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The list of ship launches in 1988 includes a chronological list of all
ships launched in 1988.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Notes
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| 15 January
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Comstock
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Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
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| 20 January
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter
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Wallsend
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Chatham
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Type 22 frigate
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| 23 January
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Topeka
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Los Angeles-class submarine
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| 23 January
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United Kingdom
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Vosper Thornycroft
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Woolston
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Quorn
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Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
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| 13 February
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Abraham Lincoln
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
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| 17 February
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Japan
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|
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Sachishio
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Yūshio-class submarine
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| 17 March
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Finland
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Wärtsilä Marine
Perno shipyard
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Turku
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Royal Viking Sun
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Cruise ship
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For
Royal Viking Line
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| 19 March
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Normandy
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Ticonderoga-class cruiser
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| 19 March
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France
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|
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Latouche-Tréville
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Georges Leygues-class frigate
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| 15 April
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Shipbuilding
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Talent
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Trafalgar-class submarine
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| 22 April
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West Germany
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Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH
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Husum
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Schleswig-Holstein
|
ferry
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For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH
[1]
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| 23 April
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United States
|
Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Pennsylvania
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Ohio-class submarine
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| 30 April
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Canada
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Saint John Shipbuilding
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Saint John,
New Brunswick
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Halifax
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Halifax-class frigate
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| 30 April
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West Germany
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C. Lühring
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Brake
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Eversand
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For
German Navy
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| 30 April
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East Germany
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VEB Yachtwerft Berlin
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|
Zander
|
Zander-class tug
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For
Volksmarine
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| 4 June
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Japan
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|
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Hamagiri
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Asagiri-class destroyer
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| 25 June
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United States
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Todd Pacific Shipyards
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San Pedro, California
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Ingraham
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Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
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| 15 July
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Chancellorsville
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Ticonderoga-class cruiser
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| 22 July
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Turkey
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Gölcük Naval Shipyard
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Yıldırım
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Yavuz-class frigate
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| 31 July
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Soviet Union
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Șantierul Naval Oltenița
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Oltenița
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Omskiy-133
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Omskiy type cargo ship
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For North Western Fleet Company
[2]
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| 8 August
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Turkey
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Marinewerft
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Gölcük
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Dolunay
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Type 209 submarine
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For
Turkish Naval Forces
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| 13 August
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Yugoslavia
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Brodogradevna Industrija
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Split,
Yugoslavia
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Isabella
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cruiseferry
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For
SF Line for
Viking Line traffic
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| 15 August
|
United States
|
Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company
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Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
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Benjamin Isherwood
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Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
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| 1 September
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West Germany
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Kröger Shipyard
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Schacht-Audorf
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Stollergrund
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Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
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For
German Navy
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| 12 September
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Japan
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|
|
Setogiri
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Asagiri-class destroyer
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| 15 September
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Tortuga
|
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
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|
| 22 October
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Finland
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Wärtsilä Marine
Perno shipyard
|
Turku, Finland
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Athena
|
cruiseferry
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For
Rederi AB Slite for
Viking Line traffic
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| 23 October
|
United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Monterey
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Ticonderoga-class cruiser
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|
| 12 November
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United States
|
Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Miami
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
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| 19 November
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France
|
DCN
|
Brest
|
Foudre
|
Foudre-class
landing platform dock
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For
French Navy
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| 3 December
|
United States
|
Avondale Shipyard
|
Avondale, Louisiana
|
Leroy Grumman
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Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
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| 4 December
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Soviet Union
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|
Mykolaiv
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Riga
|
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier
|
Renamed
Varyag in 1990, transferred to PLAN in 1998
|
| 21 December
|
Japan
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|
|
Abukuma
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Abukuma-class destroyer escort
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| 25 December
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Japan
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|
|
Sawagiri
|
Asagiri-class destroyer
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|
| Unknown date
|
Netherlands
|
K Damen
|
Boven-Hardinxveld
|
Konarak
|
Hendijan-class vessel
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For
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
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