The list of ship launches in 1968 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1968. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 23 January Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland United States Navy. 25 January Ferry Nobiskrug Rendsburg For British & Irish Steam Packet Co. Ltd. 27 January Blohm+Voss Hamburg For Hamburg Süd. 27 January Ferry Husumer Schiffswerft Husum For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG. 3 February For Royal Australian Navy. 3 February Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For United States Navy. 3 February Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For United States Navy. 9 February Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For German Navy 10 February Severnaya Verf Leningrad For Soviet Navy 17 February For Royal Australian Navy. 17 February Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California For United States Navy. 17 February Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California For United States Navy. 24 February Blohm+Voss Hamburg For Hamburg Süd. 26 February tugboat Schichau-Werft Bremerhaven For German Navy 28 February Harland and Wolff Govan For Royal Navy 29 February For Royal Navy 29 February Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal Navy. February For Portuguese Navy February Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. 1 March Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington For United States Navy. 9 March Ferry Lübecker Flenderwerke Rendsburg For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH. 10 March Malcolm Miller Sail Training Ship John Lewis & Sons Aberdeen For Sail Training Association 15 March Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For British Transport Docks Board. 15 March Cammell Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy 16 March Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 18 March Suffolk Challenger Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd. 19 March William Allpress Barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For William Press Ltd. 20 March Project 670 Skat submarine Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod For Soviet Navy 29 March Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. 30 March Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 7 April Canguro Bruno Ferry Castellammare di Stabia For Navigazion Traghetti Sardi. 10 April For Royal Australian Navy. 12 April Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington For United States Navy. 13 April National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. 13 April Mölders Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For German Navy 18 March Suffolk Chieftain Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd. 27 April For Royal Australian Navy. 5 May Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 11 May Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California For United States Navy. 11 May Export Lightning Container ship Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines 14 May Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Norwegian Bulk Carriers. 15 May Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For United States Navy. 15 May Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. May Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. May Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. 2 June For Soviet Navy 8 June Unique research submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine For United States Navy. 10 June Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 15 June Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy. 28 June St. W Brest For Pakistani Navy} 29 June For Royal Australian Navy. 11 July Project 651 submarine Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod For Soviet Navy 10 June Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 25 June G.W.132 Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd. 17 July Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland For United States Navy. 20 July Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy. 25 July For Japanese Navy 27 July Bulk carrier John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields For Stag Line. 27 July Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California For United States Navy. 31 July Project 670 Skat submarine Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod For Soviet Navy 3 August Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington For United States Navy. 8 August HMNB Plymouth Plymouth For Royal Navy 9 August Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Norwegian Bulk Carriers. 10 August For Royal Australian Navy. 30 August Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John, New Brunswick For Royal Canadian Navy 3 September Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana For United States Coast Guard 5 September Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington For United States Navy. 5 September Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 10 September U 12 Type 205 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For German Navy 10 September Type 205 submarine Orlogsværftet Copenhagen For Royal Danish Navy 14 September For Royal Australian Navy. 25 September Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For British Transport Docks Board. 28 September National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. 28 September Vickers Cockatoo Docks Sydney For Royal Australian Navy. 29 September Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112 Nizhny Novgorod For Soviet Navy September For Portuguese Navy 2 October For Royal Australian Navy. 7 October Project 641 submarine Sudomekh Shipyard Leningrad For Soviet Navy 7 October G.W.133 Barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd. 7 October P.A.S. 1505 Tank barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 19 October Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. 24 October For Japanese Navy 24 October Suffolk Crusader Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd. October Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. October Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. 2 November Stag Hound Container ship Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines 6 November For Royal Australian Navy. 6 November Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. 16 November Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana For United States Coast Guard. 21 November Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun For Royal Navy 21 November Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 22 November Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship For Soviet Navy 23 November National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. 30 November Transcontainer I Combined RO-RO ferry and container ship Constructions industrielles de la Méditerranée La Seyne-sur-Mer For SNCF 1 December Roll-on/roll-off vessel For Moore-McCormack Lines Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi 3 December For Royal Australian Navy. 7 December Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California For United States Navy. 7 December Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy 7 December Innisfallen Ferry Nobiskrug Rendsburg For British & Irish Steam Packet Co, Ltd. 17 December Niedersachsen Ferry Stader Schiffswerft Stade For Reederei und Schiffahrts GmbH Grüne Küstenstraße. 20 December For Royal Navy. 21 December Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For United States Navy. 26 December Project 661 Anchar submarine For Soviet Navy Unknown date Hopper Barge No. 4 Dredger American Marine & Machinery Company. Paisley For Calcutta Port Trust. Unknown date Kojima Maru Cargo ship Unknown date Loach Motor barge Bay Wharf Construction Co. Ltd. Greenwich For London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd. Unknown date Tanker Clelands Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Wallsend For c. Rowbotham & Sons Ltd. Unknown date Unnamed Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners. Unknown date 3 unnamed vessels Barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For private owners.
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