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The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Notes
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21 January
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter
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Wallsend, England
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Marlborough
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Type 23 frigate
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31 January
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Japan
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Jintsu
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2 February
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Germany
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Kröger Shipyard
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Schacht-Audorf
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Kalkgrund
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Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
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For German Navy
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24 February
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Germany
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Flender Werke
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Lübeck
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Lady Diana
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yacht
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For NAVTOL[1]
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7 March
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United Kingdom
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Ferguson Shipbuilders
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Port Glasgow
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Lord of the Isles
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Ferry
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For Caledonian MacBrayne
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11 March
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Cowpens
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17 March
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West Germany
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Schichau Seebeckwerft
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Bremerhaven
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Seabourn Spirit
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Cruise ship
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For Seabourn Cruise Line
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19 March
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Japan
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Kobe
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Victory
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ferry
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For Higashi Nippon Ferry Co.[2]
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7 April
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Germany
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Flender Werke
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Lübeck
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Lady Sarah
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yacht
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8 April
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United Kingdom
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Yarrow Shipbuilders
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Argyll
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Type 23 frigate
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15 April
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Finland
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Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
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Turku
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Cinderella
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Cruiseferry
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For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
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26 April
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Germany
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Elsflether Shipyard
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Elsflether
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Mittelgrund
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Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
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For German Navy
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5 May
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Australia
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AMECON
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Williamstown, Victoria
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Melbourne
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6 May
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Rushmore
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26 June
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Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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Vasco da Gama
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2 July
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Gettysburg
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3 July
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Scranton
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8 July
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Canada
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Saint John Shipbuilding
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Saint John, New Brunswick
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Vancouver
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13 July
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Germany
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Kröger Shipyard
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Schacht-Audorf
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Bant
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Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
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For German Navy
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19 July
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Spain
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Bazan
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Ferrol
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Reina Sofía
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22 July
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United States
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Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Henry Eckford
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26 July
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Japan
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Harushio
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25 August
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France
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Chantiers de l'Atlantique
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Saint-Nazaire
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Nordic Empress
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Cruise ship
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For Royal Caribbean International
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27 August
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Finland
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Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
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Turku
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Kalypso
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Cruiseferry
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For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
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1 September
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Chosin
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11 September
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Japan
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Umigiri
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12 September
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Japan
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries
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Kaiwo Maru II
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Four-masted Barque
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16 September
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Arleigh Burke
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23 September
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Pecos
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September
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India
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Mazagon Dock Limited
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Mumbai
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Shankul
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Type 209 submarine
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For Indian Navy
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September
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United States
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North American Shipbuilding
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William M
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Z-drive tug
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For Alpha Marine Services
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2 October
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Germany
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Elsfleth Shipyard
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Elsfleth
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Breitgrund
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Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
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For German Navy
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14 October
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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West Virginia
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31 October
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Scotland
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Hall, Russell & Company
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Aberdeen
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RMS St Helena
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Royal Mail Ship
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6 November
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Finland
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Wärtsilä Marine (estate) Perno shipyard
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Turku
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Silja Serenade
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Cruiseferry
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For Effoa for Silja Line traffic
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11 November
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Ashland
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19 November
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Germany
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Meyer Werft
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Papenburg
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Horizon
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Cruise ship
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For Celebrity Cruises
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5 December
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Australia
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Shepparton
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19 December
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Japan
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Ohyodo
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Unknown date
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South Korea
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Cheonan
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For Republic of Korea Navy
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Unknown date
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Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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Corsair
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Hovercraft
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For Blohm + Voss (prototype)
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See also
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