# List of ship launches in 2013

The list of ship launches in 2013 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2013.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 5 January | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | APL Temasek | Temasek-class container ship | For American President Lines |
| 12 January | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | NYK Hercules | OOCL M-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 13 January | United States | Bollinger Shipyards | Lockport, Louisiana | Margaret Norvell | Sentinel-class cutter | For United States Coast Guard |
| 17 January | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Okpo-dong, South Gyeongsang Province | Vale Korea | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 25 January | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | AIDAstella | SPHINX | AIDA Crociere |
| 25 January | Germany | Ferus Smit | Leer | Reestborg | | For Wagenborg Shipping [nl] |
| 25 January | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Shanghai Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 6 February | Germany | HDW | Kiel | U-36 | Type 212 submarine | For German Navy |
| 8 February | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | MOL Quest | Temasek-class container ship | For Mitsui O.S.K. Lines |
| 11 February | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Ludwigshafen Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 24 February | South Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 24 February | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | OOCL Chongqing | OOCL M-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 26 February | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Norwegian Breakaway | Breakaway-class cruise ship | for NCL |
| 1 March | Poland | Stocznia Gdansk | Gdańsk | Bergensfjord | Cruise ferry | For Fjord Line |
| 3 March | | Jiangsu Rongsheng | | Ore Rio de Janeiro | Valemax-class bulk carrier | |
| 5 March | Netherlands | Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Volgaborg | | For Wagenborg Shipping [nl] |
| 8 March | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Cap San Nicolas | Cap San-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 17 March | Iran | Shahid Tamjidi Marine Industries | Bandar-e Anzali, Iran | Damavand | Moudge-class frigate | For Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| 22 March | Canada | ABCO Industries Lunenburg Shipyard | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | S. Dudka | Fishery protection vessel | For Canadian Coast Guard |
| 23 March | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | APL Raffles | Temasek-class container ship | For American President Lines |
| 26 March | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone, Italy. | Regal Princess | Royal-class cruise ship | For Princess Cruises |
| 26 March | India | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers | Kolkata | Kiltan | Kamorta-class corvette | For Indian Navy |
| 27 March | South Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Majestic Mærsk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 27 March | United States | VT Halter Marine | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Maury | Pathfinder-class survey ship | For United States Navy |
| 30 March | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | NYK Hermes | OOCL M-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 12 April | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Antwerpen Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 12 April | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Cap San Marco | Cap San-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 26 April | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | MOL Quality | Temasek-class container ship | For Mitsui O.S.K. Lines |
| 3 May | | Hyundai Heavy Industries | | FSRU Independence | LNG carrier | For Leif Höegh & Co |
| 3 May | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Cap San Lorenzo | Cap San-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 4 May | South Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Mary Mærsk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 4 May | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | OOCL Bangkok | OOCL M-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 16 May | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Cap San Augustin | Cap San-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 18 May | South Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Marie Mærsk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 29 May | Spain | Astilleros de Sevilla | Seville | Viking ADCC | Cruiseferry | For Viking Line |
| 31 May | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Oceanex Connaigra | ConRo-ship | For Oceanex Inc. |
| 1 June | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | APL Vanda | Temasek-class container ship | For American President Lines |
| 5 June | United States | Austal USA | Blakeley Island Alabama | Millinocket | Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport | For United States Navy |
| 15 June | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | NYK Hyperion | OOCL M-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 21 June | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Geoje | Thalassa Hellas | Thalassa Hellas-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine |
| 29 June | Italy | Fincantieri | Riva Trigoso | Virginio Fasan | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For Italian Navy |
| 6 July | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | APL Agile | Temasek-class container ship | For American President Lines |
| 13 July | South Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Madison Mærsk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 15 July | Italy | Fincantieri | Castellammare di Stabia | Ubaldo Diciotti | Dattilo-class offshore patrol vessel | For Italy Coast Guard |
| 2 August | Finland | STX Finland | Rauma, Finland | Turva | Offshore patrol vessel | For Finnish Border Guard |
| 6 August | Japan | IHI Corporation | Yokohama | Izumo | Izumo-class helicopter destroyer | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| 10 August | United States | NGSS Ingalls | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Hamilton | Legend-class cutter | For United States Coast Guard |
| 12 August | India | Cochin Shipyard | Kochi | Vikrant | Aircraft carrier | For Indian Navy |
| 16 August | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Leverkusen Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 17 August | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | APL Merlion | Temasek-class container ship | For American President Lines |
| 23 August | Netherlands | GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Judith | | |
| 29 August | United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | | North Dakota | Virginia-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 30 August | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg, Germany | Rolldock Star | S-class Heavy lift ship | For Rolldock |
| 3 September | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd. | Nagasaki | Ramform Atlas | Ramform Titan-class research vessel | |
| 6 September | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Geoje | Thalassa Patris | Thalassa Hellas-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine |
| 6 September | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Ludwigshafen Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 8 September | Germany | Neptun Werft | Rostock-Warnemünde | Viking Buri | Viking Longships-class river cruise ship | For Viking Cruises |
| 8 September | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Geoje | Hyundai Dream | Hyundai Dream-class container ship | For Hyundai Merchant Marine |
| 15 September | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | San Diego, California | John Glenn | Expeditionary Transfer Dock | For Military Sealift Command |
| 18 September | France | DCNS | | Provence | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For French Navy |
| 19 September | Netherlands | GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Megantic | | |
| 27 September | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Cap San Antonio | Cap San-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 28 September | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | MOL Quasar | Temasek-class container ship | For Mitsui O.S.K. Lines |
| 29 September | Japan | Japan Marine United | Tsu, Mie | Nunavik | Bulk carrier | For Fednav |
| 5 October | South Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Magleby Maersk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 15 October | France | STX France | Saint Nazaire | Vladivostok | Mistral-class amphibious assault ship | For Russian Navy |
| 17 October | Netherlands | GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Manito | | |
| 25 October | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Geoje | Thalassa Pistis | Thalassa Hellas-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine |
| 28 October | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Zumwalt | Zumwalt-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 2 November | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | APL Ascend | Temasek-class container ship | For American President Lines |
| 2 November | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg, Germany | Norwegian Getaway | Breakaway-class cruise ship | for NCL |
| 3 November | United Kingdom | Babcock Marine | North Devon | Samuel Beckett | Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel | For Irish Naval Service |
| 8 November | Finland | STX Finland | Turku, Finland | Mein Schiff 3 | Cruise ship | For TUI Cruises |
| 8 November | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Cap San Raphael | Cap San-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 9 November | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | | Gerald R. Ford | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier | for United States Navy |
| 9 November | South Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Maribo Maersk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 15 November | Italy | Fincantieri | Marghera, Italy | Costa Diadema | Dream-class cruise ship | For Costa Cruises |
| 15 November | Netherlands | Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Arklow Bank | | For Arklow Shipping |
| 2 December | Romania | Damen Shipyards | Galaţi | Shabab Oman II | Sail training ship | For Royal Navy of Oman |
| 3 December | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | Prelude FLNG | Floating liquefied natural gas plant | For Shell |
| 7 December | South Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Marstal Maersk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 10 December | United States | Bollinger Shipyards | Lockport, Louisiana | Charles Sexton | Sentinel-class cutter | For United States Coast Guard |
| 12 December | Finland | Arctech Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki | Baltika | Icebreaker | For FGI Gosmorspassluzhba |
| 13 December | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Cap San Artemissio | Cap San-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 14 December | United States | Austal USA | Mobile, Alabama | Jackson | Independence-class littoral combat ship | For United States Navy |
| 14 December | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Samho-eup | APL Aspire | Temasek-class container ship | For American President Lines |
| 18 December | Germany | Ferus Smit | Leer | Reggeborg | | For Wagenborg Shipping [nl] |
| 18 December | United States | Marinette Marine | Marinette, Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | For United States Navy |
| 24 December | | Jiangsu Rongsheng | | Vale Tianjin | Valemax-class bulk carrier | |
| 24 December | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Geoje | Thalassa Elpida | Thalassa Hellas-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine |
| Unknown date | Malawi | Mota Engil | | Chilembwe | Passenger ship | For Malawi Shipping Company |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alicat Workboats Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Dalby Aire | Crew transfer vessel | For Dalby Offshore Services Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alicat Workboats Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Gardian 14 | Crew transfer vessel | For Gardline Environmental Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alnmaritec Ltd | Blyth | Rix Tiger | Wind farm service vessel | For he Rix Tiger Workboat Ltd. - Rix Sea Shuttle Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alicat Workboats Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Solway Challenger | Crew transfer vessel | For E.On Climate & Renewables UK Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alicat Workboats Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Spirit of Hotton | Crew transfer vessel | For E.On Climate & Renewables UK Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alicat Workboats Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Titan Discovery | Workboat | For Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd. |