List of ship launches in 2019

The list of ship launches in 2019 includes a chronological list of ships launched or scheduled to be launched in 2019.

Launched

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
5 January	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire	MSC Grandiosa	Meraviglia-plus class cruise ship	For MSC Cruises [1]
14 January	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries		Mærsk Houston	Maersk H-class container ship	For Maersk Line [2]
16 January	China	AVIC		Stena Estrid	E-Flexer-class ferry	for Stena Line [3]
January	Netherlands	DeHoop		Celebrity Flora	cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises [4]
8 February	Italy	Fincantieri	Genoa	Scarlet Lady	cruise ship	For Virgin Voyages [5]
9 February	Italy	Fincantieri	Ancona	Seven Seas Splendor	cruise ship	For Regent Seven Seas Cruises [6] [7]
9 February	Romania	VARD Tulcea SA	Tulcea	Hanseatic inspiration	Expedition-class cruise ship	For Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten [8]
14 February	Italy	Fincantieri	Monfalcone	Sky Princess	Royal-class cruise ship	For Princess Cruises [9]
15 February	Netherlands	Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Tasman		[10]
22 February	Japan	Imabari Shipbuilding	Marugame	Ever Govern	Evergreen G-class container ship	For Evergreen Marine [11]
25 February	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Spectrum of the Seas	Quantum-Ultra-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International [12]
28 February	Germany	German Naval Yards	Kiel	Atair		[13]
28 February	Chile	ASENAV	Valdivia	Magellan Explorer		For Antarctica21 [14] [15]
1 March	Germany	Ferus Smit	Leer	Arklow Wind		For Arklow Shipping [16]
9 March	South Korea	Koje	Samsung Heavy Industries	MSC Gülsün	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [17]
12 March	China	CMHI yard		Greg Mortimer	Infinity-class cruise ship [18]	For SunStone Ships [19]
15 March	Finland	Meyer Turku	Turku	Costa Smeralda	Excellence-class cruise ship	For Costa Crociere [20]
27 March	China	Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding	Shanghai	Cosco Shipping Planet	Universe-class container ship	For China COSCO Shipping [21]
28 March	Netherlands	Royal Bodewes	Foxhol	Aalborg White		[22]
March	Germany	Fassmer	Berne	Bamberg		[23]
8 April	Germany	Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft	Flensburg	Leevsten		For Siem Group [24]
11 April	Netherlands	Ferus Smit	Westerbroek	Shetland		[25] [26]
13 April	South Korea	Koje	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	MSC Mina	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [27]
13 April	South Korea		Samsung Heavy Industries	MSC Samar	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [28]
15 April	China	AVIC		Stena Edda	E-Flexer-class ferry	for Stena Line [29]
18 April	France	Naval Group	Lorient	Alsace	Aquitaine-class frigate	For French Navy [30]
27 April	South Korea		Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	MSC Isabella	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [31]
April	Romania	Damen Galati			Road Ferry 8117E3	For BC Ferries [32]
April	Romania	Damen Galati			Road Ferry 8117E3	For BC Ferries [33]
7 May	Lithuania	Western Baltija Shipbuilding	Klaipėda	Bad Düben	Potsdam-class police vessel	For Federal Police [34] [35]
12 May	Germany	German Naval Yards	Kiel	Magen	Sa'ar 6-class corvette	For Israeli Navy [36]
12 May	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Spirit of Discovery	cruise ship	For Saga Cruises [37]
17 May	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire	Celebrity Apex	Edge-class cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises [38] [39]
24 May	Russia	Lotos Shipyard		Peotr Velikiy	Project PV300VD	for Mosturflot [40]
25 May	Russia	Baltiyskiy shipyard	Saint Petersburg	Ural	nuclear icebreaker	For FSUE Atomflot [41] [42] [43]
25 May	Italy	Fincantieri	Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli	Trieste		For Italian Navy [44]
25 May	South Korea		Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	MSC Arina	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [45]
26 May	Germany	Rostock	Neptun Werft	Viking Hervor	Viking Longship-class river cruise ship [46]	For Viking Cruises [47]
May	Germany	TKMS	Kiel		submarine	For Egypt Navy [48]
May	Pakistan	Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works	Karachi		Maritime Patrol Vessel	For Pakistan Maritime Security Agency [49]
1 June	South Korea	Koje	Samsung Heavy Industries	MSC Leni	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [50]
12 June	Netherlands	Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Kongsdal		[51] [52]
15 June	Australia	Incat	Hobart, Tasmania	Volcán de Tagoro	High-speed catamaran	For Naviera Armas, operates in Canary Islands
18 April	United States	Marinette Marine		USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul	Freedom-class littoral combat ship	For United States Navy
19 June	United Kingdom	BAE Systems	Scotstoun	HMS Spey	River-class offshore patrol vessel	For Royal Navy
29 June	South Korea		Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	MSC Nela	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [53]
6 July	Germany	Rostock	Neptun Werft	Viking Gersemi	Viking Longship-class river cruise ship [54]	For Viking Cruises [55]
13 July	South Korea	Koje	Samsung Heavy Industries	MSC Mia	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [56]
18 July	Netherlands	Ferus Smit	Westerbroek	Arklow Abbey		For Arklow Shipping [57] [58]
2 August	Thailand	Bangkok Dock Company		Prachuap Khiri Khan	River-class offshore patrol vessel	For Royal Thai Navy
6 August	Italy	Fincantieri	Monfalcone	Enchanted Princess	Royal-class cruise ship	For Princess Cruises [59]
17 August	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Norwegian Encore	Breakaway-class cruise ship	For Norwegian Cruise Line [60]
29 June	South Korea		Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	MSC Sixin	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [61]
29 August	Italy	Fincantieri	Ancona	Silver Moon	cruise ship	For Silversea Cruises [62]
30 August	Spain	Navantia	Ferrol	HMAS Stalwart	Supply-class replenishment oiler	For Royal Australian Navy [63] +
31 August	South Korea	Koje	Samsung Heavy Industries	MSC Febe	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [64]
August	Germany	German Naval Yards	Kiel	Oz	Sa'ar 6-class corvette	For Israeli Navy [65]
6 September	Germany	Ferus Smit	Leer	Arklow Willow		For Arklow Shipping [66]
10 September	China	AVIC		Galicia	E-Flexer-class ferry	for Brittany Ferries [67]
12 September	Netherlands	Royal Bodewes	Foxhol	Norden		[68]
15 September	Germany	Rostock	Neptun Werft	Viking Kari	[69]	For Viking Cruises [70]
25 September	China	China State Shipbuilding Corporation	Shanghai	CMA CGM Jacques Sadee	Jacques Saadé-class container ship	For CMA CGM [71]
25 September	China	Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding		Hainan	Type 075 landing helicopter dock	For Chinese Navy
12 October	Netherlands	Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Scot Explorer		[72]
13 October	Germany	Rostock	Neptun Werft	Viking Hevor	[73]	For Viking Cruises [74]
14 October	South Korea	Koje	Samsung Heavy Industries	MSC Ambra	Gülsün-class container ship	For MSC [75]
22 October	Germany	Kiebitzberg Schiffswerft	Havelberg	Baunummer 310	passenger ship	[76]
22 October	China			Yuan Qian Hai	Valemax ore carrier	For China COSCO Shipping [77]
29 October	Germany	Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft	Flensburg	Liekut [78]	RoRo	For Siem Group [79] [80]
6 November	Italy	Fincantieri	Marghera	Costa Firenze	Vista-class cruise ship	For Costa Crociere [81]
6 November	Japan	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	Kobe	Tōryū	Soryu-class submarine	For Japanese Navy [82]
15 November	China	AVIC		Stena Embla	E-Flexer-class ferry	for Stena Line [83]
22 November	Netherlands	Ferus Smit	Westerbroek	Arklow Accord	Arklow B-series	For Arklow Shipping [84]
28 November	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire	MSC Virtuosa	Meraviglia-plus class cruise ship	For MSC Cruises [85]
November	United States	Huntington Ingalls Industries	Newport News	USS John F. Kennedy	Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier	For United States Navy [86]
November	Romania	Damen Galati	Galati	Amherst Islander II	6819 E3-ferry	[87]
7 December	Norway	Ulstein Verft		National Geographic Endurance	cruise ship	[88]
30 December	Netherlands	DeHoop	Lobith	Silver Origin	cruise ship	For Silversea Cruises [89]
December	Germany	MV Werften	Stralsund	Crystal Endeavor		For Crystal Cruises [90] [91]
Unknown date	Ireland	Arklow Marine Services Inc.	Arklow	Amberlisa	Fishing vessel	For MacMar Ltd. [92]
Unknown date	Romania	Damen Shipyards Galati		CEMEX Go Innovation	MAD3500 Aggregates Dredger	For CEMEX UK Marine [93]
Unknown date	Germany	Abeking & Rasmussen			Yacht	[94]
Unknown date	Spain	Metalships & Docks	Vigo	Sea Cloud Spirit	sailing vessel	For Sea Cloud Cruises [95] Sea Cloud Cruises GmbH of Hamburg, Germany was sold on 1 February 2022 to The Yacht Portfolio of Malta. [96]
Unknown date	Turkey			Yasa Jupiter	bulk carrier	For Mirror Ventures SA [97]

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