The list of ship launches in 1991 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1991.
| 
 | 
Country
 | 
Builder
 | 
Location
 | 
Ship
 | 
Class / type
 | 
Notes
 | 
| 5 January
 | 
  Finland
 | 
Rauma-Repola
 | 
Rauma
 | 
Society Adventurer
 | 
cruise ship
 | 
For Discoverer Reederei[1]
 | 
| 17 January
 | 
  Japan
 | 
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
 | 
Kobe
 | 
Hayashio
 | 
Harushio-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| 23 January
 | 
  Yugoslavia
 | 
Brodosplit
 | 
Split
 | 
Frans Suell
 | 
Cruiseferry
 | 
For Sea-Link Shipping for Euroway traffic
 | 
| 2 February
 | 
  United States
 | 
Avondale Shipyard
 | 
Avondale, Louisiana
 | 
Big Horn
 | 
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
 | 
 | 
| 14 February
 | 
  United States
 | 
Halter Marine, Inc.
 | 
Moss Point, Mississippi
 | 
Littlehales
 | 
Survey vessel
 | 
Now Thomas Jefferson
 | 
| 16 February
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Vickers Shipbuilding
 | 
Barrow-in-Furness
 | 
Triumph
 | 
Trafalgar-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| 23 February
 | 
  United States
 | 
Ingalls Shipbuilding
 | 
Pascagoula, Mississippi
 | 
Essex
 | 
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
 | 
 | 
| 2 March
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Yarrow Shipbuilders
 | 
Glasgow
 | 
Iron Duke
 | 
Type 23 frigate
 | 
 | 
| 16 March
 | 
  France
 | 
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
 | 
Saint-Nazaire
 | 
Prairial
 | 
Floréal-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 23 March
 | 
  United States
 | 
Newport News Shipbuilding
 | 
Newport News, Virginia
 | 
Boise
 | 
Los Angeles-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| 5 April
 | 
  Denmark
 | 
Ørskov Staalskibsværft
 | 
Frederikshavn
 | 
Sarfaq Ittuk
 | 
Cruise ferry
 | 
For Arctic Umiaq Line[2]
 | 
| 6 April
 | 
  Canada
 | 
Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.
 | 
North Vancouver
 | 
Queen of Caopilano
 | 
Intermediate-class ferry
 | 
[3]
 | 
| 12 April
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Appledore
 | 
Seniority
 | 
Coaster
 | 
For Scottish Navigation Co. Ltd.[4]
 | 
| 16 April
 | 
  Germany
 | 
Husumer Schiffswerft
 | 
Husum
 | 
Hilligenlei
 | 
ferry
 | 
For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[5]
 | 
| 16 May
 | 
  Canada
 | 
MIL-Davie Shipbuilding
 | 
Lauzon, Quebec
 | 
Ville de Québec
 | 
Halifax-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 18 May
 | 
  United States
 | 
Electric Boat
 | 
Groton, Connecticut
 | 
Annapolis
 | 
Los Angeles-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| May
 | 
  Germany
 | 
Schichau Seebeckwerft
 | 
Bremerhaven
 | 
Seabourn Legend
 | 
Cruise ship
 | 
For Seabourn Cruise Line
 | 
| 8 June
 | 
  United States
 | 
Ingalls Shipbuilding
 | 
Pascagoula, Mississippi
 | 
Barry
 | 
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
 | 
 | 
| 25 June
 | 
  Germany
 | 
Blohm + Voss
 | 
Hamburg
 | 
Hydra
 | 
Hydra-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 13 July
 | 
  United States
 | 
Bath Iron Works
 | 
Bath, Maine
 | 
Lake Erie
 | 
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
 | 
 | 
| 25 July
 | 
  Finland
 | 
Finnyards
 | 
Rauma
 | 
Sally Albatross
 | 
Cruise ship
 | 
Constructed utilising parts from the first Sally Albatross that burnt in 1990
 | 
| August
 | 
  Soviet Union
 | 
Sredne-Newski
 | 
Leningrad
 | 
Grosa
 | 
missile corvettes
 | 
 | 
| 1 August
 | 
  Japan
 | 
Kanda Zosencho K.K.
 | 
Kawajiri, Japan
 | 
Kosei Maru
 | 
Roll-on/roll-off ferry
 | 
 | 
| 10 August
 | 
  United States
 | 
Electric Boat
 | 
Groton, Connecticut
 | 
Maryland
 | 
Ohio-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| 11 August
 | 
  France
 | 
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
 | 
Saint-Nazaire
 | 
Nivôse
 | 
Floréal-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 20 August
 | 
  Germany
 | 
Blohm + Voss
 | 
Hamburg
 | 
ECO
 | 
luxury yacht
 | 
 | 
| 22 August
 | 
  Denmark
 | 
Ørskov Staalskibsværft
 | 
Frederikshavn
 | 
Saqqit Ittuk
 | 
cruise ship
 | 
For Umiaq Line[6]
 | 
| 23 August
 | 
  United States
 | 
Newport News Shipbuilding
 | 
Newport News, Virginia
 | 
Montpelier
 | 
Los Angeles-class submarine
 | 
 | 
| August
 | 
  China
 | 
Hudong Shipyard
 | 
Shanghai
 | 
Harbin
 | 
Type 052 destroyer
 | 
 | 
| 7 September
 | 
  United States
 | 
Ingalls Shipbuilding
 | 
Pascagoula, Mississippi
 | 
Vicksburg
 | 
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
 | 
 | 
| 23 September
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Appledore
 | 
Tarquin Glen
 | 
LNG tanker
 | 
For Liquid Gas Shipping Ltd.[7]
 | 
| 26 September
 | 
  Japan
 | 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
 | 
Nagasaki
 | 
Kongō
 | 
Kongō-class destroyer
 | 
 | 
| 28 September
 | 
  United States
 | 
National Steel & Shipbuilding
 | 
San Diego, California
 | 
Rainier
 | 
Supply-class fast combat support ship
 | 
 | 
| 5 October
 | 
  United States
 | 
Avondale Shipyard
 | 
Avondale, Louisiana
 | 
Guadalupe
 | 
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
 | 
 | 
| 26 October
 | 
  United States
 | 
Bath Iron Works
 | 
Bath, Maine
 | 
John Paul Jones
 | 
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
 | 
 | 
| 27 October
 | 
  Taiwan
 | 
China Shipbuilding
 | 
Kaohsiung
 | 
Cheng Kung
 | 
Cheng Kung-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 9 November
 | 
  Denmark
 | 
Ørskov Staalskibsværft
 | 
Frederikshavn
 | 
Sarpik Ittuk
 | 
cruise ship
 | 
For Umiaq Line[8]
 | 
| 15 November
 | 
  Finland
 | 
Kvaerner Masa-Yards
 | 
Turku
 | 
Royal Majesty
 | 
Cruise ship
 | 
For Majesty Cruise Line
 | 
| 22 November
 | 
  Germany
 | 
HDW
 | 
Kiel
 | 
Corte-Real
 | 
Vasco da Gama-class frigate
 | 
 | 
| 23 November
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Yarrow Shipbuilders
 | 
Glasgow
 | 
Monmouth
 | 
Type 23 frigate
 | 
 | 
| 6 December
 | 
  Japan
 | 
Sumitomo Heavy Industries
 | 
Tokyo
 | 
Tone
 | 
Abukuma-class destroyer escort
 | 
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Bristol
 | 
Avon Monarch
 | 
Passenger launch
 | 
For private owner.[9]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  Ireland
 | 
Arklow Marine Services Inc.
 | 
Arklow
 | 
Island Discovery
 | 
Ferry
 | 
For Paul Concannon & Brian Day.[10]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
Harland & Wolff
 | 
Belfast
 | 
Knock Allen
 | 
Suezmax tanker
 | 
For Fred Olsen & Co.[11]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Bristol
 | 
Sea Vigil
 | 
Survey ship
 | 
For Environment Agency.[12]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Bristol
 | 
Vectis
 | 
Buoy tender
 | 
For Trinity House.[13]
 | 
| Unknown date
 | 
  United Kingdom
 | 
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.
 | 
Bristol
 | 
Yvonne T
 | 
Launch
 | 
For Wightlink Ltd.[14]
 | 
References