List of ship launches in 1977
The list of ship launches in 1977 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1977.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
1 January |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Stump |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
19 February |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Cincinnati |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
15 March |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
B.A.E. Huancavilca |
Type 209 submarine |
For Fuerza Naval del Ecuador |
26 March |
Netherlands |
Koninklijke Schelde Groep |
Flushing |
Callenburgh |
Kortenaer-class frigate |
|
11 April |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Belleau Wood |
Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship |
|
16 April |
Netherlands |
Koninklijke Schelde Groep |
Flushing |
Van Kinsbergen |
Kortenaer-class frigate |
|
3 May |
United Kingdom |
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering |
Barrow-in-Furness |
Invincible |
Invincible-class aircraft carrier |
|
4 May |
United States |
Lockheed Shipbuilding |
Seattle, Washington |
Emory S. Land |
Emory S. Land-class submarine tender |
|
5 May |
United Kingdom |
Appledore Shipbuilders |
Penzance, Cornwall |
RMV Scillonian III |
Ferry |
|
18 May |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Battleaxe |
Type 22 frigate |
|
19 May |
Japan |
|
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Yaeshio |
Uzushio-class submarine |
|
21 May |
Japan |
|
|
Yuugumo |
Yamagumo-class destroyer |
|
3 June |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Conolly |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
4 June |
Soviet Union |
Werft 340 |
Selenodolsk |
Nerpa |
Koni-class frigate |
For Soviet Navy |
18 June |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
New York City |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
21 June |
Denmark |
Aalborg Værft A/S |
Ålborg |
Dana Anglia |
Ferry |
For DFDS Seaways |
30 June |
United Kingdom |
Ailsa Shipbuilding Company |
Troon |
Saturn |
Ferry |
For Caledonian MacBrayne |
23 July |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Moosbrugger |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
30 July |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Indianapolis |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
12 August |
Germany |
Rickmers Werft |
Bremerhaven |
Wuppertal |
|
For JA Reinecke & Co[1] |
16 August |
France |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Saint-Nazaire, France |
Pierre Guillaumat |
Batillus-class supertanker |
|
20 October |
Germany |
Nobiskrug |
Rendsburg, Germany |
Uikku |
Product tanker |
|
24 October |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
TCG Batiray |
Type 209 submarine |
For Turkish Naval Forces |
28 October |
Finland |
Rauma |
Rauma-Reopla Oy |
Buraidah |
|
For Fanco N.V. Willemstad[2] |
29 October |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Birmingham |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
29 October |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
John Hancock |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
11 November |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Nicholson |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
Date uncertain |
Netherlands |
Bijlsma Lemmer Scheepswerf |
Lemmer |
Carebeka IX |
Bulk carrier |
|
Date uncertain |
People's Republic of China |
Huludao Shipyard |
Huludao, Liaoning |
ChangZheng 2 |
Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine |
|
Date uncertain |
Germany |
Rickmers Rederei |
Bremerhaven, Germany |
Mashala |
Ferry |
For Mashala Shipping Co. |
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