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The list of ship launches in 1996 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1996.
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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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6 January
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Hopper
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20 January
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Spain
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Bazan
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Ferrol
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Chakri Naruebet
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Aircraft carrier
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For Royal Thai Navy
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24 February
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Pearl Harbor
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1 March
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Finland
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Kvaerner Masa-Yards
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Helsinki
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Grandeur of the Seas
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Vision-class cruise ship
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For Royal Caribbean International
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9 March
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United Kingdom
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Yarrow Shipbuilders
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Sutherland
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Type 23 frigate
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15 March
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Bataan
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22 March
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Ross
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April
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Finland
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Finnyards Rauma
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Rauma
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Stena Voyager
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HSS 1500
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For Stena Line[1]
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31 May
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Canada
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Saint John Shipbuilding
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Saint John, New Brunswick
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Ottawa
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May
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Taiwan
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China Shipbuilding
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Kaohsiung
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Pan Chao
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28 June
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Australia
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Tenix Defence
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Williamstown, Victoria
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Arunta
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29 June
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Mahan
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29 June
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Norway
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Westamarin A/S
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Kristiansand
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Stena Carisma
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HSS 900
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For Stena Line[2]
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2 July
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Spain
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Bazans Fernando Shipyard
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Cadiz
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Silvia Ana L
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For Los Cipreses S.A
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27 July
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Louisiana
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9 August
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France
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Chantiers de l'Atlantique
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Saint-Nazaire
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Rhapsody of the Seas
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For Royal Caribbean International
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24 August
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United States
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National Steel & Shipbuilding
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San Diego, California
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Bridge
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27 August
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Japan
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IHI Corporation
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Tokyo
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Chōkai
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7 September
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Harry S. Truman
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14 September
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Germany
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Meyer Werft
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Papenburg
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Galaxy
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Century-class Cruise ship
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For Celebrity Cruises
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6 October
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Germany
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Bremer Vulkan
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Bremen
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Costa Olympia
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Cruise ship
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For Costa Cruises
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15 October
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Japan
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Oyashio
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8 November
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Decatur
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13 November
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Spain
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Astilleros de Huelva
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Lehola
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Ferry
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For Estonian Shipping Co Ltd
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21 November
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Finland
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Kvaerner Masa-Yards
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Helsinki
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Enchantment of the Seas
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Vision-class cruise ship
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For Royal Caribbean International
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14 December
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Finland
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Finnyards
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Rauma
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Stena Discovery
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HSS 1500
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For Stena Line[3]
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14 December
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France
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DCN
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Brest
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Siroco
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Foudre-class landing platform dock
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For French Navy
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20 December
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Denmark
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Ørskov Christensen Staalskibsværft A/S
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Frederikshavn
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Prins Richard
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Train Ferry
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For Scandlines
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Unknown date
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Slovakia
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Slovenske Lodenice
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Komárno
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Anne Scan
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Cargo ship
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For NORDICA Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "Herford"
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See also
References