List of ship launches in 1987
The list of ship launches in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1987.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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17 January | ![]() | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Andrew J. Higgins | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler | |
23 January | ![]() | Yukishio | Yūshio-class submarine | |||
29 January | ![]() | Bazan | Ferrol | Numancia | Santa María-class frigate | |
30 January | ![]() | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Shimakaze | Hatakaze-class destroyer | ||
30 January | ![]() | Orenstein & Koppel | Lübeck | Vogelsand | Nordstand-class tug | |
25 February | ![]() | Fincantieri | San Giorgio | San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock | ||
7 March | ![]() | Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau | Mozart | River cruise ship | For Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft | |
3 April | ![]() | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Lake Champlain | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
4 April | ![]() | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Sovereign of the Seas | Sovereign-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
24 April | ![]() | Gölcük Naval Shipyard | Fatih | Yavuz-class frigate | ||
24 April | ![]() | Kröger-Werft | Schacht-Audorf | Atair | Vermessungs-, Wracksuch- und Forschungsschiffe des BSH | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
28 April | ![]() | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Tupi | Type 209 submarine | For Marinha do Brasil |
3 May | ![]() | Werft 340 | Zelenodolsk | SKR-451 | Koni-class frigate | For Soviet Navy |
9 May | ![]() | Elsfleth shipyard | Elsfleth | Kronsort | Schwedeneck-class research vessel | For German Navy |
13 June | ![]() | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Albany | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
17 June | ![]() | Wärtsilä Marine Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Kapitan Danilkin | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
27 June | ![]() | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Gunston Hall | Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship | |
10 July | ![]() | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Norfolk | Type 23 frigate | |
12 July | ![]() | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Philippine Sea | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
13 July | ![]() | Ateliers et chantiers du Havre | Le Havre | Wind Spirit | Motor sailing yacht | For Windstar Cruises[1] |
18 July | ![]() | Brodogradevna Industrija | Split | Amorella | Cruiseferry | for SF Line for Viking Line traffic |
31 July | ![]() | Kröger shipyard | Schacht-Audorf | Helmsand | Schwedeneck-class research vessel | For German Navy |
4 August | ![]() | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Wasp | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship | |
10 August | ![]() | Johann Oelkers KG | Hamburg | Bülk | Tugboat | For Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel |
9 September | ![]() | Amagiri | Asagiri-class destroyer | |||
12 September | ![]() | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Pasadena | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
17 September | ![]() | Bremer Vulkan | Bremen-Vegesack | Augsburg | Bremen-class frigate | For German Navy |
21 September | ![]() | Yūgiri | Asagiri-class destroyer | |||
23 September | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ironbridge | Bulk carrier | For British Steel Corporation.[2] |
2 October | ![]() | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Princeton | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
2 October | ![]() | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Walter S. Diehl | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler | |
7 October | ![]() | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Campbeltown | Type 22 frigate | |
10 October | ![]() | Fincantieri | San Marco | San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock | ||
10 October | ![]() | Yamagiri | Asagiri-class destroyer | |||
15 October | ![]() | Nordseewerke | Emden | Lübeck | Bremen-class frigate | For German Navy |
1 November | ![]() | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Crown Odyssey | Cruise ship | For Royal Cruise Line |
8 December | ![]() | Ferguson Shipbuilders | Port Glasgow | Isle of Mull | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne |
19 December | ![]() | Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co | Onishi | Reijin | Car transporter | For Nissan Prince Kaiun K.K. |
Unknown date | ![]() | Huludao Shipyard | Huludao, Liaoning Province | Changzheng 4 | Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine | |
Unknown date | ![]() | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Seillean | SWOPS ship | For BP Petroleum Development.[3] |