List of ship launches in 1973

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The list of ship launches in 1973 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1973. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class and type	Notes
11 January	Denmark	A/S Nakskov Skibsværf	Nakskov	Svealand	Ferry	For Lion Ferry AB. [1]
13 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Parche	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy.
16 January	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	U20	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
18 January	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	Ambuscade	Type 21 frigate	For Royal Navy.
19 January	Finland	Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard	Helsinki	Royal Viking Sea	Cruise ship	For Royal Viking Line
25 January	Japan			Chitose	Chikugo-class destroyer escort	For Japanese Navy.
January	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Al Bushra	Patrol boat	For Royal Omani Navy. [2]
1 February	Netherlands	Rotterdamsche Droogdocks Maatschappij N.V.	Rotterdam	Sea-Land Trade	SL-7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Service
3 February	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Truett	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
17 February	United Kingdom			Sovereign	Swiftsure-class submarine	For Royal Navy.
1 March	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Al Nejah	Patrol boat	For Royal Omani Navy. [3]
6 March	Finland	Rauma Repola Oy	Rauma	Baltic Enterprise	RO-RO container ship	For United Baltic Corporation. [4]
9 March	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	U21	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
17 March	West Germany	J. J. Sietas Schiffswerft	Hamburg	Aurella	Ferry	For SF Line
17 March	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Manchester Vigour	Container ship	For Manchester Liners Ltd. [5]
17 March	West Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Viking 4	Ferry	For Rederi Ab Sally
24 March	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Valdez	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
27 March	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	U22	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
1 April	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Sea-Land Finance	SL-7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Service
3 April	Argentina	Tandanor	Buenos Aires	San Luis	Type 206 submarine	For Argentine Navy
4 April	West Germany	Schichau Unterweser	Bremerhaven	Eversand	Buoy tender	For Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtes Bremerhaven
1 May	West Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	Sea-Land Market	SL-7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Service
12 May	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Moinester	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
25 May	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	U25	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
2 June	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	L. Mendel Rivers	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy.
17 March	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Manchester Zeal	Container ship	For Manchester Liners Ltd. [6]
16 June	Netherlands	A Vuyk & Zonen's Scheepswerven	Amsterdam	Stena Shipper	Ferry	For Stena Line
26 June	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	U24	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
6 July	Japan	Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries	Aioi	Svendborg Mærsk	container ship	For A. P. Møller - Mærsk
23 July	Soviet Union	Yantar	Kaliningrad	Razumnyy	Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship	For Soviet Navy.
28 July	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Wimpey Seadog	Offshore supply vessel	For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd. [7]
30 July	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Birmingham	Type 42 destroyer	For Royal Navy.
4 August	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Glenard P. Lipscomb	Unique nuclear-powered submarine	For United States Navy.
4 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Olympic Brilliance	Tanker	For Lakeport Navigation Co. [8]
6 August	Italy	Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando"	Livorno	Espresso Cagliari	Espresso Livorno-class ferry	For Trans Tirreno Express S.p.A. [9]
13 August	Japan			Hiei	Haruna-class destroyer	For Japanese Navy.
21 August	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	U27	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
28 August	Japan			Niyodo	Chikugo-class destroyer escort	For Japanese Navy.
31 August	Denmark	Aalborg Skibsværft A/S	Aalborg	Dana Regina	Ferry	For DFDS
31 August	Finland	Rauma Repola Oy	Rauma	Baltic Progress		For United Baltic Corporation. [10]
12 September	France	Dubigeon-Normandie SA	Nantes	Chartres	Train ferry	For SNCF
17 September	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Starman	Ro-ro heavy lift ship	For Starman Ltd. [11]
1 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Mount Newman	Bulk carrier	For Furness Withy. [12]
10 October	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Islay	Type 209 submarine	For Peruvian Navy.
13 October	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Wimpey Sealion	Offshore supply vessel	For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd. [13]
20 October	Norway	Trosvik Mekaniske Verksteder	Brevik,	Mikolaj Kopernik	Ferry	For Polskie Linie Oceaniczne. [14]
21 October	Soviet Union	Zhdanov	Leningrad,	Marshal Timoshenko	Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship	For Soviet Navy.
23 October	Japan			Akigumo	Yamagumo-class destroyer	For Japanese Navy.
30 October	Denmark	Svendborg Ship Yard		Agdlek	Agdlek-class cutter cutter	For Royal Danish Navy. [15]
1 November	Netherlands	Rotterdamsche Droogdocks Maatschappij N.V.	Rotterdam	Sea-Land Resource	SL-7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Service
5 November	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	U29	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
6 November	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Mamba	Patrol boat	For Kenyan Navy. [16]
10 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Spruance	Spruance-class destroyer	For United States Navy.
20 November	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	U26	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy.
27 November	United Kingdom	James Lamont & Co	Port Glasgow	Jupiter	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
1 December	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Tarawa	Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship	For United States Navy.
1 December	West Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	Sea-Land Commerce	SL-7 container ship	Sea-Land Service
6 December	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Arco Severn	Dredger	For Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd. [17]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Al Mansur	Patrol boat	For Royal Omani Navy. [18]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Duke of Normandy	Tug	For The States of Jersey. [19]
Unknown date	China		Mawei	Gu Tian	Concrete cargo ship

References

1. "M/S Svealand" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
2. "Al Bushra". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
3. "Al Nejah". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
4. "M/S Baltic Enterprise" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
5. "Manchester Vigour". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. "Manchester Zeal". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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8. "Olympic Brilliance". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
9. "M/S Espresso Cagliari" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
10. "M/S Baltic Enterprise" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
11. "Starman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
12. "Mount Newman". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
13. "Wimpey Sealion". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
14. "M/S Mikolaj Kopernik" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
15. Balsved, Johnny E. "AGDLEK (1974-2008)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
16. "Mamba". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
17. "Arco Severn". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
18. "Al Mansur". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
19. "Duke of Normandy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.