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The list of ship launches in 1991 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1991.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Notes
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5 January
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Finland
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Rauma-Repola
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Rauma
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Society Adventurer
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cruise ship
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For Discoverer Reederei[1]
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17 January
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Japan
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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Kobe
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Hayashio
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Harushio-class submarine
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23 January
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Yugoslavia
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Brodosplit
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Split
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Frans Suell
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Cruiseferry
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For Sea-Link Shipping for Euroway traffic
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2 February
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Big Horn
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Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
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14 February
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United States
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Halter Marine, Inc.
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Moss Point, Mississippi
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Littlehales
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Survey vessel
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Now Thomas Jefferson
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16 February
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Shipbuilding
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Triumph
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Trafalgar-class submarine
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23 February
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Essex
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Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
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2 March
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United Kingdom
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Yarrow Shipbuilders
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Glasgow
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Iron Duke
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Type 23 frigate
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16 March
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France
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Chantiers de l'Atlantique
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Saint-Nazaire
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Prairial
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Floréal-class frigate
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23 March
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Boise
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Los Angeles-class submarine
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5 April
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Denmark
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Ørskov Staalskibsværft
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Frederikshavn
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Sarfaq Ittuk
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Cruise ferry
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For Arctic Umiaq Line[2]
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6 April
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Canada
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Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.
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North Vancouver
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Queen of Caopilano
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Intermediate-class ferry
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[3]
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12 April
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United Kingdom
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Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
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Appledore
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Seniority
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Coaster
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For Scottish Navigation Co. Ltd.[4]
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16 April
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Germany
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Husumer Schiffswerft
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Husum
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Hilligenlei
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ferry
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For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[5]
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16 May
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Canada
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MIL-Davie Shipbuilding
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Lauzon, Quebec
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Ville de Québec
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Halifax-class frigate
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18 May
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Annapolis
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Los Angeles-class submarine
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May
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Germany
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Schichau Seebeckwerft
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Bremerhaven
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Seabourn Legend
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Cruise ship
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For Seabourn Cruise Line
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8 June
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Barry
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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25 June
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Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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Hydra
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Hydra-class frigate
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13 July
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Lake Erie
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Ticonderoga-class cruiser
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25 July
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Finland
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Finnyards
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Rauma
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Sally Albatross
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Cruise ship
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Constructed utilising parts from the first Sally Albatross that burnt in 1990
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August
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Soviet Union
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Sredne-Newski
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Leningrad
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Grosa
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missile corvettes
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1 August
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Japan
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Kanda Zosencho K.K.
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Kawajiri, Japan
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Kosei Maru
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Roll-on/roll-off ferry
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10 August
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Maryland
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Ohio-class submarine
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11 August
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France
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Chantiers de l'Atlantique
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Saint-Nazaire
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Nivôse
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Floréal-class frigate
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20 August
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Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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ECO
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luxury yacht
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22 August
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Denmark
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Ørskov Staalskibsværft
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Frederikshavn
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Saqqit Ittuk
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cruise ship
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For Umiaq Line[6]
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23 August
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Montpelier
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Los Angeles-class submarine
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August
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China
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Hudong Shipyard
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Shanghai
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Harbin
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Type 052 destroyer
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7 September
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Vicksburg
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Ticonderoga-class cruiser
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23 September
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United Kingdom
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Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
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Appledore
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Tarquin Glen
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LNG tanker
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For Liquid Gas Shipping Ltd.[7]
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26 September
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Japan
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Nagasaki
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Kongō
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Kongō-class destroyer
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28 September
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United States
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National Steel & Shipbuilding
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San Diego, California
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Rainier
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Supply-class fast combat support ship
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5 October
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Guadalupe
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Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
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26 October
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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John Paul Jones
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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27 October
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Taiwan
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China Shipbuilding
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Kaohsiung
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Cheng Kung
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Cheng Kung-class frigate
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9 November
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Denmark
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Ørskov Staalskibsværft
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Frederikshavn
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Sarpik Ittuk
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cruise ship
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For Umiaq Line[8]
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15 November
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Finland
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Kvaerner Masa-Yards
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Turku
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Royal Majesty
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Cruise ship
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For Majesty Cruise Line
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22 November
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Germany
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HDW
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Kiel
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Corte-Real
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Vasco da Gama-class frigate
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23 November
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United Kingdom
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Yarrow Shipbuilders
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Glasgow
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Monmouth
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Type 23 frigate
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6 December
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Japan
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries
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Tokyo
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Tone
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Abukuma-class destroyer escort
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
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Bristol
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Avon Monarch
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Passenger launch
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For private owner.[9]
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Unknown date
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Ireland
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Arklow Marine Services Inc.
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Arklow
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Island Discovery
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Ferry
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For Paul Concannon & Brian Day.[10]
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Knock Allen
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Suezmax tanker
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For Fred Olsen & Co.[11]
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
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Bristol
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Sea Vigil
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Survey ship
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For Environment Agency.[12]
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
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Bristol
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Vectis
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Buoy tender
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For Trinity House.[13]
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Unknown date
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United Kingdom
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David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
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Bristol
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Yvonne T
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Launch
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For Wightlink Ltd.[14]
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