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The list of ship launches in 1988 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1988.
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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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| 15 January
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 United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Comstock
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| 20 January
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 United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter
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Wallsend, England
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Chatham
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Type 22 frigate
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| 23 January
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Topeka
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| 13 February
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Abraham Lincoln
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| 17 February
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 Japan
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Sachishio
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| 17 March
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 Finland
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Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
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Turku
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Royal Viking Sun
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Cruise ship
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For Royal Viking Line
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| 19 March
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Normandy
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| 19 March
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 France
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Latouche-Tréville
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| 15 April
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Shipbuilding
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Talent
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| 23 April
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Pennsylvania
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| 30 April
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 Canada
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Saint John Shipbuilding
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Saint John, New Brunswick
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Halifax
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| 30 April
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 West Germany
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C. Lühring
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Brake
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Eversand
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For German Navy
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| 30 April
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 East Germany
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VEB Yachtwerft Berlin
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Zander
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Zander-class tug
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For Volksmarine
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| 4 June
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Japan
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Hamagiri
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| 25 June
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United States
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Todd Pacific Shipyards
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San Pedro, California
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Ingraham
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| 15 July
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Chancellorsville
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| 22 July
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 Turkey
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Gölcük Naval Shipyard
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Yilderim
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| 8 August
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Turkey
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Marinewerft
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Gölcük
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TCG Dolunay
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Type 209 submarine
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For Turkish Naval Forces
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| 13 August
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 Yugoslavia
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Brodogradevna Industrija
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Split, Yugoslavia
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Isabella
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cruiseferry
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For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
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| 15 August
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United States
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Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Benjamin Isherwood
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| 1 September
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Germany
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Kröger Shipyard
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Schacht-Audorf
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Stollergrund
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Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
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For German Navy
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| 12 September
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Japan
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Setogiri
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| 15 September
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Tortuga
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| 22 October
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Finland
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Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
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Turku, Finland
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Athena
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cruiseferry
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For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
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| 23 October
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Monterey
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| 12 November
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Miami
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| 19 November
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France
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DCN
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Brest
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Foudre
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Foudre-class landing platform dock
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For French Navy
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| 3 December
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Leroy Grumman
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| 4 December
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 Soviet Union
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Mykolaiv
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Riga
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Renamed Varyag in 1990, transferred to PLAN in 1998
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| 21 December
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Japan
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Abukuma
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| 25 December
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Japan
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Sawagiri
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See also
