List_of_ship_launches_in_1983 Knowpia

The list of ship launches in 1983 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1983.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
2 January	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Admiral II	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	For Mercandia rederiet A/S^[1]
15 January	Australia	NQEA	Cairns, Queensland	*Cessnock*	Fremantle-class patrol boat
17 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	*Yorktown*	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
20 January	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	*Nizhneyansk*	SA-15 type cargo ship
25 January	Japan			*Yūbetsu*	Yubari-class destroyer escort
27 January	Japan			*Nadashio*	Yūshio-class submarine
23 February	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	*Igarka*	SA-15 type cargo ship
26 February	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	*Carr*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
4 March	Argentina	Río Santiago Shipyard	La Plata	*Rosales*	Espora-class corvette
9 March	Australia	NQEA	Cairns, Queensland	*Bendigo*	Fremantle-class patrol boat
19 March	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	*Minneapolis–Saint Paul*	Los Angeles-class submarine
26 March	Soviet Union	Zhdanov Shipyard	Leningrad	*Admiral Tributs*	Udaloy-class destroyer
28 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*British Success*	Tanker	For BP Shipping.^[2]
14 April	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	*Edinburgh*	Type 42 destroyer
15 April	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Diplomat	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXII P/R^[3]
16 April	Poland	Stocznia im Lenina	Gdańsk	*Stena Germanica*	ferry	For Stena Line^[4]
23 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Nicholas*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
29 April	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	*Thomson*	Type 209 submarine	For Armada de Chile
30 April	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	*Olympia*	Los Angeles-class submarine
1 June	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	*Monchegorsk*	SA-15 type cargo ship
10 June	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	*Whidbey Island*	Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
11 June	Italy	Fincantieri	Monfalcone	*Giuseppe Garibaldi*	Light V/STOL aircraft carrier
24 June	Argentina	Río Santiago Shipyard	La Plata	*Spiro*	Espora-class corvette
9 July	Australia	NQEA	Cairns, Queensland	*Gawler*	Fremantle-class patrol boat
10 July	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Prince II	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXV^[5]
14 July	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	*Arkhangelsk*	SA-15 type cargo ship
15 July	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Senator	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXIV^[6]
16 July	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	*Rentz*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
29 July	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	*Simpson*	Type 209 submarine	For Armada de Chile
13 August	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Robert G. Bradley*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
20 August	East Germany	VEB Peene-Werft	Wolgast	Vogtland	Ohre-class barracks ship	For Volksmarine
27 August	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	*Augusta*	Los Angeles-class submarine
27 August	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	*Hyman G. Rickover*	Los Angeles-class submarine
6 September	Japan			*Haruyuki*	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
14 September	Soviet Union	Sredne-Newski	Leningrad	Schuja	Tarantul-class corvette
19 September	Japan			*Isoyuki*	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
24 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	*Honolulu*	Los Angeles-class submarine
7 October	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	*Fort Good Hope*	Offshore supply vessel	For Townsend Holdings Ltd.^[7]
15 October	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	*Henry M. Jackson*	Ohio-class submarine
22 October	Australia	NQEA	Cairns, Queensland	*Geraldton*	Fremantle-class patrol boat
5 November	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Taylor*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
11 November	Soviet Union	Werft 129	Selenodolsk	Sokol	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy
15 November	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	*Amderma*	SA-15 type cargo ship
16 November	Turkey	Marinewerft	Gölcük	*Doğanay*	Type 209 submarine	For Turkish Naval Forces
19 November	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	*Brave*	Type 22 frigate
19 November	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	*Gary*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
24 November	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	*Kemerovo*	SA-15 type cargo ship
2 December	United Kingdom	Ferguson Ailsa Ltd	Port Glasgow	*Isle of Arran*	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
16 December	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Queen II	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXVI^[8]
17 December	West Germany	Elsflether Werft	Elsfleth	Mellum	Multi-purpose vessel	For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
19 December	Ireland	Verolme Dockyard	Rushbrook	*Eithne*	Eithne-class patrol vessel	For Irish Naval Service
Date unknown	China	Huludao Shipyard	Huludao, Liaoning Province	*Changzheng 3*	Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine
Date unknown	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	*Okha*	SA-15 type cargo ship
Date unknown	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	*Bratsk*	SA-15 type cargo ship
Date unknown	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	*Tiksi*	SA-15 type cargo ship
Date unknown	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	*Kola*	SA-15 type cargo ship

References edit

^ "M/S MERCANDIAN ADMIRAL II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "British Success". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "M/S MERCANDIAN DIPLOMAT" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "M/S Stena Scandinavica" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
^ "M/S MERCANDIAN Prince II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "M/S MERCANDIAN SENATOR" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 258.
^ "M/S MERCANDIAN Queen II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.

Sources

Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.

[1] "M/S MERCANDIAN ADMIRAL II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[HW1719-2] "British Success". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[3] "M/S MERCANDIAN DIPLOMAT" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[4] "M/S Stena Scandinavica" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[5] "M/S MERCANDIAN Prince II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[6] "M/S MERCANDIAN SENATOR" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer1990258-7] Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 258.

[8] "M/S MERCANDIAN Queen II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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