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.

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