The list of ship launches in 1972 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1972.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
26 January  Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore X For Angfartygs Ab Bore[1]
1 February  Japan Haruna Haruna-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
1 February  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Proteus Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy.
1 February  West Germany Emden Nordseewerke U-14 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
19 February  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Cavalla Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
19 February  West Germany Mützelfeldwerft Cuxhaven Westerland Ferry For HADAG.[2]
21 February  West Germany Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde Schleswig-Holstein Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[3]
26 February  Italy Cantieri Navali di Pietra Ligure Pietra Ligure Saint Eloi Ferry For Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace Société Anonyme de Navigation
11 March  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Kiska Kilauea-class ammunition ship For United States Navy.
16 March  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England Antelope Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy
18 March  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Jesse L. Brown Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
18 March  Japan Isoshio Uzushio-class submarine For Japanese Navy.
24 March  Denmark Helsingør Skibs & Maskinbygg Helsingør Kattegat Ferry For Jydsk Færgefart A/S
30 March  Japan Aokumo Yamagumo-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
March  Spain Bazán Cartagena Delfin Daphné-class submarine For Spanish Navy.[4]
15 April  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Ainsworth Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
22 April  United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Fort Fisher Anchorage-class dock landing ship For United States Navy.
26 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Belinda Bulk carrier For Mascot A/S.[5]
1 May  West Germany AG Weser Bremen Sea-Land Galloway SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
6 May  West Germany Rickmers Werft Bremerhaven Wesertal For JA Reinecke & Co.[6]
9 May  Italy Cantieri Navali del Tirreno & Riuniti Riva Trigoso Seaward Cruise ship For Norwegian Cruise Line
12 May  Belgium Cockerill Hoboken, Antwerp München LASH carrier
13 May  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Nimitz Nimitz-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy.
26 May  Finland Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Antares For Finska Ångfartygs Ab.[7]
3 June  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Miller Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
10 June  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Tunny Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy.
12 June  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow Almirante Condell Condell-class frigate For Chilean Navy
12 June  United Kingdom Swan Hunter High Walker Remuera Container ship For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
15 June  West Germany HDW Kiel U-15 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
15 June  Italy Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando" Livorno Espresso Livorno Espresso Livorno-class ferry For Soc. Trahetti del Mediterraneo.[8]
29 June  Japan Iwase Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy.
1 July  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia South Carolina California-class cruiser For United States Navy.
8 July  United States Bath Iron Works Bath Maine Export Leader Container ship For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
11 July  Finland Wärtsilä Turku Bore I Ferry For Steamship Company Bore / Silja Line
12 August  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Thomas C. Hart Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
28 August  Japan Kanda Shipbuilding Kure, Hiroshima Bni Nsar Ferry
28 August  West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Diana Ferry For Rederi AB Slite / Viking Line
29 August  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U-16 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
1 September  Netherlands Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. Rotterdam Sea-Land McLean SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
1 September  Netherlands Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. Rotterdam Sea-Land Exchange SL-7 class container ship For Sea-Land Service
8 September  Finland Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Orion For Finska Ångfartygs Ab.[9]
5 October  Denmark A/S Nakskov Skibsværf Nakskov Götaland Ferry For Statens Järnvägar[10]
7 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Olympic Banner Supertanker For Carlow Maritime Panama.[11]
10 October  West Germany HDW Kiel U-17 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
14 October  Japan Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Kure Globtik Tokyo Oil tanker For Globtik Tankers
21 October  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Capodanno Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
24 October  United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness, England Hércules Type 42 destroyer For Argentine Navy.
31 October  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden U-18 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
October  Spain Bazán Cartagena Tonina Daphné-class submarine For Spanish Navy.[4]
1 November  United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Kalamazoo Wichita-class replenishment oiler For United States Navy.
4 November  United States Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania Hughes Glomar Explorer
9 November  Argentina Tandanor Buenos Aires Salta Type 209 submarine For Argentine Navy.
10 November  Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore XI For Angfartygs Ab Bore.[12]
22 November  Japan Narushio Uzushio-class submarine For Japanese Navy.
23 November  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Southampton Active Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy
5 December  West Germany Stader Schiffswerft Stade Funny Girl Ferry For Reederei Cassen Eils[13]
15 December  West Germany HDW Kiel U-19 Type 206 submarine For German Navy.
15 December  Finland Rauma Repola Oy Rauma Sirius For Finska Ångfartygs Ab[14]
16 December  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Pharris Knox-class frigate For United States Navy.
26 December  Soviet Union Chernomorskiy yard Nikolayev Kiev Kiev-class aircraft carrier For Soviet Navy.
Unknown date  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Rhine Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship For Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

References

  1. ^ "M/S Bore X." (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ "M/S Westerland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Schleswig-Holstein" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Belinda". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "M/S Wesertal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ "M/S Antares" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. ^ "M/S Espresso Livorno" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ^ "M/S Orion" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ^ "M/S Götaland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Olympic Banner". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "M/S Bore XI" (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  13. ^ "M/S Funny Girl" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  14. ^ "M/S Sirius" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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