# List of ship launches in 2008

The list of ship launches in 2008 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2008.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Note |
| 18 January | Finland | Aker Yards | Rauma | SuperSpeed 2 | RoPax-ferry | For Color Line |
| 26 January | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Dewey | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 26 January | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. | Okpo | Rio de la Plata | Rio-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 1 February | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Ruby Princess | Modified Grand-class cruise ship | For Princess Cruises |
| 1 February | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Bremen Express | Colombo-Express-classe container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 5 February | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Margrethe Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 5 February | South Korea | Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | | Saman | Tanker | |
| 6 February | France | Chantiers de l’Atlantique | Saint Nazaire | MSC Fantasia | Fantasia-class cruise ship | For MSC Cruises |
| 13 February | Russia | Sevmash | Severodvinsk | Yury Dolgorukiy | Borei-class submarine | |
| 17 February | Germany | J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Anne-Sofie | Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel | For SAL Heavy Lift |
| 21 February | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | New Hampshire | Virginia-class submarine | |
| 24 February | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Stockdale | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 1 March | Germany | Ferus Smit | Leer | Eemshorn | | |
| 5 March | Portugal | Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo | Viana do Castelo | Atlântida | Passenger ship | For Atlanticoline SA |
| 10 March | Spain | Navantia | Ferrol | Juan Carlos I | Juan Carlos I-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 14 March | | | | Combi Dock II | Combi Dock-class | For K/S Combi Lift |
| 28 March | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Marchen Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| March | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Okpo | Sirius Star | | |
| 6 April | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Amelia Earhart | Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship | |
| 19 April | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. | Okpo | Rio de Janeiro | Rio-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 26 April | United States | Austal USA | Mobile, Alabama | Independence | Independence-class littoral combat ship | For US Navy |
| 30 April | Poland | Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Racha Bhum | Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship | |
| 3 May | Denmark | | Copenhagen | UC3 Nautilus | midget submarine | |
| 17 May | Romania | Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA | Mangalia | Monte Azul | Monte-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 4 June | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Maren Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 4 June | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | | An Jung-geun | Type 214 submarine | For South Korean Navy |
| 12 June | Germany | Peene-Werft | Wolgast | Seefalke | Seeadler-class fishery protection vessel | For German Federal Coast Guard |
| 21 June | United Kingdom | Colin Rees | Milbrook | Spirit of Mystery | Lugger | Replica of Mystery |
| 30 June | Italy | Fincantieri | Sestri Ponente | Costa Pacifica | Concordia-class cruise ship | For Costa Cruises |
| 30 June | Italy | Fincantieri | Marghera | Costa Luminosa | Hybrid Vista-class and Spirit-class cruise ship | For Costa Cruises |
| 12 July | United States | NGSS Ingalls | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Waesche | Legend-class cutter | |
| 12 July | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Okpo | CMA CGM Vela | Container ship | For CMA CGM |
| 15 July | Germany | HDW | Kiel | Tridente | Type 214 submarine | For Portuguese Navy |
| 18 July | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Vera Rambow | Sietas typr 178 container ship | For Rambow Bereederungs Gesellschaft |
| 20 July | France | Aker Yards | Saint Nazaire | MSC Splendida | Fantasia-class cruise ship | For MSC Crociere |
| 4 August | | | | Combi Dock III | Combi Dock-class | For K/S Combi Lift |
| 4 August | Indonesia | Pt. Drydocks World Pertama | Batam | OSA Goliath | Goliath-class crane ship | For CVI Global Lux Oil & Gas 4 Sàrl |
| 10 August | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Celebrity Solstice | Solstice-class cruise ship | For Celebrity Cruises |
| 22 August | Germany | J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Trina | Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel | For SAL Heavy Lift |
| 26 August | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Mette Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 30 August | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. | Okpo | Rio Negro | Rio-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| August | Liberia | | | Manisa Bella | General cargo vessel | |
| 6 September | Romania | Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA | Mangalia | Monte Alegre | Monte-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 16 September | India | Larsen & Toubro | Hazira | Rolldock Sun | S-class Heavy lift ship | For Rolldock |
| 18 September | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Carl Brashear | Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship | |
| 25 September | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Northern Expedition | Ro-Ro Ferry | |
| 26 September | United States | Halter Marine, Inc. | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Bell M. Shimada | Research vessel | |
| 27 September | Germany | Ferus Smit | Leer | Citadel | | |
| 2 October | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Charlotta | Sietas type 178 container ship | For Reederei Gerd Bartels |
| 8 October | Spain | Navantia | Cartagena | Tunku Abdul Razak | Scorpène-class submarine | For Royal Malaysian Navy |
| 9 October | Netherlands | Koninklijke Niestern Sander | Delfzijl | Laganborg | | For Wagenborg Shipping [nl] |
| 15 October | Japan | | | Unryū | Sōryū-class submarine | |
| 15 October | Spain | Astilleros de Huelva, | Sevilla | Clipper Pennant | Ro-Ro Ferry | For Seatruck Ferries |
| 17 October | Germany | Schichau Seebeckwerft | Bremerhaven | Stefan Sibum | SSW Super 1000 container ship | Reederei Bernd Sibum |
| 17 October | Germany | Peene-Werft | Wolgast | Meerkatze | Seeadler-class fishery protection vessel | For German Federal Coast Guard |
| 18 October | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Wayne E. Meyer | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 24 October | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Carnival Dream | Dream-class cruise ship | For Carnival Cruise Lines |
| 27 October | Romania | Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA | Galați | Susan Borchard | Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship | |
| 1 November | United Kingdom | Babcock Marine Ltd. | Appledore | Sarafsa | Motor yacht | For private owner. |
| 3 November | Germany | J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Regine | Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel | For SAL Heavy Lift |
| 5 November | Turkey | Marmara Shipyards | Istanbul | YM Uranus | Chemical tanker | |
| 7 November | Denmark | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Marit Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 17 November | United Kingdom | BVT Surface Fleet | Govan | Dragon | Type 45 destroyer | |
| 22 November | Finland | STX Europe | Turku | Oasis of the Seas | Oasis-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
| 23 November | Romania | Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA | Mangalia | Monte Aconcagua | Monte-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 24 November | Malaysia | PSC-Naval Dockyard | | Kelantan | Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel |
| 27 November | Iran | Shahid Tamjidi shipyard | Bandar Anzali | Derafsh | Sina-class fast attack craft | For Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| 28 November | China | Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding | Zhoushan | Medondra | type CV Venus 5300 container ship | For Reederei Buss |
| 5 December | Finland | STX Europe | Rauma | Baltic Queen | Ferry | For Tallink |
| 15 December | Germany | Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Thetis | Sietas typr 178 container ship | For Reederei Drevin, Cuxhaven |
| 16 December | Romania | Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA | Galați | Kaspar Schepers | Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship | |
| 27 December | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje | MSC Danit | 'MSC Danit-type container ship | For Mediterranean Shipping Company |