The list of ship launches in 1971 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1971. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 16 January Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy 19 January Scandinavian Star Ferry Dubigeon-Normandie Nantes For Compagnie de Paquebots 23 January Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy 27 January For Japanese Navy 6 February General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy 13 February National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California For United States Navy 16 February For Japanese Navy 9 March Columbus New Australia Columbus New Zealand-class container ship Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Finkenwerder For Hamburg Süd 12 March Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd. 20 March Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy 25 March Ranger Calliope Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd. 29 March Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. 31 March Kamakura Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe For NYK Line 31 March Kurama Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe For NYK Line March IOS 3301 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Ingram Corp. 3 April Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy 9 April Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec For Royal Canadian Navy. 15 April Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Yantar Kaliningrad For Soviet Navy 17 April General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy 23 April Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec For Royal Canadian Navy. 24 April Passenger ferry Société Nouvelle des Ateliers du Havre Le Havre For DA-NO Linien 24 April Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana For United States Coast Guard 24 April Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington For United States Navy 26 April Type 21 frigate Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England For Royal Navy. 8 May Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Zalyv Shipyard Kerch For Soviet Navy 12 May Royal Viking Star Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard Helsinki For Royal Viking Line 14 May Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Hoveringham Gravels Ltd. 15 May National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California For United States Navy 21 May Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Zhdanov Leningrad For Soviet Navy 22 May Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy 25 May Columbus America Columbus New Zealand-class container ship Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Finkenwerder For Hamburg Süd. 29 May Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Esso Petroleum Co. 4 June Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy 7 June Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Greek Navy. 10 June Type 42 destroyer Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness, England For Royal Navy. 19 June Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Amey Marine Ltd. 23 June Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington For United States Navy 24 June Ranger Callisto Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd. 23 July Ferry Dubigeon-Normandie Nantes For Finland Steamship Company / Silja Line 23 July Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Amey Marine Ltd. Unknown date Offshore supply vessel J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Offshore Marine Ltd. 24 July National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California For United States Navy 28 August Ore-bulk-oil carrier C.N.Tirreno e Riuniti-Palermo Palermo 4 September Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana For United States Coast Guard 7 September For Royal Navy. 10 September Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland For Royal Navy. 10 September Hopper ship Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Brazilian Government. 22 September Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy 25 September Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy 29 September Type 206 submarine HDW Kiel For German Navy 1 October Bore VII Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy For Angfartygs Ab Bore. 2 October National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California For United States Navy 8 October Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Ropner Shipping. 9 October Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy 19 October Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Greek Navy. 23 October Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi 17 November Ferry Helsingør Skibsværft Helsingør For Linjebuss International AB 20 November Hopper ship Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Brazilian Government. 22 November Coaster J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Hull Gates Shipping Co. Ltd. 25 November For Japanese Navy 26 November Bore IX Rauma Rauma-Reopla Oy For Angfartygs Ab Bore. November Kitano Maru Kamakura Maru-type container ship NYK Line Tsurumi For NYK Line 3 December Ferry Dubigeon-Normandie Nantes For Rederi AB Svea / Silja Line 4 December Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy 4 December National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California For United States Navy 4 December Redoutable-class submarine DCNS For French Navy. 6 December Ranger Castor Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd. 11 December Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy 11 December Train ferry Trosvik Verksted A/S Brevik For Sealink 14 December Viking 3 Ferry Meyer Werft Papenburg For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line 18 December Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Mascot A/S. 18 December Hopper ship Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Brazilian Government. Unknown date Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Bowker & King Ltd. Unknown date Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Bowker & King Ltd. Unknown date Tug British Waterways Board Goole For British Waterways Board. Unknown date Tug Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Leith For United Towing Co Ltd. Unknown date Brig Isle of Wight For The Marine Society & Sea Cadet Corps Unknown dateGSI Mariner Research/survey vessel Alum Construction Edmonton For Geophysical Service Inc.
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