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The list of ship launches in 1978 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1978.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
7 January  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Markinch Cargo ship For J. & J. Denholm Ltd.[1]
10 January  France Chantiers de France Dunkerque S.A. Sederberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
14 January  United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Frank Cable Emory S. Land-class submarine tender For United States Navy.
21 January  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Nassau Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
27 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Coastal Hercules Supertanker For Pomona Shipping Co.[2]
31 January  France Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat La Ciotat S.A. Waterberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
7 February  Peru Villavisencio Modified Lupo-class frigate For Peruvian Navy
18 February  Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Transporter II Type FV 610 Ro-Ro ship For Per Henriksen[3]
24 February  West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Nordfriesland Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[4]
25 February  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi John Rodgers Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
1 March  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Duncan Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
3 March  Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Yulius Fuchik Barge carrier For V/O Sudoimport
3 March  Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Fredrikstad Costa Rica RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[5]
5 March  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Cerinthus Cargo ship For Hadley Shipping Co. Ltd.[6]
17 March  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Transvaal Type MCS 2700 reefer For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
20 March  South Korea Merzario Espania Ferry For Stena Container Line
20 March  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Poseidon Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy
23 March  United Kingdom Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland Australind Cargo ship For Australind Steamship Co.[7]
8 April  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Leftwich Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
25 April  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Exeter Type 42 destroyer For Royal Navy.
7 May  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Spartan Swiftsure-class submarine For Royal Navy.
19 May  France Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint Nazaire S.A. Winterberg The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie
14 June  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Amfitriti Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy.
17 June  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Cushing Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
21 June  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Adelaide Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy.
23 June  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore City of Plymouth Container ship For Container Rentals Ltd.[8]
24 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Appleby Bulk carrier For Ropner Shipping.[9]
3 July  Soviet Union Shipyard 340 Zelenodolsk Krechet Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy.
22 July  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Bremerton Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
25 July  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Lowestoft, England Al Munassir Amphibious warfare ship For Royal Omani Navy.
29 July  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Wadsworth Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
10 August  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Harry W. Hill Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
August  Norway Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S Frederikstad Centro America RoRo-ship For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A.[10]
18 September  Japan Shirane Shirane-class destroyer For Japanese Navy.
25 September  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi O'Bannon Spruance-class destroyer For United States Navy.
6 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hornby Grange Tanker For Furness Withy.[11]
14 October  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore City of Perth Container ship For Container Rentals Ltd.[12]
14 October  Denmark Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Mercandian Importer II type FV 610 Ro-Ro ship For Per Henriksen.[13]
21 October  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Arkansas Virginia-class cruiser For United States Navy.
4 November  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine McInerney Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
16 November  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Okeanos Type 209 submarine For Greek Navy
18 November  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Jacksonville Los Angeles-class submarine For United States Navy.
21 November  Finland Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard Turku Turella Cruiseferry For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
25 November  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Peleliu Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy.
1 December  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Canberra Adelaide-class frigate For Royal Australian Navy.
2 December  France Dupleix Georges Leygues-class frigate For French Navy.
14 December  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Illustrious Invincible-class aircraft carrier For Royal Navy.
15 December  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Brilliant Type 22 frigate For Royal Navy.
16 December  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California George Philip Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate For United States Navy.
28 December  Japan Namura Shipbuilding Company Imari Seatrain Oriskany Container ship
Unknown date  West Germany Rickmers Rederei Bremerhaven, Germany Emadala Ferry For Emadala Shipping Co
Unknown date  Ireland Arklow Engineering Co Ltd. Wexford Glenbrook Tug For private owner.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Markinch". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Coastal Hercules". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN TRANSPORTER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ "M/S Nordfriesland" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "M/S Costa Rica" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Cerinthus". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 25.
  8. ^ "City of Plymouth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Appleby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ^ "M/S Centro America" (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Hornby Grange". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "City of Perth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  13. ^ "M/S MERCANDIAN IMPORTER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Glenbrook". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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