The list of ship launches in 2006 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2006. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 20 January COSCO Ningbo container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries Usan For COSCOsister ship of COSCO Guangzhou 27 January Palatia Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae 1 February Type 45 destroyer BAE Systems Naval Ships (YSL) Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland 1 February Analena Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG 19 February Pride of Hawaii Meyer Werft Papenburg For Norwegian Cruise Line 20 February Hanseatic Explorer Fassmer Berne For Harren & Partner 23 February Georg Mærsk Mærsk D-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø For Maersk Line 7 March Torm Skagen type Oshima 76D bulk carrier Oshima Shipbuilding Company Saikai For ND ShippingIMO 9287182 10 March COSCO Yanitan container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries Usan For COSCOsister ship of COSCO Guangzhou 18 March SAS Queen Modjadji Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For South African Navy 29 March MOL Sunrise Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae 30 March Mazagon Dock Limited Mumbai 8 April Ariana Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship Stocznia Gdynia Gdynia 14 April COSCO Beijing container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries Usan For COSCOsister ship of COSCO Guangzhou 18 April Anina Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG 19 April Blohm + Voss Hamburg 28 April Navantia Ferrol For Royal Norwegian Navy 9 May ST Engineering Benoi 11 May Rita Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG 13 May Koninklijke Schelde Groep Flushing 19 May COSCO Hellas container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries Usan For COSCOsister ship of COSCO Guangzhou 20 May OOCL Europe OOCL SX-class container ship Geoje Samsung Heavy Industries For Orient Overseas Container Line 27 May Maersk Norwich Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae 29 May Maersk Needham Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae IMO 9301938 1 June Emerald Princess Fincantieri Monfalcone For Princess Cruises 9 June Son Won-il Type 214 submarine Hyundai Heavy Industries For South Korean Navy 9 June Euphoria Sietas type 168 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde For 14 June VT Group HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England 17 June Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut 23 June Bomar Spring Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship Stocznia Gdynia Gdynia 24 June National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California 30 June Seacoud Lindenau Kiel For German Tanker Shipping 4 July Eucon Leader Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA Galați 12 July DCN Lorient 16 July Hermann Wulff Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship Stocznia Gdynia Gdynia 4 August Costa Serena Fincantieri Sestri Ponente For Costa Cruises 10 August Hamza Agosta 90B-class submarine Karachi Shipyard Karachi 11 August Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Avondale, Louisiana 30 August Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki 6 September Lürssen Bremen-Vegesack 12 September Ferry Remontowa Group Gdańsk For Caledonian MacBrayne 16 September Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine 19 September Jork Reliance Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA Galați 22 September Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi 23 September Marinette Marine Marinette, Wisconsin 29 September Legend-class cutter NGSS Ingalls Pascagoula, Mississippi 5 October RMS Kiel Futura Carrier-type coastal trading vessel ConMar Brake IMO 9352846 9 October Northrop Grumman Newport News, Virginia 15 October Norwegian Pearl Meyer Werft Papenburg For Norwegian Cruise Line 20 October Westerdiek Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship Stocznia Gdynia Gdynia 25 October OOCL Tokyo OOCL SX-class container ship Geoje Samsung Heavy Industries For Orient Overseas Container Line 31 October JPO Sagittarius Hyundai 2530 TEU type container ship STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae 6 November 11 November Cruise ship Fincantieri Monfalcone For Hurtigruten 18 November Tenix Williamstown, Victoria For Royal New Zealand Navy 23 November Cruiseferry Aker Finnyards Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki For Tallink 26 November JPO Scorpius Hyundai 2530 TEU type container ship STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Jinhae November Pipinos Type 214 submarine Hellenic Shipyards Chaidari For Greece Navy 6 December National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California 8 December Osaka Express Colombo-Express-class container ship Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan For Hapag Lloyd 15 December Cruiseferry Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard Turku For Color Line; largest cruiseferry in the world when delivered; completed at Aker Finnyards' Rauma shipyard 15 December Bahia Bahia-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo For Hamburg Süd 15 December Bahia Blanca Bahia-class container ship Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Okpo For Hamburg Süd 15 December Henneke Rambow Sietas type 178 container ship Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas Hamburg-Neuenfelde For Reederei Rambow29 DecemberContainer shipHyundai Heavy IndustriesUlsanFor NYK Line Unknown date Bornholm Express Fast Passenger Ferry Damen Group Singapore For Christansøfarten, Gudhjem, Denmark. Unknown dateRoll-on/roll-off Ferry Astilleros de HuelvaHuelva For Seatruck Ferries "Heysham Max" vessel for Heysham Warrenpoint route. Unknown dateContainer ship For Navalis GmbH & Co. KG. Unknown date LNG carrier Chantiers de l'Atlantique For Gaz de France.
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