List of ship launches in 2001

The list of ship launches in 2001 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2001.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
5 January	Germany	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft	Flensburg	Frankfurt am Main	Berlin-class replenishment ship	For German Navy
5 January	Finland	Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard	Turku	Adventure of the Seas	Voyager-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International
13 January	United Kingdom	BAE Systems Marine	Scotstoun	Bendahara Sakam	Nakhoda-Ragam-class corvette	For Royal Brunei Navy
13 January	South Korea	Geoje	Samsung Heavy Industries	Oceanus	Ferry	For Minoan Lines[1]
27 January	Malta	Malta Shipbuilding	Valletta	Malita	Ferry	For Gozo Ferries Co.[2]
27 January	Malta	Malta Shipbuilding	Valletta	Gaudos	Ferry	For Gozo Ferries Co.[3]
20 January	Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Sachsen	Sachsen-class frigate
17 February	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	APL Scotland	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[4]
18 February	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Paris	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[5]
4 March	United States	Northrop Grumman Newport News	Newport News, Virginia	Ronald Reagan	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
9 March	United Kingdom	BAE Systems	Barrow-in-Furness	Albion	Albion-class landing platform dock
10 March	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Kobe	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[6]
10 March	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Pomeroy	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
23 March	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Jan	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Drevin[7]
25 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Iwo Jima	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
31 March	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Los Angeles	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[8]
7 April	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	Tromp	De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
7 April		Hyundai		Elisabeth Schulte	Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship	[9]
12 April	Taiwan	China Shipbuilding Corporation	Kaohsiung	232M Container Carrier	Charleston-Express-class container ship	For Transportacion Maritima Mexicana[10]
28 April	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Los Angeles	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[11]
10 May	Italy	Fincantieri	Monfalcone	Star Princess	Grand-class cruise ship	For Princess Cruises
11 May	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Neuenfelde	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Bernd Bartels[12]
25 May	Russia	Baltic Shipyard	St. Petersburg	Tabar	Talwar-class frigate	For Indian Navy
26 May	South Korea	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering	Okpo-dong	MSC Flaminia	Post-Panamax container ship	For Mediterranean Shipping Company
1 June	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Preble	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
5 June	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Geoje	Cap San Augustin	Cap-San-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd[13]
14 June	Italy	Genoa	Fincantieri Sestri Cantieri Navale	Olympia Palace	ferry	For Minoan Lines[14]
23 June	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Mason	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
23 June	United Kingdom	BAE Systems Marine	Scotstoun	Nakhoda Ragam	Nakhoda-Ragam-class corvette	For Royal Brunei Navy
28 June	China	Jinling Shipyard	Nanjing	Finncarrier	Finnbreeze-class RoRo-ferry	For Norbulk Shipping[15]
17 July	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Geoje	Cap San Antonio	Cap-San-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd[16]
26 July	Japan			Takanami	Takanami-class destroyer
11 August	United States	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems	Avondale, Louisiana	Benavidez	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
18 August		Hyundai		Donata Schulte	Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship	[17]
18 August	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Hamburg Express	Hamburg Express-class container ship	For Hapag Lloyd[18]
18 August	South Korea	Geoje	Samsung Heavy Industries	Ariadne Palace	Ferry	For Minoan Lines[19]
20 August	China	Nanjing Jinling Shipyard	Nanjing	Rickmers Hamburg	Type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship	For Rickmers Group[20]
23 August	China	Jinling Shipyard	Nanjing	Finnmill	Finnbreeze-class RoRo-ferry	For Nordic Forest Terminals[21]
1 September	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	E.R. Canada	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[22]
7 September	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Meta	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[23]
8 September	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Anna-Sophie Dede	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Friedhelm Dede[24]
19 September	Spain	Astilleros Espanoles SA	Sevilla	Murillo	RoRo-Ferry	For Cia. Trasmediterránea[25]
20 September	Japan			Ōnami	Takanami-class destroyer
30 September	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Norwegian Star	Dawn-class cruise ship	For Norwegian Cruise Lines[26]
30 November	South Korea	Ulsan	Hyundai Heavy Industries	MSC Melissa	Sealand-New-York-type container ship	For Costamare Shipping[27]
4 October	Japan			Narushio	Oyashio-class submarine
6 October	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Goeje	APL Belgium	Samsung 5500-class container ship	[28]
26 October	Italy	Genoa	Fincantieri Sestri Cantieri Navale	Europa Palace	Ferry	For Minoan Lines[29]
31 October	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	St. Nazaire	Constellation	Millennium-class cruise ship	For Celebrity Cruises
7 November	Australia	Australian Submarine Corporation	Osborne, South Australia	Rankin	Collins-class submarine
10 November			Hyundai	Esther Schulte	Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship	IMO 9222118
11 November	South Korea	Samsung Heavy Industries	Geoje	P&O Nedlloyd Remuera	Santa-R-class container ship	For Offen Group[30]
15 November	United Kingdom	BAE Systems	Barrow-in-Furness	Bulwark	Albion-class landing platform dock
26 November	Poland	Stocznia Gdynia	Gdynia	Liwia	Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship	[31]
12 December	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Mustin	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
14 December	Italy	Fincantieri	Marghera	Zuiderdam	Vista-class cruise ship	For Holland America Line
14 December	Finland	Aker Finnyards	Rauma	Romantika	Cruiseferry	For Tallink
14 December	Germany	Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas	Hamburg-Neuenfelde	Laura Ann	Sietas type 178 container ship	For Reederei Winfrid Eicke,[32]
28 December	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Berlin Express	Hamburg Express-class container ship	For Hapag Lloyd[33]
December	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Hanjin Cairo	Container ship	AKA COSCO Busan
Unknown date	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Deepwater Horizon	Oil rig