| Date | Ship | Class / type | Builder | Location | Country | Notes |
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| 7 January | Markinch | Cargo ship | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | United Kingdom | For J. & J. Denholm Ltd. [1] |
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| 10 January | S.A. Sederberg | The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship | Chantiers de France | Dunkerque | France | For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie |
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| 14 January | Frank Cable | Emory S. Land-class submarine tender | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 21 January | Nassau | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 27 January | Coastal Hercules | Supertanker | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | United Kingdom | For Pomona Shipping Co. [2] |
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| 31 January | S.A. Waterberg | The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship | Chantiers Navals de La Ciotat | La Ciotat | France | For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie |
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| 7 February | Villavisencio | Modified Lupo-class frigate | | | Peru | For Peruvian Navy |
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| 18 February | Mercandian Transporter II | Type FV 610 Ro-Ro ship | Frederikshavn Vaerft | Frederikshavn | Denmark | For Per Henriksen [3] |
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| 24 February | Nordfriesland | Ferry | Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH | Husum | West Germany | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH [4] |
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| 25 February | John Rodgers | Spruance-class destroyer | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 1 March | Duncan | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 3 March | Yulius Fuchik | Barge carrier | Valmet Vuosaari shipyard | Helsinki | Finland | For V/O Sudoimport |
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| 3 March | Costa Rica | RoRo-ship | Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S | Fredrikstad | Norway | For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A. [5] |
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| 5 March | Cerinthus | Cargo ship | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | United Kingdom | For Hadley Shipping Co. Ltd. [6] |
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| 17 March | Transvaal | Type MCS 2700 reefer | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | West Germany | For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie |
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| 20 March | Merzario Espania | Ferry | | | South Korea | For Stena Container Line |
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| 20 March | Poseidon | Type 209 submarine | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | West Germany | For Greek Navy |
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| 23 March | Australind | Cargo ship | Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | United Kingdom | For Australind Steamship Co. |
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| 8 April | Leftwich | Spruance-class destroyer | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 25 April | Exeter | Type 42 destroyer | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | United Kingdom | For Royal Navy. |
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| 7 May | Spartan | Swiftsure-class submarine | Vickers-Armstrongs | | United Kingdom | For Royal Navy. |
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| 19 May | S.A. Winterberg | The Big Whites-type refrigerated cargo ship | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint Nazaire | France | For Deutsche West-Afrika-Linie |
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| 14 June | Amfitriti | Type 209 submarine | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | West Germany | For Greek Navy. |
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| 17 June | Cushing | Spruance-class destroyer | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 21 June | Adelaide | Adelaide-class frigate | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | United States | For Royal Australian Navy. |
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| 23 June | City of Plymouth | Container ship | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | United Kingdom | For Container Rentals Ltd. [8] |
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| 24 June | Appleby | Bulk carrier | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | United Kingdom | For Ropner Shipping. [9] |
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| 3 July | Krechet | Koni-class frigate | Shipyard 340 | Zelenodolsk | Soviet Union | For Soviet Navy. |
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| 22 July | Bremerton | Los Angeles-class submarine | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 25 July | Al Munassir | Amphibious warfare ship | Brooke Marine | Lowestoft, England | United Kingdom | For Royal Omani Navy. |
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| 29 July | Wadsworth | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 10 August | Harry W. Hill | Spruance-class destroyer | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| August | Centro America | RoRo-ship | Ankerløkken Verft Glommen A/S | Frederikstad | Norway | For Linera Naviera Oan Atlantica S.A. [10] |
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| 18 September | Shirane | Shirane-class destroyer | | | Japan | For Japanese Navy. |
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| 25 September | O'Bannon | Spruance-class destroyer | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 6 October | Hornby Grange | Tanker | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | United Kingdom | For Furness Withy. [11] |
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| 14 October | City of Perth | Container ship | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | United Kingdom | For Container Rentals Ltd. [12] |
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| 14 October | Mercandian Importer II | type FV 610 Ro-Ro ship | Frederikshavn Vaerft | Frederikshavn | Denmark | For Per Henriksen. [13] |
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| 21 October | Arkansas | Virginia-class cruiser | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 4 November | McInerney | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 16 November | Okeanos | Type 209 submarine | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | West Germany | For Greek Navy |
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| 18 November | Jacksonville | Los Angeles-class submarine | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 21 November | Turella | Cruiseferry | Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard | Turku | Finland | For SF Line for Viking Line traffic |
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| 25 November | Peleliu | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 1 December | Canberra | Adelaide-class frigate | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | United States | For Royal Australian Navy. |
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| 2 December | Dupleix | Georges Leygues-class frigate | | | France | For French Navy. |
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| 14 December | Illustrious | Invincible-class aircraft carrier | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | United Kingdom | For Royal Navy. |
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| 15 December | Brilliant | Type 22 frigate | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | United Kingdom | For Royal Navy. |
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| 16 December | George Philip | Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | United States | For United States Navy. |
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| 28 December | Seatrain Oriskany | Container ship | Namura Shipbuilding Company | Imari | Japan | |
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| Unknown date | Emadala | Ferry | Rickmers Rederei | Bremerhaven, Germany | West Germany | For Emadala Shipping Co |
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| Unknown date | Glenbrook | Tug | Arklow Engineering Co Ltd. | Wexford | Ireland | For private owner. [14] |
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