List of ship launches in 1997

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The list of ship launches in 1997 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1997.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
3 January	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Katrine Mærsk	K-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
18 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	McFaul	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
28 February	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Sisler	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
February	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	Rotterdam	Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock
6 March	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	City of Cardiff	Dredger	For United Marine Dredging Ltd.
14 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Bonhomme Richard	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
26 March	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards	Turku	Superfast III	ROPAX ferry	For Superfast Ferries
27 March	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Bob Hope	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
March	Italy	Fincantieri	Genoa	SuperSeaCat Two	MDV1200-class monofull fast ferry	For Sea Containers
4 April	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Kirsten Mærsk	K-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
6 April	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Betagas	LNG tanker	For Betagas Partenreederei.
17 April	Italy	Fincantieri	Marghera	Disney Magic	cruise ship	For Disney Cruise Lines
24 April	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards	Turku	Superfast IV	ROPAX ferry	For Superfast Ferries
April	Taiwan	China Shipbuilding	Kaohsiung	Chang Chien	Cheng Kung-class frigate
3 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Donald Cook	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
3 May	Netherlands	Van der Giessen de Noord	Krimpen aan den IJssel	Schleswig-Holstein	train ferry	For Scandlines
10 May	Australia	Tenix Defence	Williamstown, Victoria	Te Mana	Anzac-class frigate	For Royal New Zealand Navy
20 May	China	Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company	Shanghai	Amber Lagoon	Amber Lagoon-class freight ship	For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping
7 June	South Korea	Daewoo Heavy Industries	Okpo	Peene Ore	bulk carrier
8 June	France			Aconit	La Fayette-class frigate
1 July	Netherlands	Van der Giessen de Noord	Krimpen aan den IJssel	Deutschland	train ferry	For Scandlines
5 July	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	City of Chichester	Dredger	For United Marine Dredging Ltd.
11 July	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Mercury	cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
26 July	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Watson	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
31 July	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Sovereign Mærsk	S-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
9 August	Spain	Astilleros Españoles	Puerto Real	Skåne	ro-ro/train ferry	For SweFerry Ab
19 August	Japan			Yūdachi	Murasame-class destroyer
21 August	Japan			Kirisame	Murasame-class destroyer
28 August	South Korea	Hyundai Mipo Dockyard	Ulsan	Petrojarl Banff	FSPO
1 September	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Connecticut	Seawolf-class submarine
1 September	France	Chantiers de l’Atlantique	Saint Nazaire	Vision of the Seas	Vision-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
18 September	Japan			Michishio	Oyashio-class submarine
27 September	Germany	Volkswerft	Stralsund	Neuwerk	multi-purpose vessel	For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
27 September	South Korea	Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries	Koje	Shanghai Express	London Express-class container ship	For Hapag-Lloyd
29 September	Germany	Abeking & Rasmussen		Fulda	Frankenthal-class minehunter	For German Navy
2 October	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Dahl	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
4 October	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Higgins	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
21 October	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Fisher	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
21 October	China	Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company	Shanghai	Purple Beach	Amber Lagoon-class freight ship	For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping
24 October	Denmark	Odense Staalskibsvaerft	Lindø	Susan Mærsk	S-class container ship	For Mærsk Line
October	China	Dalian Shipyard	Dalian	Shenzhen	Type 051B destroyer
12 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Porter	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
15 November	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Westwego, Louisiana	Healy	Polar icebreaker
29 November	South Korea	Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries	Koje	Düsseldorf Express	London Express-class container ship	For Hapag-Lloyd
November	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Lesley PG	tanker	For Giles W.Pritchard-Gordon & Co. Ltd.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Faoilean	Workboat	For private owner.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Ferryman	Launch	For private owner.
Date unknown	Singapore		Singapore	Kota Wajar	container ship
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	MCS Lenie	Tug	For Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Scenic II	Passenger launch	For Pulteney Cruises Ltd.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Taunt	Ferry	For private owner.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Warbler	Ferry	For private owner.