The list of ship launches in 1980 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1980.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January |  Finland
|
Wärtsilä | Turku | Viking Saga | cruiseferry | For Rederi Ab Sally |
| 12 January |  Denmark
|
Alborg Vaerft | Alborg, Denmark | Olfert Fischer | Niels Juel-class corvette | For Royal Danish Navy |
| 12 January |  SUN
|
Werft 340 | Selenodolsk | SKR 482 | Koni-class frigate | For Sovjet Nany |
| 16 January | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Boone | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 23 January |  Poland
|
Gdańsk Shipyard | Gdańsk | Pogoria | Sail training ship | |
| 25 January |  Germany
|
Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Aradu | MEKO 360 frigate | |
| 15 February | Finland
|
Wärtsilä | Turku | Viking Song | cruiseferry | For Rederi Ab Sally |
| 16 February | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Clifton Sprague | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 16 February | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | McKee | Emory S. Land-class submarine tender | |
| 18 February |  United Kingdom
|
Vosper Thornycroft | Southampton, England | Nottingham | Type 42 destroyer | |
| 1 March | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Scott | Kidd-class destroyer | |
| 1 March |  Australia
|
Carrington Slipways | Tomago, New South Wales | Tobruk | Modified Round Table-class landing ship logistics | |
| 4 March | United Kingdom
|
Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Brazen | Type 22 frigate | |
| 12 March |  Japan
|
Mochishio | Yūshio-class submarine | |||
| 15 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Carl Vinson | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier | |
| 15 March | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Lewis B. Puller | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 18 March | Japan
|
Ishikari | destroyer escort | |||
| 19 April | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Boston | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 26 April | Germany
|
Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Viking Sally | cruiseferry | Originally ordered by an unknown Norwegian company. Contract transferred to Rederi Ab Sally. |
| 29 April | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Michigan | Ohio-class submarine | |
| 15 May | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Flatley | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 17 May | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Merrimack | Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler | |
| 30 May | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Stark | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 31 May |  France
|
Montcalm | Georges Leygues-class frigate | |||
| 21 June | SUN
|
Werft 340 | Selenodolsk | SKR-28 | Koni-class frigate | For Sovjet Nany |
| 28 June | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Chandler | Kidd-class destroyer | |
| 25 July | Finland
|
Wärtsilä | Turku | Finlandia | cruiseferry | For Effoa. Planned name when launched was Skandia |
| 26 July | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Copeland | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 1 August | Germany
|
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Prinsesse Ragnhild | Cruiseferry | For Jahre Line |
| 2 August | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Cape Cod | Yellowstone-class destroyer tender | |
| 16 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Atlanta | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 27 August |  Canada
|
Burrard Yarrows Corp. Vancouver Division | North Vancouver | Queen of Surrey | C-class ferry | For BC Ferries[1] |
| 30 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Jack Williams | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 25 September | United Kingdom
|
Cammell Laird | Birkenhead, England | Liverpool | Type 42 destroyer | |
| 26 September | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Sydney | Adelaide-class frigate | For Royal Australian Navy |
| 21 October | Finland
|
Wärtsilä | Turku | Silvia Regina | cruiseferry | For Rederi AB Svea |
| 30 October | Canada
|
Burrard Yarrows Corp. Victoria Division | Victoria | Queen Oak Bay | C-class ferry | For BC Ferries[2] |
| 31 October | Denmark
|
Aalborg Vaerft | Aalborg | Tropicale | Cruise ship | For Carnival Cruise Lines |
| 7 November | Japan
|
Hatsuyuki | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer | |||
| 16 November |  Netherlands
|
Wilton-Fijenoord | Schiedam | Bloys van Treslong | Kortenaer-class frigate | |
| 22 November | Germany
|
AG Weser Seebeckswerft | Bremerhaven | Olau Hollandia | Cruiseferry | For Olau Line |
| 24 November | United Kingdom
|
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | Barrow-in-Furness, England | Manchester | Type 42 destroyer | |
| 5 December |  Sweden
|
Öresundsvarvet | Landskrona | Gotland | Cruiseferry | For Rederi AB Gotland; chartered to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna as Wasa Star on delivery |
| 13 December | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Baltimore | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 20 December | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Gallery | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1980 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
References[]
- ↑ "M/S Queen of Surrey". http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/queen_of_surrey_1981.htm. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "M/S Queen of Oak Bay". http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/queen_of_oak_bay_1981.htm. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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