List of ship launches in 1977

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The list of ship launches in 1977 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1977.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Operator etc
1 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Stump	Spruance-class destroyer
17 January	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Oguta	Patrol boat	For Nigerian Navy. [1]
22 January	Italy	Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando"	Livorno	Espresso Venezia	Espresso Livorno-class ferry	For Tirrenia di Navigazione [2]
29 January	Norway	Trosvik Verksted A/S	Brevik	Jan Heweliusz	ferry	For Polskie Linie Oceaniczne [3]
3 February	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend-on-Tyne	Kharg	Ol-class tanker (1965)	For Imperial Iranian Navy [4]
18 February	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Cumbria Shore	Offshore supply vessel	For Offshore Marine Ltd. [5]
19 February	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Cincinnati	Los Angeles-class submarine
15 March	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	B.A.E. Huancavilca	Type 209 submarine	For Fuerza Naval del Ecuador
21 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast, N. Ireland	Lackenby	Bulk carrier	For Ropner Shipping. [6]
26 March	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	Callenburgh	Kortenaer-class frigate
11 April	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Belleau Wood	Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
14 April	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Al Mujahid	Patrol boat	For Royal Omani Navy. [7]
16 April	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	Van Kinsbergen	Kortenaer-class frigate
3 May	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering	Barrow-in-Furness	Invincible	Invincible-class aircraft carrier
4 May	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Emory S. Land	Emory S. Land-class submarine tender
5 May	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders	Appledore	RMV Scillonian III	Ferry	For Isles of Scilly Steamship Company [8]
5 May	France	Chantiers de France	Dunkerque	S.A. Helderberg	The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship	For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
18 May	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Battleaxe	Type 22 frigate
19 May	Japan			Yaeshio	Uzushio-class submarine
21 May	Japan			Yūgumo	Yamagumo-class destroyer
1 June	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Al Jabbar	Patrol boat	For Royal Omani Navy. [9]
3 June	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Conolly	Spruance-class destroyer
3 June	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Leslie Gault	Bulk carrier	For Gallic Shipping Ltd. [10]
4 June	Soviet Union	Werft 340	Selenodolsk	Nerpa	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy
18 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast, N. Ireland	Coastal Corpus Christi	Supertanker	For Woodstock Shipping Co. [11]
18 June	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	New York City	Los Angeles-class submarine
21 June	Denmark	Aalborg Værft A/S	Ålborg	Dana Anglia	Ferry	For DFDS Seaways
30 June	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company	Troon, Scotland	Saturn	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
23 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Moosbrugger	Spruance-class destroyer
30 July	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Indianapolis	Los Angeles-class submarine
12 August	West Germany	Rickmers Werft	Bremerhaven	Wuppertal		For JA Reinecke & Co [12]
16 August	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire, France	Pierre Guillaumat	Batillus-class supertanker
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd	Bideford	Island Scene	Passenger ship	For private owner. [13]
19 August	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Gallic Fjord	Bulk carrier	For Gallic Shipping Ltd. [14]
12 September	United Kingdom	Sunderland Ship Builders Ltd	Sunderland	Nessbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line Ltd. [15]
17 September	France	DCNS		Tonnant	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
20 October	West Germany	Nobiskrug	Rendsburg	Uikku	Product tanker
24 October	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	TCG Batiray	Type 209 submarine	For Turkish Naval Forces
28 October	Finland	Rauma	Rauma-Repola Oy	Buraidah		For Fanco N.V. Willemstad [16]
28 October	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Commodore Enterprise	Cargo ship	For Commodore Transporters Ltd. [17]
29 October	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Birmingham	Los Angeles-class submarine
29 October	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	John Hancock	Spruance-class destroyer
11 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Nicholson	Spruance-class destroyer
16 December	Italy	Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando"	Livorno	Espresso Ravenna	Espresso Livorno-class ferry	For Adriatica di Navigazione SpA [18]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Al Aul	Patrol boat	For Royal Omani Navy. [19]
Unknown date	Netherlands	Bijlsma Lemmer Scheepswerf	Lemmer	Carebeka IX	Bulk carrier
Unknown date	China	Huludao Shipyard	Huludao, Liaoning	ChangZheng 2	Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd	Bideford	Congener	Fishing trawler	For Allan Morse Jr. and others. [20]
Unknown date	Netherlands	Buijs Scheepsbouw	Krimpen aan den IJssel	Ilhéu da Mina	Dredger and freighter	Currently operated by Açores Madeira
Unknown date	West Germany	Rickmers Rederei	Bremerhaven	Mashala	Ferry	For Mashala Shipping Co.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Clipper 1	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [21]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Clipper 2	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [22]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Clipper 3	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [23]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Clipper 4	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [24]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Clipper 5	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Clipper 6	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [26]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Clipper 7	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Cutter 1	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [28]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Cutter 2	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Cutter 3	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [30]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Cutter 4	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [31]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Cutter 5	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [32]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Allday Aluminium Ltd.	Gosport	Oil Cutter 6	Crew boat	For Ocean Inchcape. [33]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Poole Belle	Passenger ship	For Crosons Ltd. [34]

References

1. "Oguta". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
2. "M/S Espresso Venezia" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
3. "M/S Jan Heweliusz" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. Silverstone, Paul H. (1977), "Naval Intelligence", Warship International, 14 (3), International Naval Research Organization: 197–199, JSTOR   44888102
5. "Cumbria Shore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. "Lackenby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
7. "Al Mujahid". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
8. "Scillonian III". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
9. "Al Jabbar". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
10. "Leslie Gault". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. "Coastal Corpus Christi". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. "M/S Wupperlat" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
13. "Island Scene". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
14. "Gallic Fjord". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
15. "Nessbank". Sunderlandships.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
16. "M/S Buraidah" (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
17. "Commodore Enterprise". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
18. "M/S Espresso Ravenna" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
19. "Al Aul". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
20. "Congener". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
21. "Oil Clipper 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
22. "Oil Clipper 2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
23. "Oil Clipper 3". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
24. "Oil Clipper 4". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
25. "Oil Clipper 5". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
26. "Oil Clipper 6". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
27. "Oil Clipper". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
28. "Oil Cutter 1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
29. "Oil Cutter 2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
30. "Oil Cutter 3". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
31. "Oil Cutter 4". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
32. "Oil Cutter 5". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
33. "Oil Cutter 6". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
34. "Poole Belle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.