List of ship launches in 1980

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The list of ship launches in 1980 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1980.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
January 4	Finland	Wärtsilä	Turku	Viking Saga	cruiseferry	For Rederi Ab Sally
February 15	Finland	Wärtsilä	Turku	Viking Song	cruiseferry	For Rederi Ab Sally
March 15	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	Newport News, Virginia	Carl Vinson	Nimitz class aircraft carrier
March 26	Germany	Meyer Werft	Papenburg	Viking Sally	cruiseferry	Originally ordered by an unknown Norwegian company. Contract transferred to Rederi Ab Sally.
July 25	Finland	Wärtsilä	Turku	Finlandia	cruiseferry	For Effoa. Planned name when launched was Skandia
1 August	Germany	HDW	Kiel	Prinsesse Ragnhild	Cruiseferry	For Jahre Line
September 26	Australia			Sydney	Adelaide class frigate
October 21	Finland	Wärtsilä	Turku	Silvia Regina	cruiseferry	For Rederi AB Svea
November 16	Netherlands	Wilton-Fijenoord	Schiedam	Bloys van Treslong	Kortenaer class frigate	8th in class
22 November	Germany	AG Weser Seebeckswerft	Bremerhaven	Olau Hollandia	Cruiseferry	For Olau Line
5 December	Sweden	Öresundsvarvet	Landskrona	Gotland	Cruiseferry	For Rederi AB Gotland; chartered to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna as Wasa Star on delivery

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Ship launches:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Ship commissionings:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Ship decommissionings:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Shipwrecks:	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979

Ship launches:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Ship commissionings:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Ship decommissionings:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Shipwrecks:	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989