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

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. "M/S MERCANDIAN Prince II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
7. "M/S MERCANDIAN SENATOR" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
8. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 258.
9. "XXX Aniversario". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
10. "M/S MERCANDIAN Queen II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
11. "Calypso". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
12. "Gordano". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
13. "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.