The list of ship launches in 1976 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1976. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes 6 January Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 17 January Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Hambros Bank Ltd. 27 January Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Shell Tanker Ltd. 1 February Rose City San Diego, California 21 February Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy. 1 March Vosper Thornycroft Portsmouth For United Arab Emirates Navy. 20 March Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Park Steamships Ltd. 26 March Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 28 March Cruiseferry Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki For Finnlines. 3 April Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. 14 April Swan Hunter Wallsend For Royal Navy. 12 May Type 22 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun For Royal Navy. 17 May Firefighting tug Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd Beverley For Rea Towing Co. Ltd. 26 May Bonn Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier Bremen For Kosmos Bulkschiffahrt 28 May Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Turnbull Scott Shipping Co. Ltd. 25 June Batillus Chantiers de l'Atlantique Nantes 2 July Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Shell Tankers Ltd. 8 July Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 9 July Tanker Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Bristol For Arthur Guinness & Sons (Dublin) Ltd. 26 July Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal Omani Navy. 31 July Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. 14 August Severnaya Verf Leningrad For Soviet Navy. 27 August Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Park Steamships Ltd. 27 August Transgermania Ferry J. J. Sietas Hamburg Poseidon Schiffahrts OHG. 1 September Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 25 September Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy. 28 September Lunni Product tanker Nobiskrug Rendsburg 6 October Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Ecuadorian Navy. 9 October Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy. 8 November Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal Omani Navy. 13 November Servicio Industrial de la Marina Callao For Peruvian Navy. 19 November Meerkatze Fishery protection vessel Lürssen Bremen For Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung. 20 November Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group Barrow-in-Furness For Royal Navy. 1 December Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Nigerian Navy. 4 December Wahran Type "Europatanker" Ultra Large Crude Carrier AG Weser Bremen For Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company 11 December Supertanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Shell Tankers Ltd. 17 December For French Navy. 18 December Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven Vlissingen For Royal Netherlands Navy. 22 December Offshore supply vessel Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Offshore Marine Ltd. 23 December For Japanese Navy. 28 December Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. Unknown date Cross Rip Ferry For Hy-Line. Unknown date Supertanker Hitachi Zosen Corporation Osaka For Esso Unknown date Double-hulled tanker For Groupe Desgagné.
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