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The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
21 January  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Marlborough Type 23 frigate
31 January  Japan Jintsū Abukuma-class destroyer escort
2 February  West Germany Kröger Shipyard Schacht-Audorf Kalkgrund Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats For German Navy
24 February  West Germany Flender Werke Lübeck Lady Diana yacht For NAVTOL[1]
7 March  United Kingdom Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow Lord of the Isles Ferry For Caledonian MacBrayne
11 March  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Cowpens Ticonderoga-class cruiser
17 March  West Germany Schichau Seebeckwerft Bremerhaven Seabourn Spirit Cruise ship For Seabourn Cruise Line
19 March  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Victory ferry For Higashi Nippon Ferry Co.[2]
7 April  West Germany Flender Werke Lübeck Lady Sarah yacht [3]
8 April  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow Argyll Type 23 frigate
15 April  Finland Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard Turku Cinderella Cruiseferry For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
26 April  West Germany Elsflether Shipyard Elsflether Mittelgrund Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats For German Navy
5 May  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Arco Axe Dredger For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[4]
5 May  Australia AMECON Williamstown, Victoria Melbourne Adelaide-class frigate
6 May  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Rushmore Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
26 June  West Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama-class frigate
2 July  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Gettysburg Ticonderoga-class cruiser
3 July  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Scranton Los Angeles-class submarine
8 July  Canada Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John, New Brunswick Vancouver Halifax-class frigate
13 July  West Germany Kröger Shipyard Schacht-Audorf Bant Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats For German Navy
19 July  Spain Bazan Ferrol Reina Sofía Santa María-class frigate
22 July  United States Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Henry Eckford Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
26 July  Japan Harushio Harushio-class submarine
25 August  France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire Nordic Empress Cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International
27 August  Finland Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard Turku Kalypso Cruiseferry For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
1 September  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Chosin Ticonderoga-class cruiser
11 September  Japan Umigiri Asagiri-class destroyer
12 September  Japan Sumitomo Heavy Industries Kaiwo Maru II Four-masted Barque
16 September  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Arleigh Burke Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
23 September  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Pecos Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
September  India Mazagon Dock Limited Mumbai Shankul Type 209 submarine For Indian Navy
September  United States North American Shipbuilding William M Z-drive tug For Alpha Marine Services
2 October  West Germany Elsfleth Shipyard Elsfleth Breitgrund Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats For German Navy
14 October  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut West Virginia Ohio-class submarine
27 October  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore City of London Dredger For United Marine Dredgers Ltd.[5]
31 October  United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Company Aberdeen RMS St Helena Royal Mail Ship
6 November  Finland Wärtsilä Marine (estate) Perno shipyard Turku Silja Serenade Cruiseferry For Effoa for Silja Line traffic
11 November  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Ashland Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
19 November  West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Horizon Cruise ship For Celebrity Cruises
5 December  Australia Shepparton Paluma-class motor launch
19 December  Japan Ōyodo Abukuma-class destroyer escort
Unknown date  South Korea Cheonan Pohang-class corvette For Republic of Korea Navy
Unknown date  West Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Corsair Hovercraft For Blohm + Voss (prototype)
Unknown date  Ireland Arklow Marine Services Inc. Arklow Happy Hooker Ferry For Doolin2Aran Ferries.[6]
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Maid of the Islands Ferry For Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd.[7]
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Melwey Pilot boat For Weymouth Harbour Board.[8]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brooke Yachts International. Lowestoft Tunas Samudera Brigantine For Royal Malaysian Navy.[9]
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Vigilance Survey ship For Environment Agency.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "M/S LADY D." (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S Victory" (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "M/S Aurora II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Arco Axe". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ^ "City of London". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Happy Hooker". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Maid of the Islands". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Melwey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Tunas Samudera". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Vigilance". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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