List of ship launches in 1975

The list of ship launches in 1975 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1975. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes
January 22 Yantar, Kaliningrad, Soviet Union Druzhnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
January 25

Blohm+Voss, Hamburg, West Germany

 Adrian Mærsk Mærsk A-class container ship A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S
January 30

Nantes, France

 Bore Star ferry Steamship Company Bore for use on the Silja Line
February 14

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany

 Saldiray Type 209 submarine  Turkish Naval Forces
February 24  Japan Kumano Chikugo-class destroyer escort  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
March 7

Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

 Ardhana Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
March 8

AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany

 Vassiliki Colocotronis Europatanker Ultra Large Crude Carrier Pansegura Armadora S.A.
March 21

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

 Arthur W. Radford Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
April 6

Shipyard No. 532, Kerch, Crimea, Soviet Union

 Deyatelnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
April 14

Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland

 Azerbaihzan Belorussiya-class cruise ship Black Sea Shipping Company[2]
April 24

Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England

 Newcastle Type 42 destroyer  Royal Navy
April 26

Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States

 Baton Rouge Los Angeles-class submarine  United States Navy
May 9

Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland

 Ardent Type 21 frigate  Royal Navy
June 5

Kröger, Rendsburg, West Germany

 Falke Albatros-class fast attack craft  German Navy
June 13

Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

 Zurara Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
June 13

Kremer-Werft, Elmshorn, West Germany

 Leiv Viking offshore supply vessel [3]
June 21

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

 Peterson Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
June 24

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

 Caron Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
June 30  Japan Takashio Uzushio-class submarine  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
July 1

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States

 Worth oil tanker
July 1

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany

 Sabalo Type 209 submarine  Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
July 19 Werft 340, Selenodolsk, Soviet Union Delfin Koni-class frigate  Soviet Navy
July 24

Cammell Laird, Mersey, England

 Hudson Cavalier Stat 32 tanker Later became RFA Appleleaf and HMAS Westralia
August 8

AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany

 World Giant Type "Europatanker" ULCC Chesham Shipping Company
August 9

Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States

 Texas Virginia-class cruiser  United States Navy
August 24

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

 David R. Ray Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
August 30 Mitsui, Japan Berge Emperor Supertanker Bergesen d.y.
September 15

Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

 Murban Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
September 16

Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

 Al Ghulian Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
September 30

Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union

 Minsk Kiev-class aircraft carrier  Soviet Navy
October 4

Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany

 Kronprins Harald ferry Jahre Line[4]
October 11

Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States

 Dwight D. Eisenhower Nimitz-class aircraft carrier  United States Navy
October 17

Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland

 Kazakhstan Belorussiya-class cruise ship Black Sea Shipping Company[5]
October 21

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

 Oldendorf Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
November 4

Flender Werft, Rendsburg, West Germany

 Tor Scandinavia cruiseferry Tor Line
November 6

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany

 Caribe Type 209 submarine  Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
November 14

Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland

 Don Carlos Vehicle transporter Rederei AB Soya
November 20

Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland

 Avenger Type 21 frigate  Royal Navy
December 4

Lürssen, Bremen, West Germany

 Greif Albatros-class Fast attack craft  German Navy
December 5

Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England

 Liverpool Bridge Bridge-class OBO carrier Bibby Line
December 15

AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany

 Shat-Alarab Type "Europatanker" ULCC For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
December 15

Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

 Radoom Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [1]
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

References
  1. Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  2. "M / S AZERBAIHZAN". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Kremer-Werft: Das Aus nach 1164 Schiffen" (in German). 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  4. "M/S Kronprins Harald". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. "M/S KAZAKHSTAN". Retrieved 2016-12-01.

See also
Ship events in 1975
Ship launches: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Ship commissionings: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Ship decommissionings: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Shipwrecks: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
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