The list of ship launches in 1974 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1974. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes 12 January Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. 22 January Nordseewerke Emden For German Navy. January Ferry Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd Bideford For Shetland Islands Council. 5 February Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow For Royal Navy. 7 February Cruise ship Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri Helsingør For Royal Cruise Lines. 9 February Multi-purpose vessel Rheinwerft Walsum Duisburg-Walsum For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure 22 February Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 22 February Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness For Royal Navy. 22 February For Japanese Navy. 1 March Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal New Zealand Navy. 15 March cutter Svendborg Ship Yard For Royal Danish Navy. 21 March Lürssen Bremen For German Navy. 21 March Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Nigerian Navy. 23 March Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Worldwide Shipping Co. 28 March Ferry Meyer Werft Papenburg For Rederi Ab Sally March Bazán Cartagena For Spanish Navy. 4 April Nordseewerke Emden For German Navy. 5 April Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Peruvian Navy. 6 April Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd. 6 April Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. 10 April Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Colombian Navy. 4 May Offshore supply vessel Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Offshore Marine Ltd. 8 May Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal New Zealand Navy. 25 May Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Nigerian Navy. 25 May Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 25 May Nordseewerke Emden For German Navy. 29 May For Japanese Navy. 21 June Cammell Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy. 16 July Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Colombian Navy. 18 July Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 19 July Dubegion-Normandie Nantes For Rederi AB Svea 25 July Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal New Zealand Navy. 26 July Ferry Helsingør Værft A/S Helsingør For Mols Linien A/S. 16 August Offshore supply vessel Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd. 17 August DCNS For French Navy. 22 August For Japanese Navy. 24 August Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 3 September Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal New Zealand Navy. 15 September Dubegion-Normandie Nantes For Finland Steamship Company. 16 September Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Greenock For Royal Australian Navy. 18 September Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow For Royal Navy. 20 September Cunard Countess Cruise ship Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen For Cunard Line. 28 September Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Shell-Mex & BP Ltd. 6 October Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bibby Shipping. 12 October Offshore supply vessel Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Offshore Marine Ltd. 19 October Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy. 23 October Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Turkish Navy. 26 October Roll-on/roll-off ferry Werft Nobiskrug Rendsburg For TT-Line. 9 November ANFE Rio Santiago Ensenada For Argentine Navy. 10 November AG Weser Bremen Viavela Armadora S.A 16 November Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Shell-Mex & BP Ltd. 28 November Zhdanov Leningrad For Soviet Navy. 30 November Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness For Royal Navy. 13 December Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Shell Tankers Ltd. 14 December Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. 18 December Hellenic General Enterprises Perama For Lemnos Maritime Co. GmbH. 19 December Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 19 December Ferry Helsingør Værft A/S Helsingør For Mols Linien A/S. 31 December Coaster Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd Beverley For Stag Line Ltd. December Cruise ship Burmeister & Wain Copenhagen For Cunard Line. December Bazán Cartagena For Spanish Navy. Unknown date Dorset Belle Passenger ship J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Crosons Ltd. Unknown date Langdale Fishing trawler Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd Bideford For Bridlington Trawlers Ltd. Unknown date Ro-ro cargo ship Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania For Navieras de Puerto Rico Steamship Company Unknown date Passenger ship Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd Bideford For private owner. Unknown date tanker Kröger Rendsburg For German Navy.
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