List of ship launches in 1970

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The list of ship launches in 1970 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1970. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class and type	Notes
8 January	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Coleraine	Firefighting Tug	For R. & J. H. Rea Ltd.. [1]
8 January	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Mount Whitney	Blue Ridge-class command ship	For United States Navy.
10 January	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Bluefish	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy.
13 January	Japan			Chikugo	Chikugo-class destroyer escort	For Japanese Navy.
17 January	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Ouellet	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
22 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	La Pampa	Bulk carrier	For Buries Marks Ltd. [2]
24 January	United States	Todd Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Fanning	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
7 February	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Saginaw	Newport-class tank landing ship	For United States Navy.
February	Denmark	Svendborgs Skibsværft A/S	Svendborg	Kärnan	Ferry	For DSB Färjedivision. [3]
February	France		Seine-Maritime	Mangro	Daphné-class submarine	For Pakistani Navy.
February	United Kingdom	Keith, Nelson & Co.	Bembridge	Murayjib	Dhafeer-class patrol craft	For United Arab Emirates Navy. [4]
6 March	West Germany	Mutzelfeldwerft	Cuxhaven	Fair Lady	Ferry	For Reederei Cassen Eils. [5]
7 March	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Joseph Hewes	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
7 March	United Kingdom			Courageous	Churchill-class submarine	For Royal Navy.
11 March	Japan			Uzushio	Uzushio-class submarine	For Japanese Navy.
22 March	Yugoslavia	Brodogradiliste Titovo	Split	Marella	Ferry	For SF Line / Viking Line.
28 March	Soviet Union	Yantar	Kaliningrad	Bditelnyy	Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship	For Soviet Navy.
28 March	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	San Bernardino	Newport-class tank landing ship	For United States Navy.
March	West Germany	Gebrüder Kötter Schiffswerft	Haren	Stadt Heiligenhafen	Ferry	For Seebäderdienst Heiligenhafen. [6]
7 April	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Al Said	Patrol boat	For Royal Omani Navy. [7]
22 April	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Boulder	Newport-class tank landing ship	For United States Navy.
22 April	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Cordene	Tanker	For William Cory & Son Ltd. [8]
23 April	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Savannah	Wichita-class replenishment oiler	For United States Navy.
1 May	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Billfish	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy.
2 May	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Bowen	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
6 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bulk Eagle	Bulk carrier	For Kriship Shipping Co. [9]
6 May	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scotstoun	Canterbury	Leander-class frigate	For Royal New Zealand Navy.
6 May	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Chichester City	Dredger	For John Heaver Ltd. [10]
6 May	West Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Viking 1	Ferry	For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line
7 May	France	DCAN	Lorient	Aconit	Unique frigate	For French Navy.
9 May	West Germany			Sea Venture	Cruise ship	For Flagship Cruises.
11 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Esso Ulidia	Tanker	For Esso Petroleum Co. [11]
20 May	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company	Seattle, Washington	Ponce	Austin-class amphibious transport dock	For United States Navy.
22 May	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Pen Stour	Dredger	For Amey Marine Ltd. [12]
23 May	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Drum	Sturgeon-class submarine	For United States Navy.
2 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Sydney Bridge	Bulk carrier	For Bowring Shipping Ltd. [13]
12 June	Japan	IHI Corporation	Tokyo	Mutsu	Nuclear-powered cargo ship
12 June	West Germany	Husumer Schiffswerft	Husum	Insel Amrum	Ferry	For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH. [14]
20 June	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Dixon	L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender	For United States Navy.
20 June	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Paul	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
June	China	Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding	Shanghai	Jinan	Type 051 destroyer	For Chinese Navy.
4 July	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Cordale	Tanker	For William Cory & Son Ltd. [15]
9 July	Finland	Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard	Helsinki	Nordic Prince	Song of Norway-class cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
11 July	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Pensacola	Anchorage-class dock landing ship	For United States Navy.
14 July	Finland			Zeya	Cable layer	For Sudoimport.
21 July	France	Dubigeon-Normandie SA	Nantes	Joanna Van de Merwe	Daphné-class submarine	For South African Navy.
24 July	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Brewton	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
1 August	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company	Seattle, Washington	Reasoner	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
15	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Racine	Newport-class tank landing ship	For United States Navy.
15 August	West Germany	Rickmers Werft	Bremerhaven	Travetal		For J. A. Reinecke. [16]
29 August	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Aylwin	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
15 September	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Glavkos	Type 209 submarine	For Greek Navy
16 September	Japan			Ayase	Chikugo-class destroyer escort	For Japanese Navy.
3 October	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Esso Tenby	Tanker	For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.. [17]
5 October	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Ranger Cadmus	Fishing trawler	For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd. [18]
8 October	Soviet Union	Severnaya Verf	Leningrad	Marshal Voroshilov	Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship	For Soviet Navy.
15 October	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scotstoun	Apollo	Leander-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
7 November	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Spartanburg County	Newport-class tank landing ship	For United States Navy.
9 November	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Flint	Kilauea-class ammunition ship	For United States Navy.
20 November	Denmark	Aalborg Shipyard	Aalborg	Prinsessan Desirée	Ferry	For Sessan Linjen.
21 November	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Elmer Montgomery	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
22 November	Soviet Union	Severnaya Verf	Leningrad	Admiral Makarov	Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship	For Soviet Navy.
27 November	Canada	Davie Shipbuilding	Lauzon	Athabaskan	Iroquois-class destroyer	For Royal Canadian Navy.
27 November	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Columbus New Zealand	Columbus New Zealand-class container ship	For Hamburg Süd.
28 November	Canada	Marine Industries	Sorel-Tracy	Iroquois	Iroquois-class destroyer	For Royal Canadian Navy.
30 November	Japan	Hayashikane Shipbuilding	Nagasaki	Toko Maru	Fisheries research vessel	For Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry - Fisheries Agency.
11 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Rudby	Bulk carrier	For Ropner Shipping. [19]
12 December	West Germany	Rickmers Werft	Bremerhaven	Fuldatal		For J. A. Reinecke. [20]
19 December	United States	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	San Diego, California	Fairfax County	Newport-class tank landing ship	For United States Navy.
19 December	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company	Seattle, Washington	Stein	Knox-class frigate	For United States Navy.
30 December	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Esso Penzance	Tanker	For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.. [21]
30 December	United Kingdom	Upper Clyde Shipbuilders	Scotstoun	Sig Ragne	Cargo ship	For Liverpool Liners. [22]
31 December	West Germany			Mikhail Lermontov	Ivan Franko-class passenger ship	For Baltic Shipping Company.
December	China	Huludao Shipyard	Huludao	Changzheng 1	Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine	For Chinese Navy.
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	A.S.R.1	Air-sea rescue launch	For Government of Saudi Arabia. [23]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	A.S.R.2	Air-sea rescue launch	For Government of Saudi Arabia. [24]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	British Waterways Board	Goole	Freight Pioneer	Tug	For British Waterways Board. [25]
Unknown date	Poland	Stocznia Polnocna	Gdańsk	Liman	Moma-class intelligence ship	For Soviet Navy.
Unknown date	Netherlands		Heusden	Pontra Maris	Cable-laying barge	For Stemat Marine Services. [26]

References

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2. "La Pampa". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. "M/S Kärnan" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
4. Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
5. "M/S Fait Lady" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. "M/S Stadt Heiligenhafen" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
7. "Al Said". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
8. "Cordene". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
9. "Bulk Eagle". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
10. "Chichester City". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
11. "Esso Ulidia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. "Pen Stour". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
13. "Sydney Bridge". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
14. "M/S Insel Amrum" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
15. "Cordale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
16. "M/S Travetal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
17. "Esso Tenby". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
18. "Ranger Cadmus". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
19. "Rudby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
20. "M/S Fuldatal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
21. "Esso Penzance". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
22. Engineering Officer, Sig Ragne, May 78 - Sept 78
23. "A.S.R.1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
24. "A.S.R.2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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