List of ship launches in 2022

This is a chronological list of some ships launched in 2022.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
5 January  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Richard M. McCool Jr. San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock For United States Navy.[1]
7 January  Germany Ferus Smit Leer Thun Britain NaabsaMax coastal tanker For Thun Tankers A.B., Sweden[2][3]
2 February  Japan Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard Hashihama YOT-02 Oil tanker For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[4]
11 February  Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Disney Wish Triton-class cruise ship For Disney Cruise Line[5][6][7][8]
11 February  Finland Meyer Turku Turku Carnival Celebration XL-class cruise ship For Carnival Cruise Line[9][10][11]
11 February  Finland Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki SH Vega Vega-class cruise ship For Swan Hellenic[12]
26 March  Netherlands Ferus Smit Westerbroek Arklow Coast General cargo ship For Arklow Shipping[13][14][15]
March  United States Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard Houma, Louisiana Viking Mississippi River cruise ship For Viking River Cruises[16]
22 April  Germany Ferus Smit Leer Nordic Crystal General cargo ship For Erik Thun AB[17][18]
29 April  France Chantiers de l’Atlantique Saint-Nazaire Jacques Chevallier Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces For French Navy[19]
30 May  Italy Fincantieri Monfalcone Explora I Explora-class cruise ship For MSC Cruises[20]
14 June  South Korea Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Ulsan Manxman Ferry For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
16 June  Germany FSG Flensburg Tennor Ocean Ro-Ro cargo ship For Tennor Holding[21][22]
23 June  Italy Fincantieri Ancona Viking Saturn Venice-class cruise ship For Viking Ocean Cruises[23][24][25]
25 June  Croatia Uljanik shipyard Pula Scenic Eclipse II Cruise ship For Scenic Group[26]
2 August  Italy Fincantieri Marghera Norwegian Viva Project Leonardo For Norwegian Cruise Line[27][28][29][30]
27 August  Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Arvia XL-class cruise ship For P&O Cruises[31]
November  Italy Fincantieri Sestri Ponente Brilliant Lady Cruise ship For Virgin Voyages[32][33][34]
1 December  China GSI Shipyard Guangzhou Moby Legacy Passenger/Ro-Ro ferry For Moby Lines[35]
3 December  United Kingdom BAE Systems Naval Ships Govan Glasgow Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate For Royal Navy
9 December  Finland Meyer Turku Turku Icon of the Seas Icon-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International[36]
30 December  China China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai Finncanopus Passenger Ro-Ro ferry For Finnlines[37][38]

References

  1. ^ Kulo, Warren (11 January 2022). "Ingalls launches USS Richard M. McCool Jr., the latest amphibious assault ship". Stars and Stripes. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Launching of Nb. 462 'Thun Britain' for Thun Tankers AB". 6 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. ^ "Thun Britain | amazing big ship launch at Ferus Smit shipyard in Leer (Germany) | 4K-Quality-Video - YouTube". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Japanese Shipyard Launches YOT-02 Tanker For JMSDF". Naval News. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ "Meyer Werft dockt Kreuzfahrtschiff "Disney Wish" aus" (in German). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  6. ^ "First Look at Disney Wish at Meyer Werft" (in German). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  7. ^ "Meyer Werft Floats Out First New Disney LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  8. ^ "Meyer Werft floats out Disney Wish". 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  9. ^ "Carnival Celebration Floated Out at Meyer Turku". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  10. ^ "Carnival Celebration floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  11. ^ "Meyer Turku floats out Carnival Celebration". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  12. ^ "Swan Hellenic's SH Vega floated out at Helsinki Shipyard". 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Nb. 431 'Arklow Coast' successfully launched". 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  14. ^ "👉 40 Seconds Launch of 'Arklow Coast' at Ferus Smit (Shortest Version) - #2106NL". YouTube. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  15. ^ "Launching of Nb. 431 'Arklow Coast'". 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  16. ^ "Viking Mississippi Floats Out Ahead of June Debut - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News".
  17. ^ "Nordic Crystal schlägt Welle - Querstapellauf in Leer" (in German). 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  18. ^ "Launching of Nb. 470 'Nordic Crystal' for Erik Thun AB". 12 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  19. ^ "BRF : Tout savoir sur les futurs ravitailleurs de la Marine nationale | Mer et Marine". 2 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Explora I Floats Out at Fincantieri". 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  21. ^ "Webcam: Flooded drydock". Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  22. ^ "Erster Stapellauf der FSG seit Insolvenz" (in German). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  23. ^ "Viking Saturn Floated Out At Fincantieri". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  24. ^ ""Viking Saturn" floated out in Ancona". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  25. ^ "Viking marks float out of newest ocean ship". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  26. ^ "Scenic Eclipse II Floats Out in Croatia". 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01.
  27. ^ "Norwegian Cruise Line Ship Reaches Major Construction Milestone". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  28. ^ "Norwegian Viva Floated Out at Fincantieri Shipyard". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  29. ^ "Fincantieri's Marghera yard floats out NCL's Norwegian Viva". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  30. ^ ""Norwegian Viva" floated out in Marghera". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  31. ^ "Papenburg: Kreuzfahrtschiff "Arvia" auf erster kurzer Reise" (in German). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  32. ^ "Fincantieri: "Brilliant Lady" floated out in Sestri Ponente". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  33. ^ "Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente floats out Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  34. ^ "Virgin's Brilliant Lady Floated Out at Fincantieri". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  35. ^ "Moby celebra il varo della nuova Moby Legacy" (in Italian). 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  36. ^ "Icon of the Seas (38545)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  37. ^ "Finnlines' second new Superstar passenger-freight vessel FINNCANOPUS launched".
  38. ^ "Finnlines' second new Superstar passenger-freight vessel launched – ensures a more sustainable option for travel and transport of freight".