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
30 April  SUN Werft 340 Selenodolsk SKR-35 Koni-class frigate For Sovjet Nany
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
26 November  Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Song of America cruise ship For Royal Caribbean International
5 December  Germany AG Weser Seebeckswerft Bremerhaven Olau Britannia Cruiseferry For Olau Line
24 December  SUN Werft 340 Selenodolsk SKR 481 Koni-class frigate For Sovjet Nany

See also

Ship events in 1981
Ship launches: 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Ship commissionings: 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Ship decommissionings: 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Shipwrecks: 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
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