List of ship launches in 1989

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The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
21 January	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Marlborough	Type 23 frigate
31 January	Japan			Jintsū	Abukuma-class destroyer escort
2 February	West Germany	Kröger Shipyard	Schacht-Audorf	Kalkgrund	Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats	For German Navy
24 February	West Germany	Flender Werke	Lübeck	Lady Diana	yacht	For NAVTOL [1]
7 March	United Kingdom	Ferguson Shipbuilders	Port Glasgow	Lord of the Isles	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
11 March	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Cowpens	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
17 March	West Germany	Schichau Seebeckwerft	Bremerhaven	Seabourn Spirit	Cruise ship	For Seabourn Cruise Line
19 March	Japan	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Kobe	Victory	ferry	For Higashi Nippon Ferry Co. [2]
7 April	West Germany	Flender Werke	Lübeck	Lady Sarah	yacht	[3]
8 April	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	Argyll	Type 23 frigate
15 April	Finland	Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard	Turku	Cinderella	Cruiseferry	For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
26 April	West Germany	Elsflether Shipyard	Elsflether	Mittelgrund	Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats	For German Navy
5 May	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Arco Axe	Dredger	For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd. [4]
5 May	Australia	AMECON	Williamstown, Victoria	Melbourne	Adelaide-class frigate
6 May	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Rushmore	Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
26 June	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Vasco da Gama	Vasco da Gama-class frigate
2 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Gettysburg	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
3 July	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Scranton	Los Angeles-class submarine
8 July	Canada	Saint John Shipbuilding	Saint John, New Brunswick	Vancouver	Halifax-class frigate
13 July	West Germany	Kröger Shipyard	Schacht-Audorf	Bant	Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats	For German Navy
19 July	Spain	Bazan	Ferrol	Reina Sofía	Santa María-class frigate
22 July	United States	Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Henry Eckford	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
26 July	Japan			Harushio	Harushio-class submarine
25 August	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire	Nordic Empress	Cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
27 August	Finland	Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard	Turku	Kalypso	Cruiseferry	For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
1 September	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Chosin	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
11 September	Japan			Umigiri	Asagiri-class destroyer
12 September	Japan	Sumitomo Heavy Industries		Kaiwo Maru II	Four-masted Barque
16 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Arleigh Burke	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
23 September	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Pecos	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
September	India	Mazagon Dock Limited	Mumbai	Shankul	Type 209 submarine	For Indian Navy
September	United States	North American Shipbuilding		William M	Z-drive tug	For Alpha Marine Services
2 October	West Germany	Elsfleth Shipyard	Elsfleth	Breitgrund	Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats	For German Navy
14 October	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	West Virginia	Ohio-class submarine
27 October	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	City of London	Dredger	For United Marine Dredgers Ltd. [5]
31 October	United Kingdom	Hall, Russell & Company	Aberdeen	RMS St Helena	Royal Mail Ship
6 November	Finland	Wärtsilä Marine (estate) Perno shipyard	Turku	Silja Serenade	Cruiseferry	For Effoa for Silja Line traffic
11 November	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Ashland	Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
19 November	West Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Horizon	Cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
5 December	Australia			Shepparton	Paluma-class motor launch
19 December	Japan			Ōyodo	Abukuma-class destroyer escort
Unknown date	South Korea			Cheonan	Pohang-class corvette	For Republic of Korea Navy
Unknown date	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Corsair	Hovercraft	For Blohm + Voss (prototype)
Unknown date	Ireland	Arklow Marine Services Inc.	Arklow	Happy Hooker	Ferry	For Doolin2Aran Ferries. [6]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Maid of the Islands	Ferry	For Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd. [7]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Melwey	Pilot boat	For Weymouth Harbour Board. [8]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brooke Yachts International.	Lowestoft	Tunas Samudera	Brigantine	For Royal Malaysian Navy. [9]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Vigilance	Survey ship	For Environment Agency. [10]

References

1. "M/S LADY D." (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
2. "M/S Victory" (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
3. "M/S Aurora II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
4. "Arco Axe". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
5. "City of London". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
6. "Happy Hooker". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
7. "Maid of the Islands". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
8. "Melwey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
9. "Tunas Samudera". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
10. "Vigilance". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.