List of ship launches in 1979 explained
The list of ship launches in 1979 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1979.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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| 20 January |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 27 January | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Tanker | For Furness Withy.[1] |
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| 27 January | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | | | |
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| 3 February | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Container ship | For Container Rentals Ltd.[2] |
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| 3 February | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 9 February |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | | | For HM Coastguard.[3] |
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| 15 February | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine | Lowestoft, Suffolk | | | For Royal Australian Navy. |
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| 10 March | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 20 March | | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Pontos | Type 209 submarine | For Greek Navy. |
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| 24 March | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | |
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| 25 March | | Yantar | Kaliningrad | | Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship | |
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| 27 March | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | | | |
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| 27 March |  Japan | | | | | |
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| 31 March | | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | | Roll-on/roll-off passenger car ferry | For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic |
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| 7 April | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | |
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| 21 April | | Zelenodolsk Shipyard | Zelenodolsk | Sokol | Koni-class frigate | For Soviet Navy. |
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| 25 April |  Denmark | Frederikshavn Vaerft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Carrier | type FV 610 RoRo-ship | For Merc-Scandia KS[4] |
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| 28 April | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | |
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| 28 April | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | | | |
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| 1 May | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 9 May | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Container ship | For Container Rentals Ltd.[5] |
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| 19 May | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | | | |
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| 24 May | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Ferry | For Sealink.[6] |
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| 7 June |  Ireland | Arklow Engineering Co Ltd. | Wexford | | Tug | For Cork Harbour Commissioners.[7] |
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| 16 June | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 29 June | United Kingdom | Vosper Thornycroft | Southampton, England | | Type 42 destroyer | |
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| 14 July | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | |
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| 28 July | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | | | |
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| 20 July |  Turkey | Marinewerft | Gölcük | | Type 209 submarine | For Turkish Navy |
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| 27 July | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | | Revenue cutter | For HM Customs and Excise.[8] |
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| 11 August | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 11 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | |
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| 14 August |  Finland | Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard | Turku | | Cruiseferry | For SF Line for Viking Line traffic |
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| 18 August | Denmark | Frederikshavn Vaerft | Frederikshavn | Mercandian Exporter II | type FV 610 RoRo-ship | For Per Henriksen.[9] |
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| 24 August | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | | | |
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| 30 August | | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Casma | Type 209 submarine | For Peruvian Navy |
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| 7 September | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Bulk carrier | For British Steel Corporation.[10] [11] |
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| 10 September | | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | | Offshore supply vessel | For Ratchden Ltd.[12] |
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| 11 September | | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | | Roll-on/roll-off passenger car ferry | Originally ordered by an unknown Norwegian company. Contract transferred to Rederi Ab Sally. |
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| 20 September | Japan | | | | | |
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| 21 September |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire, France | Prairial | | |
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| 24 September | | Bremer Vulkan | Bremen-Vegesack | New Zealand Caribbean | container ship | For Shipping Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. |
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| 27 September | | Bremer Vulkan | Bremen-Vegesack | Bremen | Bremen-class frigate | For German Navy |
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| 5 October | United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | | | | |
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| 20 October | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | | | |
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| 27 October | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | | | |
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| 3 November | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | |
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| 4 November | | Onomichi Zosen | Onomichi | Ever Light | Ever Level-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine |
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| 10 November | | Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego | Szczecin | Georg Ots | Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry | For Black Sea Shipping Company[13] |
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| 15 November | United Kingdom | Bideford Shipyard (1973) Ltd | Bideford | | Coaster | For Cornish Shipping Ltd.[14] |
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| 1 December | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | |
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| 5 December | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | St Anselm | Ferry | For Sealink. |
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| 8 December | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | | |
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| 19 December | | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | Kiel | Antofagasta | Type 209 submarine | For Peruvian Navy |
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| 29 December | | Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego | Szczecin | Dmitriy Shostakovich | Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry | For Black Sea Shipping Company[15] |
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| Unknown date | | David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. | Bristol | Lady Sarah | Fishing vessel | For private owner.[16] | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Elstree Grange . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: City of Hartlepool . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
- Web site: Searcher . Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust . 6 October 2024 .
- Web site: M/S MERCANDIAN CARRIER.. 16 September 2017 . Swedish .
- Web site: City of Ipswich . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
- Web site: Galloway Princess . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: Thomas F Doyle . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
- Web site: Seeker . Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust . 6 October 2024 .
- Web site: M/S MERCANDIAN EXPORTER II.. 16 September 2017 . Swedish .
- Web site: Ravenscraig. The Yard . 11 March 2017.
- Web site: Ravenscraig . Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust . 15 February 2023 .
- Web site: Star Hercules . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
- Web site: M/S GEORG OTS.. 16 October 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: Peroto . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 29 September 2024 .
- Web site: M/S DMITRIY SHOSTAKOVICH.. 16 October 2016 . Swedish .
- Web site: Lady Sarah . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 22 September 2024 .
