List of ship launches in 2008
The list of ship launches in 2008 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2008.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Note |
| 18 January |
 Finland |
Aker Yards |
Rauma |
SuperSpeed 2 |
RoPax-ferry |
For Color Line[1] |
| 26 January |
 United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Dewey |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
| 1 February |
 Italy |
Fincantieri |
Monfalcone |
Ruby Princess |
Modified Grand-class cruise ship |
For Princess Cruises |
| 6 February |
 France |
Chantiers de l’Atlantique |
Saint Nazaire |
MSC Fantasia |
Fantasia-class cruise ship |
For MSC Cruises |
| 13 February |
 Russia |
Sevmash |
Severodvinsk |
Yury Dolgorukiy |
Borei-class submarine |
|
| 21 February |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
New Hampshire |
Virginia-class submarine |
|
| 24 February |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Stockdale |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
| 1 March |
 Germany |
Ferus Smit |
Leer |
Eemshorn |
|
|
| 10 March |
 Spain |
Navantia |
Ferrol |
Juan Carlos I |
Juan Carlos I-class amphibious assault ship |
|
| March |
 South Korea |
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering |
Okpo |
Sirius Star |
|
|
| 6 April |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Amelia Earhart |
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship |
|
| 4 June |
South Korea |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
|
An Jung-geun |
Type 214 submarine |
For South Korean Navy |
| 12 June |
Germany |
Peene-Werft |
Wolgast |
Seefalke |
Seeadler-class fishery protection vessel |
For German Federal Coast Guard |
| 21 June |
 United Kingdom |
Colin Rees |
Milbrook |
Spirit of Mystery |
lugger |
Replica of Mystery |
| 30 June |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Sestri Ponente |
Costa Pacifica |
Concordia-class cruise ship |
For Costa Cruises |
| 30 June |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Marghera |
Costa Luminosa |
Hybrid Vista-class and Spirit-class cruise ship |
For Costa Cruises |
| 12 July |
United States |
NGSS Ingalls |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Waesche |
Legend-class cutter |
|
| 15 July |
Germany |
HDW |
Kiel |
Tridente |
Type 214 submarine |
For Portuguese Navy |
| 10 August |
Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Celebrity Solstice |
Solstice-class cruise ship |
For Celebrity Cruises |
| 18 September |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Carl Brashear |
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship |
|
| 25 September |
Germany |
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft |
Flensburg |
Northern Expedition |
RORO Ferry |
|
| 26 September |
United States |
Halter Marine, Inc. |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Bell M. Shimada |
Research vessel |
|
| 27 September |
Germany |
Ferus Smit |
Leer |
Citadel |
|
| 9 October |
 Netherlands |
Koninklijke Niestern Sander |
Delfzijl |
Laganborg |
For Wagenborg |
| 15 October |
 Japan |
|
|
Unryū |
Sōryū-class submarine |
|
| 15 October |
Spain |
Astilleros de Huelva, |
Sevilla |
Clipper Pennant |
Ro-Ro Ferry |
For Seatruck Ferries |
| 17 October |
Germany |
Schichau Seebeckwerft |
Bremerhaven |
Stefan Sibum |
SSW Super 1000 container ship |
Reederei Bernd Sibum |
| 17 October |
Germany |
Peene-Werft |
Wolgast |
Meerkatze |
Seeadler-class fishery protection vessel |
For German Federal Coast Guard |
| 18 October |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Wayne E. Meyer |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
|
| 24 October |
Italy |
Fincantieri |
Monfalcone |
Carnival Dream |
Dream-class cruise ship |
For Carnival Cruise Lines[2] |
| 5 November |
 Turkey |
Marmara Shipyards |
Istanbul |
YM Uranus |
Chemical tanker |
|
| 17 November |
United Kingdom |
BVT Surface Fleet |
Govan |
Dragon |
Type 45 destroyer |
|
| 22 November |
Finland |
STX Europe |
Turku |
Oasis of the Seas |
Oasis-class cruise ship |
For Royal Caribbean International |
| 24 November |
 Malaysia |
PSC-Naval Dockyard |
|
Kelantan |
Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel |
|
| 5 December |
Finland |
STX Europe |
Rauma |
Baltic Queen |
ferry |
For Tallink |
|
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See also