List of ship launches in 2000

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The list of ship launches in 2000 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2000.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
18 January	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Aurora	Cruise ship	For P&O Cruises
29 January	United States	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems	Avondale, Louisiana	Pililaau	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
29 January	Germany	J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Annegret	Sietas type 161	For SAL Heavy Lift[1]
3 February	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Pusan	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[2]
4 February	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Cornelius Mærsk	S-class container ship	For Maersk Line
20 February	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Farnella	Fishing trawler	For Jacinta Ltd.[3]
9 March	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Seoul	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[4]
8 April	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	De Zeven Provinciën	De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
1 May	Japan	Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation	Nakatado District, Kagawa	Maersk Wind	Vehicle transporter	For A P Møller, Singapore
6 May	United Kingdom	BAE Systems Naval Ships (YSL)	Glasgow	St Albans	Type 23 frigate
6 May	Spain	Astilleros Españoles	Puerto Real	Stena Hollandica	Seapacer-class RoPax-ferry	For Stena Line[5]
12 May	Russia	Baltic Shipyard	St. Petersburg	Talwar	Talwar-class frigate	For Indian Navy
19 May	Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Olympic Explorer	Voyager-class cruise ship	For Royal Olympic Cruises[6]
24 May	Germany	J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Paula	Sietas type 161	For SAL Heavy Lift[7]
1 June	Estonia	BLRT Grupp	Tallinn	Vapper	Vapper-class gunboat	For Estonian Border Guard
4 June	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. London	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[8]
17 June	Australia	Tenix Defence Systems	Williamstown, Victoria	Parramatta	Anzac-class frigate
21 June	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Bulkeley	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
29 June	Germany	J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Wiebke	Sietas type 161	For SAL Heavy Lift[9]
2 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	McCampbell	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
7 July	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Amsterdam	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[10]
28 July	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Watkins	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
29 July	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Felixtone	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[11]
2 August	United Kingdom	Ferguson Shipbuilders	Port Glasgow	Hebrides	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
12 August	South Korea	Geoje	Samsung Heavy Industries	Prometheus	Ferry	For Minoan Lines[12]
1 September	Finland	Rauma	Aker Finnyards	Ulysses	Ferry	For Irish Ferries
3 September	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Berlin	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[13]
5 September	South Korea	Ulsan	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Sealand Illinois	Sealand-New-York-type container ship	For Costamare Shipping[14]
6 September	France	Saint Nazaire	ALSTOM Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Celebrity Infinity	Millennium-class cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
9 September	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Alexandra	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[15]
25 September	Japan			Akebono	Murasame-class destroyer
29 September	Italy	Fincantieri Marghera Yard	Venice, Italy	Pride of Rotterdam	Cruiseferry	For P&O Ferries
29 September	United Kingdom	BAE Systems Marine	Barrow-in-Furness	Wave Knight	Wave-class tanker	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[16]
16 October	Japan			Ariake	Murasame-class destroyer
27 October	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Aries	Stocznia Gdynia 8138-type container ship	For Alpha Ship[17]
31 October	Spain	Navatia	Ferrol	Álvaro de Bazán	Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate	For Armada Española
4 November	Germany	Volkswerft Stralsund	Stralsund	E.R. Lübeck	VW 2500-type container ship	[18]
10 November	Netherlands	Tille Scheepsbouw Kootstertille BV	Kootstertille	Hunzedijk		[19]
11 November	United States	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems	Avondale, Louisiana	Brittin	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
18 November	Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Superfast VII	Ro-Pax ferry	For Superfast Ferries
18 November	Netherlands	Ferus Smit B.V	Westerbroek	Morgenstond III	Cargo ship	For C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Morgenstond III
18 November	Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Superfast IX	Ro-Pax ferry	For Superfast Ferries
18 November	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Geoje	Cap San Nicolas	Cap-San-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd[20]
22 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Shoup	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
24 November	Russia	Baltic Shipyard	St. Petersburg	Trishul	Talwar-class frigate	For Indian Navy
26 November	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	APL England	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[21]
27 November	Japan			Isoshio	Oyashio-class submarine
28 November	Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Superfast VIII	Ro-Pax ferry	For Superfast Ferries
1 December	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Trade Freda	container ship	For Hansa Mare Reederei[22]
22 December	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Vega	Stocznia Gdynia 8138-type container ship	For Alpha Ship[23]
Unknown date	Ireland	Arklow Marine Services Inc.	Arklow	Aine Christina	Fishing trawler	For Aine & Patrick Deasy Jr.[24]
Unknown date	Russia			BBC Kusan	Ro-ro cargo ship	[25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Glomar Jack Ryan	Drillship	For Global Marine Ltd.[26]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aluminium Shipbuilders Ltd.	Fishbourne	Netley	Naval tender	For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aluminium Shipbuilders Ltd.	Fishbourne	Newhaven	Naval tender	For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[28]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aluminium Shipbuilders Ltd.	Fishbourne	Nutbourne	Naval tender	For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aluminium Shipbuilders Ltd.	Fishbourne	Padstow	Naval tender	For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[30]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Shannon Breeze	Ferry	For Shannon Car Ferry Ltd.[31]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Stavros S Niarchos	Barquentine	For Tall Ships Youth Trust.[32]