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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