List of ship launches in 1968

The list of ship launches in 1968 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1968.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
23 January	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard	Sparrows Point, Maryland	Santa Barbara	Kilauea-class ammunition ship
3 February	Australia			Adroit	Attack-class patrol boat
3 February	United States	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	New Orleans	Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
3 February	United States	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newport	Newport-class tank landing ship
9 February	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U 11	Type 205 submarine	For German Navy
17 February	Australia			Arrow	Attack-class patrol boat
17 February	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Bergall	Sturgeon-class submarine
17 February	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Lang	Knox-class frigate
26 February	West Germany	Schichau Unterweser	Bemerhaven	Norderney	Tugboat	For German Navy
28 February	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Charybdis	Leander-class frigate
29 February	United Kingdom	Vickers Armstrong		Bacchante	Leander-class frigate
1 March	United States	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	Bremerton, Washington	Seattle	Sacramento-class fast combat support ship
10 March	United Kingdom	John Lewis & Sons	Aberdeen	Malcolm Miller	Sail Training Ship	for Sail Training Association
15 March	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird		Revenge	Resolution-class submarine
16 March	United States	General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding	Quincy, Massachusetts	Wichita	Wichita-class replenishment oiler
29 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Durham	Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship
30 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Puffer	Sturgeon-class submarine
10 April	Australia			Barbette	Attack-class patrol boat
12 April	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Whipple	Knox-class frigate
13 April	United States	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	San Diego	Mars-class combat stores ship
13 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Maine	Mölders	Lütjens-class destroyer	For German Navy
27 April	Australia			Ardent	Attack-class patrol boat
5 May	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Anchorage	Anchorage-class dock landing ship
11 May	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Francis Hammond	Knox-class frigate
11 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Export Lightning	Container ship	For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
15 May	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Spadefish	Sturgeon-class submarine
8 June	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Dolphin	Unique research submarine
15 June	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Seahorse	Sturgeon-class submarine
29 June	Australia			Barricade	Attack-class patrol boat
17 July	United States	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard	Sparrows Point, Maryland	Mount Hood	Kilauea-class ammunition ship
20 July	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Connole	Knox-class frigate
25 July	Japan			Natsugumo	Minegumo-class destroyer
27 July	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Guitarro	Sturgeon-class submarine
3 August	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Trenton	Austin-class amphibious transport dock
8 August	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Devonport, England	Scylla	Leander-class frigate
10 August	Australia			Madang	Attack-class patrol boat
30 August	Canada	Saint John Shipbuilding	Saint John, New Brunswick	Protecteur	Protecteur-class replenishment oiler
3 September	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Westwego, Louisiana	Sherman	Hamilton-class cutter
5 September	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Lockwood	Knox-class frigate
10 September	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U 12	Type 205 submarine	For German Navy
10 September	Denmark	Orlogsværftet	Kobenhavn	KDM Narhvalen	Type 205 submarine	For Royal Danish Navy
14 September	Australia			Buccaneer	Attack-class patrol boat
28 September	United States	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Fresno	Newport-class tank landing ship
28 September	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales	Torrens	River-class destroyer escort
2 October	Australia			Bandolier	Attack-class patrol boat
19 October	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Mobile	Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship
24 October	Japan			Arashio	Asashio-class submarine
2 November	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Stag Hound	Container ship	For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
6 November	Australia			Bayonet	Attack-class patrol boat
16 November	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Westwego, Louisiana	Rush	Hamilton-class cutter
21 November	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Achilles	Leander-class frigate
23 November	United States	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Peoria	Newport-class tank landing ship
30 November	France	Constructions Navales et Industrielles de la Méditerranée	La Seyne-sur-Mer	Transcontainer I	Combined RO-RO ferry and container ship	For SNCF
1 December	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Great Republic	Roll-on/roll-off vessel	For Moore-McCormack Lines
3 December	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering	Greenock, Scotland	Onslow	Oberon-class submarine	For Royal Australian Navy
7 December	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Badger	Knox-class frigate
7 December	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Finback	Sturgeon-class submarine
17 December	West Germany	Stader Schiffswerft	Stade	Niedersachsen	ferry	For Reederei und Schiffahrts GmbH Grüne Küstenstraße
20 December	United Kingdom			Churchill	Churchill-class submarine
	Japan			Kojima Maru	cargo ship