List of ship launches in 2006
The list of ship launches in 2006 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2006.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 1 February |
 United Kingdom |
BAE Systems Naval Ships (YSL) |
Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland |
Daring |
Type 45 destroyer |
|
| 19 February |
 Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Pride of Hawaii |
Jewel-class cruise ship |
For Norwegian Cruise Line[1] |
| 30 March |
 India |
Mazagon Dock Limited |
Mumbai |
Kolkata |
Kolkata-class destroyer |
|
| 13 May |
 Netherlands |
Koninklijke Schelde Groep |
Flushing |
Johan de Witt |
Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock |
|
| 19 April |
Germany |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Braunschweig |
Braunschweig-class corvette |
|
| 28 April |
 Spain |
Navantia |
Ferrol |
Otto Sverdrup |
Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate |
For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 9 May |
 Singapore |
ST Engineering |
Benoi |
Supreme |
Formidable-class frigate |
|
| 1 June |
 Italy |
Fincantieri |
Monfalcone |
Emerald Princess |
Grand-class cruise ship |
For Princess Cruises[2] |
| 9 June |
 South Korea |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
|
Son Won-il |
Type 214 submarine |
For South Korean Navy |
| 14 June |
United Kingdom |
VT Group |
HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England |
Clyde |
River-class patrol vessel |
|
| 17 June |
 United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Hawaii |
Virginia-class submarine |
|
| 24 June |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Sacagawea |
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship |
|
| 30 June |
Germany |
Lindenau |
Kiel |
Seacoud |
|
For German Tanker Shipping[3] |
| 12 July |
 France |
DCN |
Lorient |
Chevalier Paul |
Horizon-class frigate |
|
| 4 August |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Sestri Ponente |
Costa Serena |
Concordia-class cruise ship |
For Costa Cruises[4] |
| 10 August |
 Pakistan |
Karachi Shipyard |
Karachi |
Hamza |
Agosta 90B class submarine |
|
| 11 August |
United States |
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Green Bay |
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock |
|
| 30 August |
 Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Nagasaki |
Ashigara |
Atago-class destroyer |
|
| 6 September |
Germany |
Lürssen |
Bremen-Vegesack |
Magdeburg |
Braunschweig-class corvette |
|
| 12 September |
 Poland |
Remontowa Group |
Gdańsk |
Argyle |
Ferry |
For Caledonian MacBrayne |
| 16 September |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Sampson |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
| 22 September |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Makin Island |
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship |
|
| 23 September |
United States |
Marinette Marine |
Marinette, Wisconsin |
Freedom |
Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
|
| 29 September |
United States |
NGSS Ingalls |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Bertholf |
Legend-class cutter |
|
| 9 October |
United States |
Northrop Grumman |
Newport News, Virginia |
George H.W. Bush |
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier |
|
| 15 October |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Norwegian Pearl |
Jewel-class cruise ship |
For Norwegian Cruise Line |
| 6 November |
Japan |
|
|
Mochishio |
Oyashio-class submarine |
|
| 11 November |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Monfalcone |
Fram |
Cruise ship |
For Hurtigruten Group[5] |
| 18 November |
 Australia |
Tenix |
Williamstown, Victoria |
Otago |
Protector-class offshore patrol vessel |
For Royal New Zealand Navy |
| 23 November |
 Finland |
Aker Finnyards |
Helsinki |
Star |
Cruiseferry |
For Tallink |
| ? November |
 Greece |
Hellenic Shipyards |
Chaidari |
Pipinos |
Type 214 submarine |
For Greece Navy |
| 6 December |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Alan Shepard |
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship |
|
| 15 December |
Finland |
Aker Finnyards |
Turku |
Color Magic |
Cruiseferry |
For Color Line; largest cruiseferry in the world when delivered; completed at Aker Finnyards' Rauma shipyard |
| Unknown date |
Singapore |
Damen Group |
Singapore |
Bornholm Express |
Fast Passenger Ferry |
For Christansøfarten, Gudhjem, Denmark. |
| Unknown date |
Spain |
Astilleros de Huelva |
Huelva |
Clipper Point |
Roll-on/roll-off Ferry |
For Seatruck Ferries "Heysham Max" vessel for Heysham Warrenpoint route. |
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