List of ship launches in 1974

The list of ship launches in 1974 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1974.

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	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
12 January	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Richard B. Russell	Sturgeon-class submarine
22 January	Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	U28	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy
5 February	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Arrow	Type 21 frigate
22 February	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Paul F. Foster	Spruance-class destroyer
22 February	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering	Barrow-in-Furness, England	Cardiff	Type 42 destroyer
22 February	Japan			Kuroshio	Uzushio-class submarine
21 March	Germany	Lürssen	Bremen	Falke	Albatros-class Fast attack craft
28 March	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Viking 5	Ferry	For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line
4 April	Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	U30	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy
6 April	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Los Angeles	Los Angeles-class submarine
25 May	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Kinkaid	Spruance-class destroyer
25 May	Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	U23	Type 206 submarine	For German Navy
29 May	Japan			Teshio	Chikugo-class destroyer escort
21 June	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead, England	Coventry	Type 42 destroyer
18 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Saipan	Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
19 July	France	Dubegion-Normandie	Nantes	Svea Corona	Ferry	For Rederi AB Svea / Silja Line. First of class.
22 August	Japan			Yoshino	Chikugo-class destroyer escort
24 August	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Hewitt	Spruance-class destroyer
15 September	France	Dubegion-Normandie	Nantes	Wellamo	Ferry	For Finland Steamship Company / Silja Line
16 September	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering	Greenock, Scotland	Orion	Oberon-class submarine
18 September	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Alacrity	Type 21 frigate
19 October	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Philadelphia	Los Angeles-class submarine
26 October	West Germany	Werft Nobiskrug	Rendsburg	Nils Holgersson	Roll-on/roll-off passenger car ferry	For TT-Line
9 November	Argentina	ANFE Rio Santiago	Ensenada	Santísima Trinidad	Type 42 destroyer
30 November	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering	Barrow-in-Furness, England	Superb	Swiftsure-class submarine
14 December	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Virginia	Virginia-class cruiser
19 December	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Elliot	Spruance-class destroyer
Unknown date	United States	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	Chester, Pennsylvania	Puerto Rico	ro-ro cargo ship	For Navieras de Puerto Rico Steamship Company
Unknown date	Germany	Kröger	Rendsburg	Spessart	Rhön-class tanker	Commissioned into German Navy in 1977