The list of ship launches in 1969 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1969. 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 1 January Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy 4 January Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia For United States Navy 4 January Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia For United States Navy 4 January Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News For United States Navy 4 January Avondale Shipyard Avondale For United States Navy 16 January P.A.S. 1506 Tanker barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 20 January Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. January Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. January Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. 1 February Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy 2 February Schleswig-Holstein ferry For Reederei & Schiffahrts GmbH Grüne Küstenstraße 18 February Naval tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 3 March P.A.S. 1507 Tank barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 5 March Combined train and RO-RO ferry Swan Hunter Wallsend For British Railways Board 6 March Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Hoveringham Gravels Ltd. 8 March National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California 18 March Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For C. H. Sorensen. March Maria Van Riebeeck Daphné-class submarine Dubegion-Normandie Nantes For South African Navy 2 April Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 3 April Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland For St. Vincent Shipping Co. 3 April Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. 12 April Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California For United States Navy 15 April Yarrows Scotstoun For Royal Navy 15 April Severnaya Verf Leningrad For Soviet Navy 21 April Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Libyan Navy. 29 April Annie Johnson Container ship Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Rederi AB Nordstjernan 2 May Lockheed Seattle, Washington For United States Navy 3 May Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California For United States Navy 3 May Avondale Shipyard Avondale For United States Navy 15 May Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 16 May Firefighting tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Rea Towing Co. Ltd. 17 May Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News For United States Navy 17 May Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy 24 May Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy 24 May National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy 29 May Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Libyan Navy. 1 June Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy 3 June Störtebeker Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH 14 June Avondale Shipyard Avondale For United States Navy 21 June Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington For United States Navy 27 June Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Hoveringham Gravels Ltd. 30 June Swan Hunter Wallsend For Royal Navy 1 July Mormacsun Roll-on/roll-off vessel Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Moore-McCormack Lines 12 July National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy 31 July Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. July Toulon For Pakistani Navy July Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. 16 August Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California 18 August Cammell Laird Birkenhead For Royal Navy 23 August Avondale Shipyard Avondale For United States Navy 3 September Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Libyan Navy. 6 September National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy 15 September Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 25 September Firefighting tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Rea Towing Co. Ltd. 27 September Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy 27 September Acadia Forest Lighter aboard ship Sumitomo Heavy Industries Yokohama First LASH-ship in the world 14 October Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For United States Navy. 23 October Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington For United States Navy 24 October Emily Hobhouse For South African Navy 25 October Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Libyan Navy. 25 October Fort Sainte Marie Fruit carrier Ateliers et Chantiers de Dunkerque-Bordeaux Dunkirk For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique October 690 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For St. Charles Dredging & Towing. October 691 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For St. Charles Dredging & Towing. 1 November Avondale Shipyard Avondale For United States Navy 11 November Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News For United States Navy 15 November For Japan Self-Defence Forces 20 November P.A.S. 1604 Tank barge Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. 2 December Song of Norway Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines 12 December Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington For United States Navy 12 December Redoutable-class submarine DCAN For French Navy 13 December Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia For United States Navy 13 December National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy 14 December Lindblad Explorer Cruise ship Uudenkaupungin Telakka Uusikaupunki For K/S A/S Explorer & Co, Oslo, Norway 18 December Nordkaperen Type 205 submarine Orlogsværftet Copenhagen For Royal Danish Navy 19 December Ferry Meyer Werft Papenburg For Rederi AB Slite / Viking Line 20 December Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy Unknown date Coaster. Crescent Shipping Frindsbury For Crescent Shipping Ltd. Unknown date Lobe Motor barge Bay Wharf Construction Co. Ltd. Greenwich For London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd. Unknown date Lundy Puffin Fishing trawler Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Unknown date ro-ro ferry Taguma Shipbuilding Onomichi
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