# List of ship launches in 2002

The list of ship launches in 2002 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 2002.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 19 January | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | P&O Nedlloyd Encounter | Santa-R-class container ship | For Offen Group |
| 25 January | Finland | Kvaerner Masa-Yards | Turku | Navigator of the Seas | Voyager-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
| 1 February | Taiwan | China Shipbuilding Corporation | Kaohsiung | Lykes Ranger | Charleston-Express-class container ship | For Lykes Lines |
| 9 February | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Goeje | E.R. India | Samsung 5500-class container ship | |
| 9 February | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Nathalie Ehler | Sietas type 178 container ship | For Reederei Ehler |
| 25 February | South Korea | Ulsan | Hyundai Heavy Industries | MSC Marianna | Sealand-New-York-type container ship | For Costamare Shipping |
| 28 February | Spain | Izar | Ferrol | Almirante Juan de Borbón | Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate | |
| 28 February | South Korea | Ulsan | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Maersk Kobe | Sealand-New-York-type container ship | For Costamare Shipping |
| 3 March | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | P&O Nedlloyd Botany | Santa-R-class container ship | For Offen Group |
| 4 March | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Echo | Echo-class survey ship | For Royal Navy. |
| 16 March | South Korea | Ulsan | Hyundai Heavy Industries | MSC Barbara | Sealand-New-York-type container ship | For Costamare Shipping |
| 20 March | Germany | HDW | Kiel | U-31 | Type 212 submarine | For German Navy |
| 20 March | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Goeje | E.R. Denmark | Samsung 5500-class container ship | |
| 22 March | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Antje-Helen Wulff | Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship | |
| 5 April | South Korea | Ulsan | Hyundai Heavy Industries | MSC Michaela | Sealand-New-York-type container ship | For Costamare Shipping |
| 12 April | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Cornelia Mærsk | Mærsk C-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 13 April | Netherlands | Koninklijke Schelde Groep | Flushing | De Ruyter | De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate | |
| 19 April | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Hurst Point | Point-class sealift ship | For British Armed Forces |
| 26 April | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | San Diego, California | Soderman | Watson-class vehicle cargo ship | |
| 27 April | United Kingdom | VT Group | Southampton | Tyne | River-class patrol vessel | For Royal Navy |
| 2 May | United Kingdom | VT Group: Appledore Shipbuilders | Appledore | Enterprise | Echo-class survey vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| 11 May | South Korea | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Jinhae | P&O Nedlloyd Barossa Valley | Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship | |
| 11 May | South Korea | Ulsan | Hyundai Heavy Industries | MSC Loretta | Sealand-New-York-type container ship | For Costamare Shipping |
| 12 May | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | P&O Nedlloyd Pegasus | Santa-R-class container ship | For Offen Group |
| 18 May | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje | Contship Aurora | Dublin Express-class container ship | For Contship Containerlines |
| 20 May | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Goeje | E.R. Sweden | Samsung 5500-class container ship | |
| 25 May | Australia | Tenix Defence Systems | Williamstown, Victoria | Ballarat | Anzac-class frigate | |
| 25 May | China | Jiangnan Shipyard | Shanghai | Guangzhou | Type 052B destroyer | |
| 25 May | China | Jiangnan Shipyard | Shanghai | Wuhan | Type 052B destroyer | |
| 25 May | China | Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry | Xiamen | Rickmers Tokyo | Type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship | For Rickmers Group |
| 30 May | China | Nanjing Jinling Shipyard | Nanjing | Rickmers Singapore | Type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship | For Rickmers Group |
| 31 May | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Brilliance of the Seas | Radiance-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
| 6 June | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg, Germany | Amatola | Valour-class frigate | For South African Navy |
| 14 June | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | P&O Nedlloyd Dubai | Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship | |
| 22 June | Scotland | BAE Systems Marine | Scotstoun | Jerambak | Nakhoda-Ragam-class corvette | For Royal Brunei Navy |
| 24 June | China | Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard | Shanghai | Rickmers Shanghai | Type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship | For Rickmers Group |
| 25 June | Taiwan | China Shipbuilding Corporation | Kaohsiung | TMM Guanajuato | Charleston-Express-class container ship | For Transportacion Maritima Mexicana |
| 26 June | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Pinckney | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 28 June | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Columbine Mærsk | Mærsk C-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 16 July | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje | Hellespont Tara | TI-class supertanker | For Hellespont |
| 1 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Anvil Point | Ferry | For Bank Line. |
| 3 August | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | P&O Nedlloyd Palliser | Santa-R-class container ship | For Offen Group |
| 8 August | Japan | | | Makinami | Takanami-class destroyer | |
| 16 August | Germany | HDW | Kiel | Hamburg | Sachsen-class frigate | |
| 16 August | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Eddystone | Point-class sealift ship | For British Armed Forces |
| 20 August | China | Shanghai Shipyard & Chengxi Shipyard | Shanghai | Rickmers Seoul | Type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship | For Rickmers Group |
| 24 August | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Hong Kong Express | Hamburg-Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 6 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Hartland Point | Ferry | For Bank Line. |
| 7 September | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Stena Britannica II | Seamaster-RoPax-ferry | For Stena Line |
| 7 September | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Pioneer Ocean | Sietas type 178 container ship | |
| 14 September | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | Columbus New Zealand | Santa-R-class container ship | For Offen Group |
| 16 September | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Pride of America | Cruise ship | For American Classic Cruises |
| 2 October | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Clementine Mærsk | Mærsk C-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 17 October | Taiwan | China Shipbuilding | Kaohsiung | Tian Dan | Cheng Kung-class frigate | |
| 17 October | Taiwan | China Shipbuilding Corporation | Kaohsiung | Lykes Flyer | Charleston-Express-class container ship | For Lykes Lines |
| 17 October | Taiwan | China Shipbuilding Corporation | Kaohsiung | TMM Yucatán | Charleston-Express-class container ship | For Transportacion Maritima Mexicana |
| 21 Oktober | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | P&O Nedlloyd Mairangi | Santa-R-class container ship | For Offen Group |
| 23 October | Japan | | | Kuroshio | Oyashio-class submarine | |
| 25 October | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Lina | Sietas type 178 container ship | For Reederei Heinz-Georg Vöge |
| 26 October | South Korea | Ulsan | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Maersk Kolkata | Sealand-New-York-type container ship | For Costamare Shipping |
| 27 October | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Norwegian Dawn | Cruise ship | For Norwegian Cruise Line |
| 31 October | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Stena Adventurer | Seamaster-RoPax-ferry | For Stena Line |
| 2 November | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Chafee | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 4 November | China | Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry | Xiamen | Rickmers Antwerp | Type Superflex Heavy MPC container ship | For Rickmers Group |
| 8 November | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Longstone | Point-class sealift ship | For British Armed Forces |
| date | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Toisa Independent | Offshore supply vessel | For Toisa Ltd. |
| 22 November | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Pioneer Lake | Sietas type 178 container ship | |
| 4 December | United Kingdom | VT Group | Southampton | Severn | River-class patrol vessel | For Royal Navy |
| 5 December | Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel, Germany | Isandlwana | Valour-class frigate | For South African Navy |
| 15 December | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Chung-Hoon | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 26 December | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | OOCL Shenzhen | OOCL SX-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Faoilean | Workboat | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | Russia | Watanabe Zosen K. K. | Japan | Grigory Lovtsov | Ro-ro coastal cargo ship | |
| Unknown date | Netherlands | Stocznia Tczew | Tczew, Poland | RPA 12 | Fireboat | For Rotterdam Port Authority |
| Unknown date | Japan | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | Yokosuka, Japan | Tempera | Crude oil tanker | For Neste Oil; first double acting tanker |