List of ship launches in 2003 explained

The list of ship launches in 2003 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2003.

CountryBuilderLocationShipClass / typeNotes
4 JanuaryHyundai Heavy IndustriesUlsanBerlin ExpressHamburg-Express-class container shipFor Hapag Lloyd[1]
8 JanuaryDaewoo MangaliaMangaliaConeste Sietas type 178 container shipFor Bernd Bartels[2]
18 JanuaryCantiere Navale VisentiniDonadaRo-pax ferryFor Grimaldi Group
19 JanuaryOdense StaalskibsvaerftLindøAxel MærskMærsk A-class container shipFor Mærsk Line[3]
4 FebruaryEstaleiros Navais de Viana do CasteloViana do CasteloRio Alexander
7 FebruaryFlensburger Schiffbau-GesellschaftFlensburgBeachy HeadPoint-class sealift shipFor British Armed Forces
28 FebruaryKvaerner Masa-YardsTurkuMariner of the SeasVoyager-class cruise shipFor Royal Caribbean International
3 MarchXiamen Shipbuilding IndustryXiamenRickmers New Orleanstype Superflex Heavy MPC container shipFor Rickmers Group[4]
8 MarchGeojeSamsung Heavy IndustriesOOCL Long BeachOOCL SX-class container shipFor Orient Overseas Container Line[5]
21 MarchChantiers de l'AtlantiqueSt. NazaireOcean linerFor Cunard Line
21 MarchBlohm + VossHamburg
4 AprilOdense StaalskibsvaerftLindøAnna MærskMærsk A-class container shipFor Mærsk Line[6]
12 AprilUlsanHyundai Heavy IndustriesMSC VivianaSealand-New-York-type container shipFor Freesia International Corporation[7]
13 AprilUlsanHyundai Heavy IndustriesMaersk KalamataSealand-New-York-type container shipFor Costamare Shipping[8]
18 AprilMazagon Dock LimitedMumbai
19 AprilKoninklijke Schelde GroepFlushing
29 AprilJiangnan ShipyardShanghaiType 052C air defense destroyer
3 MayAppledore ShipbuildersAppledore, North DevonFerryFor Caledonian MacBrayne
16 MayTenix Defence SystemsWilliamstown, Victoria
16 MayNavatiaFerrolBlas de LezoÁlvaro de Bazán-class frigateFor Armada Española
23 MayMærsk LineKerteminde, DenmarkOlga MærskOlga Mærsk-Class container shipFor Mærsk Line[9]
6 JuneGothenburgGötheborgEast Indiaman ReplicaFor Svenska Ostindiska Companiet AB
14 JuneVT GroupSouthamptonRiver-class patrol vesselFor Royal Navy
16 JuneXiamen Shipbuilding IndustryXiamenRickmers Jakartatype Superflex Heavy MPC container shipFor Rickmers Group[10]
20 JuneMeyer WerftPapenburgFor Royal Caribbean International[11]
25 JuneIngalls ShipbuildingPascagoula, Mississippi
3 JulyOdense StaalskibsvaerftLindøArnold MærskMærsk A-class container shipFor Mærsk Line[12]
12 JulyAvondale ShipyardAvondale, Louisiana
18 JulySwan HunterWallsend, England
19 JulyBath Iron WorksBath, Maine
26 JulyNordseewerkeEmden
2 AugustHowaldtswerke-Deutsche WerftKielFor South African Navy
16 AugustElectric BoatGroton, ConnecticutFor US Navy
16 AugustHyundai Heavy IndustriesUlsanAdriana StarType Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship[13]
29 August
31 AugustEstaleiros Navais de Viana do CasteloViana do CasteloRio Alexander
13 SeptemberAppledore Shipbuilders Ltd.AppledoreLanaMotor yachtFor private owner.[14]
22 SeptemberSchiffswerft J.J. SietasHamburg-NeuenfeldeStina Sietas type 168 container shipFor Jan Breuer[15]
24 SeptemberHijos de J. BarrerasVigoSuardiaz GaliciaRo-ro cargo shipFor Suardiaz[16]
1 OctoberJ.J. SietasHamburg-NeuenfeldeAnnetteSietas type 161For SAL Heavy Lift[17]
1 OctoberJ.J. SietasHamburg-NeuenfeldeMariaSietas type 161For SAL Heavy Lift[18]
1 October
2 OctoberHDWKiel
2 OctoberUlsanHyundai Heavy IndustriesMSC MarinaSealand-New-York-type container ship[19]
8 OctoberOdense StaalskibsvaerftLindøArthur MærskMærsk A-class container shipFor Mærsk Line[20]
16 OctoberAker FinnyardsRauma, FinlandCruiseferryFor Tallink
23 OctoberDirection des Constructions NavalesCherbourgO’HigginsScorpène-class submarineFor Armada de Chile
30 OctoberJiangnan ShipyardShanghaiType 052C air defense destroyer
6 NovemberFincantieriMuggianoSalvatore TodaroType 212 submarineFor Italian Navy
NovemberNordseewerkeEmdenU 32Type 212 submarineFor German Navy
27 DecemberGeojeSamsung Heavy IndustriesOOCL QingdaoOOCL SX-class container shipFor Orient Overseas Container Line[21]
Date unknownShanhaiguan ShipyardQinhuangdaoMayflower ResolutionTurbine Installation VesselFor Mayflower Energy Ltd
Date unknownSumitomo Heavy IndustriesYokosuka, JapanMasteraCrude oil tanker

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DNV GL: Berlin Express. 2017-09-10.
  2. Web site: DNV GL: Conteste. 2017-10-02.
  3. Web site: ABS: Axel Mærsk. 2017-07-05.
  4. Web site: DNV GL: Rickmers New Orleans. 2017-08-19.
  5. Web site: ABS: Seamax Bridgeport. 2017-09-30.
  6. Web site: ABS: Anna Mærsk. 2017-07-05.
  7. Web site: DNV GL: MSC Methoni. 2017-08-26.
  8. Web site: DNV GL: MSC Kalamata. 2017-08-26.
  9. Web site: Vessel overview. www.maerskline.com . 27 October 2014.
  10. Web site: DNV GL: Rickmers Jakarta. 2017-08-19.
  11. Web site: Meyerwerft Website . 2010-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728114330/http://www.meyerwerft.de/page.asp?lang=e&main=3&subs=0&did=989 . 2011-07-28 . dead .
  12. Web site: ABS: Arnold Mærsk. 2017-07-05.
  13. Web site: DNV GL: HSL Sheffield. 2017-06-08.
  14. Web site: Samar . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
  15. Web site: DNV GL: Katherine Borchard. 2017-10-02.
  16. Web site: White . Ryan . 2021-05-26 . Spanish Navy will Commission Logistic Support Ship "Ysabel" (A 06) on June 2 - Naval Post- Naval News and Information . 2023-02-12 . en-US.
  17. Web site: DNV GL: Annette. 2017-10-03.
  18. Web site: DNV GL: Maria. 2017-10-03.
  19. Web site: DNV GL: MSC Marina. 2017-08-26.
  20. Web site: ABS: Arthur Mærsk. 2017-07-05.
  21. Web site: ABS: OOCL Qingdao. 2017-09-30.

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