The list of ship launches in 1976 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1976. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.
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Date |
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class and type |
Notes |
6 January |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
John Young |
Spruance-class destroyer |
For United States Navy. |
27 January |
United Kingdom |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
Lepeta |
Supertanker |
For Shell Tanker Ltd.[1] |
1 February |
United States |
|
San Diego, California |
Rose City |
San Clemente-class oil tanker |
|
21 February |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Omaha |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
For United States Navy. |
1 March |
United Kingdom |
Vosper Thornycroft |
Portsmouth |
Ghanadhah |
Ardhana-class patrol craft |
For United Arab Emirates Navy.[2] |
26 March |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Comte de Grasse |
Spruance-class destroyer |
For United States Navy. |
28 March |
Finland |
Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard |
Helsinki |
Finnjet |
Cruiseferry |
For Finnlines. |
3 April |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Memphis |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
For United States Navy. |
14 April |
United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
Glasgow |
Type 42 destroyer |
For Royal Navy. |
12 May |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Scotstoun |
Broadsword |
Type 22 frigate |
For Royal Navy. |
26 May |
West Germany |
|
Bremen |
Bonn |
Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier |
For Kosmos Bulkschiffahrt |
25 June |
France |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Nantes |
Batillus |
Batillus-class supertanker |
|
2 July |
United Kingdom |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
Leonia |
Supertanker |
For Shell Tankers Ltd.[3] |
8 July |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
O'Brien |
Spruance-class destroyer |
For United States Navy. |
9 July |
United Kingdom |
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. |
Bristol |
Miranda Guinness |
Tanker |
For Arthur Guinness & Sons (Dublin) Ltd. |
31 July |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Mississippi |
Virginia-class cruiser |
For United States Navy. |
14 August |
Soviet Union |
Severnaya Verf |
Leningrad |
Retivyy |
Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship |
For Soviet Navy. |
27 August |
West Germany |
J. J. Sietas |
Hamburg |
Transgermania |
Ferry |
Poseidon Schiffahrts OHG.[5] |
1 September |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Merrill |
Spruance-class destroyer |
For United States Navy. |
25 September |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Oliver Hazard Perry |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
For United States Navy. |
28 September |
West Germany |
Nobiskrug |
Rendsburg |
Lunni |
Product tanker |
|
6 October |
West Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
Shyri |
Type 209 submarine |
For Ecuadorian Navy. |
9 October |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Groton |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
For United States Navy. |
13 November |
Peru |
Servicio Industrial de la Marina |
Callao |
Carvajal |
Lupo-class frigate |
For Peruvian Navy. |
19 November |
West Germany |
Lürssen |
Bremen |
Meerkatze |
Fishery protection vessel |
For Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung. |
20 November |
United Kingdom |
Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group |
Barrow-in-Furness |
Sceptre |
Swiftsure-class submarine |
For Royal Navy. |
4 December |
West Germany |
AG Weser |
Bremen |
Wahran |
Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier |
For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company |
11 December |
United Kingdom |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
Lima |
Supertanker |
For Shell Tankers Ltd.[6] |
17 December |
France |
|
|
Georges Leygues |
Georges Leygues-class frigate |
For French Navy. |
18 December |
Netherlands |
Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven |
Vlissingen |
Kortenaer |
Kortenaer-class frigate |
For Royal Netherlands Navy. |
23 December |
Japan |
|
|
Noshiro |
Chikugo-class destroyer escort |
For Japanese Navy. |
28 December |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Briscoe |
Spruance-class destroyer |
For United States Navy. |
Unknown date |
United States |
|
|
Cross Rip |
Ferry |
For Hy-Line. |
Unknown date |
Japan |
Hitachi Zosen Corporation |
Osaka |
Esso Japan |
Supertanker |
For Esso |
Unknown date |
Norway |
|
|
Thalassa Desgagnes |
Double-hulled tanker |
For Groupe Desgagné. |
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| This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2019) |
"Lepeta". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
"Leonia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
"Lima". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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