597252"

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