# List of ship launches in 2006

The list of ship launches in 2006 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2006.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 20 January | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Usan | COSCO Ningbo | container ship | For COSCO sister ship of COSCO Guangzhou |
| 27 January | South Korea | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Jinhae | Palatia | Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship | |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | BAE Systems Naval Ships (YSL) | Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland | Daring | Type 45 destroyer | |
| 1 February | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Analena | Sietas type 178 container ship | For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG |
| 19 February | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Pride of Hawaii | Jewel-class cruise ship | For Norwegian Cruise Line |
| 20 February | Germany | Fassmer | Berne | Hanseatic Explorer | | For Harren & Partner |
| 23 February | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Georg Mærsk | Mærsk D-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 7 March | Japan | Oshima Shipbuilding Company | Saikai | Torm Skagen | type Oshima 76D bulk carrier | For ND Shipping IMO 9287182 |
| 10 March | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Usan | COSCO Yanitan | container ship | For COSCO sister ship of COSCO Guangzhou |
| 18 March | Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | SAS Queen Modjadji | Type 209 submarine | For South African Navy |
| 29 March | South Korea | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Jinhae | MOL Sunrise | Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship | |
| 30 March | India | Mazagon Dock Limited | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata-class destroyer | |
| 8 April | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Ariana | Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship | |
| 14 April | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Usan | COSCO Beijing | container ship | For COSCO sister ship of COSCO Guangzhou |
| 18 April | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Anina | Sietas type 178 container ship | For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG |
| 19 April | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Braunschweig | Braunschweig-class corvette | |
| 28 April | Spain | Navantia | Ferrol | Otto Sverdrup | Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 9 May | Singapore | ST Engineering | Benoi | Supreme | Formidable-class frigate | |
| 11 May | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Rita | Sietas type 178 container ship | For Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG |
| 13 May | Netherlands | Koninklijke Schelde Groep | Flushing | Johan de Witt | Rotterdam-class amphibious transport dock | |
| 19 May | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Usan | COSCO Hellas | container ship | For COSCO sister ship of COSCO Guangzhou |
| 20 May | South Korea | Geoje | Samsung Heavy Industries | OOCL Europe | OOCL SX-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 27 May | South Korea | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Jinhae | Maersk Norwich | Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship | |
| 29 May | South Korea | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Jinhae | Maersk Needham | Type Hyundai 2530 TEU container ship | IMO 9301938 |
| 1 June | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Emerald Princess | Grand-class cruise ship | For Princess Cruises |
| 9 June | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | | Son Won-il | Type 214 submarine | For South Korean Navy |
| 9 June | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Euphoria | Sietas type 168 container ship | For |
| 14 June | United Kingdom | VT Group | HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England | Clyde | River-class offshore patrol vessel | |
| 17 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Hawaii | Virginia-class submarine | |
| 23 June | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Bomar Spring | Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship | |
| 24 June | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Sacagawea | Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship | |
| 30 June | Germany | Lindenau | Kiel | Seacoud | | For German Tanker Shipping |
| 4 July | Romania | Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA | Galați | Eucon Leader | Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship | |
| 12 July | France | DCN | Lorient | Chevalier Paul | Horizon-class frigate | |
| 16 July | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Hermann Wulff | Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship | |
| 4 August | Italy | Fincantieri | Sestri Ponente | Costa Serena | Concordia-class cruise ship | For Costa Cruises |
| 10 August | Pakistan | Karachi Shipyard | Karachi | Hamza | Agosta 90B-class submarine | |
| 11 August | United States | Northrop Grumman Ship Systems | Avondale, Louisiana | Green Bay | San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock | |
| 30 August | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Nagasaki | Ashigara | Atago-class destroyer | |
| 6 September | Germany | Lürssen | Bremen-Vegesack | Magdeburg | Braunschweig-class corvette | |
| 12 September | Poland | Remontowa Group | Gdańsk | Argyle | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne |
| 16 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Sampson | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 19 September | Romania | Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA | Galați | Jork Reliance | Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship | |
| 22 September | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Makin Island | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 23 September | United States | Marinette Marine | Marinette, Wisconsin | Freedom | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | |
| 29 September | United States | NGSS Ingalls | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Bertholf | Legend-class cutter | |
| 5 October | Germany | ConMar | Brake | RMS Kiel | Futura Carrier-type coastal trading vessel | IMO 9352846 |
| 9 October | United States | Northrop Grumman | Newport News, Virginia | George H.W. Bush | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier | |
| 15 October | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Norwegian Pearl | Jewel-class cruise ship | For Norwegian Cruise Line |
| 20 October | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Westerdiek | Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship | |
| 25 October | South Korea | Geoje | Samsung Heavy Industries | OOCL Tokyo | OOCL SX-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 31 October | South Korea | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Jinhae | JPO Sagittarius | Hyundai 2530 TEU type container ship | |
| 6 November | Japan | | | Mochishio | Oyashio-class submarine | |
| 11 November | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Fram | Cruise ship | For Hurtigruten Group |
| 18 November | Australia | Tenix | Williamstown, Victoria | Otago | Protector-class offshore patrol vessel | For Royal New Zealand Navy |
| 23 November | Finland | Aker Finnyards Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki | Star | Cruiseferry | For Tallink |
| 26 November | South Korea | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Jinhae | JPO Scorpius | Hyundai 2530 TEU type container ship | |
| November | Greece | Hellenic Shipyards | Chaidari | Pipinos | Type 214 submarine | For Greece Navy |
| 6 December | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Alan Shepard | Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship | |
| 8 December | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Osaka Express | Colombo-Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 15 December | Finland | Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard | Turku | Color Magic | Cruiseferry | For Color Line; largest cruiseferry in the world when delivered; completed at Aker Finnyards' Rauma shipyard |
| 15 December | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Okpo | Bahia | Bahia-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 15 December | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Okpo | Bahia Blanca | Bahia-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 15 December | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Henneke Rambow | Sietas type 178 container ship | For Reederei Rambow |
| 29 December | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | NYK Venus | Container ship | For NYK Line |
| Unknown date | Singapore | Damen Group | Singapore | Bornholm Express | Fast Passenger Ferry | For Christansøfarten, Gudhjem, Denmark. |
| Unknown date | Spain | Astilleros de Huelva | Huelva | Clipper Point | Roll-on/roll-off Ferry | For Seatruck Ferries "Heysham Max" vessel for Heysham Warrenpoint route. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | | | MV Finnland | Container ship | For Navalis GmbH & Co. KG. |
| Unknown date | France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | | Gaselys | LNG carrier | For Gaz de France. |