List of ship launches in 1978
The list of ship launches in 1978 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1978.
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Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
14 January |
United States |
Lockheed Shipbuilding |
Seattle, Washington |
Frank Cable |
Emory S. Land-class submarine tender |
|
21 January |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Nassau |
Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship |
|
7 February |
Peru |
|
|
Villavisencio |
Modified Lupo-class frigate |
|
25 February |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
John Rodgers |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
1 March |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
Duncan |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
3 March |
Finland |
Valmet Vuosaari shipyard |
Helsinki |
Yulius Fuchik |
Barge carrier |
For V/O Sudoimport |
3 March |
Norway |
Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S |
Frederikstad |
Costa Rica |
RoRo-ship |
For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[1] |
20 March |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
Poseidon |
Type 209 submarine |
For Hellenic Navy |
8 April |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Leftwich |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
25 April |
United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend, England |
Exeter |
Type 42 destroyer |
|
7 May |
United Kingdom |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
|
Spartan |
Swiftsure-class submarine |
|
14 June |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
Amfitriti |
Type 209 submarine |
For Hellenic Navy |
17 June |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Cushing |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
21 June |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
Adelaide |
Adelaide-class frigate |
For Royal Australian Navy |
3 July |
Soviet Union |
Shipyard 340 |
Zelenodolsk |
Krechet |
Koni-class frigate |
For Soviet Navy |
22 July |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Bremerton |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
29 July |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
San Pedro, California |
Wadsworth |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
10 August |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Harry W. Hill |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
August |
Norway |
Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S |
Frederikstad |
Centro America |
RoRo-ship |
For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[2] |
18 September |
Japan |
|
|
Shirane |
Shirane-class destroyer |
|
25 September |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
O'Bannon |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
21 October |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Arkansas |
Virginia-class cruiser |
|
4 November |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
McInerney |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
16 November |
Germany |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Kiel |
Okeanos |
Type 209 submarine |
For Hellenic Navy |
18 November |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Jacksonville |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
21 November |
Finland |
Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard |
Turku |
Turella |
Cruiseferry |
For SF Line for Viking Line traffic |
25 November |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Peleliu |
Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship |
|
1 December |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
Canberra |
Adelaide-class frigate |
For Royal Australian Navy |
2 December |
France |
|
|
Dupleix |
Georges Leygues-class frigate |
|
14 December |
United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend, England |
Illustrious |
Invincible-class aircraft carrier |
|
15 December |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Brilliant |
Type 22 frigate |
|
16 December |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
San Pedro, California |
George Philip |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
28 December |
Japan |
Namura Shipbuilding Company |
Imari |
Seatrain Oriskany |
Container ship |
sunk in 2006 as CP Valour |
Unknown date |
West Germany |
Rickmers Rederei |
Bremerhaven, Germany |
Emadala |
Ferry |
For Emadala Shipping Co |
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