List of ship launches in 2004

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The list of ship launches in 2004 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2004. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date	Builder and location	Ship	Class and type	Operator	Notes
January 7	DCNS, Lorient, France	Formidable	Formidable-class frigate	Republic of Singapore Navy
January 9	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	Halsey	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer	United States Navy
January 22	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas, Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany	Allegro	Sietas type 178 container ship	Reederei Winfried Eicke [1]
February 9	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas, Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany	Confianza	Sietas type 168 container ship		[2]
February 15	Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea	OOCL Ningbo	OOCL SX-class container ship	Orient Overseas Container Line	[3]
February 25	Odense Staalskibsvaerft, Lindø, Denmark	Absalon	Absalon-class auxiliary frigate	Royal Danish Navy	first ship of her class [4]
February 25	Odense Staalskibsvaerft, Lindø, Denmark	Adrian Mærsk	Mærsk A-class container ship	Mærsk Line	[5]
February 28	Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry, Xiamen, China	Rickmers Genoa	type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship	Rickmers Group	[6]
March 8	Astellios Hijos de J. Barreras, Vigo, Spain	Volcan de Tamasite	ferry	Naviera Armas	[7]
March 13	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany	Jewel of the Seas	Radiance-class cruise ship	Royal Caribbean International	[8]
March 13	Germany	Lisa von Lübeck	Carrack
March 14	Taizhou Yongtai Shipbuilding, Taixing, China	Zelek Star	General cargo ship	Fuden Shipping & Trading	[9]
March 20	Tenix Defence Systems, Williamstown, Australia	Perth	Anzac-class frigate	Royal Australian Navy
March 22	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas, Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany	Pioneer Sea	Sietas type 178 container ship		[10]
April 3	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States	Nitze	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer	United States Navy
April 19	BAE Systems, Glasgow, Scotland	Mounts Bay	Bay-class landing ship dock	Royal Navy
April 22	HDW, Kiel, Germany	Papanikolis	Type 214 submarine	Hellenic Navy
April 22	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas, Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany	Alana	Sietas type 178 container ship	Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG	[11]
April 28	Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea	MSC Stella	Sealand-New-York-type container ship	Maersk	[12]
1 May	Kvaerner Masa Yards, Turku, Finland	Color Fantasy	Cruiseferry	Color Line	largest cruiseferry in the world when delivered
13 May	Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States	Jimmy Carter	Seawolf-class submarine	United States Navy
15 May	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Okpo, South Korea	Monte Cervantes	Monte-class container ship	Hamburg Süd	[13]
June 3	Navantia, Ferrol, Spain	Fridtjof Nansen	Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate	Royal Norwegian Navy
June 4	Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai, India	Satpura	Shivalik-class frigate	Indian Navy
June 15	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Germany	Manthatisi	Type 209 submarine	South African Navy
June 18	Peene-Werft, Wolgast, Germany	Arkona	Multi-purpose vessel	Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Stralsund
June 21	Odense Staalskibsvaerft, Lindø, Denmark	Albert Mærsk	Mærsk A-class container ship	Mærsk Line	[14]
June 26	Fincantieri, Marghera, Italy	Arcadia	Vista-class cruise ship	P&O Cruises	[15]
July 3	ST Engineering, Benoi, Singapore	Intrepid	Formidable-class frigate	Republic of Singapore Navy
July 20	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Italy	Cavour	amphibious assault aircraft carrier	Italian Navy	[16]
July 27	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas, Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany	Bianca Rambow	Sietas type 178 container ship	Reederei Rambow	[17]
July 30	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Okpo, South Korea	Monte Olivia	Monte-class container ship	Hamburg Süd	[18]
August 26	Japan	Suzunami	Takanami-class destroyer	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
August	HDW, Kiel, (Germany)	U-33	Type 212 submarine	German Navy
September 8	Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA, Galați, Romania	Geeststroom	Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship		[19]
September 14	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas, Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany	Akacia	Sietas type 178 container ship	Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG	[20]
October 2	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	Forrest Sherman	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer	United States Navy
October 6	Brest Arsenal, Brest, France	Mistral	Mistral-class amphibious assault ship	French Navy
October 16	Volkswerft Stralsund, Stralsund, Germany	Julius-S.	VW 2500-type container ship		[21]
October 18	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany	Eilbek	Eilbek-class container ship	Hansa Hamburg Shipping
October 18	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas, Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany	Finnlandia	Sietas type 178 container ship	Hammonia Reederei	[22]
October 25	Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA, Galați, Romania	Geestdijk	Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship		[23]
October 30	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany	Reinbek	Eilbek-class container ship	Hansa Hamburg Shipping
October 30	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Okpo, South Korea	Monte Pascoal	Monte-class container ship	Hamburg Süd	[24]
November 4	Japan	Yaeshio	Oyashio-class submarine	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
November 12	Navatia, Ferrol, Spain	Méndez Núñez	Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate	Spanish Navy
November 13	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States	Bainbridge	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer	United States Navy
November 18	Astellios Hijos de J. Barreras, Vigo, Spain	Volcan de Timanfaya	ferry	Naviera Armas	[25]
November 19	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	Mesa Verde	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock	United States Navy
November 24	Navantia, Cartagena, Spain	Carrera	Scorpène-class submarine	Chilean Navy
November 27	Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea	OOCL Atlanta	OOCL SX-class container ship	Orient Overseas Container Line	[26]
December 9	Blohm + Voss, Hamburg, Germany	Cosco Brisbane	container ship	COSCO
December 11	Avondale Shipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States	New Orleans	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock	United States Navy
December 16	Kockums, Malmö, Sweden	Härnösand	Visby-class corvette	Swedish Navy
December 18	Fincantieri, Muggiano, Italy	Scirè	Type 212 submarine	Italian Navy	[27]
Unknown date	Zhoushan Shipyard, Zhoushan, China	Angeln	Container ship	Brise Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG
Unknown date	STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, Jinhae-gu, South Korea	Jutul	Tanker		Renamed the Maersk Peary in 2011 and leased to the Military Sealift Command [28]
Unknown date	United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol	Corrine Marin	Barge	For private owner.	[29]
Unknown date	Oshima Shipbuilding, Japan	Star Osakana	Container ship / bulk carrier	Masterbulk

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