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 fleet replenishment 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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