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The list of ship launches in 1986 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1986.
Date
|
Country
|
Builder
|
Location
|
Ship
|
Class / type
|
Notes
|
11 January
|
United States
|
Todd Pacific Shipyards
|
San Pedro, California
|
Rodney M. Davis
|
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
|
For United States Navy.
|
17 January
|
France
|
Chantiers et ateliers de la Perrière
|
Lorient
|
Vulcain
|
Vulcain-class minesweeper
|
For French Navy.
|
24 January
|
Poland
|
Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego
|
Szczecin
|
Konstantin Chernenko
|
Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry
|
For Far Eastern Shipping Company[1]
|
29 January
|
Japan
|
|
|
Shimayuki
|
Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
|
For Japanese Navy.
|
1 February
|
United States
|
Lockheed Shipbuilding
|
Seattle, Washington
|
Fort McHenry
|
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
|
For United States Navy.
|
9 February
|
Japan
|
|
|
Takeshio
|
Yūshio-class submarine
|
For Japanese Navy.
|
14 February
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
Antietam
|
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
|
For United States Navy.
|
14 February
|
Belgium
|
Mercantile-Belyard
|
Rupelmonde
|
Bellis
|
Tripartite-class minehunter
|
For Belgian Navy.
|
20 February
|
Soviet Union
|
Zaliv Shipbuilding yard
|
Kerch, Ukraine
|
Sevmorput
|
LASH carrier
|
Nuclear-powered cargo ship
|
21 February
|
Denmark
|
Frederikshavn Værft
|
Frederikshavn
|
Mercandian Universe
|
Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship
|
For Per Henriksen [da][2]
|
22 February
|
United States
|
Avondale Shipyard
|
Avondale, Louisiana
|
Joshua Humphreys
|
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
|
|
1 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Vosper Thornycroft
|
Woolston
|
Atherstone
|
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
|
For Royal Navy.
|
15 March
|
United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding
|
Newport News, Virginia
|
Newport News
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
For United States Navy.
|
26 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Swan Hunter
|
Wallsend
|
Sheffield
|
Type 22 frigate
|
For Royal Navy.
|
29 March
|
United States
|
Bath Iron Works
|
Bath, Maine
|
Kauffman
|
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
|
For United States Navy.
|
8 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Swan Hunter
|
Wallsend
|
Coventry
|
Type 22 frigate
|
For Royal Navy.
|
24 April
|
Republic of South Africa
|
Sandock Austral
|
Durban, South Africa
|
Drakensberg
|
Fleet replenishment vessel
|
For South African Navy.
|
25 April
|
Soviet Union
|
Baltic Shipyard
|
Leningrad
|
Kalinin
|
Kirov-class battlecruiser
|
For Soviet Navy.
|
27 April
|
Soviet Union
|
Zelenodolsk Shipyard
|
Zelenodolsk
|
SKR-195
|
Koni-class frigate
|
For Soviet Navy.
|
9 May
|
Finland
|
Hollming
|
Rauma
|
Finn
|
Finnpusku pusher vessel
|
|
30 May
|
West Germany
|
HDW
|
Kiel
|
Turgutreis
|
Yavuz-class frigate
|
For Turkish Navy.
|
30 May
|
West Germany
|
HDW
|
Kiel
|
Astor
|
Cruise ship
|
|
30 May
|
Denmark
|
Frederikshavn Værft
|
Frederikshavn
|
Mercandian Sun II
|
Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship
|
For Per Henriksen [da][3]
|
31 May
|
United States
|
Bay Shipbuilding
|
Sturgeon Bay
|
Sea-Land Anchorage
|
D7-class container ship
|
For Sea-Land Corporation
|
20 June
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
Leyte Gulf
|
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
|
For United States Navy.
|
20 June
|
United States
|
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
|
Tacoma, Washington
|
Assertive
|
Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship
|
|
21 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders
|
Glasgow
|
Cumberland
|
Type 22 frigate
|
For Royal Navy.
|
28 June
|
United States
|
Electric Boat
|
Groton, Connecticut
|
Helena
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
For United States Navy.
|
9 July
|
Italy
|
Cantiere navale del Muggiano
|
La Spezia
|
Alliance
|
Research vessel
|
For NATO.
|
23 July
|
Spain
|
Bazan
|
Ferrol
|
Victoria
|
Santa María-class frigate
|
For Spanish Navy.
|
9 August
|
United States
|
Avondale Shipyard
|
Avondale, Louisiana
|
John Lenthall
|
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
|
|
9 August
|
Sweden
|
Kockums
|
Malmö
|
Celebration
|
Holiday-class cruise ship
|
For Carnival Cruise Lines
|
16 August
|
West Germany
|
Schichau Seebeckwerft
|
Bremerhaven
|
Nils Holgersson
|
Cruiseferry
|
For Swecarrier for TT-Line traffic
|
22 August
|
Finland
|
Valmet Vuosaari shipyard
|
Helsinki
|
Yuriy Arshenevskiy
|
SA-15 type cargo ship
|
|
29 August
|
Denmark
|
Frederikshavn Værft
|
Frederikshavn
|
Mercandian Sea II
|
Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship
|
For Per Henriksen [da][4]
|
31 August
|
Finland
|
Wärtsilä Perno shipyard
|
Turku
|
Kronprins Harald
|
Cruiseferry
|
For Jahre Line
|
5 September
|
South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries
|
Ulsan
|
Berge Stahl
|
Ore carrier
|
|
19 September
|
Japan
|
|
|
Asagiri
|
Asagiri-class destroyer
|
For Japanese Navy.
|
27 September
|
United States
|
Bay Shipbuilding
|
Sturgeon Bay
|
Sea-Land Tacoma
|
D7-class container ship
|
For Sea-Land Corporation
|
14 October
|
United States
|
National Steel and Shipbuilding
|
San Diego, California
|
Exxon Valdez
|
Oil tanker
|
For Exxon Corporation
|
14 October
|
West Germany
|
Kröger shipyard
|
Schacht-Audorf
|
Schwedeneck
|
Schwedeneck-class research vessel
|
For German Navy.
|
24 October
|
West Germany
|
Orenstein & Koppel
|
Lübeck
|
Nordstrand
|
Nordstand-class tug
|
For German Navy.
|
3 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Vickers Shipbuilding
|
Barrow-in-Furness
|
Trenchant
|
Trafalgar-class submarine
|
For Royal Navy.
|
14 November
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
San Jacinto
|
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
|
For United States Navy.
|
28 November
|
West Germany
|
Orenstein & Koppel
|
Lübeck
|
Langeness
|
Nordstand-class tug
|
For German Navy.
|
6 December
|
United States
|
Electric Boat
|
Groton, Connecticut
|
San Juan
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
For United States Navy.
|
13 December
|
United States
|
Electric Boat
|
Groton, Connecticut
|
Tennessee
|
Ohio-class submarine
|
For United States Navy.
|
17 December
|
Finland
|
Valmet Vuosaari shipyard
|
Helsinki
|
Vasiliy Burkhanov
|
SA-15 type cargo ship
|
|
20 December
|
United States
|
Bay Shipbuilding
|
Sturgeon Bay
|
Sea-Land Kodiak
|
D7-class container ship
|
For Sea-Land Corporation
|
Exact date unknown
|
Japan
|
Tokuoka Zosen K.K.
|
Naruto
|
Daifuku Maru No. 8
|
Cargo ship
|
For Daifuku Kaiun K.K.
|
Exact date unknown
|
Finland
|
Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard
|
Helsinki
|
Kontio
|
Icebreaker
|
|
Exact date unknown
|
United States
|
Jennings Shipyard
|
|
Argia
|
Gaff topsail schooner
|
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