List of ship launches in 2021

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This is a chronological list of ships launched in 2021.

DateCountryBuilderLocationShipClass / typeNotes
6 JanuaryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China AVIC Salamanca E-Flexer-class ferry for Brittany Ferries [1]
12 JanuaryFlag of the United States.svg  United States NASSCO San Diego John Lewis John Lewis-class replenishment oiler For United States Navy
14 JanuaryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Fincantieri Ancona Silver Dawn cruise ship For Silversea Cruises [2]
14 JanuaryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Meyer Turku Turku Costa Toscana Excellence-class cruise ship For Costa Crociere [3] [4]
26 JanuaryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Xiamen Viking Glory ferry For Viking Line [5]
8 FebruaryFlag of the United States.svg  United States Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Montana Virginia-class submarine For United States Navy [6]
1 March Ferus Smit Thun EqualityE-class tanker [7] [8]
3 MarchFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Mogami Mogami-class frigate For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force [9]
3 MarchCharlieF-500 vesselFor dship Carriers [10] [11]
11 MarchFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Brodosplit Split Janssonius cruise ship For Oceanwide Expeditions [12] [13]
18 MarchFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Fincantieri Monfalcone Discovery Princess Royal-class cruise ship For Princess Cruises [14] [15]
26 MarchFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Admiralty Shipyard Saint Petersburg Magadan Kilo-class submarine For the Russian Navy [16]
31 MarchFlag of France.svg  France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint Nazaire Celebrity Beyond Edge-class cruise ship For Celebrity Cruises [17]
MarchFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen Sylvia Earle Infinity-class cruise ship For SunStone Ships [18]
20 AprilFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness Anson Astute-class submarine For Royal Navy [19]
26 AprilFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Nanjing Jinling ShipyardFinneco I ferry For Finnlines [20]
30 AprilFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ferus Smit Westerbroek Arklow Artist [21]
AprilFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan CSBC yardYushanFor Taiwanese Navy [22]
23 MayFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China AVICW0270 E-Flexer-Mk II-class ferry for Stena RoRo [23] [24]
22 JuneFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Noshiro Mogami-class frigate For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force [25]
23 JuneFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki SH Minerva cruise ship For Swan Hellenic [26] [27]
1 JulyFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Amur Shipbuilding Plant Komsomolsk-on-Amur Rezkiy Steregushchiy-class corvette For the Russian Navy [28]
2 JulyFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Fincantieri Genoa Resilient Lady cruise ship For Virgin Voyages [29]
10 JulyFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg AIDAcosma Helios-class cruise ship For AIDA Cruises [30] [31] [32]
15 JulyFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Fincantieri Ancona Viking Mars (ship) Venice-class cruise shipFor Viking Cruises [33] [34]
27 JulyFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Ferus Smit Leer Thun Empoweroil/chemical tankerFor Thun AB from Lidkoping, Sweden [35] [36]
30 JulyFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Sevmash Severodvinsk Krasnoyarsk Yasen-M-class submarine For Russian Navy [37]
JulyFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Jinling Shipyard Green Ship-class ferryFor TT-Line [38]
JulyFlag of Romania.svg  Romania VARD Viking Polaris expedition shipFor Viking Cruises [39]
12 AugustFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Raum Marine Constructions My Star ferry For Tallink [40]
AugustFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Fincantieri Marghera Norwegian Prima Project Leonardo cruise ship For Norwegian Cruise Line [41]
AugustFlag of Italy.svg  Italy T. Mariotti Genova Seabourn Venture cruise ship For Seabourn Cruise Line [42]
AugustFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China H2664 car carrier For United European Car Carriers [43]
10 SeptemberFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ferus SmitWesterbroekArklow Clipper [44] [45] [46]
19 SeptemberFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Visentini shipyard Porto Viro A Galeotta RoPax For Corsica Linea [47]
14 OctoberFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Hakugei Taigei-class submarine For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force [48]
20 OctoberFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard Hashihama YOT-01 oil tanker For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force [49]
27 OctoberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) Haimen Ocean Odyssey Infinity-class cruise ship For SunStone Ships [50] [51]
29 OctoberFlag of the United States.svg  United States Fincantieri Sturgeon Bay Mark W. Barker bulk carrier For Interlake Steamship Company
18 NovemberFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Fincantieri Monfalcone MSC Seascape Seaside-EVO-class cruise ship For MSC Cruises [52]
18 NovemberFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hikoshima Melchora Aquino Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel For Philippine Coast Guard [53]
NovemberFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Holland Shipyards Friedrichsortpassenger shipFor Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel [54]
2 DecemberFlag of France.svg  France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire MSC World Europa World-class cruise ship For MSC Cruises [55]
17 DecemberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China CSSC, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding TBA Vista-class cruise ship For CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping [56] [57]
17 DecemberFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ferus SmitWesterbroekArklow Cloud [58] [59] [60]
25 DecemberFlag of Russia.svg  Russia SevmashSeverodvinsk Generalissimus Suvorov Borei-class submarine For the Russian Navy [61]

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