List of ship launches in 2015 explained

The list of ship launches in 2015 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2015.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
5 January		Neptun Werft	Warnemünde	Viking Astrild	River cruise ship	For Viking River Cruises[1]
10 January		Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering		MSC Oliver	Olympic-class container ship	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
16 January		Daewoo	Geoje	Marchen Maersk	Maersk Triple E class	For Maersk Line
16 January		Daewoo	Geoje	Mette Maersk	Maersk Triple E class	For Maersk Line
27 January		Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding	Shanghai	Atlantic Star	ACL G4 ConRO ship	For Atlantic Container Line
31 January		Neptun Werft	Rostock-Warnemünde	Viking Mimir	Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship	For Viking Cruises[2]
2 February		GS Yard	Waterhuizen	Lady Ami	Sea-River Liner 3700 coastal ship	For Wijnne Barends
14 February		Shipyard De Hoop	Foxhol	Esnaad 221		For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[3]
14 February		GS Yard	Groningen-Waterhuizen	Lady Adele	Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship	For Wijnne Barends[4] [5]
20 February		Larsen & Toubro	Hazira	Rolldock Sky	S-class Heavy lift ship	For Rolldock[6]
21 February		Meyer Werft	Papenburg, Germany	Anthem of the Seas	Quantum-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
21 February		Ferus Smit	Leer	Nordana Sky	Ferus Smit Ecobox	For Symphony Shipping BV
21 February		Neptun Werft	Rostock-Warnemünde	Viking Vili	Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship	For Viking Cruises[7]
25 February		Austal USA	Mobile, Alabama			For
26 February		Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries	Samho	Barzan	UASC A19-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[8]
27 February		Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Linah	UASC A15-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[9]
5 March		Tamsen Maritim	Rostock	Henrich Wuppesahl	9,5/10,5-meter-class Lifeboat (rescue)	For DGzRS[10]
6 March		Fincantieri		Koningsdam	Pinnacle-class cruise ship	For Holland America Line
19 March		Saiki Heavy Industries		Maestro Diamond	bulk carrier	For Maestro Shipping
20 March		Ferus Smit	Westerbroek	Arklow Breeze
25 March		Arctech Helsinki Shipyard	Helsinki, Finland	Murmansk	Icebreaker	For Rosmorport
27 March		Daewoo	Geoje	Marit Maersk	Maersk Triple E class	For Maersk Line
28 March		Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi			For
28 March		Neptun Werft	Rostock-Warnemünde	Viking Vilhjalm	Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship	For Viking Cruises[11]
6 April		Mazagon Dock Ltd.	Mumbai			For
9 April		Lürssen	Bremen	Nordrhein-Westfalen	F125-class frigate	For
11 April		Daewoo	Geoje	Mathilde Maersk	Maersk Triple E class	For Maersk Line
11 April		Daewoo		MSC Zoe	Olympic-class container ship	For Mediterranean Shipping Company[12]
14 April		Fassmer	Bern	Ernst Meier-Hedde	28-meter-class lifeboat	For DGzRS
17 April		Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Triton		for Rederij Tasman
18 April		Rossinavi	Viareggio		Luxury yacht
25 April		Lürssen	Bremen	Project Jupiter	Yacht	[13]
25 April		Neptun Werft	Rostock-Warnemünde	Viking Kadlin	Viking Longships-class river cruise ship	For Viking Cruises[14]
30 April		Lürssen	Bremen	Project Orchid	Yacht	[15]
30 April		Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft	Flensburg	hull number 6501	Yacht casco	completed at Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder[16] [17] [18]
2 May		GS Yard	Groningen-Waterhuizen	Lady Ami	Sea River Liner	For Wijnne Barends[19] [20]
19 May		Austal USA	Mobile, Alabama			For
22 May		Neptun Werft	Rostock-Warnemünde	Viking Rolf	Viking Longships-class river cruise ship	For Viking Cruises[21]
23 May		Daewoo		MSC Maya	Olympic-class container ship	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
23 May				Hobart	Hobart-class destroyer	For
31 May		Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries	Samho	Al Muraykh	UASC A19-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[22]
2 June		Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej	Gdynia	Ślązak	Gawron-class corvette	For
6 June		Neptun Werft	Rostock-Warnemünde	Viking Tialfi	Viking Longships-class river cruise ship	For Viking Cruises[23]
15 June		Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding	Shanghai	Atlantic Sail	ACL G4 ConRO ship	For Atlantic Container Line
18 June		Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd.	Nagasaki	Ramform Tethys	Ramform Titan-class research vessel	[24]
19 June		STX France	Saint Nazaire, France	Harmony of the Seas	Oasis-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
25 June		Fincantieri	Monfalcone, Italy	Carnival Vista	Vista-class cruise ship	For Carnival Cruise Lines[25]
25 June		Fincantieri	Ancona, Italy	Viking Sea	Venice-class cruise ship[26]	For Viking Ocean Cruises[27]
3 July		Ferus Smit	Leer	Nordana Star	Ferus Smit Ecobox	For Symphony Shipping BV
4 July		Fincantieri	Muggiano	Romeo Romei	Type 212 submarine	For
4 July		Shipyard De Hoop	Foxhol	Esnaad 222		For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[28]
16 July		Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries	Samho	Al Nasriyah	UASC A15-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[29]
18 July		Marinette Marine	Marinette, Wisconsin			For
July		Singapore Technologies Marine	Singapore	Independence	Littoral Mission Vessel	For Republic of Singapore Navy[30]
15 August		Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Norwegian Escape	Breakaway-Plus-class cruise ship	For Norwegian Cruise Line
15 August		Daewoo		MSC Sveva	Olympic-class container ship	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
21 August		Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering		MSC Clara	Olympic-class container ship	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
22 August		GS Yard	Waterhuizen	Lady Ariane	Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship	For Wijnne Barends[31]
28 August		Navantia	Ferrol, Galicia	Orgullo Petrolero		For Pemex[32]
28 August		Shipyard Constructions Hoogezand Nieuwbouw BV	Hoogezand	Sundowner		[33]
28 August		Neptun Werft	Rostock-Warnemünde	Viking Egil	Viking Longships-class river cruise ship	For Viking Cruises[34]
2 September		DCNS		Auvergne	FREMM multipurpose frigate	For
5 September		Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Al Nefud	UASC A19-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[35]
5 September		Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries	Samho	Al Zubara	UASC A19-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[36]
8 August		General Dynamics Electric Boat	Groton		Virginia-class submarine	For
9 September		General Dynamics NASSCO		Lone Star State	ECO-class tanker	For American Petroleum Tankers[37]
10 September		Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding	Shanghai	Atlantic Sea	ACL G4 ConRO ship	For Atlantic Container Line
12 September		Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Munro	Legend-class cutter	For
18 September		Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Arklow Vale	5100 DWAT Bodewes Traders	For Arklow Shipping[38]
29 September		Barreras de Vigo	Vigo	Reforma Pemex		For Pemex
30 September		FSG	Flensburg	Helix 1	Well Intervention vessel	For Siem Offshore[39]
1 October		GS Yard	Waterhuizen	Archelle		[40]
14 October		GS Yard	Waterhuizen	Lady Ariette	Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship	For Wijnne Barends[41]
16 October		Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Al Dahna	UASC A19-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[42]
30 October		Fincantieri	Sestri Ponente	Seven Seas Explorer	Cruise ship	for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
31 October		DeHoop	Foxhol	Esnaad 224		For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
31 October		Ferus Smit	Westerbroek	Greenland	Cement carrier	For JT cement
31 October		Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries	Samho	Al Dhail	UASC A15-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[43]
19 November		Fincantieri	La Spezia	Itarus	Semi-submersible platform	For RosRAO[44]
20 November		Austal USA			Independence-class littoral combat ship	For
23 November	United Kingdom	Babcock Marine Ltd.	Appledore			For Irish Naval Service.[45]
25 November		Shipyard De Hoop	Lobith	Esnaad 223		For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[46]
27 November		Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding	Shanghai	Atlantic Sky	ACL G4 ConRO ship	For Atlantic Container Line
27 November		Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Al Dahna	UASC A19-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[47]
1 December		COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co.	Dalian	Bigroll Bering		For RollDock Shipping B.V.[48]
10 December		ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems	Kiel	S 41	Type 209 submarine	For
11 December		Ferus Smit	Leer	Nordana Sea	Ferus Smit Ecobox	For Symphony Shipping BV
12 December		Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries	Samho	Al Mashrab	UASC A15-class container ship	For United Arab Shipping Company[49]
12 December		General Dynamics NASSCO		Independence	ECO-class tanker	For SEA-Vista[50]
16 December		Crist yard	Gdynia	Windea La Cour[51]	Service operations vessel	For Bernhard Schulte Offshore[52]
17 December		Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Arklow View	5100 DWAT Bodewes Traders	For Arklow Shipping[53]
18 December		Socarenam	Saint Malo	La Confiance	Patrol Boat	For French Navy[54]
19 December		Fincantieri	Riva Trigoso	Alpino	FREMM multipurpose frigate	For
31 December		Samsung Heavy Industries	Koje	Triton	Triton-class container ship	For Costamare Shipping Company[55]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Alicat Workboats Ltd.	Great Yarmouth	Dalby Don	Crew transfer vessel	For Dalby Offshore Services Ltd.[56]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aluminium Marine Consultants Ltd.	Cowes	Tempest	Crew transfer vessel	For private owner.[57]
Unknown date		Daewoo		Yu Gwan-sun	Type 214 submarine	For

Notes and References

1. Web site: DNV GL: Viking Astrild. 2017-09-15.
2. Web site: DNV GL: Viking Mimir. 2017-09-16.
3. Web site: Ship launch of the ESNAAD 221 on 14 February 2015 at De Hoop, Foxhol.. YouTube. 2015-02-15. 2016-03-19.
4. Web site: Taufe und Stapellauf des MS "Lady Adele". YouTube. german. 2015-02-16. 2016-04-03.
5. Web site: Tewaterlating BN 131 Lady Adele. 2016-04-03.
6. Web site: DNV GL: Rolldock Sky. 2016-10-28.
7. Web site: DNV GL: Viking Vili. 2017-09-16.
8. Web site: DNV GL: Barzan. 2017-05-05.
9. Web site: DNV GL: Linah. 2017-05-15.
10. Web site: Werft-Tagebuch SRB 65. 2015-03-05. 2016-04-29.
11. Web site: DNV GL: Viking Vilhialm. 2017-09-16.
12. Web site: DNV GL: MSC Zoe. 2017-05-05.
13. Web site: Float Out & In - New Mega 100m+ Yacht Project JUPITER - Lürssen. YouTube. 2015-04-25. 2016-12-02.
14. Web site: DNV GL: Viking Kadlin. 2017-09-16.
15. Web site: Stapellauf von Projekt Orchid. 2015-04-30. 2016-12-02. german.
16. Web site: Mega-Yacht in Flensburg: Die FSG kann auch Yachtbau | SHZ.de. 13 May 2022 .
17. Web site: Rumpf schloß 98.5m Abeking u. Rasmussen superyacht vom Projekt ab by FSG ShipyardNauticExpo.
18. Web site: Login - THB.
19. Web site: The launching of Lady Ami. GS YARD Waterhuizen.. YouTube. 2015-05-03. 2016-04-03.
20. Web site: Tewaterlating BN 132 Lady Ami. 2016-04-03.
21. Web site: DNV GL: Viking Rolf. 2017-09-16.
22. Web site: DNV GL: Al Muraykh. 2017-05-05.
23. Web site: DNV GL: Viking Tialfi. 2017-09-16.
24. Web site: DNV Vessel Register.
25. Web site: Carnival Vista Launched at Monfalcone . 2015-06-25.
26. Web site: Viking Sky launched at Ancona, Hagen sees South America, Asia and expedition cruises as new destinations. 2016-03-24. 2016-12-16.
27. Web site: Viking Sea Launched at Fincantieri . 2015-06-25.
28. Web site: Foxhol - Tewaterlating van de ESNAAD 222 bij scheepswerf de Hoop. YouTube. 2015-07-04. 2016-03-19.
29. Web site: DNV GL: Al Nasriyah. 2017-05-15.
30. Web site: Singapour lance son 5ème Littoral Mission Vessel. 2017-10-03. 2017-10-03.
31. Web site: Tewaterlating BN 157 Lady Ariane. 2016-04-03.
32. Web site: Barreras achève le flotel Reforma Pemex et lorgne sur la croisière. 2016-06-10. 2016-06-11.
33. Web site: Tewaterlating 'SUNDOWNER'. 2015-08-24. 2016-10-21. Dutch.
34. Web site: DNV GL: Viking Egil. 2017-09-16.
35. Web site: DNV GL: Al Nefud. 2017-05-05.
36. Web site: DNV GL: Al Zubara. 2017-05-05.
37. Web site: ABS: Lone Star State. 2017-09-14.
38. Web site: NB 721 - ARKLOW VALE CHRISTENING AND LAUNCHING. 2015-09-19.
39. Web site: Offshore-Schiff "Siem Helix 1" geht ins Wasser. german. 2015-10-01. 2016-03-21.
40. Web site: Tewaterlating BN 165 Archelle. 2016-04-03.
41. Web site: Tewaterlating BN 158 Lady Ariette. 2016-04-03.
42. Web site: DNV GL: Al Dahna. 2017-05-05.
43. Web site: DNV GL: Al Dhail. 2017-05-15.
44. Web site: FINCANTIERI LAUNCHES "ITARUS". 2015-11-19. 2017-03-12.
45. Web site: James Joyce . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 26 September 2024 .
46. Web site: DE HOOP LOBITH ESNAAD 223 LAUNCH 25 11 2015. YouTube. 2015-12-06. 2016-03-19.
47. Web site: DNV GL: Tihama. 2017-05-05.
48. Web site: DNV GL: Rolldock Behring. 2016-10-20.
49. Web site: DNV GL: Al Mashrab. 2017-05-15.
50. Web site: ABS: Independence. 2017-09-14.
51. Web site: WINDEA LA COUR delivered to Siemens. 13 October 2016. 2016-11-06.
52. Web site: First SOV hull was launched. 2016-11-06.
53. Web site: Bodewes liefert zweiten Arklow-Carrier. german. 2015-12-22. 2016-02-13.
54. Web site: Le premier patrouilleur léger guyanais en achèvement à Boulogne. 2016-01-26. 2016-01-26.
55. Web site: DNV GL: Triton. 2017-06-02.
56. Web site: Dalby Don . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .
57. Web site: Tempest . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 23 September 2024 .