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The list of ship launches in 1988 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1988.
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
15 January
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Comstock
Whidbey Island -class dock landing ship
20 January
United Kingdom
Swan Hunter
Wallsend
Chatham
Type 22 frigate
23 January
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Topeka
Los Angeles -class submarine
23 January
United Kingdom
Vosper Thornycroft
Woolston
Quorn
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
13 February
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Abraham Lincoln
Nimitz -class aircraft carrier
17 February
Japan
Sachishio
Yūshio -class submarine
17 March
Finland
Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
Turku
Royal Viking Sun
Cruise ship
For Royal Viking Line
19 March
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Normandy
Ticonderoga -class cruiser
19 March
France
Latouche-Tréville
Georges Leygues -class frigate
15 April
United Kingdom
Vickers Shipbuilding
Barrow-in-Furness
Talent
Trafalgar -class submarine
22 April
West Germany
Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH
Husum
Schleswig-Holstein
ferry
For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[1]
23 April
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Ohio -class submarine
30 April
Canada
Saint John Shipbuilding
Saint John , New Brunswick
Halifax
Halifax -class frigate
30 April
West Germany
C. Lühring
Brake
Eversand
For German Navy
30 April
East Germany
VEB Yachtwerft Berlin
Zander
Zander -class tug
For Volksmarine
4 June
Japan
Hamagiri
Asagiri -class destroyer
25 June
United States
Todd Pacific Shipyards
San Pedro, California
Ingraham
Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate
15 July
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Chancellorsville
Ticonderoga -class cruiser
22 July
Turkey
Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Yıldırım
Yavuz -class frigate
31 July
Soviet Union
Șantierul Naval Oltenița
Oltenița
Omskiy-133
Omskiy type cargo ship
For North Western Fleet Company[2]
8 August
Turkey
Marinewerft
Gölcük
Dolunay
Type 209 submarine
For Turkish Naval Forces
13 August
Yugoslavia
Brodogradevna Industrija
Split , Yugoslavia
Isabella
cruiseferry
For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
15 August
United States
Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Benjamin Isherwood
Henry J. Kaiser -class replenishment oiler
1 September
West Germany
Kröger Shipyard
Schacht-Audorf
Stollergrund
Stollengrund -class multipurpose boats
For German Navy
12 September
Japan
Setogiri
Asagiri -class destroyer
15 September
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Tortuga
Whidbey Island -class dock landing ship
22 October
Finland
Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
Turku , Finland
Athena
cruiseferry
For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
23 October
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Monterey
Ticonderoga -class cruiser
12 November
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Miami
Los Angeles -class submarine
19 November
France
DCN
Brest
Foudre
Foudre -class landing platform dock
For French Navy
3 December
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Leroy Grumman
Henry J. Kaiser -class replenishment oiler
4 December
Soviet Union
Mykolaiv
Riga
Kuznetsov -class aircraft carrier
Renamed Varyag in 1990, transferred to PLAN in 1998
21 December
Japan
Abukuma
Abukuma -class destroyer escort
25 December
Japan
Sawagiri
Asagiri -class destroyer
Unknown date
Netherlands
K Damen
Boven-Hardinxveld
Konarak
Hendijan -class vessel
For Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
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