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.

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

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