Global InformationList of ship launches in 2015 information
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The list of ship launches in 2015 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2015.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January |  Germany
|
Neptun Werft | Warnemünde | Viking Astrild | River cruise ship | For Viking River Cruises[1] |
| 10 January |  South Korea
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | MSC Oliver | Olympic-class container ship | For Mediterranean Shipping Company | |
| 16 January | South Korea
|
Daewoo | Geoje | Marchen Maersk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 16 January | South Korea
|
Daewoo | Geoje | Mette Maersk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 27 January |  People's Republic of China
|
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Atlantic Star | ACL G4 ConRO ship | For Atlantic Container Line |
| 31 January | Germany
|
Neptun Werft | Rostock-Warnemünde | Viking Mimir | Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship | For Viking Cruises[2] |
| 2 February |  Netherlands
|
GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Lady Ami | Sea-River Liner 3700 coastal ship | For Wijnne Barends |
| 14 February | Netherlands
|
Shipyard De Hoop | Foxhol | Esnaad 221 | For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[3] | |
| 14 February | Netherlands
|
GS Yard | Groningen-Waterhuizen | Lady Adele | Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship | For Wijnne Barends[4][5] |
| 20 February |  India
|
Larsen & Toubro | Hazira | Rolldock Sky | S-class Heavy lift ship | For Rolldock[6] |
| 21 February | Germany
|
Meyer Werft | Papenburg, Germany | Anthem of the Seas | Quantum-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
| 21 February | Germany
|
Ferus Smit | Leer | Nordana Sky | Ferus Smit Ecobox | For Symphony Shipping BV |
| 21 February | Germany
|
Neptun Werft | Rostock-Warnemünde | Viking Vili | Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship | For Viking Cruises[7] |
| 25 February |  United States
|
Austal USA | Mobile, Alabama | Gabrielle Giffords | Independence-class littoral combat ship | For  United States Navy
|
| 26 February | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho | Barzan | UASC A19-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[8] |
| 27 February | South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Linah | UASC A15-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[9] |
| 5 March | Germany
|
Tamsen Maritim | Rostock | Henrich Wuppesahl | 9,5/10,5-meter-class Lifeboat (rescue) | For DGzRS[10] |
| 6 March |  Italy
|
Fincantieri | Koningsdam | Pinnacle-class cruise ship | For Holland America Line | |
| 19 March | Saiki Heavy Industries | Maestro Diamond | bulk carrier | For Maestro Shipping | ||
| 20 March | Netherlands
|
Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Arklow Breeze | ||
| 25 March |  Finland
|
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki, Finland | Murmansk | Icebreaker | For Rosmorport |
| 27 March | South Korea
|
Daewoo | Geoje | Marit Maersk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 28 March | United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | John Finn | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | For United States Navy
|
| 28 March | Germany
|
Neptun Werft | Rostock-Warnemünde | Viking Vilhjalm | Viking Longships-clall river cruise ship | For Viking Cruises[11] |
| 6 April | India
|
Mazagon Dock Ltd. | Mumbai | INS Kalvari | Scorpène-class submarine | For  Indian Navy
|
| 9 April | Germany
|
Lürssen | Bremen | Nordrhein-Westfalen | F125-class frigate | For  German Navy
|
| 11 April | South Korea
|
Daewoo | Geoje | Mathilde Maersk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 11 April | South Korea
|
Daewoo | MSC Zoe | Olympic-class container ship | For Mediterranean Shipping Company[12] | |
| 14 April | Germany
|
Fassmer | Bern | Ernst Meier-Hedde | 28-meter-class lifeboat | For DGzRS |
| 17 April | Netherlands
|
Royal Bodewes | Hoogezand | Triton | for Rederij Tasman | |
| 18 April | Italy
|
Rossinavi | Viareggio | Taransay | Luxury yacht | |
| 25 April | Germany
|
Lürssen | Bremen | Project Jupiter | Yacht | [13] |
| 25 April | Germany
|
Neptun Werft | Rostock-Warnemünde | Viking Kadlin | Viking Longships-class river cruise ship | For Viking Cruises[14] |
| 30 April | Germany
|
Lürssen | Bremen | Project Orchid | Yacht | [15] |
| 30 April | Germany
|
Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | hull number 6501 | Yacht casco | completed at Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder[16][17][18] |
| 2 May | Netherlands
|
GS Yard | Groningen-Waterhuizen | Lady Ami | Sea River Liner | For Wijnne Barends[19][20] |
| 19 May | United States
|
Austal USA | Mobile, Alabama | Brunswick | Spearhead-class joint high speed vessel | For United States Navy
|
| 22 May | Germany
|
Neptun Werft | Rostock-Warnemünde | Viking Rolf | Viking Longships-class river cruise ship | For Viking Cruises[21] |
| 23 May | South Korea
|
Daewoo | MSC Maya | Olympic-class container ship | For Mediterranean Shipping Company | |
| 23 May |  Australia
|
Hobart | Hobart-class destroyer | For  Royal Australian Navy
| ||
| 31 May | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho | Al Muraykh | UASC A19-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[22] |
| 2 June |  Poland
|
Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej | Gdynia | Ślązak | Gawron-class corvette | For  Polish Navy
|
| 6 June | Germany
|
Neptun Werft | Rostock-Warnemünde | Viking Tialfi | Viking Longships-class river cruise ship | For Viking Cruises[23] |
| 15 June | People's Republic of China
|
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Atlantic Sail | ACL G4 ConRO ship | For Atlantic Container Line |
| 18 June |  Japan
|
Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd. | Nagasaki | Ramform Tethys | Ramform Titan-class research vessel | [24] |
| 19 June |  France
|
STX France | Saint Nazaire, France | Harmony of the Seas | Oasis-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
| 25 June | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Monfalcone, Italy | Carnival Vista | Vista-class cruise ship | For Carnival Cruise Lines[25] |
| 25 June | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Ancona, Italy | Viking Sea | Venice-class cruise ship[26] | For Viking Ocean Cruises[27] |
| 3 July | Germany
|
Ferus Smit | Leer | Nordana Star | Ferus Smit Ecobox | For Symphony Shipping BV |
| 4 July | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Muggiano | Romeo Romei | Type 212 submarine | For  Italian Navy
|
| 4 July | Netherlands
|
Shipyard De Hoop | Foxhol | Esnaad 222 | For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[28] | |
| 16 July | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho | Al Nasriyah | UASC A15-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[29] |
| 18 July | United States
|
Marinette Marine | Marinette, Wisconsin | Little Rock | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | For United States Navy
|
| July |  Singapore
|
Singapore Technologies Marine | Singapore | Independence | Littoral Mission Vessel | For Republic of Singapore Navy[30] |
| 15 August | Germany
|
Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Norwegian Escape | Breakaway-Plus-class cruise ship | For Norwegian Cruise Line |
| 15 August | South Korea
|
Daewoo | MSC Sveva | Olympic-class container ship | For Mediterranean Shipping Company | |
| 21 August | South Korea
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | MSC Clara | Olympic-class container ship | For Mediterranean Shipping Company | |
| 22 August | Netherlands
|
GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Lady Ariane | Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship | For Wijnne Barends[31] |
| 28 August |  Spain
|
Navantia | Ferrol, Galicia | Orgullo Petrolero | For Pemex[32] | |
| 28 August | Netherlands
|
Shipyard Constructions Hoogezand Nieuwbouw BV | Hoogezand | Sundowner | [33] | |
| 28 August | Germany
|
Neptun Werft | Rostock-Warnemünde | Viking Egil | Viking Longships-class river cruise ship | For Viking Cruises[34] |
| 2 September | France
|
DCNS | Auvergne | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For  French Navy
| |
| 5 September | South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Al Nefud | UASC A19-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[35] |
| 5 September | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho | Al Zubara | UASC A19-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[36] |
| 8 August | United States
|
General Dynamics Electric Boat | Groton | Illinois | Virginia-class submarine | For United States Navy
|
| 9 September | United States
|
General Dynamics NASSCO | Lone Star State | ECO-class tanker | For American Petroleum Tankers[37] | |
| 10 September | People's Republic of China
|
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Atlantic Sea | ACL G4 ConRO ship | For Atlantic Container Line |
| 12 September | United States
|
Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Munro | Legend-class cutter | For  United States Coast Guard
|
| 18 September | Netherlands
|
Royal Bodewes | Hoogezand | Arklow Vale | 5100 DWAT Bodewes Traders | For Arklow Shipping[38] |
| 29 September | Spain
|
Barreras de Vigo | Vigo | Reforma Pemex | For Pemex[32] | |
| 30 September | Germany
|
FSG | Flensburg | Helix 1 | Well Intervention vessel | For Siem Offshore[39] |
| 1 October | Netherlands
|
GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Archelle | [40] | |
| 14 October | Netherlands
|
GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Lady Ariette | Sea River Liner 3700 coastal ship | For Wijnne Barends[41] |
| 16 October | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Al Dahna | UASC A19-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[42] |
| 30 October | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Sestri Ponente | Seven Seas Explorer | Cruise ship | for Regent Seven Seas Cruises |
| 31 October | Netherlands
|
DeHoop | Foxhol | Esnaad 224 | For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company | |
| 31 October | Netherlands
|
Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Greenland | Cement carrier | For JT cement |
| 31 October | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho | Al Dhail | UASC A15-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[43] |
| 19 November | Italy
|
Fincantieri | La Spezia | Itarus | Semi-submersible platform | For RosRAO[44] |
| 20 November | United States
|
Austal USA | Mobile, Alabama | Omaha | Independence-class littoral combat ship | For United States Navy
|
| 25 November | Netherlands
|
Shipyard De Hoop | Lobith | Esnaad 223 | For Abu Dhabi National Oil Company[45] | |
| 27 November | People's Republic of China
|
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Atlantic Sky | ACL G4 ConRO ship | For Atlantic Container Line |
| 27 November | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Al Dahna | UASC A19-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[46] |
| 1 December | People's Republic of China
|
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. | Dalian | Bigroll Bering | For RollDock Shipping B.V.[47] | |
| 10 December | Germany
|
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems | Kiel | S 41 | Type 209 submarine | For  Egyptian Navy
|
| 11 December | Germany
|
Ferus Smit | Leer | Nordana Sea | Ferus Smit Ecobox | For Symphony Shipping BV |
| 12 December | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho | Al Mashrab | UASC A15-class container ship | For United Arab Shipping Company[48] |
| 12 December | United States
|
General Dynamics NASSCO | Independence | ECO-class tanker | For SEA-Vista[49] | |
| 16 December | Poland
|
Crist yard | Gdynia | Windea La Cour[50] | Service operations vessel | For Bernhard Schulte Offshore[51] |
| 17 December | Netherlands
|
Royal Bodewes | Hoogezand | Arklow View | 5100 DWAT Bodewes Traders | For Arklow Shipping[52] |
| 18 December | France
|
Socarenam | Saint Malo | La Confiance | Patrol Boat | For French Navy[53] |
| 19 December | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Riva Trigoso | Alpino | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For Italian Navy
|
| 31 December | South Korea
|
Samsung Heavy Industries | Koje | Triton | Triton-class container ship | For Costamare Shipping Company[54] |
| South Korea
|
Daewoo | Yu Gwan-sun | Type 214 submarine | For  Republic of Korea Navy
|
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