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 Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes
January 10 Scott-Lithgow, Greenock, Scotland Nordic Commander Steam Turbine Tanker Anglo-Nordic Tankers (mng Denholm Ship Management Ltd) [1]
January 22 Yantar, Kaliningrad, Soviet Union Druzhnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
January 25 Blohm+Voss, Hamburg, West Germany Adrian Mærsk Mærsk A-class container ship A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S
January 30 Nantes, France Bore Star ferry Steamship Company Bore for use on the Silja Line
February 14 Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Saldiray Type 209 submarine  Turkish Navy
February 24  Japan Kumano Chikugo-class destroyer escort  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
March 7 Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Ardhana Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [2]
March 8 AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Vassiliki Colocotronis Europatanker Ultra Large Crude Carrier Pansegura Armadora S.A.
March 21 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Arthur W. Radford Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
April 6 Shipyard No. 532, Kerch, Crimea, Soviet Union Deyatelnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
April 14 Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Azerbaihzan Belorussiya-class cruise ship Black Sea Shipping Company[3]
April 24 Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England Newcastle Type 42 destroyer  Royal Navy
April 26 Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Baton Rouge Los Angeles-class submarine  United States Navy
May 9 Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Ardent Type 21 frigate  Royal Navy
May 27 Scotstoun-Marine, Clydebank, Scotland Loch Maree Refrigerated cargo vessel C Connell & Co Ltd (mng Denholm Ship Management Ltd), Glasgow [4]
June 5 Kröger, Rendsburg, West Germany Falke Albatros-class fast attack craft  German Navy
June 13 Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Zurara Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [2]
June 13 Kremer-Werft, Elmshorn, West Germany Leiv Viking offshore supply vessel [5]
June 21 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Peterson Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
June 24 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Caron Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
June 30  Japan Takashio Uzushio-class submarine  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
July 1 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Worth oil tanker
July 1 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Sabalo Type 209 submarine  Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
July 19 Werft 340, Selenodolsk, Soviet Union Delfin Koni-class frigate  Soviet Navy
July 24 Cammell Laird, Mersey, England Hudson Cavalier Stat 32 tanker Later became RFA Appleleaf and HMAS Westralia
August 8 AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany World Giant Type "Europatanker" ULCC Chesham Shipping Company
August 9 Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Texas Virginia-class cruiser  United States Navy
August 24 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States David R. Ray Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
August 30 Mitsui, Japan Berge Emperor Supertanker Bergesen d.y.
September 15 Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Murban Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [2]
September 16 Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Al Ghulian Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [2]
September 30 Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union Minsk Kiev-class aircraft carrier  Soviet Navy
October 4 Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Kronprins Harald ferry Jahre Line[6]
October 11 Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Dwight D. Eisenhower Nimitz-class aircraft carrier  United States Navy
October 17 Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Kazakhstan Belorussiya-class cruise ship Black Sea Shipping Company[7]
October 21 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Oldendorf Spruance-class destroyer  United States Navy
November 4 Flender Werft, Rendsburg, West Germany Tor Scandinavia cruiseferry Tor Line
November 6 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Caribe Type 209 submarine  Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
November 14 Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Don Carlos Vehicle transporter Rederei AB Soya
November 20 Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Avenger Type 21 frigate  Royal Navy
December 4 Lürssen, Bremen, West Germany Greif Albatros-class Fast attack craft  German Navy
December 5 Swan Hunter, Wallsend, North East England Liverpool Bridge Bridge-class OBO carrier Bibby Line
December 15 AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany Shat-Alarab Type "Europatanker" ULCC For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
December 15 Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Radoom Ardhana-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [2]

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. 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). 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  6. "M/S Kronprins Harald". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  7. "M/S KAZAKHSTAN". Retrieved 2016-12-01.

See also
Ship events in 1975
Ship launches: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Ship commissionings: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Ship decommissionings: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Shipwrecks: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
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