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The list of ship launches in 1986 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1986.
Date
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
11 January
United States
Todd Pacific Shipyards
San Pedro, California
Rodney M. Davis
Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate
For United States Navy .
17 January
France
Chantiers et ateliers de la Perrière
Lorient
Vulcain
Vulcain -class minesweeper
For French Navy .
24 January
Poland
Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego
Szczecin
Konstantin Chernenko
Dmitriy Shostakovich -class ferry
For Far Eastern Shipping Company [1]
29 January
Japan
Shimayuki
Hatsuyuki -class destroyer
For Japanese Navy .
1 February
United States
Lockheed Shipbuilding
Seattle , Washington
Fort McHenry
Whidbey Island -class dock landing ship
For United States Navy .
9 February
Japan
Takeshio
Yūshio -class submarine
For Japanese Navy .
14 February
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Antietam
Ticonderoga -class cruiser
For United States Navy .
14 February
Belgium
Mercantile-Belyard
Rupelmonde
Bellis
Tripartite-class minehunter
For Belgian Navy .
20 February
Soviet Union
Zaliv Shipbuilding yard
Kerch , Ukraine
Sevmorput
LASH carrier
Nuclear-powered cargo ship
21 February
Denmark
Frederikshavn Værft
Frederikshavn
Mercandian Universe
Type FV 2100 RoRo -ship
For Per Henriksen [da ] [2]
22 February
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Joshua Humphreys
Henry J. Kaiser -class replenishment oiler
1 March
United Kingdom
Vosper Thornycroft
Woolston
Atherstone
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
For Royal Navy .
15 March
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News
Los Angeles -class submarine
For United States Navy .
26 March
United Kingdom
Swan Hunter
Wallsend
Sheffield
Type 22 frigate
For Royal Navy .
29 March
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Kauffman
Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate
For United States Navy .
8 April
United Kingdom
Swan Hunter
Wallsend
Coventry
Type 22 frigate
For Royal Navy .
24 April
Republic of South Africa
Sandock Austral
Durban , South Africa
Drakensberg
Fleet replenishment vessel
For South African Navy .
25 April
Soviet Union
Baltic Shipyard
Leningrad
Kalinin
Kirov -class battlecruiser
For Soviet Navy .
27 April
Soviet Union
Zelenodolsk Shipyard
Zelenodolsk
SKR-195
Koni-class frigate
For Soviet Navy .
9 May
Finland
Hollming
Rauma
Finn
Finnpusku pusher vessel
30 May
West Germany
HDW
Kiel
Turgutreis
Yavuz -class frigate
For Turkish Navy .
30 May
West Germany
HDW
Kiel
Astor
Cruise ship
30 May
Denmark
Frederikshavn Værft
Frederikshavn
Mercandian Sun II
Type FV 2100 RoRo -ship
For Per Henriksen [da ] [3]
31 May
United States
Bay Shipbuilding
Sturgeon Bay
Sea-Land Anchorage
D7-class container ship
For Sea-Land Corporation
20 June
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Leyte Gulf
Ticonderoga -class cruiser
For United States Navy .
20 June
United States
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Tacoma, Washington
Assertive
Stalwart -class ocean surveillance ship
21 June
United Kingdom
Yarrow Shipbuilders
Glasgow
Cumberland
Type 22 frigate
For Royal Navy .
28 June
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Helena
Los Angeles -class submarine
For United States Navy .
9 July
Italy
Cantiere navale del Muggiano
La Spezia
Alliance
Research vessel
For NATO .
23 July
Spain
Bazan
Ferrol
Victoria
Santa María -class frigate
For Spanish Navy .
9 August
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
John Lenthall
Henry J. Kaiser -class replenishment oiler
9 August
Sweden
Kockums
Malmö
Celebration
Holiday -class cruise ship
For Carnival Cruise Lines
16 August
West Germany
Schichau Seebeckwerft
Bremerhaven
Nils Holgersson
Cruiseferry
For Swecarrier for TT-Line traffic
22 August
Finland
Valmet Vuosaari shipyard
Helsinki
Yuriy Arshenevskiy
SA-15 type cargo ship
29 August
Denmark
Frederikshavn Værft
Frederikshavn
Mercandian Sea II
Type FV 2100 RoRo -ship
For Per Henriksen [da ] [4]
31 August
Finland
Wärtsilä Perno shipyard
Turku
Kronprins Harald
Cruiseferry
For Jahre Line
5 September
South Korea
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Ulsan
Berge Stahl
Ore carrier
19 September
Japan
Asagiri
Asagiri -class destroyer
For Japanese Navy .
27 September
United States
Bay Shipbuilding
Sturgeon Bay
Sea-Land Tacoma
D7-class container ship
For Sea-Land Corporation
14 October
United States
National Steel and Shipbuilding
San Diego , California
Exxon Valdez
Oil tanker
For Exxon Corporation
14 October
West Germany
Kröger shipyard
Schacht-Audorf
Schwedeneck
Schwedeneck -class research vessel
For German Navy .
24 October
West Germany
Orenstein & Koppel
Lübeck
Nordstrand
Nordstand -class tug
For German Navy .
3 November
United Kingdom
Vickers Shipbuilding
Barrow-in-Furness
Trenchant
Trafalgar -class submarine
For Royal Navy .
14 November
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
San Jacinto
Ticonderoga -class cruiser
For United States Navy .
28 November
West Germany
Orenstein & Koppel
Lübeck
Langeness
Nordstand -class tug
For German Navy .
6 December
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
San Juan
Los Angeles -class submarine
For United States Navy .
13 December
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Tennessee
Ohio -class submarine
For United States Navy .
17 December
Finland
Valmet Vuosaari shipyard
Helsinki
Vasiliy Burkhanov
SA-15 type cargo ship
20 December
United States
Bay Shipbuilding
Sturgeon Bay
Sea-Land Kodiak
D7-class container ship
For Sea-Land Corporation
Exact date unknown
Japan
Tokuoka Zosen K.K.
Naruto
Daifuku Maru No. 8
Cargo ship
For Daifuku Kaiun K.K.
Exact date unknown
Finland
Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard
Helsinki
Kontio
Icebreaker
Exact date unknown
United States
Jennings Shipyard
Argia
Gaff topsail schooner
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