List of ship launches in 1974

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The list of ship launches in 1974 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1974. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date	Builder and location	Ship	Class and type	Operator	Notes
January 12	Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States	Richard B. Russell	Sturgeon-class submarine	United States Navy
January 22	Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany	U-28	Type 206 submarine	German Navy
February 5	Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland	Arrow	Type 21 frigate	Royal Navy
February 7	Helsingør Skibsværft og Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør, Denmark	Golden Odyssey	Cruise ship	Royal Cruise Lines	^[1]
February 9	Rheinwerft Walsum, Duisburg-Walsum, Germany	Scharhörn	Multi-purpose vessel	Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
February 22	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	Paul F. Foster	Spruance-class destroyer	United States Navy
February 22	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness, England	Cardiff	Type 42 destroyer	Royal Navy
February 22	Japan	Kuroshio	Uzushio-class submarine	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
March 15	Svendborg Ship Yard, Denmark	Agpa	Agdlek-class cutter	Royal Danish Navy	^[2]
March 21	Lürssen, Bremen, West Germany	Falke	Albatros-class fast attack craft	German Navy
March 28	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany	Viking 5	Ferry	Rederi Ab Sally
March	Bazán, Cartagena, Spain	Marsopa	Daphné-class submarine	Spanish Navy	^[3]^[4]
April 4	Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany	U-30	Type 206 submarine	German Navy
April 5	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany	Arica	Type 209 submarine	Peruvian Navy
April 6	Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States	Los Angeles	Los Angeles-class submarine	United States Navy
April 10	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany	Pijao	Type 209 submarine	Colombian National Navy
May 25	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	Kinkaid	Spruance-class destroyer	United States Navy
May 25	Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany	U-23	Type 206 submarine	German Navy
May 29	Japan	Teshio	Chikugo-class destroyer escort	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
June 21	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England	Coventry	Type 42 destroyer	Royal Navy
July 16	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany	Tayrona	Type 209 submarine	Colombian National Navy
July 18	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	Saipan	Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship	United States Navy
July 19	Dubegion-Normandie, Nantes, France	Svea Corona	Svea Corona-class ferry	Rederi AB Svea	Used on the Silja Line, first ship in its class
July 26	, Helsingør Værft A/S, Helsingør, Denmark	Mette Mols	Ferry	Mols Linien A/S	^[5]
August 17	DCNS, France	Indomptable	Redoutable-class submarine	French Navy
August 22	Japan	Yoshino	Chikugo-class destroyer escort	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
August 24	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	Hewitt	Spruance-class destroyer	United States Navy
September 15	Dubegion-Normandie, Nantes, France	Wellamo	Svea Corona-class Ferry	Finland Steamship Company	For operation on the Silja Line
September 16	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering, Greenock, Scotland	Orion	Oberon-class submarine	Royal Australian Navy
September 18	Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland	Alacrity	Type 21 frigate	Royal Navy
September 20	Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark	Cunard Countess	Cruise ship	Cunard Line
October 19	Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States	Philadelphia	Los Angeles-class submarine	United States Navy
October 23	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, West Germany	Atilay	Atilay-class submarine	Turkish Navy
October 26	Werft Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, West Germany	Nils Holgersson	Roll-on/roll-off passenger car ferry	TT-Line
November 9	ANFE Rio Santiago, Ensenada, Argentina	Santísima Trinidad	Type 42 destroyer	Argentine Navy
November 10	AG Weser, Bremen, West Germany	Ioannis Colocotronis	Europatanker ultra large crude carrier	Viavela Armadora S.A
November 28	Zhdanov, Leningrad, Soviet Union	Vasily Chapayev	Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship	Soviet Navy
November 30	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow-in-Furness, England	Superb	Swiftsure-class submarine	Royal Navy
December 14	Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States	Virginia	Virginia-class cruiser	United States Navy
December 18	Hellenic General Enterprises, Perama, Greece	Lemnos		Lemnos Maritime Co. GmbH	^[6]
December 19	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	Elliot	Spruance-class destroyer	United States Navy
December 19	Helsingør Værft A/S, Helsingør, Denmark	Maren Mols	Ferry	Mols Linien A/S^[7]
December	Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark	Cunard Conquest	Cruise ship	Cunard Line
December	Bazán, Cartagena, Spain	Narval	Daphné-class submarine	Spanish Navy	^[3]
unknown date	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, United States	Puerto Rico	Ro-ro cargo ship	Navieras de Puerto Rico Steamship Company
unknown date	Kröger, Rendsburg, West Germany	Spessart	Rhön-class tanker		Commissioned into German Navy in 1977

References

1. "M/S Golden Odyssey". Retrieved 2017-09-14.
2. Balsved, Johnny E. "AGPA (1974-2009)". Danish Naval History. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
3. "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
4. "Les sous-marins à hautes performances de 800 tonnes du type Daphné" (in French). 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
5. "M/S Mette Mols". Retrieved 2016-05-28.
6. "M/S Lemons". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
7. "M/S MarenMols". Retrieved 2016-05-28.

See also

Ship events in 1974
Ship launches:	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Ship commissionings:	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Ship decommissionings:	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Shipwrecks:	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979