List of ship launches in 1971

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

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
16 January  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Archerfish Sturgeon-class submarine
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
27 January  Japan Makishio Uzushio-class submarine
6 February  United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Wabash Wichita-class replenishment oiler
13 February  United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California La Moure County Newport-class tank landing ship
16 February  Japan Mikuma Chikugo-class destroyer escort
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
31 March  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Kamakura Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship IMO 7104673
For NYK Line
31 March  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Kurama Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship IMO 7120512
For NYK Line
3 April  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Shasta Kilauea-class ammunition ship
9 April  Canada Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Huron Iroquois-class destroyer
15 April  Soviet Union Yantar Kaliningrad Bodryy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship
17 April  United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Mount Vernon Anchorage-class dock landing ship
23 April  Canada Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Algonquin Iroquois-class destroyer
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
24 April  United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Bagley Knox-class frigate
26 April  United Kingdom Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England Amazon Type 21 frigate
8 May  Soviet Union Zalyv Shipyard Kerch Dostoynyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship
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
21 May  Soviet Union Zhdanov Leningrad Admiral Oktyabrsky Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship
22 May  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Donald B. Beary Knox-class frigate
25 May  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Finkenwerder Columbus America Columbus New Zealand-class container ship For Hamburg Süd[2]
4 June  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Silversides Sturgeon-class submarine
7 June  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Nireos Type 209 submarine For Hellenic Navy
10 June  United Kingdom Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness, England Sheffield Type 42 destroyer
23 June  United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Robert E. Peary Knox-class frigate
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
28 August  Italy C.N.Tirreno e Riuniti-Palermo Palermo Giovanna Ore-bulk-oil carrier Renamed Giovanna Lolli-Ghetti
4 September  United States Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana Midgett Hamilton-class cutter
7 September  United Kingdom Swiftsure Swiftsure-class submarine
10 September  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Ariadne Leander-class frigate
22 September  United States Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia California California-class cruiser
25 September  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Kirk Knox-class frigate
29 September  West Germany Kiel HDW U13 Type 206 submarine For German Navy
1 October  Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore VII For Angfartygs Ab Bore[3]
2 October  United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Barnstable County Newport-class tank landing ship
9 October  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Batfish Sturgeon-class submarine
19 October  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Triton Type 209 submarine For Hellenic Navy
23 October  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Mount Baker Kilauea-class ammunition ship
17 November  Denmark Helsingør Skibsværft Helsingør Svealand Ferry ForLinjebuss International AB
25 November  Japan Tokachi Chikugo-class destroyer escort
26 November  Finland Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy Bore IX For Angfartygs Ab Bore[4]
November  Japan NYK Line Tsurumi Kitano Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship IMO 7125392
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
4 December  United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Bristol County Newport-class tank landing ship
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
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
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.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also
Ship events in 1971
Ship launches: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Ship commissionings: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Ship decommissionings: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Shipwrecks: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

References
  1. "M/S Massalia". Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. "M/V Columbus America". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  3. "M/S Bore VII". Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  4. "M/S Bore IX". Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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