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The list of ship launches in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1987.
| Date
|
Country
|
Builder
|
Location
|
Ship
|
Class / type
|
Notes
|
| 17 January
|
 United States
|
Avondale Shipyard
|
Avondale, Louisiana
|
Andrew J. Higgins
|
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
|
|
| 23 January
|
 Japan
|
|
|
Yukishio
|
Yūshio-class submarine
|
|
| 29 January
|
 Spain
|
Bazan
|
Ferrol
|
Numancia
|
Santa María-class frigate
|
|
| 30 January
|
Japan
|
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
|
|
Shimakaze
|
Hatakaze-class destroyer
|
|
| 30 January
|
 West Germany
|
Orenstein & Koppel
|
Lübeck
|
Vogelsand
|
Nordstand-class tug
|
|
| 25 February
|
 Italy
|
Fincantieri
|
|
San Giorgio
|
San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock
|
|
| 7 March
|
West Germany
|
Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau
|
|
Mozart
|
River cruise ship
|
For Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft
|
| 3 April
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
Lake Champlain
|
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
|
|
| 4 April
|
 France
|
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
|
Saint-Nazaire
|
Sovereign of the Seas
|
Sovereign-class cruise ship
|
For Royal Caribbean International
|
| 24 April
|
 Turkey
|
Gölcük Naval Shipyard
|
|
Fatih
|
Yavuz-class frigate
|
|
| 24 April
|
West Germany
|
Kröger-Werft
|
Schacht-Audorf
|
Atair
|
Vermessungs-, Wracksuch- und Forschungsschiffe des BSH
|
For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
|
| 28 April
|
West Germany
|
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
|
Kiel
|
Tupi
|
Type 209 submarine
|
For Marinha do Brasil
|
| 3 May
|
 Soviet Union
|
Werft 340
|
Zelenodolsk
|
SKR-451
|
Koni-class frigate
|
For Soviet Navy
|
| 9 May
|
West Germany
|
Elsfleth shipyard
|
Elsfleth
|
Kronsort
|
Schwedeneck-class research vessel
|
For German Navy
|
| 13 June
|
United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding
|
Newport News, Virginia
|
Albany
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
|
| 17 June
|
 Finland
|
Wärtsilä Marine Vuosaari shipyard
|
Helsinki
|
Kapitan Danilkin
|
SA-15 type cargo ship
|
|
| 27 June
|
United States
|
Avondale Shipyard
|
Avondale, Louisiana
|
Gunston Hall
|
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
|
|
| 10 July
|
 United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders
|
Glasgow
|
Norfolk
|
Type 23 frigate
|
|
| 12 July
|
United States
|
Bath Iron Works
|
Bath, Maine
|
Philippine Sea
|
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
|
|
| 13 July
|
France
|
Ateliers et chantiers du Havre
|
Le Havre
|
Wind Spirit
|
Motor sailing yacht
|
For Windstar Cruises[1]
|
| 18 July
|
 Yugoslavia
|
Brodogradevna Industrija
|
Split
|
Amorella
|
Cruiseferry
|
for SF Line for Viking Line traffic
|
| 31 July
|
West Germany
|
Kröger shipyard
|
Schacht-Audorf
|
Helmsand
|
Schwedeneck-class research vessel
|
For German Navy
|
| 4 August
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
Wasp
|
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
|
|
| 10 August
|
West Germany
|
Johann Oelkers KG
|
Hamburg
|
Bülk
|
Tugboat
|
For Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel
|
| 9 September
|
Japan
|
|
|
Amagiri
|
Asagiri-class destroyer
|
|
| 12 September
|
United States
|
Electric Boat
|
Groton, Connecticut
|
Pasadena
|
Los Angeles-class submarine
|
|
| 17 September
|
West Germany
|
Bremer Vulkan
|
Bremen-Vegesack
|
Augsburg
|
Bremen-class frigate
|
For German Navy
|
| 21 September
|
Japan
|
|
|
Yūgiri
|
Asagiri-class destroyer
|
|
| 23 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Ironbridge
|
Bulk carrier
|
For British Steel Corporation.[2]
|
| 2 October
|
United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding
|
Pascagoula, Mississippi
|
Princeton
|
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
|
|
| 2 October
|
United States
|
Avondale Shipyard
|
Avondale, Louisiana
|
Walter S. Diehl
|
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
|
|
| 7 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Cammell Laird
|
Birkenhead
|
Campbeltown
|
Type 22 frigate
|
|
| 10 October
|
Italy
|
Fincantieri
|
|
San Marco
|
San Giorgio-class amphibious transport dock
|
|
| 10 October
|
Japan
|
|
|
Yamagiri
|
Asagiri-class destroyer
|
|
| 15 October
|
West Germany
|
Nordseewerke
|
Emden
|
Lübeck
|
Bremen-class frigate
|
For German Navy
|
| 1 November
|
West Germany
|
Meyer Werft
|
Papenburg
|
Crown Odyssey
|
Cruise ship
|
For Royal Cruise Line
|
| 8 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Ferguson Shipbuilders
|
Port Glasgow
|
Isle of Mull
|
Ferry
|
For Caledonian MacBrayne
|
| 19 December
|
Japan
|
Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co
|
Onishi
|
Reijin
|
Car transporter
|
For Nissan Prince Kaiun K.K.
|
| Unknown date
|
 China
|
Huludao Shipyard
|
Huludao, Liaoning Province
|
Changzheng 4
|
Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine
|
|
| Unknown date
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Seillean
|
SWOPS ship
|
For BP Petroleum Development.[3]
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