List of ship launches in 2022

This is a chronological list of some ships launched in 2022.

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

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5 January  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Richard M. McCool Jr. | San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock | For United States Navy.[1]
7 January  |  Germany | Ferus Smit | Leer | Thun Britain | NaabsaMax coastal tanker  | For Thun Tankers A.B., Sweden[2][3]
2 February  |  Japan | Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard  | Hashihama | YOT-02 | Oil tanker | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[4]
11 February  |  Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Disney Wish | Triton-class cruise ship | For Disney Cruise Line[5][6][7][8]
11 February  |  Finland | Meyer Turku | Turku | Carnival Celebration | XL-class cruise ship  | For Carnival Cruise Line[9][10][11]
11 February  |  Finland | Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki | SH Vega | Vega-class cruise ship  | For Swan Hellenic[12]
26 March  |  Netherlands | Ferus Smit  | Westerbroek | Arklow Coast | General cargo ship  | For Arklow Shipping[13][14][15]
March  |  United States | Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard  | Houma, Louisiana | Viking Mississippi | River cruise ship  | For Viking River Cruises[16]
22 April  |  Germany | Ferus Smit  | Leer  | Nordic Crystal | General cargo ship  | For Erik Thun AB[17][18]
29 April  |  France | Chantiers de l’Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Jacques Chevallier | Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces | For French Navy[19]
30 May  |  Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Explora I | Explora-class cruise ship  | For MSC Cruises[20]
14 June  |  South Korea | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | Ulsan | Manxman | Ferry | For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
16 June  |  Germany | FSG | Flensburg | Tennor Ocean | Ro-Ro cargo ship  | For Tennor Holding[21][22]
23 June  |  Italy | Fincantieri  | Ancona | Viking Saturn | Venice-class cruise ship  | For Viking Ocean Cruises[23][24][25]
25 June  |  Croatia | Uljanik shipyard  | Pula | Scenic Eclipse II | Cruise ship  | For Scenic Group[26]
2 August  |  Italy | Fincantieri  | Marghera | Norwegian Viva | Project Leonardo | For Norwegian Cruise Line[27][28][29][30]
27 August  |  Germany | Meyer Werft  | Papenburg  | Arvia | XL-class cruise ship  | For P&O Cruises[31]
November  |  Italy | Fincantieri  | Sestri Ponente | Brilliant Lady | Cruise ship  | For Virgin Voyages[32][33][34]
1 December  |  China | GSI Shipyard  | Guangzhou | Moby Legacy | Passenger/Ro-Ro ferry  | For Moby Lines[35]
3 December  |  United Kingdom | BAE Systems Naval Ships  | Govan | Glasgow | Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate  | For Royal Navy
9 December  |  Finland | Meyer Turku | Turku | Icon of the Seas | Icon-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International[36]
30 December  |  China | China Merchants Jinling Shipyard  | Weihai | Finncanopus | Passenger Ro-Ro ferry  | For Finnlines[37][38]

## References

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1. ^ Kulo, Warren (11 January 2022). "Ingalls launches USS Richard M. McCool Jr., the latest amphibious assault ship". Stars and Stripes. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. ^ "Launching of Nb. 462 'Thun Britain' for Thun Tankers AB". 6 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
3. ^ "Thun Britain | amazing big ship launch at Ferus Smit shipyard in Leer (Germany) | 4K-Quality-Video - YouTube". YouTube.
4. ^ "Japanese Shipyard Launches YOT-02 Tanker For JMSDF". Naval News. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
5. ^ "Meyer Werft dockt Kreuzfahrtschiff "Disney Wish" aus" (in German). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
6. ^ "First Look at Disney Wish at Meyer Werft" (in German). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
7. ^ "Meyer Werft Floats Out First New Disney LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
8. ^ "Meyer Werft floats out Disney Wish". 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
9. ^ "Carnival Celebration Floated Out at Meyer Turku". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
10. ^ "Carnival Celebration floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
11. ^ "Meyer Turku floats out Carnival Celebration". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
12. ^ "Swan Hellenic's SH Vega floated out at Helsinki Shipyard". 11 February 2022.
13. ^ "Nb. 431 'Arklow Coast' successfully launched". 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
14. ^ "👉 40 Seconds Launch of 'Arklow Coast' at Ferus Smit (Shortest Version) - #2106NL". YouTube. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
15. ^ "Launching of Nb. 431 'Arklow Coast'". 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
16. ^ "Viking Mississippi Floats Out Ahead of June Debut - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News".
17. ^ "Nordic Crystal schlägt Welle - Querstapellauf in Leer" (in German). 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
18. ^ "Launching of Nb. 470 'Nordic Crystal' for Erik Thun AB". 12 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
19. ^ "BRF : Tout savoir sur les futurs ravitailleurs de la Marine nationale | Mer et Marine". 2 May 2022.
20. ^ "Explora I Floats Out at Fincantieri". 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
21. ^ "Webcam: Flooded drydock". Retrieved 2022-06-17.
22. ^ "Erster Stapellauf der FSG seit Insolvenz" (in German). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
23. ^ "Viking Saturn Floated Out At Fincantieri". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
24. ^ ""Viking Saturn" floated out in Ancona". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
25. ^ "Viking marks float out of newest ocean ship". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
26. ^ "Scenic Eclipse II Floats Out in Croatia". 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01.
27. ^ "Norwegian Cruise Line Ship Reaches Major Construction Milestone". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
28. ^ "Norwegian Viva Floated Out at Fincantieri Shipyard". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
29. ^ "Fincantieri's Marghera yard floats out NCL's Norwegian Viva". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
30. ^ ""Norwegian Viva" floated out in Marghera". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
31. ^ "Papenburg: Kreuzfahrtschiff "Arvia" auf erster kurzer Reise" (in German). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
32. ^ "Fincantieri: "Brilliant Lady" floated out in Sestri Ponente". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
33. ^ "Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente floats out Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
34. ^ "Virgin's Brilliant Lady Floated Out at Fincantieri". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
35. ^ "Moby celebra il varo della nuova Moby Legacy" (in Italian). 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
36. ^ "Icon of the Seas (38545)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
37. ^ "Finnlines' second new Superstar passenger-freight vessel FINNCANOPUS launched".
38. ^ "Finnlines' second new Superstar passenger-freight vessel launched – ensures a more sustainable option for travel and transport of freight".

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