List of ship launches in 1970
The list of ship launches in 1970 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1970.
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Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 8 January |
 United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Mount Whitney |
Blue Ridge-class command ship |
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| 10 January |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Bluefish |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
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| 13 January |
 Japan |
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Chikugo |
Chikugo-class destroyer escort |
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| 17 January |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Ouellet |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 24 January |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
San Pedro, California |
Fanning |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 7 February |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Saginaw |
Newport-class tank landing ship |
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| 7 March |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Joseph Hewes |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 7 March |
 United Kingdom |
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Courageous |
Churchill-class submarine |
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| 11 March |
Japan |
|
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Uzushio |
Uzushio-class submarine |
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| 22 March |
 Finland |
Brodogradiliste Titovo |
Split, Yugoslavia |
Marella |
Ferry |
For SF Line / Viking Line |
| 28 March |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
San Bernardino |
Newport-class tank landing ship |
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| 22 April |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Boulder |
Newport-class tank landing ship |
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| 23 April |
United States |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Savannah |
Wichita-class replenishment oiler |
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| 1 May |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Billfish |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
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| 2 May |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Bowen |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 6 May |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Canterbury |
Leander-class frigate |
For Royal New Zealand Navy |
| 6 May |
 Germany |
Meyer Werft |
Papenburg, Germany |
Viking 1 |
Ferry |
For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line |
| 7 May |
 France |
Arsenal de Lorient |
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Aconit |
Unique frigate |
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| 9 May |
West Germany |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
Sea Venture |
Cruise ship |
For Flagship Cruises |
| 20 May |
United States |
Lockheed Shipbuilding |
Seattle, Washington |
Ponce |
Austin-class amphibious transport dock |
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| 23 May |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Drum |
Sturgeon-class submarine |
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| 12 June |
Japan |
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries |
Tokyo |
Mutsu |
Nuclear-powered freighter |
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| 20 June |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Dixon |
L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender |
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| 20 June |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Paul |
Knox-class frigate |
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| June |
 People's Republic of China |
Hudong Shipyard |
Shanghai |
Jinan |
Type 051 destroyer |
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| 9 July |
Finland |
Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard |
Helsinki |
Nordic Prince |
Song of Norway-class cruise ship |
For Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines |
| 11 July |
United States |
General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Pensacola |
Anchorage-class dock landing ship |
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| 24 July |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Brewton |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 1 August |
United States |
Lockheed Shipbuilding |
Seattle, Washington |
Reasoner |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 15 August |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Racine |
Newport-class tank landing ship |
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| 29 August |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Aylwin |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 16 September |
Japan |
|
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Ayase |
Chikugo-class destroyer escort |
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| 15 October |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Apollo |
Leander-class frigate |
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| 7 November |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Spartanburg County |
Newport-class tank landing ship |
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| 9 November |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Flint |
Kilauea-class ammunition ship |
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| 20 November |
 Denmark |
Aalborg Værft |
Aalborg |
Prinsessan Desirée |
Ferry |
For Sessan Linjen |
| 21 November |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Elmer Montgomery |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 27 November |
 Canada |
Davie Shipbuilding |
Lauzon, Quebec |
Athabaskan |
Iroquois-class destroyer |
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| 28 November |
Canada |
Marine Industries Limited |
Sorel, Quebec |
Iroquois |
Iroquois-class destroyer |
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| 19 December |
United States |
National Steel & Shipbuilding |
San Diego, California |
Fairfax County |
Newport-class tank landing ship |
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| 19 December |
United States |
Lockheed Shipbuilding |
Seattle, Washington |
Stein |
Knox-class frigate |
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| 31 December |
 East Germany |
V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft |
Wismar |
Mikhail Lermontov |
Ivan Franko-class passenger ship |
For Baltic Shipping Company |
| December |
People's Republic of China |
Huludao Shipyard |
Huludao, Liaoning |
ChangZheng 1 |
Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine |
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See also