List of ship launches in 1968

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The list of ship launches in 1968 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1968.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class

February 3	Australia			Adroit	Attack class patrol boat
February 3	United States	Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	New Orleans	Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship
February 3	United States			Newport	Newport class tank landing ship
February 17	Australia			Arrow	Attack class patrol boat
February 17	United States			Bergall	Sturgeon class submarine
February 28	United Kingdom			Charybdis	Leander class frigate
February 29	United Kingdom			Bacchante	Leander class frigate
March 15	United Kingdom			Revenge	Resolution class submarine
March 29	United States			Durham	Attack cargo ship
April 10	Australia			Barbette	Attack class patrol boat
April 12	United States			Whipple	Knox class destroyer escort
April 27	Australia			Ardent	Patrol class patrol boat
May 5	United States			Anchorage	Anchorage class dock landing ship
May 15	United States			Spadefish	Sturgeon class submarine
June 15	United States			Seahorse	Sturgeon class submarine
June 29	Australia			Barricade	Attack class patrol boat
July 27	United States			Guitarro	Sturgeon class submarine
August 3	United States			Trenton	amphibious transport dock
August 8	United Kingdom			Scylla	Leander class frigate
August 10	Australia			Madang	Attack class patrol boat
September 14	Australia			Buccaneer	Attack class patrol boat
October 2	Australia			Bandolier	Attack class patrol boat
October 19	United States			Mobile	attack cargo ship
November 6	Australia			Bayonet	Attack class patrol boat
November 21	United Kingdom			Achilles	Leander class frigate
December 3	Australia			Onslow	Oberon class submarine
December 7	United States			Badger	Knox class destroyer escort
	United States			Finback	Sturgeon class submarine

[edit] See also

Ship launches:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Ship commissionings:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Ship decommissionings:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Shipwrecks:	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969