List of ship launches in 1983

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The list of ship launches in 1983 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1983.

Date	Ship	Class / type	Builder	Location	Country	Notes
2 January	Mercandian Admiral II	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Denmark	For Mercandia rederiet A/S [1]
15 January	Cessnock	Fremantle-class patrol boat	NQEA	Cairns, Queensland	Australia
17 January	Yorktown	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	United States
20 January	Nizhneyansk	SA-15 type cargo ship	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Finland
25 January	Yūbetsu	Yubari-class destroyer escort			Japan
27 January	Nadashio	Yūshio-class submarine			Japan
23 February	Igarka	SA-15 type cargo ship	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Finland
26 February	Carr	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	United States
4 March	Rosales	Espora-class corvette	Río Santiago Shipyard	La Plata	Argentina
9 March	Bendigo	Fremantle-class patrol boat	NQEA	Cairns, Queensland	Australia
19 March	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	Los Angeles-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States
26 March	Admiral Tributs	Udaloy-class destroyer	Zhdanov Shipyard	Leningrad	Soviet Union
26 March	Mersey Venture	Dredger	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	United Kingdom	For Mersey Docks and Harbour Board . [2]
28 March	British Success	Tanker	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	United Kingdom	For BP Shipping. [3]
14 April	Edinburgh	Type 42 destroyer	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	United Kingdom
15 April	Mercandian Diplomat	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Denmark	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXII P/R [4]
16 April	Stena Germanica	ferry	Stocznia im Lenina	Gdańsk	Poland	For Stena Line [5]
23 April	Nicholas	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	United States
29 April	Thomson	Type 209 submarine	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	West Germany	For Armada de Chile
30 April	Olympia	Los Angeles-class submarine	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	United States
18 May	Kalaat Beni Hammad	Landing ship	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	United Kingdom	For Algerian Navy. [6]
1 June	Monchegorsk	SA-15 type cargo ship	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Finland
10 June	Whidbey Island	Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	United States
11 June	Giuseppe Garibaldi	Light V/STOL aircraft carrier	Fincantieri	Monfalcone	Italy
24 June	Spiro	Espora-class corvette	Río Santiago Shipyard	La Plata	Argentina
9 July	Gawler	Fremantle-class patrol boat	NQEA	Cairns, Queensland	Australia
10 July	Mercandian Prince II	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Denmark	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXV [7]
14 July	Arkhangelsk	SA-15 type cargo ship	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Finland
15 July	Mercandian Senator	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Denmark	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXIV [8]
16 July	Rentz	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	United States
29 July	Simpson	Type 209 submarine	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	West Germany	For Armada de Chile
13 August	Robert G. Bradley	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	United States
20 August	Vogtland	Ohre-class barracks ship	VEB Peene-Werft	Wolgast	East Germany	For Volksmarine
27 August	Augusta	Los Angeles-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States
27 August	Hyman G. Rickover	Los Angeles-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States
6 September	Haruyuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer			Japan
14 September	Schuja	Tarantul-class corvette	Sredne-Newski	Leningrad	Soviet Union
19 September	Isoyuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer			Japan
24 September	Honolulu	Los Angeles-class submarine	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	United States
7 October	Fort Good Hope	Offshore supply vessel	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	United Kingdom	For Townsend Holdings Ltd. [9]
15 October	Henry M. Jackson	Ohio-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States
22 October	Geraldton	Fremantle-class patrol boat	NQEA	Cairns, Queensland	Australia
22 October	XXX Aniversario	Dredger	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	United Kingdom	For Cuban Government. [10]
5 November	Taylor	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	United States
11 November	Sokol	Koni-class frigate	Werft 129	Selenodolsk	Soviet Union	For Soviet Navy
15 November	Amderma	SA-15 type cargo ship	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Finland
16 November	Doğanay	Type 209 submarine	Marinewerft	Gölcük	Turkey	For Turkish Naval Forces
19 November	Brave	Type 22 frigate	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	United Kingdom
19 November	Gary	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	United States
24 November	Kemerovo	SA-15 type cargo ship	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Finland
2 December	Isle of Arran	Ferry	Ferguson Ailsa Ltd	Port Glasgow	United Kingdom	For Caledonian MacBrayne
16 December	Mercandian Queen II	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Denmark	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXVI [11]
17 December	Mellum	Multi-purpose vessel	Elsflether Werft	Elsfleth	West Germany	For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
19 December	Eithne	Eithne-class patrol vessel	Verolme Dockyard	Rushbrook	Ireland	For Irish Naval Service
Date unknown	Changzheng 3	Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine	Huludao Shipyard	Huludao, Liaoning Province	China
Date unknown	Okha	SA-15 type cargo ship	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Finland
Date unknown	Bratsk	SA-15 type cargo ship	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Finland
Date unknown	Calypso	Passenger launch	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For private owner. [12]
Unknown date	El Mourakeb	Patrol boat	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	United Kingdom	For Algerian Navy. [13]
Date unknown	Gordano	Workboat	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For Bristol Port Co. [14]
Date unknown	Kola	SA-15 type cargo ship	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Finland
Date unknown	Mariner	Launch	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For Bristol City Council. [15]
Date unknown	Tiksi	SA-15 type cargo ship	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Finland

References

1. "M/S MERCANDIAN ADMIRAL II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
2. "Mersey Venture". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
3. "British Success". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "M/S MERCANDIAN DIPLOMAT" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
5. "M/S Stena Scandinavica" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
6. "Kalaat Beni Hammad". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
7. "M/S MERCANDIAN Prince II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
8. "M/S MERCANDIAN SENATOR" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
9. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 258.
10. "XXX Aniversario". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. "M/S MERCANDIAN Queen II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
12. "Calypso". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
13. "El Mourakeb". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
14. "Gordano". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
15. "Mariner". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

Sources

• Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN   1-85044-275-4.