List of ship launches in 2006
The list of ship launches in 2006 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2006.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
1 February |
United Kingdom |
BAE Systems Naval Ships (YSL) |
Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland |
Daring |
Type 45 destroyer |
|
19 February |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Pride of Hawaii |
Jewel-class cruise ship |
For Norwegian Cruise Line[1] |
20 February |
Germany |
Fassmer |
Berne |
Hanseatic Explorer |
|
For Harren & Partner |
18 March |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
SAS Queen Modjadji |
Type 209 submarine |
For South African Navy |
30 March |
India |
Mazagon Dock Limited |
Mumbai |
Kolkata |
Kolkata-class destroyer |
|
8 April |
Poland |
Stocznia Gdynia |
Gdynia |
Ariana |
Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship |
[2] |
19 April |
Germany |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Braunschweig |
Braunschweig-class corvette |
|
28 April |
Spain |
Navantia |
Ferrol |
Otto Sverdrup |
Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate |
For Royal Norwegian Navy |
28 April |
United States |
General Dynamics Electric Boat |
|
USS Hawaii |
Virginia-class submarine |
For US Navy |
9 May |
Singapore |
ST Engineering |
Benoi |
Supreme |
Formidable-class frigate |
|
13 May |
Netherlands |
Koninklijke Schelde Groep |
Flushing |
Johan de Witt |
Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock |
|
1 June |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Monfalcone |
Emerald Princess |
Grand-class cruise ship |
For Princess Cruises[3] |
9 June |
South Korea |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
|
Son Won-il |
Type 214 submarine |
For South Korean Navy |
14 June |
United Kingdom |
VT Group |
HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England |
Clyde |
River-class patrol vessel |
|
17 June |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Hawaii |
Virginia-class submarine |
|
23 June |
Poland |
Stocznia Gdynia |
Gdynia |
Bomar Spring |
Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship |
[4] |
24 June |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Sacagawea |
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship |
|
30 June |
Germany |
Lindenau |
Kiel |
Seacoud |
|
For German Tanker Shipping[5] |
4 July |
Romania |
Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA |
Galați |
Eucon Leader |
Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship |
[6] |
12 July |
France |
DCN |
Lorient |
Chevalier Paul |
Horizon-class frigate |
|
16 July |
Poland |
Stocznia Gdynia |
Gdynia |
Hermann Wulff |
Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship |
[7] |
4 August |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Sestri Ponente |
Costa Serena |
Concordia-class cruise ship |
For Costa Cruises[8] |
10 August |
Pakistan |
Karachi Shipyard |
Karachi |
Hamza |
Agosta 90B class submarine |
|
11 August |
United States |
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Green Bay |
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock |
|
30 August |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Nagasaki |
Ashigara |
Atago-class destroyer |
|
6 September |
Germany |
Lürssen |
Bremen-Vegesack |
Magdeburg |
Braunschweig-class corvette |
|
12 September |
Poland |
Remontowa Group |
Gdańsk |
Argyle |
Ferry |
For Caledonian MacBrayne |
16 September |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Sampson |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
19 September |
Romania |
Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA |
Galați |
Jork Reliance |
Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship |
[9] |
22 September |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Makin Island |
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship |
|
23 September |
United States |
Marinette Marine |
Marinette, Wisconsin |
Freedom |
Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
|
29 September |
United States |
NGSS Ingalls |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Bertholf |
Legend-class cutter |
|
9 October |
United States |
Northrop Grumman |
Newport News, Virginia |
George H.W. Bush |
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier |
|
15 October |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Norwegian Pearl |
Jewel-class cruise ship |
For Norwegian Cruise Line |
20 October |
Poland |
Stocznia Gdynia |
Gdynia |
Westerdiek |
Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship |
[10] |
6 November |
Japan |
|
|
Mochishio |
Oyashio-class submarine |
|
11 November |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Monfalcone |
Fram |
Cruise ship |
For Hurtigruten Group[11] |
18 November |
Australia |
Tenix |
Williamstown, Victoria |
Otago |
Protector-class offshore patrol vessel |
For Royal New Zealand Navy |
23 November |
Finland |
Aker Finnyards |
Helsinki |
Star |
Cruiseferry |
For Tallink |
November |
Greece |
Hellenic Shipyards |
Chaidari |
Pipinos |
Type 214 submarine |
For Greece Navy |
6 December |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Alan Shepard |
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship |
|
15 December |
Finland |
Aker Finnyards |
Turku |
Color Magic |
Cruiseferry |
For Color Line; largest cruiseferry in the world when delivered; completed at Aker Finnyards' Rauma shipyard |
Unknown date |
Singapore |
Damen Group |
Singapore |
Bornholm Express |
Fast Passenger Ferry |
For Christansøfarten, Gudhjem, Denmark. |
Unknown date |
Spain |
Astilleros de Huelva |
Huelva |
Clipper Point |
Roll-on/roll-off Ferry |
For Seatruck Ferries "Heysham Max" vessel for Heysham Warrenpoint route. |
References
See also