List of ship launches in 1998

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The list of ship launches in 1998 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1998.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
23 January	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Sally Mærsk	S-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
1 February	Spain	Astilleros Españoles	Puerto Real	Finnclipper	Seapacer-class RoPax-ferry	For Finnlines [1]
20 February	Finland	Finnyards	Rauma	Botnica	Icebreaker
23 February	Germany	Fassmer	Berne	Seeadler	Type Fassmer BL 20	For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
February	Spain	Astilleros Espanoles SA	Sevilla	Dawn Merchant	RoRo-Ferry	For Cenargo International Ltd. [2]
12 March	Australia	Australian Submarine Corporation	Osborne, South Australia	Dechaineux	Collins-class submarine
17 March	Germany	J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Annemieke	Sietas type 161	For SAL Heavy Lift [3]
23 March	Japan	Imabari Shipbuilding	Imabari	Woody Heart	Bulk carrier
25 March	China	Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company	Shanghai	Grey Fox	Amber Lagoon-class freight ship	For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping [4]
27 March	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders	Appledore	Clansman	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
28 March	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	O'Kane	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
4 April	Germany	Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau		Primadonna	River cruise ship
6 April	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Clansman	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne. [5]
14 April	Germany	Fassmer	Berne	Stralsund	Type Fassmer BL 20	For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
18 April	Spain	Astilleros Españoles	Puerto Real	Finneagle	Seapacer-class RoPax-ferry	For Finnlines [6]
24 April	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Sine Mærsk	S-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
24 April	Australia	Australian Defence Industries	Newcastle, New South Wales	Hawkesbury	Huon-class minehunter
24 April	Germany	J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Lena	Sietas type 161	For SAL Heavy Lift [7]
3 May	South Korea	Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries	Koje	London Express	London Express-class container ship	For Hapag-Lloyd [8]
23 May	Australia	Tenix Defence	Williamstown, Victoria	Warramunga	Anzac-class frigate
27 May	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	Kent	Type 23 frigate
28 May	Spain	Astilleros Espanoles SA	Sevilla	Brave Merchant	RoRo-Ferry	For Cenargo International Ltd. [9]
23 June	Australia	NQEA Ltd	Cairns, Queensland	Melville	Leeuwin-class survey vessel
25 June	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Seay	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
29 June	Germany	Fassmer	Berne	Bussard	Type Fassmer BL 20	For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
10 July	Germany	Kvaerner Warnow shipyard	Warnemünde	P&O Nedlloyd Auckland	Container ship	For P&O Nedlloyd [10]
10 August	United Kingdom	Vosper Thornycroft	Woolston	Grimsby	Sandown-class minehunter
14 August	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Svendborg Mærsk	S-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
August	Spain	Astilleros de Huelva SA	Huelva	Varbola	Ro-Ro ferry	For Estonian Shipping Company
9 September	Japan			Inazuma	Murasame-class destroyer
11 September	Italy	Fincantieri		Tor Suecia	Tor Selandia-type RoRo-vessel	For DFDS Tor Line
19 September	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd	Barrow-in-Furness	Vengeance	Vanguard-class submarine
24 September	Japan			Samidare	Murasame-class destroyer
10 October	Italy	Fincantieri		Tor Selandia	Tor Selandia-type RoRo-vessel	For DFDS Tor Line
14 October	Finland	Kværner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard	Helsinki	Arcticaborg	Platform supply vessel
17 October	Finland	Kværner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard	Helsinki	Antarcticaborg	Platform supply vessel
30 October	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Sofie Mærsk	S-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
7 November	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Oscar Austin	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
26 November	Japan			Uzushio	Oyashio-class submarine
27 November	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard	Turku	Voyager of the Seas	Voyager-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
28 November	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Neptun	Stocznia Gdynia 8138-type container ship	For Alpha Ship [11]
28 November	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Uranus	Stocznia Gdynia 8138-type container ship	For Alpha Ship [12]
30 November	Russia	Yantar Shipyard	Kaliningrad	Jade	Survey vessel	For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
4 December	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Toisa Coral	Offshore supply vessel	For Toisa Ltd. [13]
15 December	Japan	NKK Corporation	Tsu	Moscow University	Tanker	For Novoship, Russia
21 December	Italy	Fincantieri		Tor Britannia	Tor Selandia-type RoRo-vessel	For DFDS Tor Line
23 December	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	SuperStar Virgo	Cruise ship	For Star Cruises
Unknown date	Taiwan	China Shipbuilding Corporation	Keelung	Alva Maersk	Container ship	For A. P. Moller-Maersk Group
Unknown date	United States	VT Halter Marine Shipbuilder	Moss Point, Mississippi	ATLS-9701	Aerial target launch ship	For Pacific Targets and Marine Operations Division (PTMO), U.S. Department of the Navy
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Herbert Ballam	Tug	For Poole Harbour Commissioners. [14]

References

1. "M/S Finnclipper" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
2. "M/S Dawn Merchant" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
3. "DNV GL: Annemike" . Retrieved 2017-10-03.
4. "DNV GL: Grey Fox" . Retrieved 2017-09-24.
5. "Clansman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
6. "M/S Finneagle" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
7. "DNV GL: BBC Lena" . Retrieved 2017-10-03.
8. "DNV GL: London Express" . Retrieved 2019-09-17.
9. "M/S Brave Merchant" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
10. "ABS Record: Maersk Palermo" . Retrieved 2017-08-07.
11. "DNV GL: MSC Uma" . Retrieved 2017-10-11.
12. "DNV GL: MSC Nora" . Retrieved 2017-10-11.
13. "Toisa Coral". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
14. "Herbert Ballam". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.