The list of ship launches in 1970 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1970.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Mount Whitney | Blue Ridge-class command ship | |
| 10 January | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Bluefish | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 13 January |  Japan
|
Chikugo | Chikugo-class destroyer escort | |||
| 17 January | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Ouellet | Knox-class frigate | |
| 24 January | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Fanning | Knox-class frigate | |
| 7 February | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Saginaw | Newport-class tank landing ship | |
| February |  Denmark
|
vendborgs Skibsværft A/S | Svendborg | Kärnan | For DSB[1] | |
| 7 March | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Joseph Hewes | Knox-class frigate | |
| 7 March |  United Kingdom
|
Courageous | Churchill-class submarine | |||
| 11 March | Japan
|
Uzushio | Uzushio-class submarine | |||
| 22 March |  Finland
|
Brodogradiliste Titovo | Split, Yugoslavia | Marella | Ferry | For SF Line / Viking Line |
| 28 March | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | San Bernardino | Newport-class tank landing ship | |
| 22 April | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Boulder | Newport-class tank landing ship | |
| 23 April | United States | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding | Quincy, Massachusetts | Savannah | Wichita-class replenishment oiler | |
| 1 May | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Billfish | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 2 May | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Bowen | Knox-class frigate | |
| 6 May | United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Canterbury | Leander-class frigate | For Royal New Zealand Navy |
| 6 May |  Germany
|
Meyer Werft | Papenburg, Germany | Viking 1 | Ferry | For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line |
| 7 May |  France
|
Arsenal de Lorient | Aconit | Unique frigate | ||
| 9 May | West Germany
|
Nordseewerke | Emden | Sea Venture | Cruise ship | For Flagship Cruises |
| 20 May | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Ponce | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | |
| 23 May | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Drum | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 12 June | Japan
|
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries | Tokyo | Mutsu | Nuclear-powered freighter | |
| 20 June | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Dixon | L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender | |
| 20 June | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Paul | Knox-class frigate | |
| June |  People's Republic of China
|
Hudong Shipyard | Shanghai | Jinan | Type 051 destroyer | |
| 9 July | Finland
|
Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard | Helsinki | Nordic Prince | Song of Norway-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines |
| 11 July | United States | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding | Quincy, Massachusetts | Pensacola | Anchorage-class dock landing ship | |
| 14 July | Finland
|
Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard | Turku | Zeya | Cable layer | For Sudoimport |
| 24 July | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Brewton | Knox-class frigate | |
| 1 August | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Reasoner | Knox-class frigate | |
| 15 August | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Racine | Newport-class tank landing ship | |
| 15 August | Germany
|
Rickmers Werft | Bremerhaven | Travetal | For JA Reinecke[2] | |
| 29 August | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Aylwin | Knox-class frigate | |
| 16 September | Japan
|
Ayase | Chikugo-class destroyer escort | |||
| 15 October | United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Apollo | Leander-class frigate | |
| 7 November | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Spartanburg County | Newport-class tank landing ship | |
| 9 November | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Flint | Kilauea-class ammunition ship | |
| 20 November | Denmark
|
Aalborg Værft | Aalborg | Prinsessan Desirée | Ferry | For Sessan Linjen |
| 21 November | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Elmer Montgomery | Knox-class frigate | |
| 27 November |  Canada
|
Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Athabaskan | Iroquois-class destroyer | |
| 28 November | Canada
|
Marine Industries Limited | Sorel, Quebec | Iroquois | Iroquois-class destroyer | |
| 12 December | Germany
|
Rickmers Werft | Bremerhaven | Fuldatal | For JA Reinecke[3] | |
| 19 December | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Fairfax County | Newport-class tank landing ship | |
| 19 December | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Stein | Knox-class frigate | |
| 31 December |  East Germany
|
V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft | Wismar | Mikhail Lermontov | Ivan Franko-class passenger ship | For Baltic Shipping Company |
| December | People's Republic of China
|
Huludao Shipyard | Huludao, Liaoning | ChangZheng 1 | Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1970 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
References[]
- ↑ "M/S Kärnan.". http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/karnan_1970.htm. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ↑ "M/S Travetal". http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/travetal_1970.htm. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ↑ "M/S Fuldatal". http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/fuldatal_1971.htm. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
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