List of ship launches in 2000

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The list of ship launches in 2000 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2000.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
18 January	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Aurora	Cruise ship	For P&O Cruises
29 January	United States	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems	Avondale, Louisiana	Pililaau	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
29 January	Germany	J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Annegret	Sietas type 161	For SAL Heavy Lift [1]
3 February	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Pusan	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[2]
4 February	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Cornelius Mærsk	S-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
9 March	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Seoul	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[3]
8 April	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	De Zeven Provinciën	De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
1 May	Japan	Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation	Nakatado District, Kagawa	Maersk Wind	Vehicle transporter	For A P Møller, Singapore
6 May	United Kingdom	BAE Systems Naval Ships (YSL)	Glasgow	St Albans	Type 23 frigate
6 May	Spain	Astilleros Españoles	Puerto Real	Stena Hollandica	Seapacer-class RoPax-ferry	For Stena Line [4]
12 May	Russia	Baltic Shipyard	St. Petersburg	Talwar	Talwar-class frigate	For Indian Navy
19 May	Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Olympic Explorer	Voyager-class cruise ship	For Royal Olympic Cruises [5]
24 May	Germany	J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Paula	Sietas type 161	For SAL Heavy Lift [6]
1 June	Estonia	BLRT Grupp	Tallinn	Vapper	Vapper-class gunboat	For Estonian Border Guard
4 June	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. London	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[7]
17 June	Australia	Tenix Defence Systems	Williamstown, Victoria	Parramatta	Anzac-class frigate
21 June	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Bulkeley	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
29 June	Germany	J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Wiebke	Sietas type 161	For SAL Heavy Lift [8]
2 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	McCampbell	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
7 July	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Amsterdam	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[9]
28 July	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Watkins	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
29 July	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Felixtone	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[10]
2 August	United Kingdom	Ferguson Shipbuilders	Port Glasgow	Hebrides	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
12 August	South Korea	Geoje	Samsung Heavy Industries	Prometheus	Ferry	For Minoan Lines [11]
1 September	Finland	Rauma	Aker Finnyards	Ulysses	Ferry	For Irish Ferries
3 September	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Berlin	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[12]
5 September	South Korea	Ulsan	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Sealand Illinois	Sealand-New-York-type container ship	For Costamare Shipping [13]
6 September	France	Saint Nazaire	ALSTOM Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Celebrity Infinity	Millennium-class cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
9 September	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Alexandra	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[14]
25 September	Japan			Akebono	Murasame-class destroyer
29 September	Italy	Fincantieri Marghera Yard	Venice, Italy	Pride of Rotterdam	Cruiseferry	For P&O Ferries
16 October	Japan			Ariake	Murasame-class destroyer
27 October	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Aries	Stocznia Gdynia 8138-type container ship	For Alpha Ship [15]
31 October	Spain	Navatia	Ferrol	Álvaro de Bazán	Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate	For Armada Española
4 November	Germany	Volkswerft Stralsund	Stralsund	E.R. Lübeck	VW 2500-type container ship	[16]
10 November	Netherlands	Tille Scheepsbouw Kootstertille BV	Kootstertille	Hunzedijk		[17]
11 November	United States	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems	Avondale, Louisiana	Brittin	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
18 November	Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Superfast VII	Ro-Pax ferry	For Superfast Ferries
18 November	Netherlands	Ferus Smit B.V	Westerbroek	Morgenstond III	Cargo ship	For C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Morgenstond III
18 November	Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Superfast IX	Ro-Pax ferry	For Superfast Ferries
18 November	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Geoje	Cap San Nicolas	Cap-San-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd [18]
22 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Shoup	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
24 November	Russia	Baltic Shipyard	St. Petersburg	Trishul	Talwar-class frigate	For Indian Navy
26 November	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	APL England	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[19]
27 November	Japan			Isoshio	Oyashio-class submarine
28 November	Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Superfast VIII	Ro-Pax ferry	For Superfast Ferries
1 December	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Trade Freda	container ship	For Hansa Mare Reederei [20]
22 December	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Vega	Stocznia Gdynia 8138-type container ship	For Alpha Ship [21]
Unknown date	Russia			BBC Kusan	Ro-ro cargo ship	[22]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Glomar Jack Ryan	Drillship	For Global Marine Ltd. [23]

References

1. "DNV GL: Annegret" . Retrieved 3 October 2017.
2. "DNV GL: E.R. Pusan" . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
3. "DNV GL: E.R. Seoul" . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
4. "M/S Stena Hollandica" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
5. "M/S Olympic Explorer" (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 October 2016.
6. "DNV GL: Paula" . Retrieved 3 October 2017.
7. "DNV GL: E.R. London" . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
8. "DNV GL: Wiebke" . Retrieved 3 October 2017.
9. "DNV GL: E.R. Amsterdam" . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
10. "DNV GL: E.R. Felixtone" . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
11. "M/S Olympia Palace (2001)" (in Swedish).
12. "DNV GL: E.R. Berlin" . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
13. "DNV GL: Sealand Illinois" . Retrieved 26 August 2017.
14. "DNV GL: Weserwolf" . Retrieved 12 October 2016.
15. "DNV GL: AS Aries" . Retrieved 11 October 2017.
16. "DNV GL: Areopolis" . Retrieved 24 September 2017.
17. "HUNZEDIJK - IMO 9224116". 8 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
18. "LTC John U.D. Page" . Retrieved 5 July 2017.
19. "DNV GL: APL England" . Retrieved 29 September 2017.
20. "TRADE FREDA - IMO 9235074" . Retrieved 20 March 2016.
21. "DNV GL: AS Vega" . Retrieved 11 October 2017.
22. "Vessel Baltic Leader (RoRo ship)". Fleetmon. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
23. "Glomar Jack Ryan". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.