List of ship launches in 1981

The list of ship launches in 1981 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1981.

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Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
28 January	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Frankfurt Express	Container ship	For Hapag-Lloyd
6 February	Poland	Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego	Szczecin	Lev Tolstoy	Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry	For Black Sea Shipping Company. [1]
7 February	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Mahlon S. Tisdale	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy. [2]
10 February	Japan			Setoshio	Yūshio-class submarine	For Japanese Navy.
6 March	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	City of Oxford	Container ship	For Ellerman Lines Ltd. [3]
20 March	Japan	Koyo Dockyard	Mihara, Japan	Harbel Tapper	Bulk carrier
21 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Houston	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy. [4]
21 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Isomeria	LPG carrier	For Shell Tankers Ltd. [5]
28 March	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Almirante Brown	Almirante Brown-class destroyer	For Argentine Navy.
4 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Stephen W. Groves	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy. [2]
17 April	Poland	Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego	Szczecin	Konstantin Simonov	Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry	For Baltic Sea Shipping Company. [6]
25 April	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	City of Corpus Christi	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy. [4]
25 April	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Ticonderoga	Ticonderoga-class cruiser	For United States Navy. [7]
30 April	Soviet Union	Werft 340	Selenodolsk	SKR-35	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy.
14 May	Denmark	Frederikshavn Vaerft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Merchant II	Type FV 610 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen. [8]
16 May	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	Abraham Crijnssen	Kortenaer-class frigate	For Royal Netherlands Navy.
16 May	Netherlands	Koninklijke Schelde Groep	Flushing	Jan van Brakel	Kortenaer-class frigate	For Royal Netherlands Navy.
19 May	Sweden	Öresundsvarvet	Landskrona	Trelleborg	Ferry	For Statens Järnvägars Färjedrift. [9]
19 May	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Pisagua	Type 209 submarine	For Peruvian Navy.
22 May	Sweden	Götaverken	Gothenburg	GV 909	Cruiseferry	Ordered by Sessan Linjen, order cancelled before delivery
22 May	West Germany	AG Weser	Bremen	St. Michaelis	Tanker	For Hamburg Süd. [10]
29 May	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Köln	Bremen-class frigate	For German Navy.
2 June	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend, England	Ark Royal	Invincible-class aircraft carrier	For Royal Navy.
5 June	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Saint George	Stores carrier	For British Army. [11]
17 June	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	Boxer	Type 22 frigate	For Royal Navy.
27 June	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Reid	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy. [2]
1 July	United Kingdom			Trafalgar	Trafalgar-class submarine	For Royal Navy.
2 July	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Crommelin	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy.
18 July	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Willamette	Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler	For United States Navy.
24 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	John L. Hall	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy. [2]
4 August	Japan			Shirayuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer	For Japanese Navy.
22 August	Poland	Stocznia im Lenina	Gdańsk	Stena Germanica	Ferry	For Stena Line. [12]
23 August	Soviet Union	Leninsky Komsomol Shipyard	Komsomolsk-on-Amur	Chita	Kilo-class submarine	For Soviet Navy. [13]
4 September	Denmark	Frederikshavn Vaerft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Supplier II	type FV 610 RoRo-ship	For Mercandia rederiet A/S. [14]
25 September	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	La Argentina	Almirante Brown-class destroyer	For Argentine Navy.
10 October	France	Dubigeon-Normandie	Nantes	Scandinavia	Cruiseferry	For Scandinavian World Cruises.
13 October	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Halyburton	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy. [2]
16 October	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Wimpey Seahorse	Offshore supply vessel	For Wimpey Marine Ltd. [15]
17 October	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Aubrey Fitch	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy. [2]
17 October	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Jarrett	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	For United States Navy. [2]
19 October	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Blume	Type 209 submarine	For Peruvian Navy.
31 October	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Norfolk	Los Angeles-class submarine	For United States Navy. [4]
14 November	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Florida	Ohio-class submarine	For United States Navy. [16]
17 November	France			Jean de Vienne	Georges Leygues-class frigate	For French Navy.
26 November	Finland	Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard	Helsinki	Song of America	Cruise ship	For Royal Caribbean International.
5 December	West Germany	AG Weser Seebeckswerft	Bremerhaven	Olau Britannia	Cruiseferry	For Olau Line.
22 December	Denmark	Frederikshavn Vaerft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Importer III	Type FV 610 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen. [17]
24 December	Soviet Union	Werft 340	Selenodolsk	SKR 481	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy.
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Fashion of Bristol	Ferry	For private owner. [18]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Jacqueline D	Passenger launch	For private owner. [19]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Maria Mcloughlin	Tug	For John McLoughlin & Son (Shipping) Ltd. [20]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Sarah Mcloughlin	Tug	For John McLoughlin & Son (Shipping) Ltd. [21]
Date unknown	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Steel Princess	Fishing vessel	For private owner. [22]

References

1. "M/S LEV TOLSTOY" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. Couhat & Baker 1986, p. 641.
3. "City of Oxford". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. Couhat & Baker 1986, p. 618.
5. "Isomeria". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. "M/S KONSTANTIN SIMONOV" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
7. Couhat & Baker 1986, p. 628.
8. "M/S MERCANDIAN MERCHANT II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
9. "M/S Trelleborg" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
10. "DNV GL: Petrojarl Cidade de Rio das Ostras" . Retrieved 2018-02-23.
11. "Saint George". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
12. "M/S Stena Germanica" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
13. "B-260 Chita". Rusnavy. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
14. "M/S MERCANDIAN SUPPLIER II" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2017.
15. "Wimpey Seahorse". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
16. Couhat & Baker 1986, p. 616.
17. "M/S MERCANDIAN IMPORTER III" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
18. "Fashion of Bristol". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
19. "Jacqueline D". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
20. "Maria Mcloughlin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
21. "Sarah Mcloughlin". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
22. "Steel Princess". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

Sources

• Couhat, Jean Labayle; Baker, A. D. III, eds. (1986). Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN   0-85368-860-5.