The list of ship launches in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1987. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 17 January Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana 23 January 29 January Bazan Ferrol 30 January Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 30 January Vogelsand Nordstand-class tug Orenstein & Koppel Lübeck 25 February Fincantieri 7 March Mozart River cruise ship Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau For Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft 3 April Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi 4 April Sovereign of the Seas Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire For Royal Caribbean International 10 April Dredger Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd Appledore For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd. 24 April Gölcük Naval Shipyard 24 April Atair Vermessungs-, Wracksuch- und Forschungsschiffe des BSH Kröger-Werft Schacht-Audorf For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure 28 April Tupi Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Marinha do Brasil 3 May SKR-451 Koni-class frigate Werft 340 Zelenodolsk For Soviet Navy 9 May Kronsort Schwedeneck-class research vessel Elsfleth shipyard Elsfleth For German Navy 2 June Brigantine Brooke Yachts International. Lowestoft For Royal Australian Navy. 13 June Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia 17 June SA-15 type cargo ship Wärtsilä Marine Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki 27 June Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana 10 July Type 23 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow 12 July Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine 13 July Wind Spirit Motor sailing yacht Ateliers et chantiers du Havre Le Havre For Windstar Cruises 18 July Cruiseferry Brodogradevna Industrija Split for SF Line for Viking Line traffic 31 July Helmsand Schwedeneck-class research vessel Kröger shipyard Schacht-Audorf For German Navy 4 August Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi 10 August Bülk Tugboat Johann Oelkers KG Hamburg For Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel 15 August Dredger Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd Appledore For British Dredging Ltd. 9 September 12 September Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut 17 September Augsburg Bremen-class frigate Bremer Vulkan Bremen-Vegesack For German Navy 21 September 23 September Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Steel Corporation. 2 October Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi 2 October Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana 7 October Type 22 frigate Cammell Laird Birkenhead 10 October Fincantieri 10 October 15 October Lübeck Bremen-class frigate Nordseewerke Emden For German Navy 1 November Crown Odyssey Cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg For Royal Cruise Line 8 December Ferry Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow For Caledonian MacBrayne 19 December Car transporter Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co Onishi For Nissan Prince Kaiun K.K. Unknown date Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine Huludao Shipyard Huludao, Liaoning Province Unknown date Ro-Ro ferry David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol For Orkney Ferries. Unknown date Granogwen Fishery patrol vessel David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol For South Wales Fisheries Committee. Unknown date SWOPS ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For BP Petroleum Development. Unknown date Spray 38 Passenger ship J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Alan Guichard. Unknown date Watchman Launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol For private owner.
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