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The list of ship launches in 1987 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1987.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
February 25	Italy	Fincantieri		San Giorgio	San Giorgio class light amphibious assault ship
April 3	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Lake Champlain	Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser
July 12	United States			Philippine Sea	Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser
July 18	Yugoslavia	Brodogradevna Industrija	Split	Amorella	cruiseferry	for SF Line for Viking Line traffic
August 4	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Wasp	Wasp class multi-purpose amphibious assault ship
October 2	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Princeton	Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser
October 10	Italy	Fincantieri		San Marco	San Giorgio class light amphibious assault ship
Date uncertain	People's Republic of China	Huludao Shipyard	Huludao, Liaoning Province	ChangZheng 4	Type 091 nuclear powered attack submarine

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