List of ship launches in 1989

The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
21 January	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	*Marlborough*	Type 23 frigate
31 January	Japan			*Jintsū*	Abukuma-class destroyer escort
2 February	West Germany	Kröger Shipyard	Schacht-Audorf	Kalkgrund	Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats	For German Navy
24 February	West Germany	Flender Werke	Lübeck	Lady Diana	yacht	For NAVTOL^[1]
7 March	United Kingdom	Ferguson Shipbuilders	Port Glasgow	*Lord of the Isles*	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
11 March	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Cowpens*	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
17 March	West Germany	Schichau Seebeckwerft	Bremerhaven	*Seabourn Spirit*	Cruise ship	For Seabourn Cruise Line
19 March	Japan	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Kobe	Victory	ferry	For Higashi Nippon Ferry Co.^[2]
7 April	West Germany	Flender Werke	Lübeck	Lady Sarah	yacht	^[3]
8 April	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	*Argyll*	Type 23 frigate
15 April	Finland	Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard	Turku	*Cinderella*	Cruiseferry	For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
26 April	West Germany	Elsflether Shipyard	Elsflether	Mittelgrund	Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats	For German Navy
5 May	Australia	AMECON	Williamstown, Victoria	*Melbourne*	Adelaide-class frigate
6 May	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	*Rushmore*	Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
26 June	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	*Vasco da Gama*	Vasco da Gama-class frigate
2 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Gettysburg*	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
3 July	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	*Scranton*	Los Angeles-class submarine
8 July	Canada	Saint John Shipbuilding	Saint John, New Brunswick	*Vancouver*	Halifax-class frigate
13 July	West Germany	Kröger Shipyard	Schacht-Audorf	Bant	Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats	For German Navy
19 July	Spain	Bazan	Ferrol	*Reina Sofía*	Santa María-class frigate
22 July	United States	Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	*Henry Eckford*	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
26 July	Japan			*Harushio*	Harushio-class submarine
25 August	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire	*Nordic Empress*	Cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
27 August	Finland	Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard	Turku	*Kalypso*	Cruiseferry	For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
1 September	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	*Chosin*	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
11 September	Japan			*Umigiri*	Asagiri-class destroyer
12 September	Japan	Sumitomo Heavy Industries		*Kaiwo Maru II*	Four-masted Barque
16 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Arleigh Burke*	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
23 September	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	*Pecos*	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
September	India	Mazagon Dock Limited	Mumbai	Shankul	Type 209 submarine	For Indian Navy
September	United States	North American Shipbuilding		*William M*	Z-drive tug	For Alpha Marine Services
2 October	West Germany	Elsfleth Shipyard	Elsfleth	Breitgrund	Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats	For German Navy
14 October	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	*West Virginia*	Ohio-class submarine
31 October	United Kingdom	Hall, Russell & Company	Aberdeen	RMS St Helena	Royal Mail Ship
6 November	Finland	Wärtsilä Marine (estate) Perno shipyard	Turku	*Silja Serenade*	Cruiseferry	For Effoa for Silja Line traffic
11 November	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	*Ashland*	Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
19 November	West Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Horizon	Cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
5 December	Australia			*Shepparton*	Paluma-class motor launch
19 December	Japan			*Ōyodo*	Abukuma-class destroyer escort
Unknown date	South Korea			*Cheonan*	Pohang-class corvette	For Republic of Korea Navy
Unknown date	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Corsair	Hovercraft	For Blohm + Voss (prototype)

References[edit]

^ "M/S LADY D." (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "M/S Victory" (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "M/S Aurora II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[LD-1] "M/S LADY D." (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[Victory-2] "M/S Victory" (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[LS-3] "M/S Aurora II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.

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v t e Ship events in 1989
Ship launches	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Ship commissionings	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Ship decommissionings	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Shipwrecks	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994