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The list of ship launches in 2012 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2012.
Date
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
7 January
South Korea
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Geoje
MSC Deila
MSC Danit -type container ship
[1]
8 January
Germany
Meyer Werft
Papenburg
Disney Fantasy
Cruise ship
For Disney Cruise Line
12 January
Germany
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
Flensburg
Seatruck Performance
Ro-ro ferry
For Seatruck Ferries
13 January
United States
Bollinger Shipyards
Lockport, Louisiana
Paul Clark
Sentinel -class cutter
For United States Coast Guard
14 January
United States
Austal USA
Mobile, Alabama
Coronado
Independence -class littoral combat ship
For US Navy
27 January
Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Nagasaki
Suzuran
Ro-ro ferry
For Shin Nihonkai
27 January
Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Nagasaki
Suisen
Ro-ro ferry
For Shin Nihonkai
4 February
South Korea
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Okpo
Santa Barbarra
Santa -class container ship
For Hamburg Süd [2]
7 February
Australia
Graeme Wylie
Bushfield, Victoria
Notorious
Replica caravel
15 February
Republic of Korea
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Okpo-dong , South Gyeongsang Province
Vale Carajas
Valemax
For Vale Shipping
1 March
Finland
STX Finland
Turku
Meri
Cargo ship
For Gaiamare
2 March
United States
Bollinger Shipyards
Lockport, Louisiana
Robert Yered
Sentinel -class cutter
For United States Coast Guard
2 March
Netherlands
Bodewes shipyard
Hoogezand
UAL Bodewes
[3]
3 March
South Korea
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Geoje
MSC Valeria
'MSC Danit -type container ship
[4]
10 March
Netherlands
GS Yard
Waterhuizen
Lady Alexandra
Sea-River Liner 3700 coastal ship
For Wijnne Barends
13 March
Germany
Fassmer
Berne
Harro Koebke
36,5-meter-class Lifeboat
For DGzRS
14 March
South Korea
Samsung Heavy Industries
Geoje
CSCL Neptune
CSCL Star -class container ship
For China Shipping Container Lines [5]
17 March
Netherlands
Ferus Smit
Westerbroek
Vikingbank
For Wagenborg [6]
23 March
Germany
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
Flensburg
Seatruck Precision
Ro-ro ferry
For Seatruck Ferries
31 March
Italy
Fincantieri
Riva Trigoso
Carlo Margottini
FREMM multipurpose frigate
For Italian Navy
1 April
Germany
Meyer Werft
Papenburg
AIDAmar
Sphinx-class cruise ship
For AIDA Cruises
3 April
Finland
STX Finland
Rauma
Mirabilis
Research vessel
For Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia
6 April
Spain
Freire Shipyard
Vigo
Discovery
Royal Research Ship
For Natural Environment Research Council
6 April
South Korea
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Ulsan
Hamburg Express
Hamburg Express -class container ship
For Hapag Lloyd [7]
7 April
Republic of Korea
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Okpo-dong , South Gyeongsang Province
Vale Minas Gerais
Valemax
For Vale Shipping
11 April
Germany
Ferus Smit
Leer
Fuldaborg
For Wagenborg [8]
12 April
Poland
Stocznia Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Stavangerfjord
Cruise ferry
For Fjord Line
14 April
United States
Avondale Shipyard
New Orleans
Somerset
San Antonio -class amphibious transport dock
For United States Navy
15 April
People's Republic of China
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
Dalian , Liaoning
Vale Espirito Santo
Valemax
For Vale Shipping
22 April
South Korea
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Okpo
Santa Ines
Santa -class container ship
For Hamburg Süd [9]
29 April
People's Republic of China
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries
Vale Shandong
Valemax
For Vale Shipping
3 May
Netherlands
GS Yard
Waterhuizen
Georg Burmester
Sunrise -class
[10]
5 May
United States
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
San Diego
Cesar Chavez
Lewis and Clark -class dry cargo ship
For United States Navy
31 May
Netherlands
GS Yard
Waterhuizen
Lady Amalia
Sea-River Liner 3700 coastal ship
For Wijnne Barends
4 June
United States
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Pascagoula, Mississippi
America
America -class amphibious assault ship
For United States Navy
5 June
Norway
Viking Kings AS
Haugesund
Draken Harald Hårfagre
Viking longship
7 June
Nigeria
Andoni
Andoni -class seaward defence boat
For Nigerian Navy
16 June
United States
Marinette Marine
Marinette
Reuben Lasker
For NOAA
30 June
Finland
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard
Helsinki
Vitus Bering
Platform supply vessel
For Sovcomflot
1 July
People's Republic of China
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
Dalian , Liaoning
Vale Indonesia
Valemax
For Vale Shipping
6 July
France
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Hermione
Concorde class frigate
Reproduction of the 1779 French frigate Hermione
6 July
France
STX Europe
Saint-Nazaire
Europa 2
Cruise ship
For Hapag-Lloyd
13 July
Republic of Korea
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
Jinhae-gu , Changwon
Vale Fujiyama
Valemax
For Vale Shipping
13 July
South Korea
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Ulsan
New York Express
Hamburg Express -class container ship
For Hapag Lloyd [11]
26 July
People's Republic of China
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries
Vale Jiangsu
Valemax
For Vale Shipping
28 July
China
Haixun 01
Patrol ship
For China Maritime Safety Administration
3 August
Finland
Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy
Uusikaupunki
Kindral Kurvits
Patrol boat
For Estonian Border Guard [12]
10 August
Finland
STX Finland
Turku
Viking Grace
Cruiseferry
For Viking Line
12 August
Germany
Meyer Werft
Papenburg
Celebrity Reflection
Cruise ship
For Celebrity Cruises
16 August
Italy
Fincantieri
Monfalcone
Royal Princess
Royal -class cruise ship
For Princess Cruises [13]
26 August
China
Wuchang Shipyard
Wuhan
Durjoy
Durjoy -class patrol craft
For Bangladesh Navy
31 August
Netherlands
GS Yard
Waterhuizen
Piz Bever
Sunrise-class
[14]
1 September
South Korea
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Ulsan
Basle Express
Hamburg Express -class container ship
For Hapag Lloyd [15]
19 September
South Korea
Samsung Heavy Industries
Geoje
NYK Helios
OOCL M-class container ship
For Orient Overseas Container Line [16]
27 September
People's Republic of China
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
Dalian , Liaoning
Vale Tubarao
Valemax
For Vale Shipping
27 September
People's Republic of China
Wuchang Shipyard
Wuhan
Nirmul
Durjoy -class patrol craft
For Bangladesh Navy
1 October
United States
Austal USA
Mobile, Alabama
Choctaw County
Spearhead -class expeditionary fast transport
For Military Sealift Command
7 October
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Dockwise Vanguard
heavy lift ship
For Dockwise
8 October
Bangladesh
Khulna Shipyard
Khulna
Padma
Padma -class patrol craft
For Bangladesh Navy
13 October
United States
Marinette Marine Corporation
Marinette, Wisconsin
Sikuliaq
Research vessel
For National Science Foundation
18 October
France
DCNS
Lorient
Normandie
FREMM multipurpose frigate
For French Navy
27 October
Romania
Galați shipyard
Galați
Karel Doorman
Amphibious support ship
For Royal Netherlands Navy
3 November
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Minnesota
Virginia -class submarine
For US Navy
3 November
South Korea
Samsung Heavy Industries
Geoje
OOCL Brussels
OOCL M-class container ship
For Orient Overseas Container Line [17]
13 November
United States
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
San Diego
Montford Point
Montford Point -class Expeditionary Transfer Dock
For US Navy
23 November
Finland
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard
Helsinki
Aleksey Chirikov
Platform supply vessel
For Sovcomflot
3 December
Russia
Yantar Shipyard
Kaliningrad
Yantar
Intelligence and research ship
For Russian Navy
5 December
United States
J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.
Tacoma, Washington
Menominee
Valiant -class harbor tug
For US Navy
10 December
South Korea
Samsung Heavy Industries
Geoje
OOCL Berlin
OOCL M-class container ship
For Orient Overseas Container Line [18]
17 December
United Kingdom
Ferguson Shipbuilders
Port Glasgow
Hallaig
Ferry
For Caledonian Macbrayne [19]
19 December
Italy
Fincantieri
Castellammare di Stabia
Luigi Dattilo
Dattilo-class offshore patrol vessel
For Italian Coast Guard [20]
21 December
South Korea
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Ulsan
Hong Kong Express
Hamburg Express -class container ship
For Hapag Lloyd [21]
30 December
Russia
Sevmash
Severodvinsk
Vladimir Monomakh
Borei-class submarine
For Russian Navy
See also
References