List of ship launches in 1991 explained
The list of ship launches in 1991 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1991.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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| 5 January | | Rauma-Repola | Rauma | Society Adventurer | cruise ship | For Discoverer Reederei[1] |
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| 17 January |  Japan | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | Kobe | | | |
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| 23 January | | Brodosplit | Split | | Cruiseferry | For Sea-Link Shipping for Euroway traffic |
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| 2 February |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | | | |
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| 14 February | United States | Halter Marine, Inc. | Moss Point, Mississippi | | Survey vessel | Now |
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| 16 February |  United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding | Barrow-in-Furness | | | |
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| 23 February | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 2 March | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | | Type 23 frigate | |
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| 16 March |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | | | |
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| 23 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | | | |
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| 5 April | | Ørskov Staalskibsværft | Frederikshavn | Sarfaq Ittuk | Cruise ferry | For Arctic Umiaq Line[2] |
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| 6 April | | Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver | Queen of Caopilano | Intermediate-class ferry | [3] |
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| 12 April | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Coaster | For Scottish Navigation Co. Ltd.[4] |
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| 16 April | | Husumer Schiffswerft | Husum | Hilligenlei | ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[5] |
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| 16 May |  Canada | MIL-Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | | | |
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| 18 May | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | |
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| May |  Germany | Schichau Seebeckwerft | Bremerhaven | | Cruise ship | For Seabourn Cruise Line |
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| 8 June | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 25 June | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | | | |
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| 13 July | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | |
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| 25 July |  Finland | Finnyards | Rauma | | Cruise ship | Constructed utilising parts from the first Sally Albatross that burnt in 1990 |
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| August | | Sredne-Newski | Leningrad | Grosa | missile corvettes | |
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| 1 August | Japan | Kanda Zosencho K.K. | Kawajiri, Japan | | Roll-on/roll-off ferry | |
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| 10 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | |
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| 11 August | France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | | | |
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| 20 August | | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | ECO | luxury yacht | |
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| 22 August | | Ørskov Staalskibsværft | Frederikshavn | Saqqit Ittuk | cruise ship | For Umiaq Line[6] |
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| 23 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | | | |
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| August |  China | Hudong Shipyard | Shanghai | | Type 052 destroyer | |
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| 7 September | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 23 September | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | LNG tanker | For Liquid Gas Shipping Ltd.[7] |
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| 26 September | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Nagasaki | | | |
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| 28 September | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | | | |
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| 5 October | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | | | |
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| 26 October | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | |
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| 27 October | | China Shipbuilding | Kaohsiung | | | |
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| 9 November | | Ørskov Staalskibsværft | Frederikshavn | Sarpik Ittuk | cruise ship | For Umiaq Line[8] |
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| 15 November | Finland | Kvaerner Masa-Yards | Turku | Royal Majesty | Cruise ship | For Majesty Cruise Line |
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| 22 November | Germany | HDW | Kiel | | | |
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| 23 November | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | | Type 23 frigate | |
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| 6 December | Japan | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | Tokyo | | | |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Avon Monarch | Passenger launch | For private owner.[9] |
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| Unknown date |  Ireland | Arklow Marine Services Inc. | Arklow | | Ferry | For Paul Concannon & Brian Day.[10] |
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| Unknown date | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Suezmax tanker | For Fred Olsen & Co.[11] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Sea Vigil | Survey ship | For Environment Agency.[12] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Vectis | Buoy tender | For Trinity House.[13] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Yvonne T | Launch | For Wightlink Ltd.[14] | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: M/S Society Andenturer.. 27 August 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: M/S Sarfaq Ittuk.. 15 November 2017 . Swedish .
- Web site: M/S Queen of Capilano. 29 March 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: Seniority . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
- Web site: M/S Hilligenlei.. 8 October 2017 . Swedish .
- Web site: M/S Saqqit Ittuk.. 15 November 2017 . Swedish .
- Web site: Tarquin Glen . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
- Web site: M/S Sarpik Ittuk.. 15 November 2017 . Swedish .
- Web site: Avon Monarch . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Island Discovery . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
- Web site: Knock Allen . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: Sea Vigil . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Vectis . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
- Web site: Yvonne T . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
