List of ship launches in 1991

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The list of ship launches in 1991 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1991.

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5 January  |  Finland | Rauma-Repola | Rauma | Society Adventurer | cruise ship | For Discoverer Reederei[1]
17 January  |  Japan | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Kobe | Hayashio | Harushio-class submarine  |
23 January  |  Yugoslavia | Brodosplit | Split | Frans Suell | Cruiseferry | For Sea-Link Shipping for Euroway traffic
2 February  |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Big Horn | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler  |
14 February  |  United States | Halter Marine, Inc. | Moss Point, Mississippi | Littlehales | Survey vessel | Now Thomas Jefferson
16 February  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding | Barrow-in-Furness | Triumph | Trafalgar-class submarine  |
23 February  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Essex | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship  |
2 March  |  United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Iron Duke | Type 23 frigate  |
16 March  |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Prairial | Floréal-class frigate  |
23 March  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Boise | Los Angeles-class submarine  |
5 April  |  Denmark | Ørskov Staalskibsværft | Frederikshavn | Sarfaq Ittuk | Cruise ferry | For Arctic Umiaq Line[2]
6 April  |  Canada | Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.  | North Vancouver  | Queen of Caopilano | Intermediate-class ferry  | [3]
12 April  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Seniority | Coaster | For Scottish Navigation Co. Ltd.[4]
16 April  |  Germany | Husumer Schiffswerft  | Husum  | Hilligenlei | ferry  | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[5]
16 May  |  Canada | MIL-Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Ville de Québec | Halifax-class frigate  |
18 May  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Annapolis | Los Angeles-class submarine  |
May  |  Germany | Schichau Seebeckwerft | Bremerhaven | Seabourn Legend | Cruise ship | For Seabourn Cruise Line
8 June  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Barry | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer  |
25 June  |  Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Hydra | Hydra-class frigate  |
13 July  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Lake Erie | Ticonderoga-class cruiser  |
25 July  |  Finland | Finnyards | Rauma | Sally Albatross | Cruise ship | Constructed utilising parts from the first Sally Albatross that burnt in 1990
August  |  Soviet Union | Sredne-Newski  | Leningrad  | Grosa | missile corvettes  |
1 August  |  Japan | Kanda Zosencho K.K.  | Kawajiri, Japan  | Kosei Maru | Roll-on/roll-off ferry |
10 August  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Maryland | Ohio-class submarine  |
11 August  |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Nivôse | Floréal-class frigate  |
20 August  |  Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | ECO | luxury yacht |
22 August  |  Denmark | Ørskov Staalskibsværft | Frederikshavn | Saqqit Ittuk | cruise ship | For Umiaq Line[6]
23 August  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Montpelier | Los Angeles-class submarine  |
August  |  China | Hudong Shipyard | Shanghai  | Harbin | Type 052 destroyer |
7 September  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Vicksburg | Ticonderoga-class cruiser  |
23 September  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Tarquin Glen | LNG tanker | For Liquid Gas Shipping Ltd.[7]
26 September  |  Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Nagasaki | Kongō | Kongō-class destroyer  |
28 September  |  United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Rainier | Supply-class fast combat support ship  |
5 October  |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Guadalupe | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler  |
26 October  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | John Paul Jones | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer  |
27 October  |  Taiwan | China Shipbuilding | Kaohsiung | Cheng Kung | Cheng Kung-class frigate  |
9 November  |  Denmark | Ørskov Staalskibsværft | Frederikshavn | Sarpik Ittuk | cruise ship | For Umiaq Line[8]
15 November  |  Finland | Kvaerner Masa-Yards | Turku | Royal Majesty | Cruise ship | For Majesty Cruise Line
22 November  |  Germany | HDW | Kiel | Corte-Real | Vasco da Gama-class frigate  |
23 November  |  United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Monmouth | Type 23 frigate  |
6 December  |  Japan | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | Tokyo | Tone | Abukuma-class destroyer escort  |
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.  | Bristol | Avon Monarch | Passenger launch | For private owner.[9]
Unknown date  |  Ireland | Arklow Marine Services Inc.  | Arklow | Island Discovery | Ferry | For Paul Concannon & Brian Day.[10]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Knock Allen | Suezmax tanker | For Fred Olsen & Co.[11]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.  | Bristol | Sea Vigil | Survey ship | For Environment Agency.[12]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.  | Bristol | Vectis | Buoy tender | For Trinity House.[13]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.  | Bristol | Yvonne T | Launch | For Wightlink Ltd.[14]

## References

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1. ^ "M/S Society Andenturer" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 August 2016.
2. ^ "M/S Sarfaq Ittuk" (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
3. ^ "M/S Queen of Capilano" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
4. ^ "Seniority". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
5. ^ "M/S Hilligenlei" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. ^ "M/S Saqqit Ittuk" (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
7. ^ "Tarquin Glen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
8. ^ "M/S Sarpik Ittuk" (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
9. ^ "Avon Monarch". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
10. ^ "Island Discovery". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
11. ^ "Knock Allen". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. ^ "Sea Vigil". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
13. ^ "Vectis". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
14. ^ "Yvonne T". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

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