List of ship launches in 1985

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The list of ship launches in 1985 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1985.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
4 January	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Gigant	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen  [ da ] [1]
12 January	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Alaska	Ohio-class submarine
21 January	Japan			Akishio	Yūshio-class submarine
1 February	West Germany	Husumer Schiffswerft	Husum	Pellworm	ferry	For Neue Pellwormer Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH [2]
6 February	France			La Motte-Picquet	Georges Leygues-class frigate
8 February	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	Reuben James	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
2 March	East Germany	VEB Peene-Werft	Wolgast	Börde	Ohre-class barracks ship	For Volksmarine
4 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Auckland Star	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Blue Star Line. [3]
11 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Bunker Hill	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
15 March	Finland	Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard	Helsinki	Wellamo	Cruiseferry	For Effoa for Silja Line traffic
19 March	East Germany	VEB Peene-Werft	Wolgast	Uckermarck	Ohre-class Barracks ship	For Volksmarine
26 April	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Anatoliy Kolesnichenko	SA-15 type cargo ship
26 April	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Continent	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen  [ da ] [4]
27 April	Soviet Union	Werft 340	Zelenodolsk	SKR-201	Koni-class frigate	For Soviet Navy
5 May	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Pacific Sandpiper	Nuclear fuel carrier	For Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. [5]
5 June	Poland	Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego	Szczecin	Mikhail Sholokhov	Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry	For Far Eastern Shipping [6]
11 June	West Germany	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	Shankush	Type 209 submarine	For Indian Navy
1 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Canterbury Star	Refrigerate cargo ship	For Blue Star Line. [7]
3 July	Japan			Setoyuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
4 July	United Kingdom	Cochrane Shipbuilders Ltd	Selby	Hebridean Isles	Ferry	For Caledonian MacBrayne
12 July	Finland	Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard	Helsinki	Otso	Icebreaker
20 July	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Key West	Los Angeles-class submarine
9 August	Denmark	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Mercandian Arrow	Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship	For Per Henriksen  [ da ] [8]
22 August	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Mobile Bay	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
31 August	Finland	Wärtsilä Perno shipyard	Turku	Olympia	Cruiseferry	For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
12 September	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Kapitan Man	SA-15 type cargo ship
14 September	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Nevada	Ohio-class submarine
28 September	West Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Homeric	Cruise ship	For Home Lines
5 October	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Henry J. Kaiser	Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
14 October	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	Cornwall	Type 22 frigate
16 October	Japan			Asayuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
26 October	Sweden	Kockums	Malmö	Jubilee	Holiday-class cruise ship	For Carnival Cruise Lines
29 October	Finland	Valmet Vuosaari shipyard	Helsinki	Birka Princess	Cruiseferry	For Birka Line
2 November	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Oklahoma City	Los Angeles-class submarine
7 November	West Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Yavuz	Yavuz-class frigate
30 November	West Germany	Schichau Seebeckwerft	Bremerhaven	Peter Pan	Cruiseferry	For TT-Line
14 December	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Louisville	Los Angeles-class submarine
14 December	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Thomas S. Gates	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
17 December	Brazil	Industrias Verolme Ishibras		Berge Fjord	Ore carrier
20 December	Finland	Hollming	Rauma	Rautaruukki	Finnpusku pusher vessel
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Colliter	Workboat	For Bristol City Council. [9]
Unknown date	Denmark			Danica White	Bulk carrier	[10]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Island Rose	Passenger launch	For Puffin Cruises. [11]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Leisure Scene	Passenger ship	For Blue Funnel Cruises. [12]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Rebecca Elaine	Fishing Vessel	For Hamble Fisheries Ltd. [13]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Seeker	Fishing vessel	For private owner. [14]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Babcock Marine Ltd.	Appledore	S.H.M. 5	Barge	For Shoreham Harbour Board. [15]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	Unity 2	Fishing vessel	For private owner. [16]

References

1. "M/S Mercandian Ocean" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
2. "M/S Pellworm" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
3. "Auckland Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "M/S Mercandian Continent" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
5. "Pacific Sandpiper". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
6. "M/S MIKHAIL SHOLOKHOV" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
7. "Canterbury Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. "M/S Mercandian Arrow" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
9. "Colliter". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
10. "DANICA WHITE Pirate attack and hijacking on 1 June 2007" (PDF). Danish Maritime Authority. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
11. "Island Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
12. "Leisure Scene". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
13. "Rebecca Elaine". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
14. "Seeker". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
15. "S.H.M. 5". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
16. "Unity 2'". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.