List of ship commissionings in 1980

The list of ship commissionings in 1980 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1980. [1]


Operator Ship Flag Class and type Pennant Other notes
January  People's Liberation Army Navy Changzheng 2 Type 091 submarine 401 date of initial operational capability
16 February  United States Navy Thorn Spruance-class destroyer DD-988
22 March  United States Navy Deyo Spruance-class destroyer DD-989
24 April  Royal Netherlands Navy Van Kinsbergen Kortenaer-class frigate F809
31 May  United States Navy Fife Spruance-class destroyer DD-991
11 July  Royal Navy Invincible Invincible-class aircraft carrier R05
12 July  United States Navy Fletcher Spruance-class destroyer DD-992
11 October  United States Navy Samuel Eliot Morison Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate FFG-13
18 October  United States Navy Arkansas Virginia-class cruiser CGN-41 Sponsor: Mrs. Betty Bumpers
29 October  Royal Netherlands Navy Banckert Kortenaer-class frigate F810
15 November  Royal Australian Navy Adelaide Adelaide-class frigate FFG 01 First in class

See also

References

  1. ^ Moore, John Evelyn (1980). Jane's Fighting Ships 1980–81. Jane's Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 0710607032. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)