List of ship launches in 2021

This is a chronological list of ships launched in 2021.

Date  | Country  | Builder  | Location  | Ship  | Class / type  | Notes

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6 January  |  China | AVIC  |  | Salamanca | E-Flexer-class ferry | for Brittany Ferries[1]
12 January  |  United States | NASSCO | San Diego | John Lewis | John Lewis-class replenishment oiler | For United States Navy
14 January  |  Italy | Fincantieri | Ancona | Silver Dawn | cruise ship | For Silversea Cruises[2]
14 January  |  Finland | Meyer Turku | Turku | Costa Toscana | Excellence-class cruise ship | For Costa Crociere[3][4]
26 January  |  China | Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry | Xiamen | Viking Glory | ferry | For Viking Line[5]
8 February  |  United States | Huntington Ingalls Industries | Newport News | Montana | Virginia-class submarine | For United States Navy[6]
1 March  |  | Ferus Smit |  | Thun Equality | E-class tanker  | [7][8]
3 March  |  Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Nagasaki | Mogami | Mogami-class frigate | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[9]
3 March  |  |  |  | Charlie | F-500 vessel  | For dship Carriers[10][11]
11 March  |  Croatia | Brodosplit | Split | Janssonius | cruise ship | For Oceanwide Expeditions[12][13]
18 March  |  Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Discovery Princess | Royal-class cruise ship | For Princess Cruises[14][15]
26 March  |  Russia | Admiralty Shipyard | Saint Petersburg | Magadan | Kilo-class submarine | For the Russian Navy[16]
31 March  |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint Nazaire | Celebrity Beyond | Edge-class cruise ship | For Celebrity Cruises[17]
March  |  China | China Merchants Heavy Industry | Haimen | Sylvia Earle | Infinity-class cruise ship | For SunStone Ships[18]
20 April  |  United Kingdom | BAE Systems | Barrow-in-Furness | Anson | Astute-class submarine | For Royal Navy[19]
26 April  |  China | Nanjing Jinling Shipyard  |  | Finneco I | ferry | For Finnlines[20]
30 April  |  Netherlands | Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Arklow Artist |  | [21]
April  |  Taiwan | CSBC yard  |  | Yushan |  | For Taiwanese Navy[22]
23 May  |  China | AVIC  |  | W0270  | E-Flexer-Mk II-class ferry | for Stena RoRo[23][24]
22 June  |  Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Nagasaki | Noshiro | Mogami-class frigate | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[25]
23 June  |  Finland | Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki | SH Minerva | cruise ship | For Swan Hellenic[26][27]
1 July  |  Russia | Amur Shipbuilding Plant | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | Rezkiy | Steregushchiy-class corvette | For the Russian Navy[28]
2 July  |  Italy | Fincantieri | Genoa | Resilient Lady | cruise ship | For Virgin Voyages[29]
10 July  |  Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | AIDAcosma | Helios-class cruise ship | For AIDA Cruises[30][31][32]
15 July  |  Italy | Fincantieri | Ancona | Viking Mars (ship) | Venice-class cruise ship  | For Viking Cruises[33][34]
27 July  |  Germany | Ferus Smit | Leer | Thun Empower | oil/chemical tanker  | For Thun AB from Lidkoping, Sweden[35][36]
30 July  |  Russia | Sevmash | Severodvinsk | Krasnoyarsk | Yasen-M-class submarine | For Russian Navy[37]
July  |  China | Jinling Shipyard |  |  | Green Ship-class ferry  | For TT-Line[38]
July  |  Romania | VARD |  | Viking Polaris | expedition ship  | For Viking Cruises[39]
12 August  |  Finland | Raum Marine Constructions |  | My Star | ferry | For Tallink[40]
August  |  Italy | Fincantieri | Marghera | Norwegian Prima | Project Leonardo cruise ship | For Norwegian Cruise Line[41]
August  |  Italy | T. Mariotti | Genova | Seabourn Venture | cruise ship | For Seabourn Cruise Line[42]
August  |  China |  |  | H2664 | car carrier | For United European Car Carriers[43]
10 September  |  Netherlands | Ferus Smit  | Westerbroek  | Arklow Clipper |  | [44][45][46]
19 September  |  Italy | Visentini shipyard | Porto Viro | A Galeotta | RoPax | For Corsica Linea[47]
14 October  |  Japan | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Kobe | Hakugei | Taigei-class submarine | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[48]
20 October  |  Japan | Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard  | Hashihama | YOT-01 | oil tanker | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[49]
27 October  |  China | China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI)  | Haimen | Ocean Odyssey | Infinity-class cruise ship | For SunStone Ships[50][51]
29 October  |  United States | Fincantieri | Sturgeon Bay | Mark W. Barker | bulk carrier | For Interlake Steamship Company
18 November  |  Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | MSC Seascape | Seaside-EVO-class cruise ship | For MSC Cruises[52]
18 November  |  Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Hikoshima | Melchora Aquino | Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel | For Philippine Coast Guard[53]
November  |  Netherlands | Holland Shipyards |  | Friedrichsort | passenger ship  | For Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel[54]
2 December  |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | MSC World Europa | World-class cruise ship | For MSC Cruises[55]
17 December  |  China | CSSC, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding |  | Adora Magic City | Vista-class cruise ship | For CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping[56][57]
17 December  |  Netherlands | Ferus Smit  | Westerbroek  | Arklow Cloud |  | [58][59][60]
25 December  |  Russia | Sevmash  | Severodvinsk  | Generalissimus Suvorov | Borei-class submarine | For the Russian Navy[61]

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