List of ship launches in 1986

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The list of ship launches in 1986 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1986.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
11 January	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Rodney M. Davis	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
17 January	France	Chantiers et ateliers de la Perrière	Lorient	Vulcain	Vulcain-class minesweeper	For French Navy.
24 January	Poland	Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego	Szczecin	Konstantin Chernenko	Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry	For Far Eastern Shipping Company
29 January	Japan			Shimayuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer	For Japanese Navy.
1 February	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Fort McHenry	Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship	For United States Navy.
9 February	Japan			Takeshio	Yūshio-class submarine	For Japanese Navy.
14 February	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Antietam	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	For United States Navy.
14 February	Belgium	Mercantile-Belyard	Rupelmonde	Bellis	Tripartite-class minehunter	For Belgian Navy.
20 February	Soviet Union	Zaliv Shipbuilding yard	Kerch, Ukraine	Sevmorput	LASH carrier	Nuclear-powered cargo ship
21 February	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Universe	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen
22 February	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Joshua Humphreys	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
1 March	United Kingdom	Vosper Thornycroft	Woolston	Atherstone	Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel	For Royal Navy.
15 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Newport News	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy.
26 March	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Sheffield	Type 22 frigate	For Royal Navy.
29 March	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Kauffman	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
8 April	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Coventry	Type 22 frigate	For Royal Navy.
24 April	Republic of South Africa	Sandock Austral	Durban, South Africa	Drakensberg	Fleet replenishment vessel	For South African Navy.
25 April	Soviet Union	Baltic Shipyard	Leningrad	Kalinin	Kirov-class battlecruiser	For Soviet Navy.
27 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Shipyard	Zelenodolsk	SKR-195	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy.
9 May	Finland	Hollming	Rauma	Finn	Finnpusku pusher vessel
30 May	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	Turgutreis	Yavuz-class frigate	For Turkish Navy.
30 May	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	Astor	Cruise ship
30 May	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Sun II	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen
31 May	United States	Bay Shipbuilding	Sturgeon Bay	Sea-Land Anchorage	D7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Corporation
20 June	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Leyte Gulf	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	For United States Navy.
20 June	United States	Tacoma Boatbuilding Company	Tacoma, Washington	Assertive	Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship
21 June	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	Cumberland	Type 22 frigate	For Royal Navy.
28 June	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Helena	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy.
9 July	Italy	Cantiere navale del Muggiano	La Spezia	Alliance	Research vessel	For NATO.
23 July	Spain	Bazan	Ferrol	Victoria	Santa María-class frigate	For Spanish Navy.
9 August	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	John Lenthall	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
9 August	Sweden	Kockums	Malmö	Celebration	Holiday-class cruise ship	For Carnival Cruise Lines
16 August	West Germany	Schichau Seebeckwerft	Bremerhaven	Nils Holgersson	Cruiseferry	For Swecarrier for TT-Line traffic
22 August	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Yuriy Arshenevskiy	SA-15 type cargo ship
29 August	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Sea II	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen
31 August	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Kronprins Harald	Cruiseferry	For Jahre Line
5 September	United Kingdom	Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd	Appledore	Arco Avon	Dredger	For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.
5 September	South Korea	Hyundai Heavy Industries	Ulsan	Berge Stahl	Ore carrier
19 September	Japan			Asagiri	Asagiri-class destroyer	For Japanese Navy.
27 September	United States	Bay Shipbuilding	Sturgeon Bay	Sea-Land Tacoma	D7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Corporation
14 October	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	Exxon Valdez	Oil tanker	For Exxon Corporation
14 October	West Germany	Kröger shipyard	Schacht-Audorf	Schwedeneck	Schwedeneck-class research vessel	For German Navy.
24 October	West Germany	Orenstein & Koppel	Lübeck	Nordstrand	Nordstand-class tug	For German Navy.
3 November	United Kingdom	Vickers Shipbuilding	Barrow-in-Furness	Trenchant	Trafalgar-class submarine	For Royal Navy.
14 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	San Jacinto	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	For United States Navy.
28 November	West Germany	Orenstein & Koppel	Lübeck	Langeness	Nordstand-class tug	For German Navy.
6 December	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	San Juan	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy.
13 December	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Tennessee	Ohio-class submarine	For United States Navy.
17 December	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Vasiliy Burkhanov	SA-15 type cargo ship
20 December	United States	Bay Shipbuilding	Sturgeon Bay	Sea-Land Kodiak	D7-class container ship	For Sea-Land Corporation
Exact date unknown	Japan	Tokuoka Zosen K.K.	Naruto	Daifuku Maru No. 8	Cargo ship	For Daifuku Kaiun K.K.
Exact date unknown	Finland	Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard	Helsinki	Kontio	Icebreaker
Exact date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Albion	Workboat	For Bristol City Council.
Exact date unknown	United States	Jennings Shipyard		Argia	Gaff topsail schooner
Exact date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Hubberston	Pilot boat	For Milford Haven Port Authority.
Exact date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Mary Marie	Fishing vessel	For private owner.
Exact date unknown	United Kingdom	Bailey & Boynton Ltd.	Hull	Yarra	Workboat	For Bailey & Boynton Ltd.