The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.
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Date |
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
21 January |
United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
Marlborough |
Type 23 frigate |
|
31 January |
Japan |
|
|
Jintsū |
Abukuma-class destroyer escort |
|
2 February |
West Germany |
Kröger Shipyard |
Schacht-Audorf |
Kalkgrund |
Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats |
For German Navy |
24 February |
West Germany |
Flender Werke |
Lübeck |
Lady Diana |
yacht |
For NAVTOL[1] |
7 March |
United Kingdom |
Ferguson Shipbuilders |
Port Glasgow |
Lord of the Isles |
Ferry |
For Caledonian MacBrayne |
11 March |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Cowpens |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
|
17 March |
West Germany |
Schichau Seebeckwerft |
Bremerhaven |
Seabourn Spirit |
Cruise ship |
For Seabourn Cruise Line |
19 March |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Kobe |
Victory |
ferry |
For Higashi Nippon Ferry Co.[2] |
7 April |
West Germany |
Flender Werke |
Lübeck |
Lady Sarah |
yacht |
[3] |
8 April |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow |
Argyll |
Type 23 frigate |
|
15 April |
Finland |
Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard |
Turku |
Cinderella |
Cruiseferry |
For SF Line for Viking Line traffic |
26 April |
West Germany |
Elsflether Shipyard |
Elsflether |
Mittelgrund |
Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats |
For German Navy |
5 May |
United Kingdom |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
Arco Axe |
Dredger |
For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[4] |
5 May |
Australia |
AMECON |
Williamstown, Victoria |
Melbourne |
Adelaide-class frigate |
|
6 May |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Rushmore |
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship |
|
26 June |
West Germany |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Vasco da Gama |
Vasco da Gama-class frigate |
|
2 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Gettysburg |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
|
3 July |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Scranton |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
8 July |
Canada |
Saint John Shipbuilding |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
Vancouver |
Halifax-class frigate |
|
13 July |
West Germany |
Kröger Shipyard |
Schacht-Audorf |
Bant |
Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats |
For German Navy |
19 July |
Spain |
Bazan |
Ferrol |
Reina Sofía |
Santa María-class frigate |
|
22 July |
United States |
Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Henry Eckford |
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler |
|
26 July |
Japan |
|
|
Harushio |
Harushio-class submarine |
|
25 August |
France |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Saint-Nazaire |
Nordic Empress |
Cruise ship |
For Royal Caribbean International |
27 August |
Finland |
Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard |
Turku |
Kalypso |
Cruiseferry |
For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic |
1 September |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Chosin |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
|
11 September |
Japan |
|
|
Umigiri |
Asagiri-class destroyer |
|
12 September |
Japan |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
|
Kaiwo Maru II |
Four-masted Barque |
|
16 September |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Arleigh Burke |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
23 September |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Pecos |
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler |
|
September |
India |
Mazagon Dock Limited |
Mumbai |
Shankul |
Type 209 submarine |
For Indian Navy |
September |
United States |
North American Shipbuilding |
|
William M |
Z-drive tug |
For Alpha Marine Services |
2 October |
West Germany |
Elsfleth Shipyard |
Elsfleth |
Breitgrund |
Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats |
For German Navy |
14 October |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
West Virginia |
Ohio-class submarine |
|
27 October |
United Kingdom |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
City of London |
Dredger |
For United Marine Dredgers Ltd.[5] |
31 October |
United Kingdom |
Hall, Russell & Company |
Aberdeen |
RMS St Helena |
Royal Mail Ship |
|
6 November |
Finland |
Wärtsilä Marine (estate) Perno shipyard |
Turku |
Silja Serenade |
Cruiseferry |
For Effoa for Silja Line traffic |
11 November |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Ashland |
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship |
|
19 November |
West Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Horizon |
Cruise ship |
For Celebrity Cruises |
5 December |
Australia |
|
|
Shepparton |
Paluma-class motor launch |
|
19 December |
Japan |
|
|
Ōyodo |
Abukuma-class destroyer escort |
|
Unknown date |
South Korea |
|
|
Cheonan |
Pohang-class corvette |
For Republic of Korea Navy |
Unknown date |
West Germany |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Corsair |
Hovercraft |
For Blohm + Voss (prototype) |
Unknown date |
Ireland |
Arklow Marine Services Inc. |
Arklow |
Happy Hooker |
Ferry |
For Doolin2Aran Ferries.[6] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. |
Bristol |
Maid of the Islands |
Ferry |
For Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd.[7] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. |
Bristol |
Melwey |
Pilot boat |
For Weymouth Harbour Board.[8] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
Brooke Yachts International. |
Lowestoft |
Tunas Samudera |
Brigantine |
For Royal Malaysian Navy.[9] |
Unknown date |
United Kingdom |
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. |
Bristol |
Vigilance |
Survey ship |
For Environment Agency.[10] |
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