# List of ship launches in 1998

The list of ship launches in 1998 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1998.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 23 January | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Sally Mærsk | S-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 1 February | Spain | Astilleros Españoles | Puerto Real | Finnclipper | Seapacer-class RoPax-ferry | For Finnlines |
| 20 February | Finland | Finnyards | Rauma | Botnica | Icebreaker | |
| 23 February | Germany | Fassmer | Berne | Seeadler | Type Fassmer BL 20 | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
| February | Spain | Astilleros Espanoles SA | Sevilla | Dawn Merchant | RoRo-Ferry | For Cenargo International Ltd. |
| 12 March | Australia | Australian Submarine Corporation | Osborne, South Australia | Dechaineux | Collins-class submarine | |
| 17 March | Germany | J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Annemieke | Sietas type 161 | For SAL Heavy Lift |
| 23 March | Japan | Imabari Shipbuilding | Imabari | Woody Heart | Bulk carrier | |
| 25 March | China | Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard Company | Shanghai | Grey Fox | Amber Lagoon-class freight ship | For MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping |
| 27 March | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders | Appledore | Clansman | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne |
| 28 March | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | O'Kane | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 4 April | Germany | Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau | | Primadonna | River cruise ship | |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Clansman | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne. |
| 14 April | Germany | Fassmer | Berne | Stralsund | Type Fassmer BL 20 | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
| 18 April | Spain | Astilleros Españoles | Puerto Real | Finneagle | Seapacer-class RoPax-ferry | For Finnlines |
| 24 April | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Sine Mærsk | S-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 24 April | Australia | Australian Defence Industries | Newcastle, New South Wales | Hawkesbury | Huon-class minehunter | |
| 24 April | Germany | J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Lena | Sietas type 161 | For SAL Heavy Lift |
| 3 May | South Korea | Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries | Koje | London Express | London Express-class container ship | For Hapag-Lloyd |
| 23 May | Australia | Tenix Defence | Williamstown, Victoria | Warramunga | Anzac-class frigate | |
| 27 May | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Kent | Type 23 frigate | |
| 28 May | Spain | Astilleros Espanoles SA | Sevilla | Brave Merchant | RoRo-Ferry | For Cenargo International Ltd. |
| 23 June | Australia | NQEA Ltd | Cairns, Queensland | Melville | Leeuwin-class survey vessel | |
| 25 June | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Seay | Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship | |
| 29 June | Germany | Fassmer | Berne | Bussard | Type Fassmer BL 20 | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
| 10 July | Germany | Kvaerner Warnow shipyard | Warnemünde | P&O Nedlloyd Auckland | Container ship | For P&O Nedlloyd |
| 10 August | United Kingdom | Vosper Thornycroft | Woolston | Grimsby | Sandown-class minehunter | |
| 14 August | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Svendborg Mærsk | S-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| August | Spain | Astilleros de Huelva SA | Huelva | Varbola | Ro-Ro ferry | For Estonian Shipping Company |
| 9 September | Japan | | | Inazuma | Murasame-class destroyer | |
| 11 September | Italy | Fincantieri | | Tor Suecia | Tor Selandia-type RoRo-vessel | For DFDS Tor Line |
| 19 September | United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd | Barrow-in-Furness | Vengeance | Vanguard-class submarine | |
| 24 September | Japan | | | Samidare | Murasame-class destroyer | |
| 10 October | Italy | Fincantieri | | Tor Selandia | Tor Selandia-type RoRo-vessel | For DFDS Tor Line |
| 14 October | Finland | Kværner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard | Helsinki | Arcticaborg | Platform supply vessel | |
| 17 October | Finland | Kværner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard | Helsinki | Antarcticaborg | Platform supply vessel | |
| 30 October | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Sofie Mærsk | S-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 7 November | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Oscar Austin | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 26 November | Japan | | | Uzushio | Oyashio-class submarine | |
| 27 November | Finland | Kvaerner Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard | Turku | Voyager of the Seas | Voyager-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
| 28 November | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Neptun | Stocznia Gdynia 8138-type container ship | For Alpha Ship |
| 28 November | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Uranus | Stocznia Gdynia 8138-type container ship | For Alpha Ship |
| 30 November | Russia | Yantar Shipyard | Kaliningrad | Jade | Survey vessel | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
| 4 December | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Toisa Coral | Offshore supply vessel | For Toisa Ltd. |
| 15 December | Japan | NKK Corporation | Tsu | Moscow University | Tanker | For Novoship, Russia |
| 21 December | Italy | Fincantieri | | Tor Britannia | Tor Selandia-type RoRo-vessel | For DFDS Tor Line |
| 23 December | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | SuperStar Virgo | Cruise ship | For Star Cruises |
| Unknown date | Taiwan | China Shipbuilding Corporation | Keelung | Alva Maersk | Container ship | For A. P. Moller-Maersk Group |
| Unknown date | United States | VT Halter Marine Shipbuilder | Moss Point, Mississippi | ATLS-9701 | Aerial target launch ship | For Pacific Targets and Marine Operations Division (PTMO), U.S. Department of the Navy |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Herbert Ballam | Tug | For Poole Harbour Commissioners. |