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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.
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 .