List of ship launches in 1990

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The list of ship launches in 1990 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1990.

Date	Ship	Class / type	Builder	Location	Country	Notes
12 January	Dolphin Caravelle	cruise ship	Rauma Yards	Rauma	Finland	For Delfin Risteilyt Oy [1]
26 January	Sendai	Abukuma-class destroyer escort			Japan
13 February	Renaissance Five		Nuovi Cantieri Apuania	Marina di Carrara	Italy	[2]
24 February	Asheville	Los Angeles-class submarine	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	United States
2 March	Wega	de:Vermessungs-, Wracksuch- und Forschungsschiffe des BSH	Kröger-Werft	Schacht-Audorf	West Germany	For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
16 March	Triton	Thetis-class patrol vessel	Svendborg Shipyard	Svendborg	Denmark
20 March	Natsushio	Harushio-class submarine			Japan
29 March	Regal Princess	Cruise ship	Fincantieri	Monfalcone	Italy	For Princess Cruises
9 April	City of Westminster	Dredger	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	United Kingdom	For United Marine Dredgers Ltd. [3]
12 April	Lütje Hörn	Nordstand-class tug	Husumer Schiffswerft	Husum	West Germany	For German Navy
21 April	John Ericsson	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company	Chester, Pennsylvania	United States
28 April	Hoverspeed France	WPC74 class fast ferry	Incat	Hobart, Tasmania	Australia	For Hoverspeed
April	Chang Zheng 5	Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine	Huludao Shipyard	Huludao, Liaoning	China
2 May	Álvares Cabral	Vasco da Gama-class frigate	HDW	Kiel	West Germany
24 May	Lancaster	Type 23 frigate	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	United Kingdom
25 May	Golden Odyssey	luxury yacht	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	West Germany	For Chalid ibn Sultan
31 May	Lady Moura	luxury yacht	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	West Germany
May	Bell Pioneer	open-top container ship	Teraoka	Nandan	Japan	For Bell Lines IMO 8907668
1 June	Hué City	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	United States
12 June	Fort Victoria	Fleet replenishment ship	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	United Kingdom	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. [4]
17 June	Frontier Spirit	cruise ship	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Kobe	Japan	For Frontier Cruises [5]
23 June	Alexandria	Los Angeles-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States
June	Shalki	Type 209 submarine	Mazagon Dock Limited	Mumbai	India	For Indian Navy
7 July	Aethalia	Ferry	Fincantieri-Cantieri Nav. Italiani S.p.A.	Palermo	Italy	For Toremar [6]
21 July	George Washington	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	United States
11 August	Kentucky	Ohio-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States
17 August	Jefferson City	Los Angeles-class submarine	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	United States
23 August	Scharhörn	Nordstand-class tug	Husumer Schiffswerft	Husum	West Germany	For German Navy
4 September	Narwal	submarine	Abeking & Rasmussen	Lemwerder	West Germany	For German Navy
8 September	Shiloh	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	United States
22 September	Kanawha	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company	Chester, Pennsylvania	United States
27 September	Knechtsand	Nordstand-class tug	Husumer Schiffswerft	Husum	West Germany	For German Navy
6 October	Floréal	Floréal-class frigate	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire	France
6 October	Supply	Supply-class fast combat support ship	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	United States
16 October	Regent Sky	ferry	Stocznia im Lenina	Gdańsk	Poland	For Regency Cruises
2 November	Anzio	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	United States
5 November	Britannia Beaver	Dredger	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	United Kingdom	For NatWest Leasing (G.B.) Ltd. [7]
15 November	Silja Symphony	cruiseferry	Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard	Turku	Finland	For Silja Line
18 December	Toronto	Halifax-class frigate	Saint John Shipbuilding	Saint John, New Brunswick	Canada
21 December	Vædderen	Thetis-class patrol vessel	Svendborg Shipyard	Svendborg	Denmark
Unknown date	Goldfinder	Fishing trawler	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For Graham Perkes. [8]
Unknown date	Maid of the Lakelands	Ferry	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd. [9]
Unknown date	Sun Bright	General cargo ship
Unknown date	Saint Edmund KL	Buoy tender	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For King's Lynn Conservancy Board. [10]

References

1. "M/S Delfin Caravelle" (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
2. "M/S Renaissance Five" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
3. "City of Westminster". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
4. "RFA Fort Victoria". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "M/S FRONTIER SPIRIT" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
6. "M/S Aethalia" (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 October 2016.
7. "Britannia Beaver". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
8. "Goldfinder". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
9. "Maid of the Lakelands". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
10. "Saint Edmund KL". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.