# List of ship launches in 2012

The list of ship launches in 2012 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2012.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 7 January | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje | MSC Deila | MSC Danit-type container ship | |
| 8 January | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Disney Fantasy | Cruise ship | For Disney Cruise Line |
| 12 January | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Seatruck Performance | Ro-ro ferry | For Seatruck Ferries |
| 13 January | United States | Bollinger Shipyards | Lockport, Louisiana | Paul Clark | Sentinel-class cutter | For United States Coast Guard |
| 14 January | United States | Austal USA | Mobile, Alabama | Coronado | Independence-class littoral combat ship | For United States Navy |
| 27 January | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Nagasaki | Suzuran | Ro-ro ferry | For Shin Nihonkai |
| 27 January | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Nagasaki | Suisen | Ro-ro ferry | For Shin Nihonkai |
| 4 February | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Okpo | Santa Barbarra | Santa-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 7 February | Australia | Graeme Wylie | Bushfield | Notorious | Replica caravel | |
| 15 February | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje-Okpo | Vale Carajas | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 1 March | Finland | STX Finland | Turku | Meri | Cargo ship | For Gaiamare |
| 2 March | United States | Bollinger Shipyards | Lockport, Louisiana | Robert Yered | Sentinel-class cutter | For United States Coast Guard |
| 2 March | Netherlands | Bodewes shipyard | Hoogezand | UAL Bodewes | | |
| 3 March | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje | MSC Valeria | MSC Danit-type container ship | |
| 10 March | Netherlands | GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Lady Alexandra | Sea-River Liner 3700 coastal ship | For Wijnne Barends |
| 13 March | Germany | Fassmer | Bern | Harro Koebke | 36,5-meter-class Lifeboat | For DGzRS |
| 14 March | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | CSCL Neptune | CSCL Star-class container ship | For China Shipping Container Lines |
| 17 March | Netherlands | Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Vikingbank | | For Wagenborg Shipping [nl] |
| 23 March | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Seatruck Precision | Ro-ro ferry | For Seatruck Ferries |
| 31 March | Italy | Fincantieri | Riva Trigoso | Carlo Margottini | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For Italian Navy |
| 1 April | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | AIDAmar | Sphinx-class cruise ship | For AIDA Cruises |
| 3 April | Finland | STX Finland | Rauma | Mirabilis | Research vessel | For Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia |
| 6 April | Spain | Freire Shipyard | Vigo | Discovery | Royal Research Ship | For Natural Environment Research Council |
| 6 April | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Hamburg Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 7 April | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje-Okpo | Vale Minas Gerais | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 11 April | Germany | Ferus Smit | Leer | Fuldaborg | | For Wagenborg |
| 12 April | Poland | Stocznia Gdańsk | Gdańsk | Stavangerfjord | Cruise ferry | For Fjord Line |
| 14 April | United States | Avondale Shipyard | New Orleans | Somerset | San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock | For United States Navy |
| 15 April | China | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Dalian | Vale Espirito Santo | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 22 April | South Korea | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje-Okpo | Santa Ines | Santa-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd |
| 29 April | China | Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries | | Vale Shandong | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 3 May | Netherlands | GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Georg Burmester | Sunrise-class | |
| 5 May | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | San Diego | Cesar Chavez | Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship | For United States Navy |
| 31 May | Netherlands | GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Lady Amalia | Sea-River Liner 3700 coastal ship | For Wijnne Barends |
| 4 June | United States | Huntington Ingalls Industries | Pascagoula, Mississippi | America | America-class amphibious assault ship | For United States Navy |
| 5 June | Norway | Viking Kings AS | Haugesund | Draken Harald Hårfagre | Viking longship | |
| 7 June | Nigeria | | | Andoni | Andoni-class seaward defence boat | For Nigerian Navy |
| 16 June | United States | Marinette Marine | Marinette | Reuben Lasker | | For NOAA |
| 30 June | Finland | Arctech Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki | Vitus Bering | Platform supply vessel | For Sovcomflot |
| 1 July | China | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Dalian | Vale Indonesia | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 6 July | France | | Rochefort | Hermione | Concorde-class frigate | Reproduction of the 1779 French frigate Hermione |
| 6 July | France | STX Europe | Saint-Nazaire | Europa 2 | Cruise ship | For Hapag-Lloyd |
| 13 July | South Korea | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Jinhae-gu, Changwon | Vale Fujiyama | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 13 July | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | New York Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 26 July | China | Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries | | Vale Jiangsu | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 28 July | China | | | Haixun 01 | Patrol ship | For China Maritime Safety Administration |
| 3 August | Finland | Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy | Uusikaupunki | Kindral Kurvits | Patrol boat | For Estonian Border Guard |
| 10 August | Finland | STX Finland | Turku | Viking Grace | Cruiseferry | For Viking Line |
| 12 August | Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Celebrity Reflection | Cruise ship | For Celebrity Cruises |
| 16 August | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Royal Princess | Royal-class cruise ship | For Princess Cruises |
| 26 August | China | Wuchang Shipyard | Wuhan | Durjoy | Durjoy-class patrol craft | For Bangladesh Navy |
| 29 August | Germany | Fassmer | | Nordergründe | Buoy tender | |
| 31 August | Netherlands | GS Yard | Waterhuizen | Piz Bever | Sunrise class | |
| 1 September | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Basle Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 12 September | Iran | Iranian Navy's Factories | Bandar Abbas | Sahand | Moudge-class frigate | For Islamic Republic of Iran Navy |
| 19 September | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | NYK Helios | OOCL M-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 27 September | China | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Dalian | Vale Tubarao | Valemax | For Vale Shipping |
| 27 September | China | Wuchang Shipyard | Wuhan | Nirmul | Durjoy-class patrol craft | For Bangladesh Navy |
| 1 October | United States | Austal USA | Mobile, Alabama | Choctaw County | Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport | For Military Sealift Command |
| 7 October | | Hyundai Heavy Industries | | Dockwise Vanguard | Heavy lift ship | For Dockwise |
| 8 October | Bangladesh | Khulna Shipyard | Khulna | Padma | Padma-class patrol vessel | For Bangladesh Navy |
| 13 October | United States | Marinette Marine Corporation | Marinette, Wisconsin | Sikuliaq | Research vessel | For National Science Foundation |
| 18 October | France | DCNS | Lorient | Normandie | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For French Navy |
| 27 October | Romania | Galați shipyard | Galați | Karel Doorman | Amphibious support ship | For Royal Netherlands Navy |
| 3 November | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | | Minnesota | Virginia-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 3 November | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | OOCL Brussels | OOCL M-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 13 November | United States | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | San Diego | Montford Point | Montford Point-class expeditionary transfer dock | For United States Navy |
| 23 November | Finland | Arctech Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki | Aleksey Chirikov | Platform supply vessel | For Sovcomflot |
| 2 December | United Kingdom | Babcock Marine Ltd. | Appledore | Vava II | Motor yacht | For private owner. |
| 3 December | Russia | Yantar Shipyard | Kaliningrad | Yantar | Intelligence and research ship | For Russian Navy |
| 5 December | United States | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. | Tacoma, Washington | Menominee | Valiant-class harbor tug | For United States Navy |
| 10 December | South Korea | Samsung Heavy Industries | Geoje | OOCL Berlin | OOCL M-class container ship | For Orient Overseas Container Line |
| 17 December | United Kingdom | Ferguson Shipbuilders | Port Glasgow | Hallaig | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne |
| 10 December | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Ind., Ltd. | Nagasaki | Ramform Titan | Ramform Titan-class research vessel | |
| 19 December | Italy | Fincantieri | Castellammare di Stabia | Luigi Dattilo | Dattilo-class offshore patrol vessel | For Italy Coast Guard |
| 21 December | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Hong Kong Express | Hamburg Express-class container ship | For Hapag Lloyd |
| 30 December | Russia | Sevmash | Severodvinsk | Vladimir Monomakh | Borei-class submarine | For Russian Navy |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Aluminium Boatbuilding Co. Ltd. | Hayling Island | Channel Chieftain VI | Crew transfer vessel | For Carlin Boat Charter Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alicat Workboats Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Dalby Tees | Crew transfer vessel | For Dalby Offshore Services Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alicat Workboats Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Gardian11 | Crew transfer vessel | For Gardline Environmental Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alnmaritec Ltd. | Blyth | Rix Panther | Wind farm service vessel | For Rix Sea Shuttle Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Alicat Workboats Ltd. | Great Yarmouth | Smeaton Array | Crew transfer vessel | For For Gardline Environmental Ltd. |