List of ship launches in 1970

The list of ship launches in 1970 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1970. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes
8 January Coleraine Firefighting Tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For R. & J. H. Rea Ltd..[1]
8 January Mount Whitney Blue Ridge-class command ship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
10 January Bluefish Sturgeon-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy.
13 January Chikugo Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan For Japanese Navy.
17 January Ouellet Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
22 January La Pampa Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Buries Marks Ltd.[2]
24 January Fanning Knox-class frigate Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California United States For United States Navy.
7 February Saginaw Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
February Kärnan Ferry Svendborgs Skibsværft A/S Svendborg Denmark For DSB Färjedivision.[3]
February Mangro Daphné-class submarine Seine-Maritime France For Pakistani Navy.
February Murayjib Dhafeer-class patrol craft Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge United Kingdom For United Arab Emirates Navy.[4]
6 March Fair Lady Ferry Mutzelfeldwerft Cuxhaven West Germany For Reederei Cassen Eils.[5]
7 March Joseph Hewes Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
7 March Courageous Churchill-class submarine United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
11 March Uzushio Uzushio-class submarine Japan For Japanese Navy.
22 March Marella Ferry Brodogradiliste Titovo Split Yugoslavia For SF Line / Viking Line.
28 March Bditelnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Yantar Kaliningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy.
28 March San Bernardino Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
March Stadt Heiligenhafen Ferry Gebrüder Kötter Schiffswerft Haren West Germany For Seebäderdienst Heiligenhafen.[6]
7 April Al Said Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Royal Omani Navy.[7]
22 April Boulder Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
22 April Cordene Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For William Cory & Son Ltd.[8]
23 April Savannah Wichita-class replenishment oiler Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
1 May Billfish Sturgeon-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy.
2 May Bowen Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
6 May Bulk Eagle Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Kriship Shipping Co.[9]
6 May Canterbury Leander-class frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun United Kingdom For Royal New Zealand Navy.
6 May Chichester City Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For John Heaver Ltd.[10]
6 May Viking 1 Ferry Meyer Werft Papenburg West Germany For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line
7 May Aconit Unique frigate DCAN Lorient France For French Navy.
9 May Sea Venture Cruise ship West Germany For Flagship Cruises.
11 May Esso Ulidia Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Esso Petroleum Co.[11]
20 May Ponce Austin-class amphibious transport dock Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy.
22 May Pen Stour Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Amey Marine Ltd.[12]
23 May Drum Sturgeon-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States For United States Navy.
2 June Sydney Bridge Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bowring Shipping Ltd.[13]
12 June Mutsu Nuclear-powered cargo ship IHI Corporation Tokyo Japan
12 June Insel Amrum Ferry Husumer Schiffswerft Husum West Germany For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH.[14]
20 June Dixon L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
20 June Paul Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
June Jinan Type 051 destroyer Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding Shanghai China For Chinese Navy.
4 July Cordale Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For William Cory & Son Ltd.[15]
9 July Nordic Prince Song of Norway-class cruise ship Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Finland For Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
11 July Pensacola Anchorage-class dock landing ship Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy.
14 July Zeya Cable layer Finland For Sudoimport.
21 July Joanna Van de Merwe Daphné-class submarine Dubigeon-Normandie SA Nantes France For South African Navy.
24 July Brewton Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
1 August Reasoner Knox-class frigate Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy.
15 Racine Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
15 August Travetal Rickmers Werft Bremerhaven West Germany For J. A. Reinecke.[16]
29 August Aylwin Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
15 September Glavkos Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Greek Navy
16 September Ayase Chikugo-class destroyer escort Japan For Japanese Navy.
3 October Esso Tenby Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd..[17]
5 October Ranger Cadmus Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[18]
8 October Marshal Voroshilov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Severnaya Verf Leningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy.
15 October Apollo Leander-class frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
7 November Spartanburg County Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
9 November Flint Kilauea-class ammunition ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy.
20 November Prinsessan Desirée Ferry Aalborg Shipyard Aalborg Denmark For Sessan Linjen.
21 November Elmer Montgomery Knox-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy.
22 November Admiral Makarov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship Severnaya Verf Leningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy.
27 November Athabaskan Iroquois-class destroyer Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon Canada For Royal Canadian Navy.
27 November Columbus New Zealand Columbus New Zealand-class container ship Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel West Germany For Hamburg Süd.
28 November Iroquois Iroquois-class destroyer Marine Industries Sorel-Tracy Canada For Royal Canadian Navy.
30 November Toko Maru Fisheries research vessel Hayashikane Shipbuilding Nagasaki Japan For Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry - Fisheries Agency.
11 December Rudby Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ropner Shipping.[19]
12 December Fuldatal Rickmers Werft Bremerhaven West Germany For J. A. Reinecke.[20]
19 December Fairfax County Newport-class tank landing ship National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California United States For United States Navy.
19 December Stein Knox-class frigate Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy.
30 December Esso Penzance Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd..[21]
30 December Sig Ragne Cargo ship Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Scotstoun United Kingdom For Liverpool Liners.[22]
31 December Mikhail Lermontov Ivan Franko-class passenger ship West Germany For Baltic Shipping Company.
December Changzheng 1 Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine Huludao Shipyard Huludao China For Chinese Navy.
Unknown date A.S.R.1 Air-sea rescue launch J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Government of Saudi Arabia.[23]
Unknown date A.S.R.2 Air-sea rescue launch J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Government of Saudi Arabia.[24]
Unknown date Freight Pioneer Tug British Waterways Board Goole United Kingdom For British Waterways Board.[25]
Unknown date Liman Moma-class intelligence ship Stocznia Polnocna Gdańsk Poland For Soviet Navy.
Unknown date Pontra Maris Cable-laying barge Heusden Netherlands For Stemat Marine Services.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Coleraine". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "La Pampa". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "M/S Kärnan" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ^ Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  5. ^ "M/S Fait Lady" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. ^ "M/S Stadt Heiligenhafen" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Al Said". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Cordene". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Bulk Eagle". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Chichester City". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Esso Ulidia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Pen Stour". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Sydney Bridge". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. ^ "M/S Insel Amrum" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Cordale". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ "M/S Travetal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Esso Tenby". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Ranger Cadmus". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Rudby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  20. ^ "M/S Fuldatal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Esso Penzance". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  22. ^ Engineering Officer, Sig Ragne, May 78 - Sept 78
  23. ^ "A.S.R.1". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  24. ^ "A.S.R.2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Freight Pioneer". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Zeeschepen op het Haringvliet". www.zeeschepenophetharingvliet.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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