List of ship launches in 1976

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The list of ship launches in 1976 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1976. 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

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6 January  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | John Young | Spruance-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.
17 January  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Rollnes | Bulk carrier | For Hambros Bank Ltd.[1]
27 January  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lepeta | Supertanker | For Shell Tanker Ltd.[2]
1 February  |  United States |  | San Diego, California | Rose City | San Clemente-class oil tanker |
21 February  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Omaha | Los Angeles-class submarine  | For United States Navy.
1 March  |  United Kingdom | Vosper Thornycroft | Portsmouth | Ghanadhah | Ardhana-class patrol craft | For United Arab Emirates Navy.[3]
20 March  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Southgate | Bulk carrier | For Park Steamships Ltd.[4]
26 March  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Comte de Grasse | Spruance-class destroyer | For United States Navy.
28 March  |  Finland | Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki | Finnjet | Cruiseferry | For Finnlines.
3 April  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Memphis | Los Angeles-class submarine | For United States Navy.
14 April  |  United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Glasgow | Type 42 destroyer | For Royal Navy.
12 May  |  United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Scotstoun | Broadsword | Type 22 frigate  | For Royal Navy.
17 May  |  United Kingdom | Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd  | Beverley  | Exegarth | Firefighting tug | For Rea Towing Co. Ltd.[5]
26 May  |  West Germany |  | Bremen | Bonn | Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier | For Kosmos Bulkschiffahrt
28 May  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Sandgate | Bulk carrier | For Turnbull Scott Shipping Co. Ltd.[6]
25 June  |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Nantes | Batillus | Batillus-class supertanker  |
2 July  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Leonia | Supertanker | For Shell Tankers Ltd.[7]
8 July  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | O'Brien | Spruance-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.
9 July  |  United Kingdom | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.  | Bristol | Miranda Guinness | Tanker | For Arthur Guinness & Sons (Dublin) Ltd.[8]
26 July  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Al Wafi | Patrol boat | For Royal Omani Navy.[9]
31 July  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Mississippi | Virginia-class cruiser  | For United States Navy.
14 August  |  Soviet Union | Severnaya Verf | Leningrad | Retivyy | Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship | For Soviet Navy.
27 August  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Green Park | Bulk carrier | For Park Steamships Ltd.[10]
27 August  |  West Germany | J. J. Sietas | Hamburg | Transgermania | Ferry | Poseidon Schiffahrts OHG.[11]
1 September  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Merrill | Spruance-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.
25 September  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Oliver Hazard Perry | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate  | For United States Navy.
28 September  |  West Germany | Nobiskrug | Rendsburg | Lunni | Product tanker |
6 October  |  West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Shyri | Type 209 submarine | For Ecuadorian Navy.
9 October  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Groton | Los Angeles-class submarine  | For United States Navy.
8 November  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Al Fulk | Patrol boat | For Royal Omani Navy.[12]
13 November  |  Peru | Servicio Industrial de la Marina  | Callao | Carvajal | Lupo-class frigate  | For Peruvian Navy.
19 November  |  West Germany | Lürssen | Bremen | Meerkatze | Fishery protection vessel  | For Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung.
20 November  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group | Barrow-in-Furness | Sceptre | Swiftsure-class submarine  | For Royal Navy.
1 December  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Jebba | Patrol boat | For Nigerian Navy.[13]
4 December  |  West Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | Wahran | Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier | For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
11 December  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lima | Supertanker | For Shell Tankers Ltd.[14]
17 December  |  France |  |  | Georges Leygues | Georges Leygues-class frigate  | For French Navy.
18 December  |  Netherlands | Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven | Vlissingen | Kortenaer | Kortenaer-class frigate  | For Royal Netherlands Navy.
22 December  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Mercia Shore | Offshore supply vessel | For Offshore Marine Ltd.[15]
23 December  |  Japan |  |  | Noshiro | Chikugo-class destroyer escort  | For Japanese Navy.
28 December  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Briscoe | Spruance-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.
Unknown date  |  United States |  |  | Cross Rip | Ferry | For Hy-Line.
Unknown date  |  Japan | Hitachi Zosen Corporation | Osaka | Esso Japan | Supertanker | For Esso
Unknown date  |  Norway |  |  | Thalassa Desgagnes | Double-hulled tanker | For Groupe Desgagné.

## References

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1. ^ "Rollnes". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
2. ^ "Lepeta". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. ^ Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
4. ^ "Southgate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
5. ^ "Exegarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
6. ^ "Sandgate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
7. ^ "Leonia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 254.
9. ^ "Al Wafi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
10. ^ "Green Park". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. ^ "M/S Transgermania" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
12. ^ "Al Fulk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
13. ^ "Jebba". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
14. ^ "Lima". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. ^ "Mercia Shore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

Sources

* Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.

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