List of ship launches in 2022

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This is a chronological list of some ships launched in 2022.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
5 January  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Richard M. McCool Jr. San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock For United States Navy.[1]
7 January  Germany Ferus Smit Leer Thun Britain NaabsaMax coastal tanker For Thun Tankers A.B., Sweden[2][3]
2 February  Japan Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard Hashihama YOT-02 Oil tanker For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[4]
11 February  Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Disney Wish Triton-class cruise ship For Disney Cruise Line[5][6][7][8]
11 February  Finland Meyer Turku Turku Carnival Celebration XL-class cruise ship For Carnival Cruise Line[9][10][11]
11 February  Finland Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki SH Vega Vega-class cruise ship For Swan Hellenic[12]
26 March  Netherlands Ferus Smit Westerbroek Arklow Coast General cargo ship For Arklow Shipping[13][14][15]
March  United States Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard Houma, Louisiana Viking Mississippi River cruise ship For Viking River Cruises[16]
22 April  Germany Ferus Smit Leer Nordic Crystal General cargo ship For Erik Thun AB[17][18]
29 April  France Chantiers de l’Atlantique Saint-Nazaire Jacques Chevallier Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces For French Navy[19]
30 May  Italy Fincantieri Monfalcone Explora I Explora-class cruise ship For MSC Cruises[20]
14 June  South Korea Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Ulsan Manxman Ferry For Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
16 June  Germany FSG Flensburg Tennor Ocean Ro-Ro cargo ship For Tennor Holding[21][22]
23 June  Italy Fincantieri Ancona Viking Saturn Venice-class cruise ship For Viking Ocean Cruises[23][24][25]
25 June  Croatia Uljanik shipyard Pula Scenic Eclipse II Cruise ship For Scenic Group[26]
2 August  Italy Fincantieri Marghera Norwegian Viva Project Leonardo For Norwegian Cruise Line[27][28][29][30]
27 August  Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Arvia XL-class cruise ship For P&O Cruises[31]
November  Italy Fincantieri Sestri Ponente Brilliant Lady Cruise ship For Virgin Voyages[32][33][34]
1 December  China GSI Shipyard Guangzhou Moby Legacy Passenger/Ro-Ro ferry For Moby Lines[35]
3 December  United Kingdom BAE Systems Naval Ships Govan Glasgow Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate For Royal Navy
9 December  Finland Meyer Turku Turku Icon of the Seas Icon-class cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International[36]
30 December  China China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai Finncanopus Passenger Ro-Ro ferry For Finnlines[37][38]

References

  1. Kulo, Warren (11 January 2022). "Ingalls launches USS Richard M. McCool Jr., the latest amphibious assault ship". Stars and Stripes. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. "Launching of Nb. 462 'Thun Britain' for Thun Tankers AB". 6 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. "Thun Britain | amazing big ship launch at Ferus Smit shipyard in Leer (Germany) | 4K-Quality-Video - YouTube". YouTube.
  4. "Japanese Shipyard Launches YOT-02 Tanker For JMSDF". Naval News. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. "Meyer Werft dockt Kreuzfahrtschiff "Disney Wish" aus" (in German). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  6. "First Look at Disney Wish at Meyer Werft" (in German). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  7. "Meyer Werft Floats Out First New Disney LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  8. "Meyer Werft floats out Disney Wish". 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  9. "Carnival Celebration Floated Out at Meyer Turku". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  10. "Carnival Celebration floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  11. "Meyer Turku floats out Carnival Celebration". 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  12. "Swan Hellenic's SH Vega floated out at Helsinki Shipyard". 11 February 2022.
  13. "Nb. 431 'Arklow Coast' successfully launched". 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  14. "👉 40 Seconds Launch of 'Arklow Coast' at Ferus Smit (Shortest Version) - #2106NL". YouTube. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  15. "Launching of Nb. 431 'Arklow Coast'". 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  16. "Viking Mississippi Floats Out Ahead of June Debut - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News".
  17. "Nordic Crystal schlägt Welle - Querstapellauf in Leer" (in German). 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  18. "Launching of Nb. 470 'Nordic Crystal' for Erik Thun AB". 12 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  19. "BRF : Tout savoir sur les futurs ravitailleurs de la Marine nationale | Mer et Marine". 2 May 2022.
  20. "Explora I Floats Out at Fincantieri". 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  21. "Webcam: Flooded drydock". Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  22. "Erster Stapellauf der FSG seit Insolvenz" (in German). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  23. "Viking Saturn Floated Out At Fincantieri". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  24. ""Viking Saturn" floated out in Ancona". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  25. "Viking marks float out of newest ocean ship". 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  26. "Scenic Eclipse II Floats Out in Croatia". 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01.
  27. "Norwegian Cruise Line Ship Reaches Major Construction Milestone". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  28. "Norwegian Viva Floated Out at Fincantieri Shipyard". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  29. "Fincantieri's Marghera yard floats out NCL's Norwegian Viva". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  30. ""Norwegian Viva" floated out in Marghera". 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  31. "Papenburg: Kreuzfahrtschiff "Arvia" auf erster kurzer Reise" (in German). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  32. "Fincantieri: "Brilliant Lady" floated out in Sestri Ponente". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  33. "Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente floats out Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  34. "Virgin's Brilliant Lady Floated Out at Fincantieri". 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  35. "Moby celebra il varo della nuova Moby Legacy" (in Italian). 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  36. "Icon of the Seas (38545)". DNV Vessel Register. DNV. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  37. "Finnlines' second new Superstar passenger-freight vessel FINNCANOPUS launched".
  38. "Finnlines' second new Superstar passenger-freight vessel launched – ensures a more sustainable option for travel and transport of freight".