List of ship launches in 2015

The list of ship launches in 2015 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2015.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
10 January	Republic of Korea	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering		MSC Oliver	Olympic-class container vessel	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
16 January	Republic of Korea	Daewoo	Geoje	Marchen Maersk	Maersk Triple E class	For Maersk Line
16 January	Republic of Korea	Daewoo	Geoje	Mette Maersk	Maersk Triple E class	For Maersk Line
14 February	Netherlands	Shipyard De Hoop	Foxhol	Esnaad 221		For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[1]
14 February	Netherlands	GS Yard	Groningen-Waterhuizen	Lady Adele	Sea River Liner	For Wijnne Barends[2][3]
21 February	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg, Germany	Anthem of the Seas	Quantum-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
21 February	Germany	Ferus Smit	Leer	Nordana Sky	Ferus Smit Ecobox	For Symphony Shipping BV
25 February	United States	Austal USA	Mobile, Alabama	USS Gabrielle Giffords	Independence-class littoral combat ship	For United States Navy
5 March	Germany	Tamsen Maritim	Rostock	Henrich Wuppesahl	9,5/10,5-meter-class Lifeboat (rescue)	For DGzRS[4]
6 March	Italy	Fincantieri		Koningsdam	Pinnacle class	For Holland America Line
20 March	Netherlands	Ferus Smit	Westerbroek	Arklow Breeze
25 March	Finland	Arctech Helsinki Shipyard	Helsinki, Finland	Murmansk	Icebreaker	For Rosmorport
27 March	Republic of Korea	Daewoo	Geoje	Marit Maersk	Maersk Triple E class	For Maersk Line
28 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	USS John Finn	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer	For United States Navy
9 April	Germany	Lürssen	Bremen	Nordrhein-Westfalen	F125-class frigate
11 April	Republic of Korea	Daewoo	Geoje	Mathilde Maersk	Maersk Triple E class	For Maersk Line
14 April	Germany	Fassmer	Berne	Ernst Meier-Hedde	28-meter-class Lifeboat	For DGzRS
17 April	Netherlands	Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Triton		for Rederij Tasman
April	Republic of Korea	Daewoo		MSC Zoe	Olympic-class Container ship	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
2 May	Netherlands	GS Yard	Groningen-Waterhuizen	Lady Ami	Sea River Liner	For Wijnne Barends[5][6]
19 May	United States	Austal USA	Mobile, Alabama	Brunswick	Spearhead-class joint high speed vessel	For United States Navy
23 May	Republic of Korea	Daewoo		MSC Maya	Olympic-class container vessel	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
19 June	France	STX France	Saint Nazaire, France	Harmony of the Seas	Oasis-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
25 June	Italy	Fincantieri	Monfalcone, Italy	Carnival Vista	cruise ship	For Carnival Cruise Lines[7]
25 June	Italy	Fincantieri	Ancona, Italy	Viking Sea	cruise ship	For Viking Ocean Cruises[8]
3 July	Germany	Ferus Smit	Leer	Nordana Star	Ferus Smit Ecobox	For Symphony Shipping BV
4 July	Italy	Fincantieri	Muggiano	Romeo Romei	Type 212 submarine	For Italian Navy
4 July	Netherlands	Shipyard De Hoop	Foxhol	Esnaad 222		For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[9]
18 July	United States	Marinette Marine	Marinette, Wisconsin	USS Little Rock	Freedom-class littoral combat ship	For United States Navy
15 August	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Norwegian Escape	Breakaway-Plus-class cruise ship	for Norwegian Cruise Line
15 August	Republic of Korea	Daewoo		MSC Sveva	Olympic-class container vessel	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
21 August	Republic of Korea	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering		MSC Clara	Olympic-class container vessel	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
22 August	Netherlands	GS Yard	Waterhuizen	Lady Ariane	Sea River Liner	[10]
12 September	United States	Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls	Pascagoula, Mississippi	USCGC Munro	Legend-class cutter	For United States Coast Guard
18 September	Netherlands	Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Arklow Vale	5100 DWAT Bodewes Traders	For Arklow Shipping[11]
30 September	Germany	FSG	Flensburg	Helix 1	offshore supply vessel	For Siem Offshore<ref name="Offshore-Schiff "Siem Helix 1" geht ins Wasser">"Offshore-Schiff "Siem Helix 1" geht ins Wasser" (in German). 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2016-03-21.</ref>
1 October	Netherlands	GS Yard	Waterhuizen	Archelle		[12]
14 October	Netherlands	GS Yard	Waterhuizen	Lady Ariette	Sea River Liner	[13]
30 October	Italy	Fincantieri	Sestri Ponente	Seven Seas Explorer	cruise ship	for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
31 October	Netherlands	DeHoop	Foxhol	Esnaad 224		for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
31 October	Netherlands	Ferus Smit	Westerbroek	Greenland	cement carrier	for JT cement
25 November	Netherlands	Shipyard De Hoop	Lobith	Esnaad 223		For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[14]
11 December	Germany	Ferus Smit	Leer	Nordana Sea	Ferus Smit Ecobox	For Symphony Shipping BV
17 December	Netherlands	Royal Bodewes	Hoogezand	Arklow View	5100 DWAT Bodewes Traders	For Arklow Shipping[15]
18 December	France	Socarenam	Saint Malo	La Confiance	Patrol Boat	For French Navy[16]
	Republic of Korea	Daewoo		Yu Gwan-sun	Type 214 submarine	For South Korean Navy

See also

Ship events in 2015
Ship launches:	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Ship commissionings:	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Ship decommissionings:	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Shipwrecks:	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

References

1. "Ship launch of the ESNAAD 221 on 14 February 2015 at De Hoop, Foxhol.". 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
2. "Taufe und Stapellauf des MS "Lady Adele"" (in German). 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
3. "Tewaterlating BN 131 Lady Adele". Retrieved 2016-04-03.
4. "Werft-Tagebuch SRB 65". 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
5. "The launching of Lady Ami. GS YARD Waterhuizen.". 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
6. "Tewaterlating BN 132 Lady Ami". Retrieved 2016-04-03.
7. "Carnival Vista Launched at Monfalcone". 2015-06-25.
8. "Viking Sea Launched at Fincantieri". 2015-06-25.
9. "Foxhol - Tewaterlating van de ESNAAD 222 bij scheepswerf de Hoop". 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
10. "Tewaterlating BN 157 Lady Ariane". Retrieved 2016-04-03.
11. "NB 721 - ARKLOW VALE CHRISTENING AND LAUNCHING". 2015-09-19.
12. "Tewaterlating BN 165 Archelle". Retrieved 2016-04-03.
13. "Tewaterlating BN 158 Lady Ariette". Retrieved 2016-04-03.
14. "DE HOOP LOBITH ESNAAD 223 LAUNCH 25 11 2015". 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
15. "Bodewes liefert zweiten Arklow-Carrier" (in German). 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
16. "Le premier patrouilleur léger guyanais en achèvement à Boulogne". 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-26.