List of ship launches in 1978
The list of ship launches in 1978 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1978.
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
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10 January | Chantiers de France | Dunkerque | S.A. Sederberg | The Big Whites-type reefer | For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie[1] | |
14 January | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Frank Cable | Emory S. Land-class submarine tender | ||
21 January | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Nassau | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship | ||
31 January | Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat | La Ciotat | S.A. Waterberg | The Big Whites-type reefer | For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie[2] | |
7 February | Villavisencio | Modified Lupo-class frigate | ||||
18 February | Frederikshavn Vaerft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Transporter II | type FV 610 RoRo-ship | For Per Henriksen[3] | |
24 February | Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH | Husum | Nordfriesland | ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[4] | |
25 February | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | John Rodgers | Spruance-class destroyer | ||
1 March | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Duncan | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | ||
3 March | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Yulius Fuchik | Barge carrier | For V/O Sudoimport | |
3 March | Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S | Frederikstad | Costa Rica | RoRo-ship | For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[5] | |
17 March | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Transvaal | type MCS 2700 reefer | For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie[6] | |
20 March | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Poseidon | Type 209 submarine | For Hellenic Navy | |
8 April | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Leftwich | Spruance-class destroyer | ||
25 April | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | Exeter | Type 42 destroyer | ||
7 May | Vickers-Armstrongs | Spartan | Swiftsure-class submarine | |||
19 May | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint Nazaire | S.A. Winterberg | The Big Whites-type reefer | For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie[7] | |
14 June | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Amfitriti | Type 209 submarine | For Hellenic Navy | |
17 June | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Cushing | Spruance-class destroyer | ||
21 June | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Adelaide | Adelaide-class frigate | For Royal Australian Navy | |
3 July | Shipyard 340 | Zelenodolsk | Krechet | Koni-class frigate | For Soviet Navy | |
22 July | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Bremerton | Los Angeles-class submarine | ||
25 July | Brooke Marine | Lowestoft, England | Al Munassir | Amphibious warfare ship | For Royal Navy of Oman | |
29 July | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Wadsworth | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | ||
10 August | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Harry W. Hill | Spruance-class destroyer | ||
August | Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S | Frederikstad | Centro America | RoRo-ship | For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[8] | |
18 September | Shirane | Shirane-class destroyer | ||||
25 September | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | O'Bannon | Spruance-class destroyer | ||
14 October | Frederikshavn Vaerft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Importer II | type FV 610 RoRo-ship | For Per Henriksen[9] | |
21 October | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Arkansas | Virginia-class cruiser | ||
4 November | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | McInerney | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | ||
16 November | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Okeanos | Type 209 submarine | For Hellenic Navy | |
18 November | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Jacksonville | Los Angeles-class submarine | ||
21 November | Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard | Turku | Turella | Cruiseferry | For SF Line for Viking Line traffic | |
25 November | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Peleliu | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship | ||
1 December | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Canberra | Adelaide-class frigate | For Royal Australian Navy | |
2 December | Dupleix | Georges Leygues-class frigate | ||||
14 December | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | Illustrious | Invincible-class aircraft carrier | ||
15 December | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Brilliant | Type 22 frigate | ||
16 December | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | George Philip | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | ||
28 December | Namura Shipbuilding Company | Imari | Seatrain Oriskany | Container ship | sunk in 2006 as CP Valour | |
Unknown date | Rickmers Rederei | Bremerhaven, Germany | Emadala | Ferry | For Emadala Shipping Co |
See also
Ship events in 1978 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
Ship commissionings: | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
Shipwrecks: | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
References
- IMO 7423031
- IMO 7422207
- "M/S MERCANDIAN TRANSPORTER II". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- "M/S Nordfriesland". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- "M/S Costa Rica". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- IMO 7431600
- IMO 7422192
- "M/S Centro America". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- "M/S MERCANDIAN IMPORTER II". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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