List of ship launches in 1997
The list of ship launches in 1997 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1997.
| Date | Ship | Class / type | Builder | Location | Country | Notes |
| 3 January | Katrine Mærsk | K-class container ship | Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø |  DenmarkUSS|McFaul|DDG-74|2sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|2 |