| Date |
Ship |
Class / type |
Builder |
Location |
Country |
Notes |
| 11 January |
Rodney M. Davis |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
San Pedro, California |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 17 January |
Vulcain |
Vulcain-class minesweeper |
Chantiers et ateliers de la Perrière |
Lorient |
France |
For French Navy. |
| 24 January |
Konstantin Chernenko |
Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry |
Stocznia Szczecinska im A Warskiego |
Szczecin |
Poland |
For Far Eastern Shipping Company[1] |
| 29 January |
Shimayuki |
Hatsuyuki-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
For Japanese Navy. |
| 1 February |
Fort McHenry |
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship |
Lockheed Shipbuilding |
Seattle, Washington |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 9 February |
Takeshio |
Yūshio-class submarine |
|
|
Japan |
For Japanese Navy. |
| 14 February |
Antietam |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 14 February |
Bellis |
Tripartite-class minehunter |
Mercantile-Belyard |
Rupelmonde |
Belgium |
For Belgian Navy. |
| 20 February |
Sevmorput |
LASH carrier |
Zaliv Shipbuilding yard |
Kerch, Ukraine |
Soviet Union |
Nuclear-powered cargo ship |
| 21 February |
Mercandian Universe |
Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship |
Frederikshavn Værft |
Frederikshavn |
Denmark |
For Per Henriksen[2] |
| 22 February |
Joshua Humphreys |
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
United States |
|
| 1 March |
Atherstone |
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel |
Vosper Thornycroft |
Woolston |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 15 March |
Newport News |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 26 March |
Sheffield |
Type 22 frigate |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 29 March |
Kauffman |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 8 April |
Coventry |
Type 22 frigate |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 24 April |
Drakensberg |
Fleet replenishment vessel |
Sandock Austral |
Durban, South Africa |
Republic of South Africa |
For South African Navy. |
| 25 April |
Kalinin |
Kirov-class battlecruiser |
Baltic Shipyard |
Leningrad |
Soviet Union |
For Soviet Navy. |
| 27 April |
SKR-195 |
Koni-class frigate |
Zelenodolsk Shipyard |
Zelenodolsk |
Soviet Union |
For Soviet Navy. |
| 9 May |
Finn |
Finnpusku pusher vessel |
Hollming |
Rauma |
Finland |
|
| 30 May |
Turgutreis |
Yavuz-class frigate |
HDW |
Kiel |
West Germany |
For Turkish Navy. |
| 30 May |
Astor |
Cruise ship |
HDW |
Kiel |
West Germany |
|
| 30 May |
Mercandian Sun II |
Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship |
Frederikshavn Værft |
Frederikshavn |
Denmark |
For Per Henriksen[3] |
| 31 May |
Sea-Land Anchorage |
D7-class container ship |
Bay Shipbuilding |
Sturgeon Bay |
United States |
For Sea-Land Corporation |
| 20 June |
Leyte Gulf |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 20 June |
Assertive |
Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship |
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company |
Tacoma, Washington |
United States |
|
| 21 June |
Cumberland |
Type 22 frigate |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 28 June |
Helena |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 9 July |
Alliance |
Research vessel |
Cantiere navale del Muggiano |
La Spezia |
Italy |
For NATO. |
| 23 July |
Victoria |
Santa María-class frigate |
Bazan |
Ferrol |
Spain |
For Spanish Navy. |
| 9 August |
John Lenthall |
Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
United States |
|
| 9 August |
Celebration |
Holiday-class cruise ship |
Kockums |
Malmö |
Sweden |
For Carnival Cruise Lines |
| 16 August |
Nils Holgersson |
Cruiseferry |
Schichau Seebeckwerft |
Bremerhaven |
West Germany |
For Swecarrier for TT-Line traffic |
| 22 August |
Yuriy Arshenevskiy |
SA-15 type cargo ship |
Valmet Vuosaari shipyard |
Helsinki |
Finland |
|
| 29 August |
Mercandian Sea II |
Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship |
Frederikshavn Værft |
Frederikshavn |
Denmark |
For Per Henriksen[4] |
| 31 August |
Kronprins Harald |
Cruiseferry |
Wärtsilä Perno shipyard |
Turku |
Finland |
For Jahre Line |
| 5 September |
Arco Avon |
Dredger |
Appledore Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd |
Appledore |
United Kingdom |
For Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.[5] |
| 5 September |
Berge Stahl |
Ore carrier |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Ulsan |
South Korea |
|
| 19 September |
Asagiri |
Asagiri-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
For Japanese Navy. |
| 27 September |
Sea-Land Tacoma |
D7-class container ship |
Bay Shipbuilding |
Sturgeon Bay |
United States |
For Sea-Land Corporation |
| 14 October |
Exxon Valdez |
Oil tanker |
National Steel and Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
United States |
For Exxon Corporation |
| 14 October |
Schwedeneck |
Schwedeneck-class research vessel |
Kröger shipyard |
Schacht-Audorf |
West Germany |
For German Navy. |
| 24 October |
Nordstrand |
Nordstand-class tug |
Orenstein & Koppel |
Lübeck |
West Germany |
For German Navy. |
| 3 November |
Trenchant |
Trafalgar-class submarine |
Vickers Shipbuilding |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 14 November |
San Jacinto |
Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 28 November |
Langeness |
Nordstand-class tug |
Orenstein & Koppel |
Lübeck |
West Germany |
For German Navy. |
| 6 December |
San Juan |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 13 December |
Tennessee |
Ohio-class submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
For United States Navy. |
| 17 December |
Vasiliy Burkhanov |
SA-15 type cargo ship |
Valmet Vuosaari shipyard |
Helsinki |
Finland |
|
| 20 December |
Sea-Land Kodiak |
D7-class container ship |
Bay Shipbuilding |
Sturgeon Bay |
United States |
For Sea-Land Corporation |
| Exact date unknown |
Daifuku Maru No. 8 |
Cargo ship |
Tokuoka Zosen K.K. |
Naruto |
Japan |
For Daifuku Kaiun K.K. |
| Exact date unknown |
Kontio |
Icebreaker |
Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard |
Helsinki |
Finland |
|
| Exact date unknown |
Albion |
Workboat |
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. |
Bristol |
United Kingdom |
For Bristol City Council.[6] |
| Exact date unknown |
Argia |
Gaff topsail schooner |
Jennings Shipyard |
|
United States |
|
| Exact date unknown |
Hubberston |
Pilot boat |
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. |
Bristol |
United Kingdom |
For Milford Haven Port Authority.[7] |
| Exact date unknown |
Mary Marie |
Fishing vessel |
David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. |
Bristol |
United Kingdom |
For private owner.[8] |
| Exact date unknown |
Yarra |
Workboat |
Bailey & Boynton Ltd. |
Hull |
United Kingdom |
For Bailey & Boynton Ltd.[9] |