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The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
21 January
United Kingdom
Swan Hunter
Wallsend , England
Marlborough
Type 23 frigate
31 January
Japan
Jintsu
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2 February
Germany
Kröger Shipyard
Schacht-Audorf
Kalkgrund
Stollengrund -class multipurpose boats
For German Navy
24 February
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
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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
Germany
Flender Werke
Lübeck
Lady Sarah
yacht
[3]
8 April
United Kingdom
Yarrow Shipbuilders
Glasgow , Scotland
Argyll
Type 23 frigate
15 April
Finland
Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
Turku
Cinderella
Cruiseferry
For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
26 April
Germany
Elsflether Shipyard
Elsflether
Mittelgrund
Stollengrund -class multipurpose boats
For German Navy
5 May
Australia
AMECON
Williamstown , Victoria
Melbourne
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6 May
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Rushmore
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26 June
Germany
Blohm + Voss
Hamburg
Vasco da Gama
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2 July
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Gettysburg
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3 July
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Scranton
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8 July
Canada
Saint John Shipbuilding
Saint John , New Brunswick
Vancouver
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13 July
Germany
Kröger Shipyard
Schacht-Audorf
Bant
Stollengrund -class multipurpose boats
For German Navy
19 July
Spain
Bazan
Ferrol
Reina Sofía
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22 July
United States
Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Henry Eckford
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26 July
Japan
Harushio
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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
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11 September
Japan
Umigiri
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12 September
Japan
Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Kaiwo Maru II
Four-masted Barque
16 September
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Arleigh Burke
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23 September
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Pecos
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September
India
Mazagon Dock Limited
Mumbai
Shankul
Type 209 submarine
For Indian Navy
2 October
Germany
Elsfleth Shipyard
Elsfleth
Breitgrund
Stollengrund -class multipurpose boats
For German Navy
14 October
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
West Virginia
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31 October
Scotland
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
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19 November
Germany
Meyer Werft
Papenburg
Horizon
Cruise ship
For Celebrity Cruises
5 December
Australia
Shepparton
Template:Sclass-
19 December
Japan
Ohyodo
Template:Sclass-
Unknown date
South Korea
Cheonan
Template:Sclass-
For Republic of Korea Navy
Unknown date
Germany
Blohm + Voss
Hamburg
Corsair
Hovercraft
For Blohm + Voss (prototype)
See also
References