The list of ship launches in 1989 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1989.
| Date
 | 
Country
 | 
Builder
 | 
Location
 | 
Ship
 | 
Class / type
 | 
Notes
 | 
| 21 January
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Swan Hunter
 | 
Wallsend
 | 
Marlborough
 | 
Type 23 frigate
 | 
 | 
| 31 January
 | 
  Japan
 | 
 | 
 | 
Jintsū
 | 
Abukuma-class destroyer escort
 | 
 | 
| 2 February
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Kröger Shipyard
 | 
Schacht-Audorf
 | 
Kalkgrund 
 | 
Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
 | 
For German Navy
 | 
| 24 February
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Flender Werke
 | 
Lübeck
 | 
Lady Diana
 | 
yacht
 | 
For NAVTOL[1]
 | 
| 7 March
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Ferguson Shipbuilders
 | 
Port Glasgow
 | 
Lord of the Isles
 | 
Ferry
 | 
For Caledonian MacBrayne
 | 
| 11 March
 | 
  United States
 | 
Bath Iron Works
 | 
Bath, Maine
 | 
Cowpens
 | 
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
 | 
 | 
| 17 March
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Schichau Seebeckwerft
 | 
Bremerhaven
 | 
Seabourn Spirit
 | 
Cruise ship
 | 
For Seabourn Cruise Line
 | 
| 19 March
 | 
  Japan
 | 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
 | 
Kobe
 | 
Victory
 | 
ferry
 | 
For Higashi Nippon Ferry Co.[2]
 | 
| 7 April
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Flender Werke
 | 
Lübeck
 | 
Lady Sarah
 | 
yacht
 | 
[3]
 | 
| 8 April
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Yarrow Shipbuilders
 | 
Glasgow
 | 
Argyll
 | 
Type 23 frigate
 | 
 | 
| 15 April
 | 
  Finland
 | 
Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
 | 
Turku
 | 
Cinderella
 | 
Cruiseferry
 | 
For SF Line for Viking Line traffic
 | 
| 26 April
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Elsflether Shipyard
 | 
Elsflether
 | 
Mittelgrund
 | 
Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
 | 
For German Navy
 | 
| 5 May
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Appledore
 | 
Arco Axe
 | 
Dredger
 | 
For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[4]
 | 
| 5 May
 | 
  Australia
 | 
AMECON
 | 
Williamstown, Victoria
 | 
Melbourne
 | 
Adelaide-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 6 May
 | 
  United States
 | 
Avondale Shipyard
 | 
Avondale, Louisiana
 | 
Rushmore
 | 
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
 | 
 | 
| 26 June
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Blohm + Voss
 | 
Hamburg
 | 
Vasco da Gama
 | 
Vasco da Gama-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 2 July
 | 
  United States
 | 
Bath Iron Works
 | 
Bath, Maine
 | 
Gettysburg
 | 
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
 | 
 | 
| 3 July
 | 
  United States
 | 
Newport News Shipbuilding
 | 
Newport News, Virginia
 | 
Scranton
 | 
Los Angeles-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| 8 July
 | 
  Canada
 | 
Saint John Shipbuilding
 | 
Saint John, New Brunswick
 | 
Vancouver
 | 
Halifax-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 13  July
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Kröger Shipyard
 | 
Schacht-Audorf
 | 
Bant
 | 
Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
 | 
For German Navy
 | 
| 19 July
 | 
  Spain
 | 
Bazan
 | 
Ferrol
 | 
Reina Sofía
 | 
Santa María-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 22 July
 | 
  United States
 | 
Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company
 | 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 | 
Henry Eckford
 | 
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
 | 
 | 
| 26 July
 | 
  Japan
 | 
 | 
 | 
Harushio
 | 
Harushio-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| 25 August
 | 
  France
 | 
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
 | 
Saint-Nazaire
 | 
Nordic Empress
 | 
Cruise ship
 | 
For Royal Caribbean International
 | 
| 27 August
 | 
  Finland
 | 
Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard
 | 
Turku
 | 
Kalypso
 | 
Cruiseferry
 | 
For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
 | 
| 1 September
 | 
  United States
 | 
Ingalls Shipbuilding
 | 
Pascagoula, Mississippi
 | 
Chosin
 | 
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
 | 
 | 
| 11 September
 | 
  Japan
 | 
 | 
 | 
Umigiri
 | 
Asagiri-class destroyer
 | 
 | 
| 12 September
 | 
  Japan
 | 
Sumitomo Heavy Industries
 | 
 | 
Kaiwo Maru II
 | 
Four-masted Barque
 | 
 | 
| 16 September
 | 
  United States
 | 
Bath Iron Works
 | 
Bath, Maine
 | 
Arleigh Burke
 | 
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
 | 
 | 
| 23 September
 | 
  United States
 | 
Avondale Shipyard
 | 
Avondale, Louisiana
 | 
Pecos
 | 
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
 | 
 | 
| September
 | 
  India
 | 
Mazagon Dock Limited
 | 
Mumbai
 | 
Shankul
 | 
Type 209 submarine
 | 
For Indian Navy
 | 
| September
 | 
  United States
 | 
North American Shipbuilding
 | 
 | 
William M
 | 
Z-drive tug
 | 
For Alpha Marine Services
 | 
| 2 October
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Elsfleth Shipyard
 | 
Elsfleth
 | 
Breitgrund
 | 
Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats
 | 
For German Navy
 | 
| 14 October
 | 
  United States
 | 
Electric Boat
 | 
Groton, Connecticut
 | 
West Virginia
 | 
Ohio-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| 27 October
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Appledore
 | 
City of London
 | 
Dredger
 | 
For United Marine Dredgers Ltd.[5]
 | 
| 31 October
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Hall, Russell & Company
 | 
Aberdeen
 | 
RMS St Helena
 | 
Royal Mail Ship
 | 
 | 
| 6 November
 | 
  Finland
 | 
Wärtsilä Marine (estate) Perno shipyard
 | 
Turku
 | 
Silja Serenade
 | 
Cruiseferry
 | 
For Effoa for Silja Line traffic
 | 
| 11 November
 | 
  United States
 | 
Avondale Shipyard
 | 
Avondale, Louisiana
 | 
Ashland
 | 
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
 | 
 | 
| 19 November
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Meyer Werft
 | 
Papenburg
 | 
Horizon
 | 
Cruise ship
 | 
For Celebrity Cruises
 | 
| 5 December
 | 
  Australia
 | 
 | 
 | 
Shepparton
 | 
Paluma-class motor launch
 | 
 | 
| 19 December
 | 
  Japan
 | 
 | 
 | 
Ōyodo
 | 
Abukuma-class destroyer escort
 | 
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  South Korea
 | 
 | 
 | 
Cheonan
 | 
Pohang-class corvette
 | 
For Republic of Korea Navy
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  West Germany
 | 
Blohm + Voss
 | 
Hamburg
 | 
Corsair
 | 
Hovercraft
 | 
For Blohm + Voss (prototype)
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  Ireland
 | 
Arklow Marine Services Inc.
 | 
Arklow
 | 
Happy Hooker
 | 
Ferry
 | 
For Doolin2Aran Ferries.[6]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Bristol
 | 
Maid of the Islands
 | 
Ferry
 | 
For Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd.[7]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Bristol
 | 
Melwey
 | 
Pilot boat
 | 
For Weymouth Harbour Board.[8]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Brooke Yachts International.
 | 
Lowestoft
 | 
Tunas Samudera
 | 
Brigantine
 | 
For Royal Malaysian Navy.[9]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Bristol
 | 
Vigilance
 | 
Survey ship
 | 
For Environment Agency.[10]
 | 
References
- ^ "M/S LADY D." (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
 
- ^ "M/S Victory" (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
 
- ^ "M/S Aurora II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2017.
 
- ^ "Arco Axe". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
 
- ^ "City of London". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
 
- ^ "Happy Hooker". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
 
- ^ "Maid of the Islands". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
 
- ^ "Melwey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
 
- ^ "Tunas Samudera". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
 
- ^ "Vigilance". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.