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The list of ship launches in 2003 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2003.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Notes
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4 January
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South Korea
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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Ulsan
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Berlin Express
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Hamburg-Express-class container ship
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For Hapag Lloyd[1]
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8 January
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Romania
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Daewoo Mangalia
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Mangalia
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Coneste
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Sietas type 178 container ship
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For Bernd Bartels[2]
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18 January
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Italy
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Cantiere Navale Visentini
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Donada
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Eurostar Valencia
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Ro-pax ferry
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For Grimaldi Group
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19 January
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Axel Mærsk
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Mærsk A-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[3]
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4 February
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Portugal
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Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo
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Viana do Castelo
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Rio Alexander
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7 February
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Germany
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Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
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Flensburg
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Beachy Head
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Point-class sealift ship
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For British Armed Forces
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28 February
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Finland
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Kvaerner Masa-Yards
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Turku
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Mariner of the Seas
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Voyager-class cruise ship
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For Royal Caribbean International
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3 March
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China
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Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry
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Xiamen
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Rickmers New Orleans
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type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship
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For Rickmers Group[4]
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8 March
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South Korea
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Geoje
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Samsung Heavy Industries
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OOCL Long Beach
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OOCL SX-class container ship
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For Orient Overseas Container Line[5]
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21 March
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France
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Chantiers de l'Atlantique
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St. Nazaire
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Queen Mary 2
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Ocean liner
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For Cunard Line
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21 March
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Germany
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Blohm + Voss
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Hamburg
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Kedah
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Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel
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4 April
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Anna Mærsk
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Mærsk A-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[6]
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12 April
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South Korea
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Ulsan
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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MSC Viviana
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Sealand-New-York-type container ship
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For Freesia International Corporation[7]
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13 April
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South Korea
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Ulsan
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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Maersk Kalamata
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Sealand-New-York-type container ship
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For Costamare Shipping[8]
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18 April
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India
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Mazagon Dock Limited
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Mumbai
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Shivalik
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Shivalik-class frigate
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19 April
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Netherlands
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Koninklijke Schelde Groep
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Flushing
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Evertsen
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De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
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29 April
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People's Republic of China
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Jiangnan Shipyard
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Shanghai
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Lanzhou
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Type 052C air defense destroyer
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3 May
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United Kingdom
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Appledore Shipbuilders
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Appledore, North Devon
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Coruisk
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Ferry
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For Caledonian MacBrayne
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16 May
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Australia
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Tenix Defence Systems
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Williamstown, Victoria
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Toowoomba
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Anzac-class frigate
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16 May
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Spain
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Navatia
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Ferrol
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Blas de Lezo
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Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate
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For Armada Española
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23 May
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Denmark
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Mærsk Line
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Kerteminde, Denmark
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Olga Mærsk
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Olga Mærsk-Class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[9]
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6 June
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Sweden
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Terra Nova [sv]
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Gothenburg
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Götheborg
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East Indiaman Replica
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For Svenska Ostindiska Companiet AB
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14 June
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Great Britain
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VT Group
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Southampton
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HMS Mersey
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River-class patrol vessel
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For Royal Navy
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16 June
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China
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Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry
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Xiamen
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Rickmers Jakarta
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type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship
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For Rickmers Group[10]
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20 June
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Germany
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Meyer Werft
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Papenburg
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Serenade of the Seas
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Radiance-class cruise ship
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For Royal Caribbean International[11]
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25 June
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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James E. Williams
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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3 July
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Arnold Mærsk
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Mærsk A-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[12]
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12 July
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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San Antonio
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San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
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18 July
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter
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Wallsend, England
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Largs Bay
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Bay-class landing ship dock
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19 July
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Momsen
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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26 July
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Germany
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Nordseewerke
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Emden
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Hessen
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Sachsen-class frigate
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2 August
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Germany
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Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
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Kiel
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Spioenkop
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Valour-class frigate
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For South African Navy
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16 August
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Virginia
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Virginia-class submarine
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For US Navy
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16 August
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South Korea
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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Ulsan
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Adriana Star
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Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship
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[13]
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29 August
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Japan
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Sazanami
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Takanami-class destroyer
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31 August
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Portugal
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Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo
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Viana do Castelo
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Rio Alexander
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22 September
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Germany
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Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Stina
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Sietas type 168 container ship
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For Jan Breuer[14]
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24 September
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Spain
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Hijos de J. Barreras
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Vigo
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Suardiaz Galicia
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Ro-ro cargo ship
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For Suardiaz[15]
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1 October
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Germany
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J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Annette
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Sietas type 161
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For SAL Heavy Lift[16]
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1 October
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Germany
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J.J. Sietas
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Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Maria
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Sietas type 161
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For SAL Heavy Lift[17]
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1 October
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Japan
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Takashio
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Oyashio-class submarine
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2 October
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Germany
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HDW
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Kiel
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Pahang
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Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel
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2 October
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South Korea
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Ulsan
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
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MSC Marina
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Sealand-New-York-type container ship
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[18]
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8 October
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Denmark
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Odense Staalskibsvaerft
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Lindø
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Arthur Mærsk
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Mærsk A-class container ship
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For Mærsk Line[19]
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16 October
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Finland
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Aker Finnyards
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Rauma, Finland
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Victoria I
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Cruiseferry
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For Tallink
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23 October
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France
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Direction des Constructions Navales
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Cherbourg
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O’Higgins
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Scorpène-class submarine
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For Armada de Chile
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30 October
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People's Republic of China
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Jiangnan Shipyard
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Shanghai
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Haikou
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Type 052C air defense destroyer
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6 November
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Italy
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Fincantieri
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Muggiano
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Salvatore Todaro
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Type 212 submarine
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For Italian Navy
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November
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Germany
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Nordseewerke
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Emden
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U 32
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Type 212 submarine
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For German Navy
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27 December
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South Korea
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Geoje
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Samsung Heavy Industries
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OOCL Qingdao
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OOCL SX-class container ship
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For Orient Overseas Container Line[20]
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Date unknown
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People's Republic of China
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Shanhaiguan Shipyard
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Qinhuangdao
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Mayflower Resolution
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Turbine Installation Vessel
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For Mayflower Energy Ltd
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Date unknown
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Japan
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries
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Yokosuka, Japan
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Mastera
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Crude oil tanker
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