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The list of ship launches in 1997 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1997.
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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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18 January
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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McFaul
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28 February
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United States
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National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
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San Diego, California
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Sisler
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February
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Netherlands
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Koninklijke Schelde Groep
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Flushing
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Rotterdam
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14 March
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Bonhomme Richard
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26 March
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Finland
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Kvaerner Masa-Yards
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Turku
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Superfast III
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Ro/Pax Ferry
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For Superfast Ferries
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27 March
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Bob Hope
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24 April
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Finland
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Kvaerner Masa-Yards
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Turku
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Superfast IV
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Ro/Pax Ferry
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For Superfast Ferries
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April
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Taiwan
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China Shipbuilding
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Kaohsiung
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Chang Chien
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3 May
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Donald Cook
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3 May
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Netherlands
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Van der Giessen de Noord
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Krimpen aan den IJssel
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Schleswig-Holstein
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Train Ferry
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For Scandlines
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10 May
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Australia
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Tenix Defence
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Williamstown, Victoria
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Te Mana
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For Royal New Zealand Navy
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8 June
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France
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Aconit
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June[citation needed]
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Genoa
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SuperSeaCat Two
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MDV1200-class monofull fast ferry
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For Sea Containers
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1 July
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Netherlands
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Van der Giessen de Noord
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Krimpen aan den IJssel
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Deutschland
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Train Ferry
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For Scandlines
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11 July
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Germany
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Meyer Werft
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Papenburg
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Mercury
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Cruise ship
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For Celebrity Cruises
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26 July
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United States
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National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
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San Diego, California
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Watson
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19 August
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Japan
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Yudachi
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21 August
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Japan
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Kirisame
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1 September
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Connecticut
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1 September
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France
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Chantiers de l’Atlantique
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Saint Nazaire
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Vision of the Seas
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Vision-class cruise ship
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For Royal Caribbean International
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18 September
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Japan
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Michishio
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29 September
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Germany
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Abeking & Rasmussen
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Fulda
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Frankenthal-class minehunter
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For German Navy
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2 October
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United States
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National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
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San Diego, California
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Dahl
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4 October
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Higgins
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21 October
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Fisher
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October
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People's Republic of China
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Dalian Shipyard
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Dalian
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Shenzhen
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Type 051B destroyer
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12 November
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Porter
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15 November
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Westwego, Louisiana
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Healy
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Polar icebreaker
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Exact date unknown
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Singapore
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Singapore
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Kota Wajar
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Container ship
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See also