List_of_ship_launches_in_1980 Knowpia

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 Perno and Turku shipyards	Turku	Viking Saga	cruiseferry	For Rederi Ab Sally
12 January	Denmark	Alborg Vaerft	Aalborg, Denmark	*Olfert Fischer*	Niels Juel-class corvette	For Royal Danish Navy
12 January	Soviet Union	Werft 340	Zelenodolsk	SKR 482	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy
16 January	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	*Boone*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
18 January	Japan	Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding		Sea-Land Mariner	D9-class container ship	For Sea-Land Corporation
23 January	Poland	Gdańsk Shipyard	Gdańsk	Pogoria	Sail training ship
25 January	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Aradu	MEKO 360 frigate
1 February	West Germany	Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH	Husum	Uthlande	ferry	For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH^[1]
15 February	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards	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
14 March	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	*Cakra*	Cakra-class submarine	For Indonesian Navy
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
20 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*St Christopher*	Ferry	For Sealink.^[2]
29 March	Turkey			Tuzla	General cargo ship	For Cayeli Shipping
1 April	West Germany	Schiffswerft und Maschf. Max Sieghold	Bremerhaven	Bugsier 14	tugboat	For Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft^[3]
19 April	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	*Boston*	Los Angeles-class submarine
26 April	West 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
6 June	Denmark	Frederikshavn Vaerft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Trader II	type FV 610 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen^[4]
9 June	West Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	Niedersachsen	Bremen-class frigate	For German Navy
21 June	Soviet Union	Werft 340	Zelenodolsk	SKR-28	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy
28 June	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	*Chandler*	Kidd-class destroyer
25 July	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards	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	West 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^[5]
30 August	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Jack Williams*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
3 September	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Rheinland-Pfalz	Bremen-class frigate	For German Navy
4 September	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	*Nanggala*	Cakra-class submarine	For Indonesian Navy
25 September	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead, England	*Liverpool*	Type 42 destroyer
25 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*St David*	Ferry	For Sealink.
26 September	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	*Sydney*	Adelaide-class frigate	For Royal Australian Navy
21 October	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards	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^[6]
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	West 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
17 December	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Emden	Bremen-class frigate	For German Navy
20 December	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Gallery*	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
Date unknown	Hong Kong	Chung Wah Shipyard	Hong Kong	*Salvageman*	Salvage tug	For United Towing Ltd.^[7]

References edit

^ "M/S Uthlande" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "St Christopher". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "DNV GL: Bugsier 14". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "M/S MERCANDIAN TRADER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ "M/S Queen of Surrey" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^ "M/S Queen of Oak Bay" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.

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.

[Uthlande-1] "M/S Uthlande" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[HW1716-2] "St Christopher". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[Bugsier-3] "DNV GL: Bugsier 14". Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[MT2-4] "M/S MERCANDIAN TRADER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.

[Queen_of_Surrey-5] "M/S Queen of Surrey" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.

[Queen_of_Oak_Bay-6] "M/S Queen of Oak Bay" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer1990313-7] Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.

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