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The list of ship launches in 1998 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1998.
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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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1 February
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Spain
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Astilleros Españoles
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Puerta Real
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Finnclipper
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Seapacer-class RoPax-ferry
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For Finnlines[1]
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20 February
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Finland
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Finnyards
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Rauma
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Botnica
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Icebreaker
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February
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Spain
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Astilleros Espanoles SA
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Sevilla
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Dawn Merchant
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RoRo-Ferry
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For Cenargo International Ltd.[2]
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12 March
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Australia
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Australian Submarine Corporation
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Osborne, South Australia
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Dechaineux
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27 March
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United Kingdom
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Appledore Shipbuilders
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Appledore, North Devon
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Clansman
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Ferry
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For Caledonian MacBrayne
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28 March
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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O'Kane
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23 May
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Australia
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Tenix Defence
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Williamstown, Victoria
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Warramunga
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18 April
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Spain
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Astilleros Españoles
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Puerta Real
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Finneagle
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Seapacer-class RoPax-ferry
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For Finnlines[3]
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24 April
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Australia
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Australian Defence Industries
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Newcastle, New South Wales
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Hawkesbury
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27 May
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United Kingdom
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Yarrow Shipbuilders
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Glasgow, England
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Kent
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Type 23 frigate
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28 May
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Spain
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Astilleros Espanoles SA
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Sevilla
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Brave Merchant
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RoRo-Ferry
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For Cenargo International Ltd.[4]
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23 June
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Australia
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NQEA Ltd
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Cairns, Queensland
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Melville
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25 June
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Seay
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10 August
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United Kingdom
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Vosper Thornycroft
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Woolston, Hampshire
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Grimsby
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August
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Spain
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Astilleros de Huelva SA
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Huelva
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Varbola
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Ro-Ro ferry
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for Estonian Shipping Company
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9 September
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Vengeance
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9 September
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Japan
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Inazuma
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24 September
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Japan
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Samidare
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14 October
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Finland
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Kværner Masa-Yards
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Helsinki
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Arcticaborg
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Platform supply vessel
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17 October
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Finland
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Kværner Masa-Yards
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Helsinki
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Antarcticaborg
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Platform supply vessel
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7 November
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Oscar Austin
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26 November
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Japan
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Uzushio
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27 November
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Finland
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Kvaerner Masa-Yards
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Turku
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Voyager of the Seas
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Voyager-class cruise ship
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For Royal Caribbean International
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30 November
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Russia
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Yantar Shipyard
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Kalinigrad
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Jade
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survey vessel
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For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
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15 December
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Japan
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NKK Corporation
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Tsu
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Moscow University
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Tanker
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For Novoship, Russia
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23 December
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Germany
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Meyer Werft
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Papenburg
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SuperStar Virgo
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Cruise ship
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For Star Cruises
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Unknown date
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Taiwan
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China Shipbuilding Corporation
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Keelung
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Alva Maersk
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Container ship
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For A. P. Moller-Maersk Group
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See also
References