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The list of ship launches in 1966 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1966.

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Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
6 January  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Talbot Brooke-class frigate For United States Navy
10 January  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Lady Brigid Offshore supply vessel For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[1]
21 January  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Sklinna Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
25 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Orcoma Tanker For Shell International Marine[2]
26 January  West Germany Nobiskrug Rendsburg Kronprins Carl Gustav Ferry For A/B Bonnierföretagen,[3]
31 January  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Lady Claudine Offshore supply vessel For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[4]
4 February  Norway Karljohansvern Horten Stavanger Oslo-class frigate For Royal Norwegian Navy
5 February  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd Hessle Sir Winston Churchill Sail training ship For Sail Training Association
8 February  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn Argonaut Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy
10 February  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Hopper Barge No. 7 Hopper barge For Calcutta Port Commission.[5]
11 February  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Corella Research vessel For Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.[6]
12 February  United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Juneau Austin-class amphibious transport dock For United States Navy
25 February  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Queenfish Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
25 February  West Germany Lübeck Orenstein & Koppel Westerwald Westerwald-class transport ship For German Navy
26 February  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Sturgeon Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
1 March  Netherlands Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek P. Smit Jr. Rotterdam Texelstroom For Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming[7]
3 March  Sweden Lindholmens Varv Gothenburg Svea Ferry for Rederi AB Svea
7 March  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Atlanta Cargo ship For Atlanta Navigation Co. Ltd.[8]
9 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Regent Tanker For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
24 March  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Skolpen Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
26 March  United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Niagara Falls Mars-class combat stores ship For United States Navy
31 March  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Goldeneye Wild Duck-class boom defence vessel For Royal Navy.[9]
1 April  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Lyness Combat stores ship For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
4 April  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Pen Avon Dredger For Seaborne Aggregate Co. Ltd.[10]
4 April  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Richard L. Page Brooke-class frigate For United States Navy
7 April  West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Nordfriesland Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[11]
15 April  West Germany Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Flensburg Freiburg Lüneburg-class replenishment ship For German Navy
26 April  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Lady Delia Offshore supply vessel For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[12]
2 May  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Elkhound Dog-class tug For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[13]
3 May  West Germany Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Flensburg Glücksburg Lüneburg-class replenishment ship For German Navy
5 May  United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Brisbane Perth-class destroyer For Royal Australian Navy
5 May  West Germany Orenstein & Koppel Lübeck Odenwald Westerwald-class transport ship For German Navy
6 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Nairnbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[14]
7 May  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Cleveland Austin-class amphibious transport dock For United States Navy
14 May  United States Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington Samuel Gompers Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender For United States Navy
21 May  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Haddock Permit-class submarine For United States Navy
25 May  Italy Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti S.P.A. Genoa Winston Churchill Ferry for DFDS Seaways
31 May  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth W.D. Hoyle Hopper barge For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[15]
May  Norway Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted Trondheim Baden[16] Coastal trading vessel For Fred Losen & Co.
10 June  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Stadt Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
21 June  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Maraval Tug For Dockyard Investments Ltd.[17]
22 June  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Deerhound Dog-class tug For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[18]
22 June  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Ray Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
23 June  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Lady Fiona Offshore supply vessel For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[19]
1 July  United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Coronado Austin-class amphibious transport dock For United States Navy
5 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Donax Tanker For Shell International Marine.[20]
9 July  West Germany Lindenau Kiel Ammersee Walchensee-class tanker For German Navy
15 July  West Germany HDW Kiel U-2 Type 205 submarine For German Navy
19 July  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Labrador Dog-class tug For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[21]
21 July  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Will Rogers Benjamin Franklin-class submarine For United States Navy
22 July  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Julius A. Furer Brooke-class frigate For United States Navy
26 July  United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California White Plains Mars-class combat stores ship For United States Navy
6 August  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Dubuque Austin-class amphibious transport dock For United States Navy
19 August  Denmark Aarhus Flydedok Aarhus Najaden Ferry For Danske Statsbaner.[22]
1 September  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Herekino Tug For Northland Harbour Board.[23]
2 September  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Stord Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
12 September  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Waitangi Tug For Northland Harbour Board.[24]
15 September  United Kingdom Vickers Armstrong Resolution Resolution-class submarine For Royal Navy
16 September  United States Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington Puget Sound Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender For United States Navy
16 September  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Stromness Combat stores ship For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
17 September  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Pargo Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
22 September  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth W.D. Hilbre Hopper barge For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[25]
29 September  Sweden Lindholmens Varv Gothenburg Patricia Ferry for Swedish Lloyd
7 October  Australia Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales Stalwart Destroyer tender For Royal Australian Navy
13 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ulster Prince Ferry For Coast Lines.[26]
14 October  United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Sunfish Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
14 October  United States General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Whale Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
17 October  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore T.P.1 Barge For United Africa Co. Ltd.[27]
17 October  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore T.P.2 Barge For United Africa Co. Ltd.[28]
20 October  West Germany HDW Kiel U-9 Type 205 submarine For German Navy
22 October  United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Shreveport Austin-class amphibious transport dock For United States Navy
22 October  West Germany Lindenau Kiel Tegernsee Walchensee-class tanker For German Navy
October  France Dubigeon Nantes Albacora Daphné-class submarine For Portuguese Navy
10 November  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Lundy Puffin Fishing trawler For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[29]
12 November  West Germany Lübecker Flender-Werke Lübeck Tor Hollandia Ferry For Tor Line
14 November  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Lady Thelma Firefighting tug For J. H. Pigott & Son Ltd.[30]
19 November  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Knox Knox-class frigate For United States Navy
23 November  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Zurmand Tug For BP Clyde Tanker Co. Ltd.[31]
24 November  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Blyth Rogate Coaster For Stephenson, Clarke Ltd.[32][33]
25 November  Japan Hitachi Zosen Corporation Maizuru, Japan Asagumo Yamagumo-class destroyer For Japanese Navy
25 November  Canada Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Algocape Lake freighter For Canada Steamship Lines
29 November  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Otway Oberon-class submarine For Royal Australian Navy
30 November  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Marlin Fishing trawler For Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[34]
12 December  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Mastiff Dog-class tug For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[35]
30 November  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Redfin Fishing trawler For Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[36]
16 December  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Lapon Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy
17 December  United States National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California Concord Mars-class combat stores ship For United States Navy
19 December  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore G.W.111 Barge For George Wimpey Ltd.[37]
29 December  East Germany V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft Wismar Shota Rustaveli Ivan Franko-class passenger ship For Black Sea Shipping Company
Date unknown  United States Alice L. Moran Tug For Moran Group.[38]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Bantry Puffin Fishing trawler For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[39]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Beechcroft Tanker For Bowker & King Ltd.[40]
Date unknown  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole LCM 710 Landing craft For Royal Navy.[41]
Date unknown  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole LCM 711 Landing craft For Royal Navy.[42]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Lundy Puffin Tug For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[43]
Date unknown  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Zaeedah Barge For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd.[44]

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Brigid". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Orcoma". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Kronprins Carl Gustav". Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  4. ^ "Lady Claudine". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Hopper Barge No. 7". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Corella". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ "M/S Texelstroom". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  8. ^ "Atlanta". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Goldeneye". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Pen Avon". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "M/S Nordfriesland". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  12. ^ "Lady Delia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Elkhound". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Nairnbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  15. ^ "W.D. Hoyle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  16. ^ "M/S Baden". sjohistorie.no (in Norwegian).
  17. ^ "Maraval". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Deerhound". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Lady Fiona". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Donax". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Labrador". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ^ "M/S Najaden". Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  23. ^ "Herekino". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Waitangi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  25. ^ "W.D. Hilbre". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Ulster Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  27. ^ "T.P.1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  28. ^ "T.P.2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  29. ^ "Lundy Puffin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Lady Thelma". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Zurmand". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  32. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 243.
  33. ^ "Rogate". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  34. ^ "Marlin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  35. ^ "Mastiff". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  36. ^ "Redfin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  37. ^ "G.W.111". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  38. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.
  39. ^ "Bantry Puffin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  40. ^ "Beechcroft". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  41. ^ "LCM 710". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  42. ^ "L.C.M.711". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  43. ^ "Lundy Puffin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  44. ^ "Zaeedah". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 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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