List of ship launches in 2020

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This is a chronological list of ships launched or scheduled to be launched in 2020.

DateCountryBuilderLocationShipClass / typeNotes
18 JanuaryFlag of South Korea.svg South Korea Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine EngineeringHMM Copenhagen HMM Algeciras-class container ship For Hyundai Merchant Marine [1]
19 JanuaryFlag of the United States.svg United States Marinette Marine USS Cooperstown Freedom-class littoral combat ship For United States Navy
21 JanuaryFlag of Germany.svg Germany Schacht-Audorf Lürssen Project Hawaiiyacht [2] [3] [4]
24 JanuaryFlag of Finland.svg Finland Meyer Turku Turku Mardi Gras XL-class cruise ship For Carnival Cruise Line [5]
4 FebruaryFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Austal HendersonBajamar Expresshigh-speed-trimaranFor Fred. Olsen Express [6]
11 FebruaryFlag of Spain.svg Spain FreireVigoBelgica [7]
14 FebruaryFlag of Germany.svg Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Iona Excellence-class cruise ship For P&O Cruises
14 FebruaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Royal Bodewes Hoogezand Annika Braren [8] [9]
FebruaryFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Austal Balamban shipyardFjord FSTRFor Fjord Line [10] [11]
6 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ferus Smit Hoogezand Arklow AceArklow B-seriesFor Arklow Shipping [12] [13]
19 MarchFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen Ocean VictoryInfinity-class cruise shipFor SunStone Ships [14]
25 MarchFlag of South Korea.svg South Korea Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries CMA CGM Tenere LNG-powered container ship [15] [16] For CMA CGM
27 MarchFlag of Russia.svg Russia Admiralty Shipyard Saint Petersburg Kapitan VdovichenkotrawlerFor Russian Fishery Company [17] [18]
MarchFlag of Poland.svg Poland Remontowa Gdańsk ferryfor Norled [19]
MarchFlag of Romania.svg Romania VARD Tulcea Le Commandant Charcot Icebreaker For Compagnie du Ponant [20]
3 AprilFlag of Germany.svg Germany Ferus Smit Leer Arklow WoodFor Arklow Shipping [21]
10 April Huanghai Shipbuilding Zhong Hua Fu Qiang Ferry For Bohai Ferry [22]
25 AprilFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding Shanghai Type 075 landing helicopter dock For Chinese Navy [23]
14 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Holland Shipyards Gaarden passenger ship For Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel [24]
14 MayFlag of Egypt.svg Egypt Alexandria Gowind-class corvette For Egyptian Navy [25]
15 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Royal IHC Krimpen a/d IJsselMohab Mameeshcutter suction dredgeFor Suez Canal Authority [26]
16 MayFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia Brodosplit Ultramarinecruise shipFor Quark Expeditions [27]
20 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Royal Bodewes Hoogezand Heike Lehmann [28] [29] [30]
20 MayFlag of Italy.svg Italy Fincantieri Genoa Valiant Lady cruise ship For Virgin Voyages [31]
20 MayFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China AVIC-WeihaiCôte d’Opale E-Flexer-Klasse For Stena RoRo [32]
25 MayFlag of France.svg France Brest Arsenal Brest Pontoon boat For Defence Infrastructure Service [33]
26 MayFlag of Germany.svg Germany Lürssen Rendsburg yacht [34]
MayFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Nanjing Jinling Shipyard ECO BarcelonaGrimaldi Green 5th GenerationFor Grimaldi Group [35]
11 JuneFlag of Italy.svg Italy Fincantieri Ancona Viking Venus Venice-class cruise ship [36] For Viking Ocean Cruises [37]
12 JuneFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ferus Smit Hoogezand Arklow ArcherFor Arklow Shipping [38] [39]
JuneFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Keppel Nantong Shipyard LNG Bunkering Vessel For FueLNG [40]
JuneFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China BraveWindFor United Wind Logistics [41]
JuneFlag of Poland.svg Poland Dresden Fireboat [42]
4 JulyFlag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Piriou Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Via Alizé fishing trawler For Saupiquet [43]
4 JulyFlag of France.svg France Naval Group
Piriou
Kership
Concarneau OPV 87 patrol vesselFor Argentine [44]
6 JulyFlag of France.svg France Naval Group
Piriou
Kership
Lanester OPV 87 patrol vesselFor Argentine [45]
9 JulyFlag of Germany.svg Germany Lürssen Opus yacht [46]
14 JulyFlag of Romania.svg Romania VARD Tulcea SA Tulcea Hanseatic Spirit Expedition-class cruise shipFor Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten [47]
24 JulyFlag of Germany.svg Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Spirit of Adventure cruise ship For Saga Cruises [48]
12 AugustFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen Ocean ExplorerInfinity-class cruise shipFor SunStone Ships [49]
20 AugustFlag of Italy.svg Italy Fincantieri Monfalcone MSC Seashore Seaside-EVO-class cruise ship For MSC Cruises [50] [51]
25 AugustFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Royal Bodewes Hoogezand Elke K. [52] [53]
28 AugustFlag of Germany.svg Germany Ferus Smit Leer Thun Blyth [54]
31 AugustFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Guangzhou Shipbuilding International RoPax-ferryFor DFDS Seaways [55] [56]
5 SeptemberFlag of France.svg France Chantiers de l’Atlantique Saint Nazaire Wonder of the Seas Oasis-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International [57] [58]
6 SeptemberFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Tersan shipyardHavila CastorFor Havila Shipping/Hurtigruten [59] [60]
6 SeptemberFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Tersan shipyardHavila CapellaFor Havila Shipping/Hurtigruten [61] [62]
11 SeptemberFlag of Finland.svg Finland Rauma Marine Constructions Rauma Aurora Botnia ferry For Wasaline [63]
18 SeptemberFlag of Spain.svg Spain Armon Gijón Eleanor RooseveltLNG-fueled fast ferryFor Baleària [64]
21 SeptemberFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Cemre ShipyardWind of Hopeoffshore supply vesselFor Louis Dreyfus Armateurs [65]
24 SeptemberFlag of France.svg France Ocea Les Sables-d'Olonne Lanatype OSV 190 SC-WBFor Nigerian Navy [66]
SeptemberFlag of Italy.svg Italy Fincantieri Muggiano Musheribpatrol vesselFor Qatar Armed Forces [67]
SeptemberFlag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam VARD Coral Geographerexpedition cruise shipFor Coral Expeditions [68]
1 OctoberFlag of Italy.svg Italy Fincantieri Marghera Rotterdam Pinnacle-class cruise ship For Holland America Line [69]
14 OctoberFlag of Japan.svg Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe JS Taigei Taigei-class submarineFor Japanese Navy
31 OctoberFlag of the United States.svg United States Marinette Marine USS Marinette Freedom-class littoral combat ship For United States Navy [70]
OctoberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Tianjin XingangGlobal Mercy Hospital ship For Mercy Ships [71]
OctoberFlag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal WestSea Viana ShipyardWorld Navigatorcruise shipFor Atlas Voyages [72]
OctoberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Wuchang ShipbuildingWuhanpatrol vesselFor Malaysian Navy [73]
10 NovemberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Jinling Shipyard (Peter Pan)Green Ship-class ferryFor TT-Line [74] [75]
13 NovemberFlag of France.svg France Naval Group Morbihan Lorraine Aquitane-class frigate [76]
13 NovemberFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Düsternbrookpassenger ferryFor Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel [77]
13 NovemberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Guangzhou Shipbuilding International RoPax-ferryFor DFDS Seaways [78] [79] [80] [81]
19 NovemberFlag of Japan.svg Japan Mitsui E&S Tamano JS Kumano Mogami-class frigate For Japanese Navy [82]
28 NovemberFlag of Germany.svg Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Odyssey of the Seas Quantum-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International [83]
NovemberFlag of the United States.svg United States Chesapeake Shipbuilding Salisbury, Maryland American Melody Cruise ship For American Cruise Lines [84]
11 DecemberFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Itaguaí Construções Navais Humaitá Scorpène-class submarine For Brazilian Navy [85]
16 DecemberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Wuchang ShipbuildingWuhanpatrol vesselFor Malaysian Navy [86]
18 DecemberFlag of Russia.svg Russia Chantiers de l'Amirauté Saint PetersburgSeverny Polyus [87] [88]
22 DecemberFlag of Romania.svg Romania VARD Tulcea Viking OctantisExpedition vesselFor Viking Cruises [89] [90]
30 DecemberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China ZPMCJDS 6000Ulstein SOC 5000-type [91]
DecemberFlag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Halong Shipbuilding Emerald Azzura Cruise ship For Emerald Cruises [92]
DecemberFlag of Poland.svg Poland Remontowa Shipbuilding Gdańsk Salish class-ferryFor BC Ferries [93] [94] [95] [96]

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