(With videos) Although some ship launches go wrong, as we showed you in a video last week, most go as planned making it a rather spectacular thing to watch.

Below two videos containing compilations of ship launches, from small civilian ships to large commercial carriers and frigates. The first was created by RodsburghNewsLive, the second by The Sea Lad. Both contain many launches of ships designed and/or built by the Dutch, such as the Motion Scan,  Maersk Connector, Arklow Vale and Kroonborg. Footage from on board the ships being launched is also included for some of them.

Picture: The launching of the USCGC Mackinaw.