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The list of ship launches in 2006 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2006.
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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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United Kingdom
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BAE Systems Naval Ships (YSL)
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Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland
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Daring
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Type 45 destroyer
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19 February
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Germany
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Meyer Werft
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Papenburg
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Pride of Hawaii
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For Norwegian Cruise Line[1]
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30 March
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India
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Mazagon Dock Limited
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Mumbai
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Kolkata
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13 May
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Netherlands
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Koninklijke Schelde Groep
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Flushing
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Johan de Witt
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19 April
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Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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Braunschweig
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28 April
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Spain
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Navantia
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Ferrol
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Otto Sverdrup
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For Royal Norwegian Navy
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9 May
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Singapore
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ST Engineering
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Benoi
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Supreme
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1 June
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Monfalcone
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Emerald Princess
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For Princess Cruises[2]
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9 June
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South Korea
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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Son Won-il
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Type 214 submarine
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For South Korean Navy
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14 June
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United Kingdom
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VT Group
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HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England
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Clyde
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17 June
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Hawaii
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24 June
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United States
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National Steel & Shipbuilding
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San Diego, California
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Sacagawea
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30 June
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Germany
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Lindenau
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Kiel
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Seacoud
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For German Tanker Shipping[3]
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12 July
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France
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DCN
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Lorient
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Chevalier Paul
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4 August
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Sestri Ponente
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Costa Serena
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For Costa Cruises[4]
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10 August
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Pakistan
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Karachi Shipyard
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Karachi
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Hamza
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Agosta 90B class submarine
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11 August
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United States
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Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Green Bay
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30 August
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Japan
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Nagasaki
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Ashigara
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6 September
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Germany
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Lürssen
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Bremen-Vegesack
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Magdeburg
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12 September
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Poland
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Remontowa Group
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Gdańsk
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Argyle
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Ferry
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For Caledonian MacBrayne
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16 September
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Sampson
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22 September
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Makin Island
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23 September
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United States
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Marinette Marine
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Marinette, Wisconsin
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Freedom
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29 September
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United States
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NGSS Ingalls
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Bertholf
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Legend-class cutter
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9 October
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United States
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Northrop Grumman
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Newport News, Virginia
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George H.W. Bush
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15 October
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Germany
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Meyer Werft
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Papenburg
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Norwegian Pearl
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For Norwegian Cruise Line
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6 November
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Japan
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Mochishio
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11 November
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Monfalcone
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Fram
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Cruise ship
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For Hurtigruten Group[5]
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18 November
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Australia
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Tenix
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Williamstown, Victoria
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Otago
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For Royal New Zealand Navy
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23 November
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Finland
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Aker Finnyards
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Helsinki
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Star
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Cruiseferry
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For Tallink
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? November
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Greece
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Hellenic Shipyards
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Chaidari
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Pipinos
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Type 214 submarine
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For Greece Navy
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6 December
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United States
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National Steel & Shipbuilding
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San Diego, California
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Alan Shepard
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15 December
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Finland
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Aker Finnyards
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Turku
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Color Magic
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Cruiseferry
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For Color Line; largest cruiseferry in the world when delivered; completed at Aker Finnyards' Rauma shipyard
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Unknown date
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Singapore
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Damen Group
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Singapore
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Bornholm Express
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Fast Passenger Ferry
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For Christansøfarten, Gudhjem, Denmark.
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Unknown date
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Spain
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Astilleros de Huelva
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Huelva
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Clipper Point
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Roll-on/roll-off Ferry
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For Seatruck Ferries "Heysham Max" vessel for Heysham Warrenpoint route.
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References
See also