List of ship launches in 1975

The list of ship launches in 1975 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1975. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class and type Notes
10 January  United Kingdom Scott-Lithgow Greenock Nordic Commander Tanker For Anglo-Nordic Tankers.[1]
22 January  Soviet Union Yantar Kaliningrad Druzhnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy.
25 January  West Germany Blohm+Voss Hamburg Adrian Mærsk Mærsk A-class container ship For A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S
30 January  France Nantes Bore Star Ferry For Steamship Company Bore.
14 February  West Germany Kiel Saldiray Type 209 submarine For Turkish Navy.
24 February  Japan Kumano Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy.
7 March  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Ardhana Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[2]
8 March  West Germany AG Weser Bremen Vassiliki Colocotronis Europatanker Ultra Large Crude Carrier For Pansegura Armadora S.A.
21 March  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Arthur W. Radford Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
6 April  Soviet Union Shipyard No. 532 Kerch Deyatelnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy.
14 April  Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Azerbaihzan Belorussiya-class cruise ship Black Sea Shipping Company[3]
24 April  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Newcastle Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
26 April  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Baton Rouge Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
9 May  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun Ardent Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy.
27 May  United Kingdom Scotstoun-Marine Clydebank Loch Maree Refrigerated cargo vessel For C. Connell & Co. Ltd.[4]
5 June  West Germany Kröger Rendsburg Falke Albatros-class fast attack craft For German Navy.
13 June  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Zurara Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[2]
13 June  West Germany Kremer-Werft Elmshorn Leiv Viking Offshore supply vessel [5]
21 June  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Peterson Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
24 June  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Caron Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
30 June  Japan Takashio Uzushio-class submarine For Japanese Navy.
1 July  United States National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California Worth San Clemente-class oil tanker
1 July  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Sabalo Type 209 submarine For Venezuelan Navy.
5 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lampas Supertanker For Shell Tankers Ltd.[6]
19 July  Soviet Union Werft 340 Selenodolsk Delfin Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy.
24 July  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Hudson Cavalier Stat 32 tanker For John Hudson Fuel & Shipping.
8 August  West Germany AG Weser Bremen World Giant Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier For Chesham Shipping Company.
9 August  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Texas Virginia-class cruiser For United States Navy.
24 August  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi David R. Ray Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
30 August  Japan Mitsui Berge Emperor Supertanker For Bergesen d.y.
15 September  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Murban Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[2]
16 September  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Al Ghulian Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[2]
30 September  Soviet Union Mykolaiv Minsk Kiev-class aircraft carrier For Soviet Navy.
4 October  West Germany Nobiskrug Rendsburg Kronprins Harald Ferry For Jahre Line.[7]
8 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Essi Camilla Bulk carrier For Ruud Petersen A/S.[8]
11 October  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Dwight D. Eisenhower Nimitz-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy.
17 October  Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Kazakhstan Belorussiya-class cruise ship For Black Sea Shipping Company.[9]
21 October  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Oldendorf Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
4 November  West Germany Flender Werft Rendsburg Tor Scandinavia Cruiseferry For Tor Line.
6 November  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Caribe Type 209 submarine For Venezuelan Navy.
14 November  Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Don Carlos Vehicle transporter For Rederei AB Soya.
20 November  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun Avenger Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy.
4 December  West Germany Lürssen Greif Albatros-class For German Navy.
5 December  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Liverpool Bridge Bridge-class OBO carrier For Bibby Line.
15 December  West Germany AG Weser Bremen Shat-Alarab Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
15 December  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth Radoom Ardhana-class patrol craft For United Arab Emirates Navy.[2]

References
  1. Engineering Officer, Nordic Commander, May 76 - Nov 76
  2. Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  3. "M / S AZERBAIHZAN". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. Engineering Officer, Loch Maree, Feb 77 - June 77 & Sept 79 - March 80
  5. "Kremer-Werft: Das Aus nach 1164 Schiffen" (in German). 7 December 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. "Lampas". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. "M/S Kronprins Harald" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. "Essi Camilla". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. "M/S KAZAKHSTAN" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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