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. This list (as for those of other years) primarily covers Naval Vessels as, with rare exception, commercial ship launchings are too numerous to be listed.

Date Builder and location Ship Class and type Operator Notes
January 8 Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, United States Mount Whitney Blue Ridge-class command ship  United States Navy
January 10 Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Bluefish Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
January 13 unknown builder, Japan Chikugo Chikugo-class destroyer escort  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
January 17 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Ouellet Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
January 24 Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, California, United States Fanning Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
February 7 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Saginaw Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
February Svendborgs Skibsværft A/S, Svendborg, Denmark Kärnan DSB [1]
February Seine-Maritime, France Mangro Daphné-class submarine  Pakistan Navy
February Keith, Nelson & Co., Bembridge, England Murayjib Dhafeer-class patrol craft  United Arab Emirates Navy [2]
March 6 Mutzelfeldwerft, Cuxhaven, West Germany Fair Lady Ferry Reederei Cassen Eils [3]
March 7 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Joseph Hewes Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
March 7 unknown builder, United Kingdom Courageous Churchill-class submarine  Royal Navy
March 11 unknown builder, Japan Uzushio Uzushio-class submarine  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
March 22 Brodogradiliste Titovo, Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia Marella Ferry SF Line / Viking Line
March 28 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States San Bernardino Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
March 28 Yantar, Kaliningrad, Russia Bditelnyy Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
March Gebrüder Kötter Schiffswerft, Haren, West Germany Stadt Heiligenhafen Ferry Seebäderdienst Heiligenhafen [4]
April 22 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Boulder Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
April 23 Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States Savannah Wichita-class replenishment oiler  United States Navy
May 1 Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, United States Billfish Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
May 2 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Bowen Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
May 6 Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Canterbury Leander-class frigate  Royal New Zealand Navy
May 6 Meyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany Viking 1 Ferry Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line
May 7 DCAN, Lorient, Brittany, France Aconit Unique frigate  French Navy
May 9 unknown builder, West Germany Sea Venture Cruise ship Flagship Cruises
May 20 Lockheed, Seattle, Washington, United States Ponce Austin-class amphibious transport dock  United States Navy
May 23 Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States Drum Sturgeon-class submarine  United States Navy
June 12 IHI, Tokyo, Japan Mutsu Nuclear-powered freighter
June 12 Husumer Schiffswerft, Husum, West Germany Insel Amrum Ferry Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH [5]
June 20 Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States Dixon L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender  United States Navy
June 20 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Paul Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
June Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Shanghai, China Jinan Type 051 destroyer  People's Liberation Army Navy
July 9 Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland Nordic Prince Song of Norway-class cruise ship Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
July 11 Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States Pensacola Anchorage-class dock landing ship  United States Navy
July 14  Finland Zeya Cable layer Sudoimport
July 21 Dubigeon-Normandie SA, Nantes, France Joanna Van de Merwe Daphné-class submarine  South African Navy
July 24 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Brewton Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
August 1 Lockheed, Seattle, Washington, United States Reasoner Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
August 15 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Racine Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
August 15 Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, Bremen, West Germany Travetal JA Reinecke [6]
August 29 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Aylwin Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
September 15 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany 'Glavkos Type 209 submarine  Hellenic Navy
September 16 unknown builder, Japan Ayase Chikugo-class destroyer escort  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
October 8 Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg, Russia Marshal Voroshilov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
October 15 Yarrows, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Apollo Leander-class frigate  Royal Navy
November 7 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Spartanburg County Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
November 9 Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States Flint Kilauea-class ammunition ship  United States Navy
November 20 Aalborg Shipyard, Aalborg, Denmark Prinsessan Desirée Ferry Sessan Linjen
November 21 Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana, United States Elmer Montgomery Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
November 22 Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg, Russia Admiral Makarov Project 1134A Berkut A large anti-submarine ship  Soviet Navy
November 27 Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, Quebec, Canada Athabaskan Iroquois-class destroyer  Royal Canadian Navy
November 27 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany Columbus New Zealand Columbus New Zealand-class container ship Hamburg Süd
November 28 Marine Industries, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada Iroquois Iroquois-class destroyer  Royal Canadian Navy
November 30 Hayashikane Shipbuilding, Nagasaki, Japan Toko Maru Fisheries research vessel
December 12 Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, Bremen, West Germany Fuldatal JA Reinecke[7]
December 19 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, United States Fairfax County Newport-class tank landing ship  United States Navy
December 19 Lockheed, Seattle, Washington, United States Stein Knox-class frigate  United States Navy
December 30 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Sig Ragne Cargo vessel Liverpool Liners (mmg Denholm Ship Management, Glasgow) [8]
December 31 unknown builder, West Germany Mikhail Lermontov Ivan Franko-class passenger ship Baltic Shipping Company
December Huludao Shipyard, Huludao, China Changzheng 1 Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine  People's Liberation Army Navy
unknown date Stocznia Polnocna, Gdańsk, Poland Liman Moma-class intelligence ship  Soviet Navy
unknown date Heusden, Netherlands Pontra Maris Cable-laying barge Stemat Marine Services [9]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. "M/S Kärnan". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  3. "M/S Fait Lady". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  4. "M/S Stadt Heiligenhafen". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. "M/S Insel Amrum". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. "M/S Travetal". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  7. "M/S Fuldatal". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  8. Engineering Officer, Sig Ragne, May 78 - Sept 78
  9. "Zeeschepen op het Haringvliet". www.zeeschepenophetharingvliet.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

See also
Ship events in 1970
Ship launches: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Ship commissionings: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Ship decommissionings: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Shipwrecks: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
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