| Date |
Ship |
Class / type |
Builder |
Location |
Country |
Notes |
| 27 January |
Clandeboye |
Tug |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For J. Cooper (Belfast) Ltd.[1] |
| 27 January |
Svenner |
Kobben-class submarine |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
West Germany |
For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 30 January |
Pointer |
Dog-class tug |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[2] |
| 1 February |
G.W.112 |
Barge |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For George Wimpey Ltd.[3] |
| 1 February |
Tarbatness |
combat stores ship |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
|
| 5 February |
Vittorio Veneto |
Helicopter cruiser |
Italcantieri |
Castellammare di Stabia |
Italy |
|
| 11 February |
Mellon |
Hamilton-class cutter |
Avondale Shipyard |
Westwego, Louisiana |
United States |
|
| 15 February |
Dybbøl |
|
Husumer Schiffswerft |
Husum |
West Germany |
For Rederiet I/S Union[4] |
| 17 February |
U 1 |
Type 205 submarine |
HDW |
Kiel |
West Germany |
For German Navy |
| 25 February |
Renown |
Resolution-class submarine |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
|
| 25 February |
Harushio |
Asashio-class submarine |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 27 February |
Banco |
Tank barge |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Beagle Shipping Ltd.[5] |
| February |
McDermott Tidelands No. 09 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[6] |
| February |
McDermott Tidelands No. 010 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[6] |
| 1 March |
Arni Fridriksson |
Fishing trawler |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Icelandic Government.[7] |
| 10 March |
Förde |
Förde-class |
Deutsche Werft AG |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
|
| 25 March |
Hepburn |
Knox-class frigate |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
San Pedro, California |
United States |
|
| 29 March |
Redoutable |
Redoutable-class submarine |
DCNS |
Cherbourg |
France |
For French Navy |
| 29 March |
Sealyham |
Dog-class tug |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[8] |
| 8 April |
Westensee |
Walchensee-class tanker |
Lindenau |
Kiel |
West Germany |
For German Navy |
| 12 April |
Spaniel |
Dog-class tug |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[9] |
| 13 April |
Mölders |
Lütjens-class destroyer |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
United States |
|
| 14 April |
Hammerhead |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
|
| 15 April |
Tautog |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
|
| 22 April |
Orage |
Landing Ship Dock |
DCNS |
Brest, France |
France |
|
| 23 April |
Canguro Verde |
ferry |
Italcantieri S.p.A. |
Castellamare di Stabia |
Italy |
For Traghetti Sardi S.p.A.[10] |
| 25 April |
Fjordaas |
Bulk carrier |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Norwegian Bulk Carriers.[11] |
| 26 April |
Hermione |
Leander-class frigate |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
|
| 27 April |
Roark |
Knox-class frigate |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
United States |
|
| April |
Barracuda |
Daphné-class submarine |
Dubigeon |
Nantes |
France |
For Marinha Portuguesa |
| 11 May |
Seal |
Seal-class patrol boat |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Air Force Marine Branch.[12] |
| 15 May |
Lundy Gull |
Fishing trawler |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[13] |
| 20 May |
Chase |
Hamilton-class cutter |
Avondale Shipyard |
Westwego, Louisiana |
United States |
|
| 20 May |
Gurnard |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
United States |
|
| 22 May |
Constance Banks |
Fishing trawler |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For East Anglian Ice & Cold Storage Co. Ltd.[14] |
| 24 May |
Andromeda |
Leander-class frigate |
HMNB Portsmouth |
Portsmouth |
United Kingdom |
|
| 24 May |
Druid Stone |
Tank barge |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Cory Tank Lighterage Ltd.[15] |
| 24 May |
Maplebank |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Bank Line.[16] |
| 27 May |
John F. Kennedy |
Modified Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
|
| May |
McDermott Tidelands No. 07 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[6] |
| May |
McDermott Tidelands No. 08 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[6] |
| 3 June |
Pogy |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
|
| 5 June |
U 10 |
Type 205 submarine |
HDW |
Kiel |
West Germany |
For German Navy |
| 10 June |
Alpino |
Alpino-class frigate |
Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) |
Riva Trigoso |
Italy |
|
| 22 June |
Grayling |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
United States |
|
| 22 June |
Suffolk Venturer |
Fishing trawler |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[17] |
| 28 June |
Psyché |
Daphné-class submarine |
Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales |
Brest |
France |
For French Navy |
| 28 June |
Sirène |
Daphné-class submarine |
Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales |
Brest |
France |
For French Navy |
| 12 July |
Bulldog |
Bulldog-class survey vessel |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[18] |
| 15 July |
Meyerkord |
Knox-class frigate |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
San Pedro, California |
United States |
|
| 15 July |
Polar Ecuador |
Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
For Hamburg Süd[19] |
| 19 July |
Jade |
Förde-class |
Deutsche Werft AG |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
|
| 25 July |
Poilo |
Tanker |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd.[20] |
| 29 July |
Makigumo |
Yamagumo-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 5 August |
Canguro Bianco |
Ferry |
Italcantieri S.p.A. |
Castellamare di Stabia |
Italy |
For Traghetti Sardi S.p.A.[21] |
| 9 August |
Butte |
Kilauea-class ammunition ship |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
United States |
|
| 9 August |
Kilauea |
Kilauea-class ammunition ship |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
United States |
|
| 11 August |
Lütjens |
Lütjens-class destroyer |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
United States |
|
| 16 August |
Advance |
Attack-class patrol boat |
Walkers Limited |
Maryborough |
Australia |
|
| 26 August |
Acute |
Attack-class patrol boat |
|
|
Australia |
|
| 4 September |
Jupiter |
Leander-class frigate |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
|
| 6 September |
Myrina |
Supertanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Deutsche Shell AG.[22] |
| 7 September |
Beagle |
Bulldog-class survey vessel |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[23] |
| 7 September |
L. Y. Spear |
L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
United States |
|
| 9 September |
Narwhal |
Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
|
| 9 September |
Polar Argentina |
Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
For Hamburg Süd[24] |
| 20 September |
Queen Elizabeth 2 |
Ocean liner |
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders |
Clydebank |
United Kingdom |
For Cunard Line |
| 30 September |
Carabiniere |
Alpino-class frigate |
Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) |
Riva Trigoso |
Italy |
|
| 5 October |
Sea Devil |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
|
| 7 October |
Nashville |
Austin-class amphibious transport dock |
Lockheed Shipbuilding |
Seattle, Washington |
United States |
|
| 7 October |
Aware |
Attack-class patrol boat |
|
|
Australia |
|
| 14 October |
Polar Colombia |
Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
For Hamburg Süd[25] |
| 19 October |
Antrim |
County-class destroyer |
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders |
Clydebank |
United Kingdom |
|
| 30 October |
Perso |
Tanker |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd.[26] |
| 31 October |
Pando |
Tanker |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd.[27] |
| 3 November |
Gray |
Knox-class frigate |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
United States |
|
| 4 November |
Repulse |
Resolution-class submarine |
Vickers |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
|
| 6 November |
Fox |
Bulldog-class survey vessel |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[28] |
| 16 November |
Norfolk |
County-class destroyer |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
|
| 16 November |
Suffolk Endeavour |
Fishing trawler |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[29] |
| 18 November |
Assail |
Attack-class patrol boat |
|
|
Australia |
|
| 20 November |
Benstac |
Cargo ship |
Govan Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ben Line. |
| 21 November |
Essi Kristine |
Bulk carrier |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Norwegian Bulk Carriers.[31] |
| 25 November |
Polar Brasil |
Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
For Hamburg Süd[32] |
| 29 November |
Aspro |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
|
| 1 December |
Gowanbank |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Bank Line.[33] |
| 2 December |
Charleston |
Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
|
| 2 December |
Archer |
Attack-class patrol boat |
|
|
Australia |
|
| 4 December |
Ovens |
Oberon-class submarine |
|
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Australian Navy |
| 4 December |
P.A.S. 1503 |
Tank barge |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[34] |
| 5 December |
Michishio |
Asashio-class submarine |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 16 December |
Swan |
River-class destroyer escort |
Williamstown Naval Dockyard |
Williamstown, Victoria |
Australia |
|
| 16 December |
Minegumo |
Minegumo-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 29 December |
P.A.S. 1504 |
Tank barge |
Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[35] |
| Unknown date |
Carsten |
Coaster |
J J Sietas |
|
West Germany |
|
| Unknown date |
Into |
Salvage tug |
Laivateollisuus |
Turku |
Finland |
|
| Unknown date |
Sir John Cass |
Research vessel |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Greater London Council.[36] |