List of ship launches in 1973

The list of ship launches in 1973 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1973. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes
January 11 A/S Nakskov Skibsværf, Nakskov, Denmark Svealand ferry Lion Ferry AB [1]
January 13 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Parche Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
January 16 Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany U20 Type 206 submarine  German Navy
January 18 Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland Ambuscade Type 21 frigate  Royal Navy
January 19 Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Royal Viking Sea Cruise ship Royal Viking Line
January 25  Japan Chitose Chikugo-class destroyer escort  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
February 1 Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands Sea-Land Trade SL-7-class container ship Sea-Land Service
February 3 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Truett Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
February 17  United Kingdom Sovereign Swiftsure-class submarine  Royal Navy
March 6 Rauma Repola Oy, Rauma, Finland Baltic Enterprise RO-RO container ship United Baltic Corporation [2]
March 9 HDW, Kiel, Germany U21 Type 206 submarine  German Navy
March 17 J.J. Sietas Shiffswerft, Hamburg, Germany Aurella Ferry SF Line
March 17 Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany Viking 4 Ferry Rederi Ab Sally
March 24 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Valdez Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
March 27 Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany U22 Type 206 submarine  German Navy
April 1 Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany Sea-Land Finance SL-7-class container ship Sea-Land Service
April 3 Tandanor, Buenos Aires, Argentina San Luis Type 206 submarine  Argentine Navy
April 4 Schichau Unterweser, Bremerhaven, West Germany Eversand buoy tender Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtes Bremerhaven
May 1 AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Sea-Land Market SL-7-class container ship Sea-Land Service
May 12 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Moinester Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
May 25 HDW, Kiel, Germany U25 Type 206 submarine  German Navy
June 2 Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States L. Mendel Rivers Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
June 16 A Vuyk & Zonen's Scheepswerven, Amsterdam, Netherlands Stena Shipper Ferry Stena Line
June 26 Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany U24 Type 206 submarine  German Navy
July 6 Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Aioi, Hyōgo, Japan Svendborg Mærsk container ship A. P. Møller - Mærsk
July 23 Yantar, Kaliningrad, Soviet Union Razumnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
July 30 Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England Birmingham Type 42 destroyer  Royal Navy
August 4 Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Glenard P. Lipscomb Unique nuclear-powered submarine  United States Navy
August 6 Cant. Nav. "Luigi Orlando", Livorno, Italy Espresso Cagliari Espresso Livorno-class ferry Trans Tirreno Express S.p.A. [3]
August 13  Japan Hiei Haruna-class destroyer  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
August 21 HDW, Kiel, West Germany U27 Type 206 submarine  German Navy
August 28  Japan Niyodo Chikugo-class destroyer escort  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
August 31 Aalborg Skibsværft A/S, Aalborg, Denmark Dana Regina Ferry DFDS
August 31 Rauma Repola Oy, Rauma, Finland Baltic Progress United Baltic Corporation [4]
September 12 Dubigeon-Normandie SA, Nantes, France Chartres Train ferry SNCF
October 23  Japan Akigumo Yamagumo-class destroyer  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
November 1 Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands Sea-Land Resource SL-7-class container ship Sea-Land Service
August 29 HDW, Kiel, West Germany U29 Type 206 submarine  German Navy
October 10 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany Islay Type 209 submarine  Peruvian Navy
October 20 Trosvik Mekaniske Verksteder, Brevik, Norway Mikolaj Kopernik ferry Polskie Linie Oceaniczne [5]
October 21 Zhdanov, Leningrad, Soviet Union Marshal Timoshenko Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
October 30 Svendborg Ship Yard, Denmark Agdlek Agdlek-class cutter cutter  Royal Danish Navy [6]
November 10 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Spruance Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
November 20 Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany U26 Type 206 submarine  German Navy
November 27 James Lamont & Co, Port Glasgow, Scotland Jupiter Ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
December 1 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Tarawa Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship  United States Navy
December 1 AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Sea-Land Commerce SL-7 container ship Sea-Land Service
Date unknown Mawei, Fujian, China Gu Tian Concrete cargo ship

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. "M/S Svealand". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. "M/S Baltic Enterprise". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  3. "M/S Espresso Cagliari". Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  4. "M/S Baltic Enterprise". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. "M/S Mikolaj Kopernik". Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  6. Balsved, Johnny E. "AGDLEK (1974-2008)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

See also
Ship events in 1973
Ship launches: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Ship commissionings: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Ship decommissionings: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Shipwrecks: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
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