# List of ship launches in 1990

The list of ship launches in 1990 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1990.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 12 January | Finland | Rauma Yards | Rauma | Dolphin Caravelle | cruise ship | For Delfin Risteilyt Oy |
| 26 January | Japan | | | Sendai | Abukuma-class destroyer escort | |
| 13 February | Italy | Nuovi Cantieri Apuania | Marina di Carrara | Renaissance Five | | |
| 24 February | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Asheville | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 2 March | West Germany | Kröger-Werft | Schacht-Audorf | Wega | de:Vermessungs-, Wracksuch- und Forschungsschiffe des BSH | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
| 16 March | Denmark | Svendborg Shipyard | Svendborg | Triton | Thetis-class patrol vessel | |
| 20 March | Japan | | | Natsushio | Harushio-class submarine | |
| 29 March | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Regal Princess | Cruise ship | For Princess Cruises |
| 9 April | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | City of Westminster | Dredger | For United Marine Dredgers Ltd. |
| 12 April | West Germany | Husumer Schiffswerft | Husum | Lütje Hörn | Nordstand-class tug | For German Navy |
| 21 April | United States | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | John Ericsson | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler | |
| 28 April | Australia | Incat | Hobart, Tasmania | Hoverspeed France | WPC74 class fast ferry | For Hoverspeed |
| April | China | Huludao Shipyard | Huludao, Liaoning | Chang Zheng 5 | Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine | |
| 2 May | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | Álvares Cabral | Vasco da Gama-class frigate | |
| 24 May | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Lancaster | Type 23 frigate | |
| 25 May | West Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Golden Odyssey | luxury yacht | For Chalid ibn Sultan |
| 31 May | West Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Lady Moura | luxury yacht | |
| May | Japan | Teraoka | Nandan | Bell Pioneer | open-top container ship | For Bell Lines IMO 8907668 |
| 1 June | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Hué City | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Fort Victoria | Fleet replenishment ship | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 17 June | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Kobe | Frontier Spirit | cruise ship | For Frontier Cruises |
| 23 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Alexandria | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| June | India | Mazagon Dock Limited | Mumbai | Shalki | Type 209 submarine | For Indian Navy |
| 7 July | Italy | Fincantieri-Cantieri Nav. Italiani S.p.A. | Palermo | Aethalia | Ferry | For Toremar |
| 21 July | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | George Washington | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier | |
| 11 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Kentucky | Ohio-class submarine | |
| 17 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Jefferson City | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 23 August | West Germany | Husumer Schiffswerft | Husum | Scharhörn | Nordstand-class tug | For German Navy |
| 4 September | West Germany | Abeking & Rasmussen | Lemwerder | Narwal | submarine | For German Navy |
| 8 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Shiloh | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
| 22 September | United States | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Kanawha | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler | |
| 27 September | West Germany | Husumer Schiffswerft | Husum | Knechtsand | Nordstand-class tug | For German Navy |
| 6 October | France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Floréal | Floréal-class frigate | |
| 6 October | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Supply | Supply-class fast combat support ship | |
| 16 October | Poland | Stocznia im Lenina | Gdańsk | Regent Sky | ferry | For Regency Cruises |
| 2 November | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Anzio | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
| 5 November | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Britannia Beaver | Dredger | For NatWest Leasing (G.B.) Ltd. |
| 15 November | Finland | Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard | Turku | Silja Symphony | cruiseferry | For Silja Line |
| 18 December | Canada | Saint John Shipbuilding | Saint John, New Brunswick | Toronto | Halifax-class frigate | |
| 21 December | Denmark | Svendborg Shipyard | Svendborg | Vædderen | Thetis-class patrol vessel | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Goldfinder | Fishing trawler | For Graham Perkes. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Maid of the Lakelands | Ferry | For Brownsea Island Ferries Ltd. |
| Unknown date | | | | Sun Bright | General cargo ship | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Saint Edmund KL | Buoy tender | For King's Lynn Conservancy Board. |