List of ship launches in 2002
The list of ship launches in 2002 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2002.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
25 January |
Finland |
Kvaerner Masa-Yards |
Turku |
Navigator of the Seas |
Voyager-class cruise ship |
For Royal Caribbean International |
28 February |
Spain |
Izar |
Ferrol |
Almirante Juan de Borbón |
Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate |
|
20 March |
Germany |
HDW |
Kiel |
U 31 |
Type 212 submarine |
For German Navy |
22 March |
Poland |
Stocznia Gdynia |
Gdynia |
Antje-Helen Wulff |
Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship |
[1] |
13 April |
Netherlands |
Koninklijke Schelde Groep |
Flushing |
De Ruyter |
De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate |
|
26 April |
United States |
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
San Diego, California |
Soderman |
Watson-class vehicle cargo ship |
|
2 May |
United Kingdom |
VT Group: Appledore Shipbuilders |
Appledore, Devon, England |
Enterprise |
Echo-class survey vessel |
|
25 May |
Australia |
Tenix Defence Systems |
Williamstown, Victoria |
Ballarat |
Anzac-class frigate |
|
25 May |
People's Republic of China |
Jiangnan Shipyard |
Shanghai |
Guangzhou |
Type 052B destroyer |
|
25 May |
People's Republic of China |
Jiangnan Shipyard |
Shanghai |
Wuhan |
Type 052B destroyer |
|
31 May |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Brilliance of the Seas |
Radiance-class cruise ship |
For Royal Caribbean International[2] |
6 June |
Germany |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg, Germany |
Amatola |
Valour-class frigate |
For South African Navy |
14 June |
Poland |
Stocznia Gdynia |
Gdynia |
P&O Nedlloyd Dubai |
Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship |
[3] |
26 June |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Pinckney |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
8 August |
Japan |
|
|
Makinami |
Takanami-class destroyer |
|
16 August |
Germany |
HDW |
Kiel |
Hamburg |
Sachsen-class frigate |
|
7 September |
South Korea |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Ulsan |
Stena Britannica II |
Seamaster-RoPax-ferry |
For Stena Line[4] |
16 September |
USA |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Pride of America |
cruise ship |
For American Classic Cruises |
17 October |
Taiwan |
China Shipbuilding |
Kaohsiung |
Tian Dan |
Cheng Kung-class frigate |
|
23 October |
Japan |
|
|
Kuroshio |
Oyashio-class submarine |
|
27 October |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Norwegian Dawn |
Cruise ship |
For Norwegian Cruise Line[5] |
31 October |
South Korea |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Ulsan |
Stena Adventurer |
Seamaster-RoPax-ferry |
For Stena Line[6] |
2 November |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Chafee |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
5 December |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel, Germany |
Isandlwana |
Valour-class frigate |
For South African Navy |
15 December |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Chung-Hoon |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
Unknown date |
Japan |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
Yokosuka, Japan |
Tempera |
Crude oil tanker |
For Neste Oil; first double acting tanker |
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