List of ship launches in 2001

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The list of ship launches in 2001 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2001.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
5 January	Germany	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft	Flensburg	Frankfurt am Main	Berlin-class replenishment ship	For German Navy
5 January	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard	Turku	Adventure of the Seas	Voyager-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
13 January	United Kingdom	BAE Systems Marine	Scotstoun	Bendahara Sakam	Nakhoda-Ragam-class corvette	For Royal Brunei Navy
13 January	South Korea	Geoje	Samsung Heavy Industries	Oceanus	Ferry	For Minoan Lines[1]
27 January	Malta	Malta Shipbuilding	Valletta	Malita	Ferry	For Gozo Ferries Co.[2]
27 January	Malta	Malta Shipbuilding	Valletta	Gaudos	Ferry	For Gozo Ferries Co.[3]
20 January	Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Sachsen	Sachsen-class frigate
10 February	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Niamh	Róisín-class patrol vessel	For Irish Naval Service.[4]
17 February	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	APL Scotland	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[5]
18 February	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Paris	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[6]
4 March	United States	Northrop Grumman Newport News	Newport News, Virginia	Ronald Reagan	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
9 March	United Kingdom	BAE Systems	Barrow-in-Furness	Albion	Albion-class landing platform dock
10 March	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Kobe	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[7]
10 March	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Pomeroy	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
23 March	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Jan	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Drevin[8]
25 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Iwo Jima	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
31 March	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Los Angeles	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[9]
7 April	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	Tromp	De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
7 April		Hyundai		Elisabeth Schulte	Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship	[10]
8 April	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Toisa Conqueror	Offshore supply vessel	For Toisa Ltd.[11]
12 April	Taiwan	China Shipbuilding Corporation	Kaohsiung	232M Container Carrier	Charleston-Express-class container ship	For Transportacion Maritima Mexicana[12]
28 April	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Los Angeles	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[13]
10 May	Italy	Fincantieri	Monfalcone	Star Princess	Grand-class cruise ship	For Princess Cruises
11 May	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Neuenfelde	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Bernd Bartels[14]
25 May	Russia	Baltic Shipyard	St. Petersburg	Tabar	Talwar-class frigate	For Indian Navy
26 May	South Korea	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	Okpo-dong	MSC Flaminia	Post-Panamax container ship	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
1 June	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Preble	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
5 June	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Geoje	Cap San Augustin	Cap-San-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd[15]
14 June	Italy	Genoa	Fincantieri Sestri Cantieri Navale	Olympia Palace	ferry	For Minoan Lines[16]
23 June	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Mason	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
23 June	United Kingdom	BAE Systems Marine	Scotstoun	Nakhoda Ragam	Nakhoda-Ragam-class corvette	For Royal Brunei Navy
28 June	China	Jinling Shipyard	Nanjing	Finncarrier	Finnbreeze-class RoRo-ferry	For Norbulk Shipping[17]
17 July	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Geoje	Cap San Antonio	Cap-San-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd[18]
26 July	Japan			Takanami	Takanami-class destroyer
11 August	United States	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems	Avondale, Louisiana	Benavidez	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
18 August		Hyundai		Donata Schulte	Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship	[19]
18 August	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Hamburg Express	Hamburg Express-class container ship	For Hapag Lloyd[20]
18 August	South Korea	Geoje	Samsung Heavy Industries	Ariadne Palace	Ferry	For Minoan Lines[21]
20 August	China	Nanjing Jinling Shipyard	Nanjing	Rickmers Hamburg	Type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship	For Rickmers Group[22]
23 August	China	Jinling Shipyard	Nanjing	Finnmill	Finnbreeze-class RoRo-ferry	For Nordic Forest Terminals[23]
1 September	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Canada	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[24]
7 September	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Meta	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[25]
8 September	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Anna-Sophie Dede	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Friedhelm Dede[26]
19 September	Spain	Astilleros Espanoles SA	Sevilla	Murillo	RoRo-Ferry	For Cia. Trasmediterránea[27]
20 September	Japan			Ōnami	Takanami-class destroyer
30 September	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Norwegian Star	Dawn-class cruise ship	For Norwegian Cruise Lines[28]
30 November	South Korea	Ulsan	Hyundai Heavy Industries	MSC Melissa	Sealand-New-York-type container ship	For Costamare Shipping[29]
4 October	Japan			Narushio	Oyashio-class submarine
6 October	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	APL Belgium	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[30]
26 October	Italy	Genoa	Fincantieri Sestri Cantieri Navale	Europa Palace	Ferry	For Minoan Lines[31]
31 October	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	St. Nazaire	Constellation	Millennium-class cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
7 November	Australia	Australian Submarine Corporation	Osborne, South Australia	Rankin	Collins-class submarine
10 November			Hyundai	Esther Schulte	Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship	IMO 9222118
11 November	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Geoje	P&O Nedlloyd Remuera	Santa-R-class container ship	For Offen Group[32]
15 November	United Kingdom	BAE Systems	Barrow-in-Furness	Bulwark	Albion-class landing platform dock
26 November	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Liwia	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[33]
12 December	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Mustin	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
14 December	Italy	Fincantieri	Marghera	Zuiderdam	Vista-class cruise ship	For Holland America Line
14 December	Finland	Aker Finnyards	Rauma	Romantika	Cruiseferry	For Tallink
14 December	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Laura Ann	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Winfrid Eicke,[34]
28 December	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Berlin Express	Hamburg Express-class container ship	For Hapag Lloyd[35]
December	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Hanjin Cairo	Container ship	AKA COSCO Busan
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Beauchamp	Electric boat	For Beauchamp Lodge Settlement.[36]
Unknown date	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Deepwater Horizon	Oil rig
Unknown date	Germany	Schiffs. u. Yachtwerft Abeking & Rasmussen.	Lemwerder	Neptun Baroness	Brig	Became Prince William for Tall Ships Youth Trust.[37]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Spirit of Gosport	Ferry	For Gosport Ferry Ltd.[38]

References

1. "M/S Oceanus". faktaomfartyg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
2. "M/S Malita" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
3. "M/S Gaudos" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
4. "Niamh". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
5. "DNV GL: APL Scotland". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
6. "DNV GL: E.R. France". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
7. "DNV GL: E.R. Kobe". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
8. "DNV GL: Bjorg". Retrieved 2 October 2017.
9. "DNV GL: E.R. Los Angeles". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
10. "DNV GL: Evridiki G". Retrieved 8 June 2017.
11. "Toisa Conqueror". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
12. "ABS: Yorktown Express". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
13. "DNV GL: APL Holland". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
14. "DNV GL: Neuenfelde". Retrieved 2 October 2017.
15. "DNV GL: SSG Edward A Carter". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
16. "M/S Olympia Palace". faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
17. "M/S Finnpulp" (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
18. "DNV GL: Irenes Resolve". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
19. "DNV GL: Em Corfu". Retrieved 8 June 2017.
20. "DNV GL: Dalian Express". Retrieved 10 September 2017.
21. "M/S Ariadne Palace" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
22. "DNV GL: Rickmers Hamburg". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
23. "M/S Finnmill" (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
24. "DNV GL: E.R. Canada". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
25. "DNV GL: Meta". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
26. "DNV GL: Moveon". Retrieved 2 October 2017.
27. "M/S Murillo". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
28. "River Ems Passage of Norwegian Star" (Press release). Meyer Werft. 19 September 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
29. "DNV GL: MSC Melissa". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
30. "DNV GL: APL Belgium". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
31. "M/S Europa Palace". faktaomfartyg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
32. "DNV GL:MSC Anisha R." Retrieved 1 March 2021.
33. "DNV GL: Liwia P". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
34. "DNV GL: Laura Ann". Retrieved 2 October 2017.
35. "DNV GL: Yanitan Express". Retrieved 10 September 2017.
36. "Beauchamp". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
37. "Prince William". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
38. "Spirit of Gosport". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.