List of ship launches in 1986

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The list of ship launches in 1986 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1986.

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11 January  |  United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Rodney M. Davis | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate  | For United States Navy.
17 January  |  France | Chantiers et ateliers de la Perrière | Lorient | Vulcain | Vulcain-class minesweeper  | For French Navy.
24 January  |  Poland | Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego | Szczecin | Konstantin Chernenko | Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry | For Far Eastern Shipping Company[1]
29 January  |  Japan |  |  | Shimayuki | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer  | For Japanese Navy.
1 February  |  United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Fort McHenry | Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship  | For United States Navy.
9 February  |  Japan |  |  | Takeshio | Yūshio-class submarine  | For Japanese Navy.
14 February  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Antietam | Ticonderoga-class cruiser  | For United States Navy.
14 February  |  Belgium | Mercantile-Belyard | Rupelmonde | Bellis | Tripartite-class minehunter  | For Belgian Navy.
20 February  |  Soviet Union | Zaliv Shipbuilding yard | Kerch, Ukraine | Sevmorput | LASH carrier | Nuclear-powered cargo ship
21 February  |  Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Universe | Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship  | For Per Henriksen [da][2]
22 February  |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Joshua Humphreys | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler  |
1 March  |  United Kingdom | Vosper Thornycroft | Woolston | Atherstone | Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel  | For Royal Navy.
15 March  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Newport News | Los Angeles-class submarine  | For United States Navy.
26 March  |  United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Sheffield | Type 22 frigate  | For Royal Navy.
29 March  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Kauffman | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate  | For United States Navy.
8 April  |  United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Coventry | Type 22 frigate  | For Royal Navy.
24 April  |  Republic of South Africa | Sandock Austral | Durban, South Africa  | Drakensberg | Fleet replenishment vessel | For South African Navy.
25 April  |  Soviet Union | Baltic Shipyard | Leningrad | Kalinin | Kirov-class battlecruiser  | For Soviet Navy.
27 April  |  Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Shipyard | Zelenodolsk | SKR-195 | Koni-class frigate | For Soviet Navy.
9 May  |  Finland | Hollming | Rauma | Finn | Finnpusku pusher vessel  |
30 May  |  West Germany | HDW | Kiel | Turgutreis | Yavuz-class frigate  | For Turkish Navy.
30 May  |  West Germany | HDW | Kiel | Astor | Cruise ship  |
30 May  |  Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Sun II | Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship  | For Per Henriksen [da][3]
31 May  |  United States | Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay | Sea-Land Anchorage | D7-class container ship | For Sea-Land Corporation
20 June  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Leyte Gulf | Ticonderoga-class cruiser  | For United States Navy.
20 June  |  United States | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company | Tacoma, Washington | Assertive | Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship  |
21 June  |  United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Cumberland | Type 22 frigate  | For Royal Navy.
28 June  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Helena | Los Angeles-class submarine  | For United States Navy.
9 July  |  Italy | Cantiere navale del Muggiano | La Spezia | Alliance | Research vessel | For NATO.
23 July  |  Spain | Bazan | Ferrol | Victoria | Santa María-class frigate  | For Spanish Navy.
9 August  |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | John Lenthall | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler  |
9 August  |  Sweden | Kockums | Malmö | Celebration | Holiday-class cruise ship  | For Carnival Cruise Lines
16 August  |  West Germany | Schichau Seebeckwerft | Bremerhaven | Nils Holgersson | Cruiseferry | For Swecarrier for TT-Line traffic
22 August  |  Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Yuriy Arshenevskiy | SA-15 type cargo ship |
29 August  |  Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Sea II | Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship  | For Per Henriksen [da][4]
31 August  |  Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Kronprins Harald | Cruiseferry | For Jahre Line
5 September  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd  | Appledore | Arco Avon | Dredger | For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[5]
5 September  |  South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Berge Stahl | Ore carrier |
19 September  |  Japan |  |  | Asagiri | Asagiri-class destroyer  | For Japanese Navy.
27 September  |  United States | Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay | Sea-Land Tacoma | D7-class container ship | For Sea-Land Corporation
14 October  |  United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Exxon Valdez | Oil tanker | For Exxon Corporation
14 October  |  West Germany | Kröger shipyard  | Schacht-Audorf  | Schwedeneck | Schwedeneck-class research vessel  | For German Navy.
24 October  |  West Germany | Orenstein & Koppel  | Lübeck  | Nordstrand | Nordstand-class tug | For German Navy.
3 November  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding | Barrow-in-Furness | Trenchant | Trafalgar-class submarine  | For Royal Navy.
14 November  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | San Jacinto | Ticonderoga-class cruiser  | For United States Navy.
28 November  |  West Germany | Orenstein & Koppel  | Lübeck  | Langeness | Nordstand-class tug  | For German Navy.
6 December  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | San Juan | Los Angeles-class submarine  | For United States Navy.
13 December  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Tennessee | Ohio-class submarine  | For United States Navy.
17 December  |  Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Vasiliy Burkhanov | SA-15 type cargo ship |
20 December  |  United States | Bay Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay | Sea-Land Kodiak | D7-class container ship | For Sea-Land Corporation
Exact date unknown  |  Japan | Tokuoka Zosen K.K.  | Naruto | Daifuku Maru No. 8 | Cargo ship | For Daifuku Kaiun K.K.
Exact date unknown  |  Finland | Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki  | Kontio | Icebreaker |
Exact date unknown  |  United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.  | Bristol | Albion | Workboat | For Bristol City Council.[6]
Exact date unknown  |  United States | Jennings Shipyard |  | Argia | Gaff topsail schooner  |
Exact date unknown  |  United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.  | Bristol | Hubberston | Pilot boat | For Milford Haven Port Authority.[7]
Exact date unknown  |  United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.  | Bristol | Mary Marie | Fishing vessel | For private owner.[8]
Exact date unknown  |  United Kingdom | Bailey & Boynton Ltd.  | Hull | Yarra | Workboat | For Bailey & Boynton Ltd.[9]

## References

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1. ^ "M/S KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. ^ "M/S Mercandian Universe" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
3. ^ "M/S Mercandian Sun II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
4. ^ "M/S Mercandian Sea II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
5. ^ "Arco Avon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. ^ "Albion". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
7. ^ "Hubberston". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
8. ^ "Mary Marie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
9. ^ "Yarra". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

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