List of ship launches in 1997

The list of ship launches in 1997 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1997.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
18 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	McFaul	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
28 February	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Sisler	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
February	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	Rotterdam	Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock
14 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Bonhomme Richard	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
26 March	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards	Turku	Superfast III	Ro/Pax Ferry	For Superfast Ferries
27 March	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Bob Hope	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
24 April	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards	Turku	Superfast IV	Ro/Pax Ferry	For Superfast Ferries
April	Taiwan	China Shipbuilding	Kaohsiung	Chang Chien	Cheng Kung-class frigate
3 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Donald Cook	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
10 May	Australia	Tenix Defence	Williamstown, Victoria	Te Mana	Anzac-class frigate	For Royal New Zealand Navy
8 June	France			Aconit	La Fayette-class frigate
June[citation needed]	Italy	Fincantieri	Genoa	SuperSeaCat Two	MDV1200-class monofull fast ferry	For Sea Containers
11 July	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Mercury	Cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
26 July	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Watson	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
19 August	Japan			Yudachi	Murasame-class destroyer
21 August	Japan			Kirisame	Murasame-class destroyer
1 September	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Connecticut	Seawolf-class submarine
18 September	Japan			Michishio	Oyashio-class submarine
2 October	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Dahl	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
4 October	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Higgins	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
21 October	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Fisher	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
October	People's Republic of China	Dalian Shipyard	Dalian	Shenzhen	Type 051B destroyer
12 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Porter	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
15 November	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Westwego, Louisiana	Healy	Polar icebreaker