List of ship launches in 1990 explained
The list of ship launches in 1990 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1990.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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| 12 January |  Finland | Rauma Yards | Rauma | Dolphin Caravelle | cruise ship | For Delfin Risteilyt Oy[1] |
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| 26 January |  Japan | | | | | |
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| 13 February | | Nuovi Cantieri Apuania | Marina di Carrara | Renaissance Five | | [2] |
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| 24 February |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | | | |
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| 2 March | | Kröger-Werft | Schacht-Audorf | Wega | | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
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| 16 March |  Denmark | Svendborg Shipyard | Svendborg | | | |
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| 20 March | Japan | | | | | |
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| 29 March |  Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Regal Princess | Cruise ship | For Princess Cruises |
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| 9 April | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Dredger | For United Marine Dredgers Ltd.[3] |
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| 12 April | | Husumer Schiffswerft | Husum | Lütje Hörn | Nordstand-class tug | For German Navy |
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| 21 April | United States | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | | | |
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| 28 April |  Australia | Incat | Hobart, Tasmania | Hoverspeed France | WPC74 class fast ferry | For Hoverspeed |
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| April |  China | Huludao Shipyard | Huludao, Liaoning | | Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine | |
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| 2 May | | HDW | Kiel | | | |
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| 24 May |  United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | | Type 23 frigate | |
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| 25 May | | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Golden Odyssey | luxury yacht | For Chalid ibn Sultan |
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| 31 May | | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Lady Moura | luxury yacht | |
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| May | | Teraoka | Nandan | Bell Pioneer | open-top container ship | For Bell Lines
IMO 8907668 |
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| 1 June | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 12 June | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Fleet replenishment ship | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[4] |
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| 17 June | | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Kobe | Frontier Spirit | cruise ship | For Frontier Cruises[5] |
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| 23 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | |
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| June | | | | Shalki | | For Indian Navy |
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| 7 July | | Fincantieri-Cantieri Nav. Italiani S.p.A. | Palermo | Aethalia | Ferry | For Toremar[6] |
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| 21 July | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | | | |
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| 11 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | |
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| 17 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | | | |
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| 23 August | | Husumer Schiffswerft | Husum | Scharhörn | Nordstand-class tug | For German Navy |
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| 4 September | | Abeking & Rasmussen | Lemwerder | Narwal | submarine | For German Navy |
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| 8 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | |
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| 22 September | United States | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | | | |
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| 27 September | | Husumer Schiffswerft | Husum | Knechtsand | Nordstand-class tug | For German Navy |
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| 6 October |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | | | |
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| 6 October | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | | | |
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| 16 October | | Stocznia im Lenina | Gdańsk | Regent Sky | ferry | For Regency Cruises |
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| 2 November | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 5 November | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Dredger | For NatWest Leasing (G.B.) Ltd.[7] |
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| 15 November | Finland | Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard | Turku | | cruiseferry | For Silja Line |
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| 18 December |  Canada | Saint John Shipbuilding | Saint John, New Brunswick | | | |
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| 21 December | Denmark | Svendborg Shipyard | Svendborg | | | |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Goldfinder | Fishing trawler | For Graham Perkes.[8] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Maid of the Lakelands | Ferry | For Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd.[9] |
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| Unknown date | | | | Sun Bright | General cargo ship | |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Saint Edmund KL | Buoy tender | For King's Lynn Conservancy Board.[10] | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: M/S Delfin Caravelle. 19 September 2017 . Swedish .
- Web site: M/S Renaissance Five. 29 March 2016 . Swedish.
- Web site: City of Westminster . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
- Web site: RFA Fort Victoria . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: M/S FRONTIER SPIRIT.. 27 August 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: M/S Aethalia.. 23 October 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: Britannia Beaver . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
- Web site: Goldfinder . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Maid of the Lakelands . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Saint Edmund KL . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
