# List of ship launches in 1983

The list of ship launches in 1983 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1983.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 2 January | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Admiral II | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For Mercandia rederiet A/S |
| 15 January | Australia | NQEA | Cairns, Queensland | Cessnock | Fremantle-class patrol boat | |
| 17 January | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Yorktown | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
| 20 January | Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Nizhneyansk | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| 25 January | Japan | | | Yūbetsu | Yubari-class destroyer escort | |
| 27 January | Japan | | | Nadashio | Yūshio-class submarine | |
| 23 February | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Igarka | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| 26 February | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Carr | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 4 March | Argentina | Río Santiago Shipyard | La Plata | Rosales | Espora-class corvette | |
| 9 March | Australia | NQEA | Cairns, Queensland | Bendigo | Fremantle-class patrol boat | |
| 19 March | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 26 March | Soviet Union | Zhdanov Shipyard | Leningrad | Admiral Tributs | Udaloy-class destroyer | |
| 26 March | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Mersey Venture | Dredger | For Mersey Docks and Harbour Board . |
| 28 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Success | Tanker | For BP Shipping. |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Edinburgh | Type 42 destroyer | |
| 15 April | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Diplomat | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXII P/R |
| 16 April | Poland | Stocznia im Lenina | Gdańsk | Stena Germanica | ferry | For Stena Line |
| 23 April | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Nicholas | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 29 April | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Thomson | Type 209 submarine | For Armada de Chile |
| 30 April | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Olympia | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 18 May | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Kalaat Beni Hammad | Landing ship | For Algerian Navy. |
| 1 June | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Monchegorsk | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| 10 June | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Whidbey Island | Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship | |
| 11 June | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Giuseppe Garibaldi | Light V/STOL aircraft carrier | |
| 24 June | Argentina | Río Santiago Shipyard | La Plata | Spiro | Espora-class corvette | |
| 9 July | Australia | NQEA | Cairns, Queensland | Gawler | Fremantle-class patrol boat | |
| 10 July | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Prince II | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXV |
| 14 July | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Arkhangelsk | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| 15 July | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Senator | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXIV |
| 16 July | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Rentz | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 29 July | West Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Simpson | Type 209 submarine | For Armada de Chile |
| 13 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Robert G. Bradley | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 20 August | East Germany | VEB Peene-Werft | Wolgast | Vogtland | Ohre-class barracks ship | For Volksmarine |
| 27 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Augusta | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 27 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Hyman G. Rickover | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 6 September | Japan | | | Haruyuki | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer | |
| 14 September | Soviet Union | Sredne-Newski | Leningrad | Schuja | Tarantul-class corvette |
| 19 September | Japan | | | Isoyuki | Hatsuyuki-class destroyer | |
| 24 September | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Honolulu | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
| 7 October | United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. | Goole | Fort Good Hope | Offshore supply vessel | For Townsend Holdings Ltd. |
| 15 October | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Henry M. Jackson | Ohio-class submarine | |
| 22 October | Australia | NQEA | Cairns, Queensland | Geraldton | Fremantle-class patrol boat | |
| 22 October | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | XXX Aniversario | Dredger | For Cuban Government. |
| 5 November | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Taylor | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 11 November | Soviet Union | Werft 129 | Selenodolsk | Sokol | Koni-class frigate | For Soviet Navy |
| 15 November | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Amderma | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| 16 November | Turkey | Marinewerft | Gölcük | Doğanay | Type 209 submarine | For Turkish Naval Forces |
| 19 November | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Brave | Type 22 frigate | |
| 19 November | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Gary | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | |
| 24 November | Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Kemerovo | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| 2 December | United Kingdom | Ferguson Ailsa Ltd | Port Glasgow | Isle of Arran | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne |
| 16 December | Denmark | Frederikshavn Værft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Queen II | Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship | For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXVI |
| 17 December | West Germany | Elsflether Werft | Elsfleth | Mellum | Multi-purpose vessel | For Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
| 19 December | Ireland | Verolme Dockyard | Rushbrook | Eithne | Eithne-class patrol vessel | For Irish Naval Service |
| Date unknown | China | Huludao Shipyard | Huludao, Liaoning Province | Changzheng 3 | Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine | |
| Date unknown | Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Okha | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| Date unknown | Finland | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Bratsk | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Calypso | Passenger launch | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | El Mourakeb | Patrol boat | For Algerian Navy. |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Gordano | Workboat | For Bristol Port Co. |
| Date unknown | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Kola | SA-15 type cargo ship | |
| Date unknown | United Kingdom | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Mariner | Launch | For Bristol City Council. |
| Date unknown | Finland | Wärtsilä Perno shipyard | Turku | Tiksi | SA-15 type cargo ship | |