List of ship launches in 1979
The list of ship launches in 1979 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1979.
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Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
20 January |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Deyo |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
27 January |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Yellowstone |
Yellowstone-class destroyer tender |
|
3 February |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Thorn |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
16 February |
United Kingdom |
Brooke Marine |
Lowestoft, Suffolk |
Fremantle |
Fremantle-class patrol boat |
for Royal Australian Navy |
10 March |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Ingersoll |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
24 March |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Clark |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
27 March |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
Antrim |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
27 March |
Japan |
|
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Yūshio |
Yūshio-class submarine |
31 March |
West Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Diana II |
Roll-on/roll-off passenger car ferry. |
For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic |
|
7 April |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Ohio |
Ohio-class submarine |
25 April |
Denmark |
Frederikshavn Vaerft |
Frederikshavn |
Mercandian Carrier |
Freight ferry |
For Merc-Scandia KS |
27 April |
Finland |
Wärtsilä |
Turku |
Rosella |
Cruiseferry |
For SF Line for Viking Line traffic |
28 April |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Dallas |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
28 April |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Cimarron |
Cimarron-class oiler |
|
1 May |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Fife |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
19 May |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
San Pedro, California |
Sides |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
16 June |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Fletcher |
Spruance-class destroyer |
|
29 June |
United Kingdom |
Vosper Thornycroft |
Southampton, England |
Southampton |
Type 42 destroyer |
|
14 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Samuel Eliot Morison |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
28 July |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Acadia |
Yellowstone-class destroyer tender |
|
11 August |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Kidd |
Kidd-class destroyer |
|
11 August |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
La Jolla |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
|
24 August |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
Fahrion |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
11 September |
West Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg |
Viking Sally |
Roll-on/roll-off passenger car ferry. |
Originally ordered by an unknown Norwegian company. Contract transferred to Rederi Ab Sally. |
20 September |
Japan |
|
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Kurama |
Shirane-class destroyer |
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21 September |
France |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Saint-Nazaire, France |
Prairial |
Batillus class supertanker |
|
5 October |
United Kingdom |
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering |
|
Splendid |
Swiftsure-class submarine |
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20 October |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
San Pedro, California |
John A. Moore |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
27 October |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
San Francisco |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
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3 November |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Estocin |
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate |
|
1 December |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Callaghan |
Kidd-class destroyer |
|
8 December |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Phoenix |
Los Angeles-class submarine |
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See also