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

References

  1. ^ "La Pampa". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S Kärnan" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ^ Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
  4. ^ "M/S Fait Lady" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "M/S Stadt Heiligenhafen" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Bulk Eagle". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Esso Ulidia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Sydney Bridge". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "M/S Insel Amrum" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  10. ^ "M/S Travetal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Rudby". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "M/S Fuldatal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  13. ^ Engineering Officer, Sig Ragne, May 78 - Sept 78
  14. ^ "Zeeschepen op het Haringvliet". www.zeeschepenophetharingvliet.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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