List of ship launches in 1966

The list of ship launches in 1966 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1966.

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Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
6 January	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Talbot	Brooke-class frigate	For United States Navy
10 January	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Lady Brigid	Offshore supply vessel	For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[1]
21 January	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Sklinna	Kobben-class submarine	For Royal Norwegian Navy
25 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Orcoma	Tanker	For Shell International Marine[2]
26 January	West Germany	Nobiskrug	Rendsburg	Kronprins Carl Gustav	Ferry	For A/B Bonnierföretagen,[3]
31 January	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Lady Claudine	Offshore supply vessel	For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[4]
4 February	Norway	Karljohansvern	Horten	Stavanger	Oslo-class frigate	For Royal Norwegian Navy
5 February	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd	Hessle	Sir Winston Churchill	Sail training ship	For Sail Training Association
8 February	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie and Company	Hebburn	Argonaut	Leander-class frigate	For Royal Navy
10 February	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Hopper Barge No. 7	Hopper barge	For Calcutta Port Commission.[5]
11 February	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Corella	Research vessel	For Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.[6]
12 February	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Juneau	Austin-class amphibious transport dock	For United States Navy
25 February	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Queenfish	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy
25 February	West Germany	Lübeck	Orenstein & Koppel	Westerwald	Westerwald-class transport ship	For German Navy
26 February	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Sturgeon	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy
1 March	Netherlands	Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek P. Smit Jr.	Rotterdam	Texelstroom		For Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming[7]
3 March	Sweden	Lindholmens Varv	Gothenburg	Svea	Ferry	for Rederi AB Svea
7 March	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Atlanta	Cargo ship	For Atlanta Navigation Co. Ltd.[8]
9 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Regent	Tanker	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
24 March	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Skolpen	Kobben-class submarine	For Royal Norwegian Navy
26 March	United States	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Niagara Falls	Mars-class combat stores ship	For United States Navy
31 March	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Goldeneye	Wild Duck-class boom defence vessel	For Royal Navy.[9]
1 April	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Lyness	Combat stores ship	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
4 April	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Pen Avon	Dredger	For Seaborne Aggregate Co. Ltd.[10]
4 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Richard L. Page	Brooke-class frigate	For United States Navy
7 April	West Germany	Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH	Husum	Nordfriesland	Ferry	For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[11]
15 April	West Germany	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG	Flensburg	Freiburg	Lüneburg-class replenishment ship	For German Navy
26 April	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Lady Delia	Offshore supply vessel	For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[12]
2 May	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Elkhound	Dog-class tug	For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[13]
3 May	West Germany	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG	Flensburg	Glücksburg	Lüneburg-class replenishment ship	For German Navy
5 May	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	Brisbane	Perth-class destroyer	For Royal Australian Navy
5 May	West Germany	Orenstein & Koppel	Lübeck	Odenwald	Westerwald-class transport ship	For German Navy
6 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Nairnbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[14]
7 May	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Cleveland	Austin-class amphibious transport dock	For United States Navy
14 May	United States	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	Bremerton, Washington	Samuel Gompers	Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender	For United States Navy
21 May	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Haddock	Permit-class submarine	For United States Navy
25 May	Italy	Cantieri Navali del Tirreno e Riuniti S.P.A.	Genoa	Winston Churchill	Ferry	for DFDS Seaways
31 May	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	W.D. Hoyle	Hopper barge	For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[15]
May	Norway	Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted	Trondheim	Baden[16]	Coastal trading vessel	For Fred Losen & Co.
10 June	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Stadt	Kobben-class submarine	For Royal Norwegian Navy
21 June	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Maraval	Tug	For Dockyard Investments Ltd.[17]
22 June	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Deerhound	Dog-class tug	For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[18]
22 June	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Ray	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy
23 June	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Lady Fiona	Offshore supply vessel	For P&O Offshore Services Ltd.[19]
1 July	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Coronado	Austin-class amphibious transport dock	For United States Navy
5 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Donax	Tanker	For Shell International Marine.[20]
9 July	West Germany	Lindenau	Kiel	Ammersee	Walchensee-class tanker	For German Navy
15 July	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U-2	Type 205 submarine	For German Navy
19 July	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Labrador	Dog-class tug	For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[21]
21 July	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Will Rogers	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine	For United States Navy
22 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Julius A. Furer	Brooke-class frigate	For United States Navy
26 July	United States	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	White Plains	Mars-class combat stores ship	For United States Navy
6 August	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Dubuque	Austin-class amphibious transport dock	For United States Navy
19 August	Denmark	Aarhus Flydedok	Aarhus	Najaden	Ferry	For Danske Statsbaner.[22]
1 September	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Herekino	Tug	For Northland Harbour Board.[23]
2 September	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Stord	Kobben-class submarine	For Royal Norwegian Navy
12 September	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Waitangi	Tug	For Northland Harbour Board.[24]
15 September	United Kingdom	Vickers Armstrong		Resolution	Resolution-class submarine	For Royal Navy
16 September	United States	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	Bremerton, Washington	Puget Sound	Samuel Gompers-class destroyer tender	For United States Navy
16 September	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Stromness	Combat stores ship	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
17 September	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Pargo	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy
22 September	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	W.D. Hilbre	Hopper barge	For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[25]
29 September	Sweden	Lindholmens Varv	Gothenburg	Patricia	Ferry	for Swedish Lloyd
7 October	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales	Stalwart	Destroyer tender	For Royal Australian Navy
13 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ulster Prince	Ferry	For Coast Lines.[26]
14 October	United States	General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding	Quincy, Massachusetts	Sunfish	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy
14 October	United States	General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding	Quincy, Massachusetts	Whale	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy
17 October	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	T.P.1	Barge	For United Africa Co. Ltd.[27]
17 October	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	T.P.2	Barge	For United Africa Co. Ltd.[28]
20 October	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U-9	Type 205 submarine	For German Navy
22 October	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Shreveport	Austin-class amphibious transport dock	For United States Navy
22 October	West Germany	Lindenau	Kiel	Tegernsee	Walchensee-class tanker	For German Navy
October	France	Dubigeon	Nantes	Albacora	Daphné-class submarine	For Portuguese Navy
10 November	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Lundy Puffin	Fishing trawler	For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[29]
12 November	West Germany	Lübecker Flender-Werke	Lübeck	Tor Hollandia	Ferry	For Tor Line
14 November	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Lady Thelma	Firefighting tug	For J. H. Pigott & Son Ltd.[30]
19 November	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Knox	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy
23 November	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Zurmand	Tug	For BP Clyde Tanker Co. Ltd.[31]
24 November	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Blyth	Rogate	Coaster	For Stephenson, Clarke Ltd.[32][33]
25 November	Japan	Hitachi Zosen Corporation	Maizuru, Japan	Asagumo	Yamagumo-class destroyer	For Japanese Navy
25 November	Canada	Davie Shipbuilding	Lauzon, Quebec	Algocape	Lake freighter	For Canada Steamship Lines
29 November	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	Otway	Oberon-class submarine	For Royal Australian Navy
30 November	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Marlin	Fishing trawler	For Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[34]
12 December	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Mastiff	Dog-class tug	For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[35]
30 November	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Redfin	Fishing trawler	For Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[36]
16 December	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Lapon	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy
17 December	United States	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Concord	Mars-class combat stores ship	For United States Navy
19 December	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	G.W.111	Barge	For George Wimpey Ltd.[37]
29 December	East Germany	V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft	Wismar	Shota Rustaveli	Ivan Franko-class passenger ship	For Black Sea Shipping Company
Date unknown	United States			Alice L. Moran	Tug	For Moran Group.[38]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Bantry Puffin	Fishing trawler	For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[39]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Beechcroft	Tanker	For Bowker & King Ltd.[40]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	LCM 710	Landing craft	For Royal Navy.[41]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	LCM 711	Landing craft	For Royal Navy.[42]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Lundy Puffin	Tug	For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[43]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Zaeedah	Barge	For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd.[44]