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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Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
7 February United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Mahlon S. Tisdale Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
10 February Japan Setoshio Yūshio-class submarine
21 March United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Houston Los Angeles-class submarine
28 March Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Almirante Brown Almirante Brown-class destroyer
4 April United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Stephen W. Groves Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
25 April United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut City of Corpus Christi Los Angeles-class submarine
25 April United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Ticonderoga Ticonderoga-class cruiser
16 May Netherlands Koninklijke Schelde Groep Flushing Abraham Crijnssen Kortenaer-class frigate
16 May Netherlands Koninklijke Schelde Groep Flushing Jan van Brakel Kortenaer-class frigate
22 May Sweden Götaverken Gothenburg GV 909 Cruiseferry Ordered by Sessan Linjen, order cancelled before delivery
2 June United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Ark Royal Invincible-class aircraft carrier
17 June United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Boxer Type 22 frigate
27 June United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Reid Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
1 July United Kingdom Trafalgar Trafalgar-class submarine
2 July United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Crommelin Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
18 July United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Willamette Cimarron-class oiler
24 July United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine John L. Hall Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
4 August Japan Shirayuki Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
25 September Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg La Argentina Almirante Brown-class destroyer
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
17 October United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Aubrey Fitch Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
17 October United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Jarrett Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
31 October United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Norfolk Los Angeles-class submarine
14 November United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Florida Ohio-class submarine
17 November France Jean de Vienne Georges Leygues-class frigate
5 December Germany AG Weser Seebeckswerft Bremerhaven Olau Britannia Cruiseferry For Olau Line

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