List of ship launches in 1982 explained
The list of ship launches in 1982 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1982.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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| 8 January | | Howaldtswerke | Kiel | | Bremen-class frigate | For German Navy |
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| 23 January | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | LPG carrier | For Shell Tankers Ltd.[1] |
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| 28 January |  Argentina | Río Santiago Shipyard | La Plata | | | For Argentine Navy. |
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| 30 January |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 3 February | | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Governor | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc Scandia XXIX.[2] |
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| 6 February | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 6 February | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 17 February | | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | | | For Argentine Navy |
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| 19 February |  Panama | Austin & Pickersgill Ltd | Sunderland | | | For Pino Armadora S.A.[3] |
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| 22 February |  Japan | | | | | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. |
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| 26 February | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Offshore supply vessel | For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[4] |
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| 2 March | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 5 March | Japan | | | | | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. |
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| 6 March | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 13 March | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 26 March | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | | | For Royal Australian Navy. |
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| 30 April | | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian President | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc Scandia XXIX.[5] |
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| 8 May | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 8 May |  United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | | Type 22 frigate | For Royal Navy. |
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| 22 May | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 22 May |  Spain | Bazán | Ferrol | | V/STOL aircraft carrier | For Spanish Navy. |
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| 27 May | Japan | | | | | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. |
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| 19 June | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Tanker | For Rowbotham Tankships Ltd.[6] |
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| 20 June | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | | Type 42 destroyer | For Royal Navy. |
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| 21 June | Japan | | | | | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. |
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| 23 June | | DCNS | Cherbourg | | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy. |
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| 3 July | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Tanker | For BP.[7] |
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| 31 July | | Werft 4340 | Zelenodolsk | SKR-471 | Koni-class frigate | For Soviet Navy. |
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| 27 August | | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Bussewitz | Tanker | For Deutsche Seereederei Rostock |
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| 31 August | | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | | | For Argentine Navy |
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| 18 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 18 September | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 18 September | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 8 October |  Peru | Servicio Industrial de la Marina | Callao | | | For Peruvian Navy. |
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| 15 October | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 16 October | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 19 October | Japan | | | | | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. |
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| 28 October | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Tanker | For Rowbotham Tankships Ltd.[8] |
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| 2 November | United Kingdom | Vosper Thorneycroft | Woolston, Hampshire | | Type 42 destroyer | For Royal Navy. |
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| 5 November | | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Ambassador II | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXII P/R.[9] |
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| 6 November | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 13 November |  Finland | Wärtsilä | Turku | | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
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| 1 December | United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding | Barrow-in-Furness | | | For Royal Navy. |
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| 18 December | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | For United States Navy. |
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| 18 December | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | | | For United States Navy. |
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| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | | Patrol boat | For Algerian Navy.[10] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Kingroad | Workboat | For Bristol Ports Authority.[11] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | | Tug | For Mayhew Marine.[12] |
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| Unknown date |  Denmark | | | | Cable-laying vessel | |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Pride of Bath | Passenger Launch | For private owner.[13] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Rachel Ann | Launch | For private owner.[14] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | | Tug | For private owner.[15] |
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| Unknown date | | | | | Auxiliary ammunition ship | For Yugoslav Navy | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Isomeria . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: M/S Mercandian Governor. 27 December 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: Carrianna Peony . Sunderlandships.com . 20 November 2024 .
- Web site: Wimpy Seahunter . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
- Web site: M/S MERCANDIAN PRESIDENT.. 27 December 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: Echoman . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
- Web site: British Skill . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: Tankerman . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
- Web site: M/S MERCANDIAN AMBASSADOR II.. 27 December 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: El Yadekh . Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust . 6 October 2024 .
- Web site: Kingroad . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Mainscrew . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Pride of Bath . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Rachel Ann . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Stent I . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
