# List of ship launches in 1980

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

## List

| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 4 January | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards | Turku | Viking Saga | cruiseferry | For Rederi Ab Sally |
| 5 January | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | BP Harrier | Tanker | For BP Oil Ltd. |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 5 January | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | BP Hunter | Tanker | For BP Oil Ltd. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 11 July | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Cableman | Tanker | For C. Rowbotham and Sons (Management) Ltd. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 31 October | Denmark | Aalborg Vaerft | Aalborg | Tropicale | Cruise ship | For Carnival Cruise Lines |
| 7 November | Japan | | | Hatsuyuki | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer | |
| 8 November | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Kinterbury | Naval stores carrier | For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service. |
| 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 | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Flower of Bristol | Passenger launch | For Bristol Packet Boat Trips. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Pill Hobbler II | Launch | For Pill Hobblers. |
| Date unknown | Hong Kong | Chung Wah Shipyard | Hong Kong | Salvageman | Salvage tug | For United Towing Ltd. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Serenity | Passenger launch | For private owner. |