The list of ship launches in 1971 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1971.
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | ||
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16 January | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Archerfish | Sturgeon-class submarine | ||
23 January | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Cook | Knox-class frigate | ||
27 January | ![]() |
Makishio | Uzushio-class submarine | ||||
6 February | United States | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding | Quincy, Massachusetts | Wabash | Wichita-class replenishment oiler | ||
13 February | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | La Moure County | Newport-class tank landing ship | ||
16 February | ![]() |
Mikuma | Chikugo-class destroyer escort | ||||
20 March | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | McCandless | Knox-class frigate | ||
3 April | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Shasta | Kilauea-class ammunition ship | ||
9 April | ![]() |
Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Huron | Iroquois-class destroyer | ||
17 April | United States | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding | Quincy, Massachusetts | Mount Vernon | Anchorage-class dock landing ship | ||
23 April | ![]() |
Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Algonquin | Iroquois-class destroyer | ||
24 April | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Westwego, Louisiana | Jarvis | Hamilton-class cutter | ||
24 April | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Bagley | Knox-class frigate | ||
26 April | Vosper Thornycroft | Southampton, England | Amazon | Type 21 frigate | |||
12 May | ![]() |
Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard | Helsinki | Royal Viking Star | Royal Viking Star-class cruise ship | For Royal Viking Line | |
15 May | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Barbour County | Newport-class tank landing ship | ||
22 May | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Donald B. Beary | Knox-class frigate | ||
4 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Silversides | Sturgeon-class submarine | ||
10 June | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness, England | Sheffield | Type 42 destroyer | |||
23 June | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Robert E. Peary | Knox-class frigate | ||
23 July | Dubegion-Normandie | Nantes | Aallotar | Ferry | For Finland Steamship Company / Silja Line | ||
24 July | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Harlan County | Newport-class tank landing ship | ||
28 August | ![]() |
C.N.Tirreno e Riuniti-Palermo | Palermo | Giovanna | Ore-bulk-oil carrier | Renamed Giovanna Lolli-Ghetti | |
4 September | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Westwego, Louisiana | Midgett | Hamilton-class cutter | ||
7 September | Swiftsure | Swiftsure-class submarine | |||||
10 September | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Ariadne | Leander-class frigate | |||
22 September | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, Virginia | California | California-class cruiser | ||
25 September | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Kirk | Knox-class frigate | ||
29 September | ![]() |
Kiel | HDW | U13 | Type 206 submarine | For German Navy | |
1 October | ![]() |
Rauma | Rauma-Reopla Oy | Bore VII | For Angfartygs Ab Bore[1] | ||
2 October | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Barnstable County | Newport-class tank landing ship | ||
9 October | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Batfish | Sturgeon-class submarine | ||
23 October | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Mount Baker | Kilauea-class ammunition ship | ||
25 November | ![]() |
Tokachi | Chikugo-class destroyer escort | ||||
26 November | ![]() |
Rauma | Rauma-Reopla Oy | Bore IX | For Angfartygs Ab Bore[2] | ||
3 December | Dubegion-Normandie | Nantes | Svea Regina | Ferry | For Rederi AB Svea / Silja Line | ||
4 December | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Barbey | Knox-class frigate | ||
4 December | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Bristol County | Newport-class tank landing ship | ||
11 December | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | William H. Bates | Sturgeon-class submarine | ||
11 December | Trosvik Verksted A/S | Brevik | Anderida | Train ferry | For Sealink | ||
14 December | ![]() |
Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Viking 3 | Ferry | For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line | |
Unknown date | Isle of Wight | Royalist | Brig | For The Marine Society & Sea Cadet Corps | |||
Unknown date | ![]() |
Hayashikane Shipbuilding & Engineering Co | Nagasaki | Toko Maru | Fishing vessel | ||
Unknown date | ![]() |
Alum Construction | Edmonton | GSI Mariner | Research/survey vessel | For Geophysical Service Inc. |
See also[]
Ship events in 1971 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
Ship commissionings: | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
Shipwrecks: | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
References[]
- ↑ "M/S Bore VII.". http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/bore_VII_1972.htm. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "M/S Bore IX.". http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/bore_IX_1972.htm. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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