The list of ship launches in 1976 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1976.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | John Young | Spruance-class destroyer | |
| 1 February | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Rose City | Oil tanker | |
| 21 February | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Omaha | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 26 March | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Comte de Grasse | Spruance-class destroyer | |
| 28 March |  Finland
|
Oy Wärtsilä Ab | Helsinki, Finland | Finnjet | Cruiseferry | for Finnlines |
| 3 April | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Memphis | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 14 April |  United Kingdom
|
Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | Glasgow | Type 42 destroyer | |
| 12 May | United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Broadsword | Type 22 frigate | |
| 25 June |  France
|
Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire, France | Batillus | Batillus-class supertanker | |
| 8 July | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | O'Brien | Spruance-class destroyer | |
| 31 July | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Mississippi | Virginia-class cruiser | |
| 1 September | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Merrill | Spruance-class destroyer | |
| 25 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Oliver Hazard Perry | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 28 September |  Germany
|
Nobiskrug | Rendsburg, Germany | Lunni | Product tanker | |
| 9 October | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Groton | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 13 November |  Peru
|
Servicio Industrial de la Marina | Callao, Peru | Carvajal | Lupo-class frigate | |
| 19 November | Germany
|
Lürssen | Meerkatze | fishery protection vessel | For Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung | |
| 20 November | United Kingdom
|
Vickers Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness | Sceptre | Swiftsure-class submarine | |
| 17 December | France
|
Georges Leygues | Georges Leygues-class frigate | |||
| 18 December |  Netherlands
|
Koninklijke Schelde Groep | Flushing | Kortenaer | Kortenaer-class frigate | |
| 23 December |  Japan
|
Noshiro | Chikugo-class destroyer escort | |||
| 28 December | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Briscoe | Spruance-class destroyer | |
| Date uncertain | United States | Cross Rip | Ferry | For Hy-Line |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1976 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
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