List of ship launches in 1996

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The list of ship launches in 1996 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1996.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
6 January	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Hopper	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
8 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Knock Muir	Suezmax tanker	For Fred Olsen & Co. [1]
20 January	Spain	Bazan	Ferrol	Chakri Naruebet	Aircraft carrier	For Royal Thai Navy
24 February	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Pearl Harbor	Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship
1 March	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards	Helsinki	Grandeur of the Seas	Vision-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
2 March	Netherlands	Krimpen a/d, Ijssel	Van der Gissen de Noord	Stena Jutlantica	ferry	For Stena Line| [2]
9 March	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	Sutherland	Type 23 frigate
9 March	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Knud Mærsk	K-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
15 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Bataan	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
22 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Ross	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
9 April	France	Chantiers Leroux et Lotz Naval	Saint-Malo	HSC NGV Aliso	high-speed ferry	For Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée [3]
April	Finland	Finnyards Rauma	Rauma	Stena Voyager	HSS 1500	For Stena Line [4]
31 May	Canada	Saint John Shipbuilding	Saint John, New Brunswick	Ottawa	Halifax-class frigate
May	Taiwan	China Shipbuilding	Kaohsiung	Pan Chao	Cheng Kung-class frigate
13 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Knock An	Tanker	For Fred Olsen & Co. [5]
21 June	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Kate Mærsk	K-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
28 June	Australia	Tenix Defence	Williamstown, Victoria	Arunta	Anzac-class frigate
29 June	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Mahan	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
29 June	Norway	Westamarin A/S	Kristiansand	Stena Carisma	HSS 900	For Stena Line [6]
2 July	Spain	Bazans Fernando Shipyard	Cadiz	Silvia Ana L		For Los Cipreses S.A
27 July	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Louisiana	Ohio-class submarine
1 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Seillean	SWOPS vessel	For BP. [7]
9 August	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire	Rhapsody of the Seas	Vision-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
24 August	United States	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Bridge	Supply-class fast combat support ship
27 August	Japan	IHI Corporation	Tokyo	Chōkai	Kongō-class destroyer
7 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Harry S. Truman	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
14 September	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Galaxy	Century-class Cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
25 September	Germany	Kötter-Werft	Haren, Germany	Evert Prahm	coastal trading vessel	IMO 9138757
4 October	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Karen Mærsk	K-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
6 October	Germany	Bremer Vulkan	Bremen	Costa Olympia	Cruise ship	For Costa Cruises
15 October	Japan			Oyashio	Oyashio-class submarine
5 November	Poland	Stocznia Szczecinska S.A.	Szczecin	Panaustral	container ship	[8]
8 November	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Decatur	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
13 November	Spain	Astilleros de Huelva		Lehola	Ferry	For Estonian Shipping Co Ltd
21 November	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards	Helsinki	Enchantment of the Seas	Vision-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
14 December	Finland	Finnyards	Rauma	Stena Discovery	HSS 1500	For Stena Line [9]
14 December	France	DCN	Brest	Siroco	Foudre-class landing platform dock	For French Navy
20 December	Denmark	Ørskov Christensen Staalskibsværft A/S	Frederikshavn	Prins Richard	Train Ferry	For Scandlines
Unknown date	Slovakia	Slovenske Lodenice	Komárno	Anne Scan	Cargo ship	For NORDICA Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "Herford"
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Georgian	Launch	For private owner. [10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Isambard Brunel	Pilot boat	For Bristol Ports Authority. [11]

References

1. "Knock Muir". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "M/S Stena Jutlandica III (1996)" (in Swedish).
3. "HSC NGV Aliso" . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
4. "HSS Stena Voyager" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
5. "Knock An". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. "HSS Stena Carisma" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
7. "Schiehallion". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. "DNV GL: UAFL Zanzibar" . Retrieved 24 September 2017.
9. "HSS STENA DISCOVERY" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
10. "Georgian". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
11. "Isambard Brunel". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.