List of ship launches in 1972

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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.
13 March	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Fallow Deer	Container ship	For London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd. [4]
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. [5]
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. [6]
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. [7]
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 Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	G.W.191	Barge	For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd. [8]
13 May	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Nimitz	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier	For United States Navy.
16 May	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Dane	Fishing trawler	For British United Trawlers Finance Ltd. [9]
18 May	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Amey III	Dredger	For Amey Marine Ltd. [10]
24 May	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Caernarvon	Tanker	For Shell-Mex & B. P. [11]
26 May	Finland	Rauma Repola Oy	Rauma	Antares		For Finska Ångfartygs Ab. [12]
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. [13]
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.
22 August	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Plymouth	Tanker	For Shell-Mex & B. P. [14]
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. [15]
5 October	Denmark	A/S Nakskov Skibsværf	Nakskov	Götaland	Ferry	For Statens Järnvägar [16]
7 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Olympic Banner	Supertanker	For Carlow Maritime Panama. [17]
10 October	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U-17	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
11 October	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Swansea	Tanker	For Shell-Mex & B. P. [18]
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. [5]
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. [19]
22 November	Japan			Narushio	Uzushio-class submarine	For Japanese Navy.
22 November	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Pict	Fishing trawler	For British United Trawlers Finance Ltd. [20]
23 November	United Kingdom	Vosper Thornycroft	Southampton	Active	Type 21 frigate	For Royal Navy
25 November	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Dundee	Tanker	For Shell-Mex & B. P. [21]
5 December	West Germany	Stader Schiffswerft	Stade	Funny Girl	Ferry	For Reederei Cassen Eils [22]
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 [23]
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. "Fallow Deer". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
5. "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
6. "Belinda". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
7. "M/S Wesertal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
8. "G.W.191". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
9. "Dane". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
10. "Amey III". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. "Caernarvon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
12. "M/S Antares" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
13. "M/S Espresso Livorno" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
14. "Plymouth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
15. "M/S Orion" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
16. "M/S Götaland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
17. "Olympic Banner". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
18. "Swansea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
19. "M/S Bore XI" (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
20. "Pict". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
21. "Dundee". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
22. "M/S Funny Girl" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
23. "M/S Sirius" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.