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The list of ship launches in 1971 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1971.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
16 January   United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Archerfish Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
19 January   France Dubigeon-Normandie Nantes Scandinavian Star Ferry For Compagnie de Paquebots [1]
23 January   United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Cook Knox-class frigate For United States Navy
27 January   Japan Makishio Uzushio-class submarine For Japanese Navy
6 February   United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Wabash Wichita-class replenishment oiler For United States Navy
13 February   United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California La Moure County Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy
16 February   Japan Mikuma Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy
9 March   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Finkenwerder Columbus New Australia Columbus New Zealand-class container ship For Hamburg Süd
20 March   United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana McCandless Knox-class frigate For United States Navy
31 March   Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Kamakura Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship For NYK Line
31 March   Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Kurama Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship For NYK Line
3 April   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Shasta Kilauea-class ammunition ship For United States Navy
9 April   Canada Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Huron Iroquois-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy.
15 April   Soviet Union Yantar Kaliningrad Bodryy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy
17 April   United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Mount Vernon Anchorage-class dock landing ship For United States Navy
23 April   Canada Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Algonquin Iroquois-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy.
24 April   France Société Nouvelle des Ateliers du Havre Le Havre Terje Vigen Passenger ferry For DA-NO Linien
24 April   United States Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana Jarvis Hamilton-class cutter For United States Coast Guard
24 April   United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Bagley Knox-class frigate For United States Navy
26 April   United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England Amazon Type 21 frigate For Royal Navy.
8 May   Soviet Union Zalyv Shipyard Kerch Dostoynyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy
12 May   Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard Helsinki Royal Viking Star Royal Viking Star-class cruise ship For Royal Viking Line
15 May   United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Barbour County Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy
21 May   Soviet Union Zhdanov Leningrad Admiral Oktyabrsky Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy
22 May   United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Donald B. Beary Knox-class frigate For United States Navy
25 May   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Finkenwerder Columbus America Columbus New Zealand-class container ship For Hamburg Süd. [2]
29 May   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Esso Caledonia Tanker For Esso Petroleum Co. [3]
4 June   United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Silversides Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
7 June   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Nirefs Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy.
10 June   United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness, England Sheffield Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
23 June   United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Robert E. Peary Knox-class frigate For United States Navy
23 July   France Dubigeon-Normandie Nantes Aallotar Ferry For Finland Steamship Company / Silja Line
24 July   United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Harlan County Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy
28 August   Italy C.N.Tirreno e Riuniti-Palermo Palermo Giovanna Ore-bulk-oil carrier
4 September   United States Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana Midgett Hamilton-class cutter For United States Coast Guard
7 September   United Kingdom Swiftsure Swiftsure-class submarine For Royal Navy.
10 September   United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Ariadne Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy.
22 September   United States Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia California California-class cruiser For United States Navy
25 September   United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Kirk Knox-class frigate For United States Navy
29 September   West Germany HDW Kiel U-13 Type 206 submarine For German Navy
1 October   Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore VII For Angfartygs Ab Bore. [4]
2 October   United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Barnstable County Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy
8 October   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Iron Somersby Bulk carrier For Ropner Shipping. [5]
9 October   United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Batfish Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
19 October   West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Triton Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy.
23 October   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Mount Baker Kilauea-class ammunition ship
17 November   Denmark Helsingør Skibsværft Helsingør Svealand Ferry For Linjebuss International AB
25 November   Japan Tokachi Chikugo-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy
26 November   Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore IX For Angfartygs Ab Bore. [6]
November   Japan NYK Line Tsurumi Kitano Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship For NYK Line
3 December   France Dubigeon-Normandie Nantes Svea Regina Ferry For Rederi AB Svea / Silja Line
4 December   United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Barbey Knox-class frigate For United States Navy
4 December   United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Bristol County Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy
4 December   France DCNS Foudroyant Redoutable-class submarine For French Navy.
11 December   United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi William H. Bates Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
11 December   Norway Trosvik Verksted A/S Brevik Anderida Train ferry For Sealink
14 December   West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Viking 3 Ferry For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line
18 December   United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Barbro Bulk carrier For Mascot A/S. [7]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Leith Lloydsman Tug For United Towing Co Ltd. [8]
Unknown date   United Kingdom Isle of Wight Royalist Brig For The Marine Society & Sea Cadet Corps
Unknown date   Canada Alum Construction Edmonton GSI Mariner Research/ survey vessel For Geophysical Service Inc.

References

  1. ^ "M/S Massalia" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "M/V Columbus America" (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Esso Caledonia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "M/S Bore VII" (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Iron Somersby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "M/S Bore IX" (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Barbro". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.
Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN  1-85044-275-4.