List of ship launches in 2005

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The list of ship launches in 2005 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2005.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
3 January	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Flottbek	Eilbek-class container ship	For Hansa Hamburg Shipping
7 January	Netherlands	B.V. Schps & Mfbk De Merwede v/h van Vliet & Co	Hardinxveld	Hammerodde	RoPax-ferry	For Bornholmstrafikken[1]
8 January	South Korea	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	Okpo	Monte Rosa	Monte-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd[2]
14 January	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Colombo Express	Colombo-Express-class container ship	For Hapag Lloyd[3]
22 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Kidd	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
28 January	Singapore	ST Engineering	Benoi	Steadfast	Formidable-class frigate
9 February	Poland	Remontowa Group	Gdańsk	Bute	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
11 February	Germany	Volkswerft Stralsund	Stralsund	''CSAV Tianjin	VW 2500-type container ship	[4]
18 February	Finland	Aker Finnyards	Helsinki	FESCO Sakhalin	Platform supply vessel	For Far East Shipping Company
10 March	France	DCN	Lorient	Forbin	Horizon-class frigate
27 March	Romania	Daewoo Mangalia	Mangalia	Elite	Sietas type 178 container ship	For JR Ship Management[5]
30 March	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Gudrun Mærsk	Mærsk D-class container ship	For Maersk Line[6]
31 March	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Elan	Sietas type 178 container ship	For JR Ship Management[7]
2 April	United States	Marinette Marine	Marinette, Wisconsin	Mackinaw	Great Lakes icebreaker
2 April	South Korea	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	Okpo	Monte Sartimiento	Monte-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd[8]
9 April	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Texas	Virginia-class submarine
9 April	United Kingdom	BAE Systems	Glasgow, Scotland	Cardigan Bay	Bay-class landing ship dock
18 April	Denmark	Odense Steel Shipyard	Odense	Esbern Snare	Absalon-class support ship
29 April	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Aquila	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG[9]
4 May	Germany	ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems	Emden	SAS Charlotte Maxeke	Type 209 submarine	For South African Navy
9 May	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Barmbek	Eilbek-class container ship	For Hansa Hamburg Shipping
21 May	United States	National Steel & Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Lewis and Clark	Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship
25 May	Spain	Navantia	Ferrol	Roald Amundsen	Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate	For Royal Norwegian Navy
27 May	India	Mazagon Dock Limited	Mumbai	Sahyadri	Shivalik-class frigate
27 May	Romania	Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA	Galați	Smaland	Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship
May	Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	U34	Type 212 submarine	For German Navy
10 June	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Norwegian Jewel	Jewel-class cruise ship
10 June	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	John Lukas Dede	Sietas type 168 container ship	For Reederei Friedhelm Dede[10]
12 June	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Grete Mærsk	Mærsk D-class container ship	For Maersk Line[11]
18 June	South Korea	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	Okpo	Aliança Mauá	Monte-class container ship	[12]
23 June	France		Sarreguemines	Majesty of the Seas	Riverboat
11 July	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Andrea Ehler	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Ehler[13]
15 July	Singapore	ST Engineering	Benoi	Tenacious	Formidable-class frigate
23 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Farragut	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
26 July	France	Brest Arsenal	Brest	Tonnerre	Mistral-class amphibious assault ship
5 August	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	CSAV Morumbi	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[14]
12 August	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Partnership	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Heinz-Georg Vöge[15]
19 August	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Kyoto Express	Colombo-Express-class container ship	For Hapag Lloyd[16]
20 August	Germany	Lindenau GmbH	Kiel	Seaconger	Tanker	[17]
24 August	Japan	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Nagasaki	Atago	Atago-class destroyer
26 August	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend, England	Lyme Bay	Bay-class landing ship dock
1 September	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Gunvor Mærsk	Mærsk D-class container ship	For Maersk Line[18]
2 September	Italy	Fincantieri	Sestri Ponente	Costa Concordia	Concordia-class cruise ship	For Costa Cruises
3 September	South Korea	STX Offshore & Shipbuilding	Jinhae	Nordwelle	Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship	[19]
8 September	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Passat	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Heinz Moje[20]
5 October	Japan			Setoshio	Oyashio-class submarine
5 October	Romania	Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA	Galați	Samskip Pioneer	Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship
7 October	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Hasselwerder	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG[21]
15 October	Italy	Fincantieri	Riva Trigoso	Andrea Doria	Horizon-class frigate
29 October	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Gjertrud Mærsk	Mærsk D-class container ship	For Maersk Line[22]
14 November	Japan	Universal Shipbuilding Corporation	Maizuru, Kyoto	Umiak I	Bulk carrier	For Fednav
1 December	Finland	Aker Finnyards	Rauma, Finland	Galaxy	Cruiseferry	For Tallink
2 December	Spain	De Hijos de J. Barreras	Vigo	Volcan de Taburiente	Ferry	For Naviera Armas[23]
9 December	Singapore	ST Engineering	Benoi	Stalwart	Formidable-class frigate
9 December	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Usan	COSCO Guangzhou	container ship	For COSCO[24]
9 December	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Chicago Express	Colombo-Express-class container ship	For Hapag Lloyd[25]
12 December	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Daniel	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG[26]
16 December	Romania	Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA	Galați	Samskip Explorer	Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship	[27]
16 December	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	CMA CGM Melbourne	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[28]
22 December	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	MSC Davos	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[29]
22 December	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Gerd Mærsk	Mærsk D-class container ship	For Maersk Line[30]
24 December	South Korea	Geoje	Samsung Heavy Industries	OOCL Asia	OOCL SX-class container ship	For Orient Overseas Container Line[31]
28 December	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Gridley	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Clay Barge No. 8	Motor barge	For Waterways Ireland.[32]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Leanne McLoughlin	Tug	For John McLoughlin & Son (Shipping) Ltd.[33]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Noleen McLoughlin	Tug	For John McLoughlin & Son (Shipping) Ltd.[34]

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