List of ship launches in 1980

The list of ship launches in 1980 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1980.

List

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
4 January Viking Saga cruiseferry Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards Turku Finland For Rederi Ab Sally
5 January BP Harrier Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For BP Oil Ltd.[1]
12 January Olfert Fischer Niels Juel-class corvette Alborg Vaerft Aalborg, Denmark Denmark For Royal Danish Navy
12 January SKR 482 Koni-class frigate Werft 340 Zelenodolsk Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
16 January Boone Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States
18 January Sea-Land Mariner D9-class container ship Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Japan For Sea-Land Corporation
23 January Pogoria Sail training ship Gdańsk Shipyard Gdańsk Poland
25 January Aradu MEKO 360 frigate Blohm + Voss Hamburg West Germany
1 February Uthlande ferry Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum West Germany For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH[2]
15 February Viking Song cruiseferry Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards Turku Finland For Rederi Ab Sally
16 February Clifton Sprague Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
16 February McKee Emory S. Land-class submarine tender Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States
18 February Nottingham Type 42 destroyer Vosper Thornycroft Southampton, England United Kingdom
1 March Scott Kidd-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
1 March Tobruk Modified Round Table-class landing ship logistics Carrington Slipways Tomago, New South Wales Australia
4 March Brazen Type 22 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom
12 March Mochishio Yūshio-class submarine Japan
5 January BP Hunter Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For BP Oil Ltd.[3]
14 March Cakra Cakra-class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Indonesian Navy
15 March Carl Vinson Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
15 March Lewis B. Puller Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California United States
18 March Ishikari destroyer escort Japan
20 March St Christopher Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Sealink.[4]
29 March Tuzla General cargo ship Turkey For Cayeli Shipping
1 April Bugsier 14 tugboat Schiffswerft und Maschf. Max Sieghold Bremerhaven West Germany For Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft[5]
19 April Boston Los Angeles-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
26 April Viking Sally cruiseferry Meyer Werft Papenburg West Germany Originally ordered by an unknown Norwegian company. Contract transferred to Rederi Ab Sally.
29 April Michigan Ohio-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
15 May Flatley Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
17 May Merrimack Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
30 May Stark Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States
31 May Montcalm Georges Leygues-class frigate France
6 June Mercandian Trader II type FV 610 RoRo-ship Frederikshavn Vaerft Frederikshavn Denmark For Per Henriksen[6]
9 June Niedersachsen Bremen-class frigate AG Weser Bremen West Germany For German Navy
21 June SKR-28 Koni-class frigate Werft 340 Zelenodolsk Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
28 June Chandler Kidd-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
11 July Cableman Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For C. Rowbotham and Sons (Management) Ltd.[7]
25 July Finlandia cruiseferry Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards Turku Finland For Effoa. Planned name when launched was Skandia
26 July Copeland Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California United States
1 August Prinsesse Ragnhild Cruiseferry Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Jahre Line
2 August Cape Cod Yellowstone-class destroyer tender National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California United States
16 August Atlanta Los Angeles-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
27 August Queen of Surrey C-class ferry Burrard Yarrows Corp. Vancouver Division North Vancouver Canada For BC Ferries[8]
30 August Jack Williams Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
3 September Rheinland-Pfalz Bremen-class frigate Blohm + Voss Hamburg West Germany For German Navy
4 September Nanggala Cakra-class submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Indonesian Navy
23 September TK-208 Typhoon-class submarine Sevmash Severodvinsk Soviet Union
25 September Liverpool Type 42 destroyer Cammell Laird Birkenhead, England United Kingdom
25 September St David Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Sealink.
26 September Sydney Adelaide-class frigate Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States For Royal Australian Navy
21 October Silvia Regina cruiseferry Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards Turku Finland For Rederi AB Svea
30 October Queen Oak Bay C-class ferry Burrard Yarrows Corp. Victoria Division Victoria Canada For BC Ferries[9]
31 October Tropicale Cruise ship Aalborg Vaerft Aalborg Denmark For Carnival Cruise Lines
7 November Hatsuyuki Hatsuyuki-class destroyer Japan
8 November Kinterbury Naval stores carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[10]
16 November Bloys van Treslong Kortenaer-class frigate Wilton-Fijenoord Schiedam Netherlands
22 November Olau Hollandia Cruiseferry AG Weser Seebeckswerft Bremerhaven West Germany For Olau Line
24 November Manchester Type 42 destroyer Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Barrow-in-Furness, England United Kingdom
5 December Gotland Cruiseferry Öresundsvarvet Landskrona Sweden For Rederi AB Gotland; chartered to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna as Wasa Star on delivery
13 December Baltimore Los Angeles-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
17 December Emden Bremen-class frigate Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For German Navy
20 December Gallery Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
Date unknown Flower of Bristol Passenger launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Bristol Packet Boat Trips.[11]
Date unknown Pill Hobbler II Launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Pill Hobblers.[12]
Date unknown Salvageman Salvage tug Chung Wah Shipyard Hong Kong  Hong Kong For United Towing Ltd.[13]
Date unknown Serenity Passenger launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "BP Harrier". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "M/S Uthlande" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "BP Hunter". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "St Christopher". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "DNV GL: Bugsier 14". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "M/S MERCANDIAN TRADER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cableman". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "M/S Queen of Surrey" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "M/S Queen of Oak Bay" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kinterbury". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Flower of Bristol". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Pill Hobbler II". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ↑ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.
  14. ↑ "Serenity". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

Sources

  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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