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. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class and type Builder Location Country Notes 8 January Firefighting Tug Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For R. & J. H. Rea Ltd.. 8 January Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy. 10 January Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy. 13 January For Japanese Navy. 17 January Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy. 22 January Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Buries Marks Ltd. 24 January Todd Shipyards San Pedro, California For United States Navy. 7 February National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. February Kärnan Ferry Svendborgs Skibsværft A/S Svendborg For DSB Färjedivision. February Daphné-class submarine Seine-Maritime For Pakistani Navy. February Keith, Nelson & Co. Bembridge For United Arab Emirates Navy. 6 March Fair Lady Ferry Mutzelfeldwerft Cuxhaven For Reederei Cassen Eils. 7 March Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy. 7 March For Royal Navy. 11 March For Japanese Navy. 22 March Ferry Brodogradiliste Titovo Split For SF Line / Viking Line. 28 March Project 1135 large anti-submarine ship Yantar Kaliningrad For Soviet Navy. 28 March National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. March Stadt Heiligenhafen Ferry Gebrüder Kötter Schiffswerft Haren For Seebäderdienst Heiligenhafen. 7 April Patrol boat Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal Omani Navy. 22 April National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. 22 April Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For William Cory & Son Ltd. 23 April Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 1 May Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy. 2 May Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy. 6 May Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Kriship Shipping Co. 6 May Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun For Royal New Zealand Navy. 6 May Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For John Heaver Ltd. 6 May Ferry Meyer Werft Papenburg For Rederi Ab Sally / Viking Line 7 May Unique frigate DCAN Lorient For French Navy. 9 May Sea Venture Cruise ship For Flagship Cruises. 11 May Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Esso Petroleum Co. 20 May Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington For United States Navy. 22 May Dredger Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Amey Marine Ltd. 23 May Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California For United States Navy. 2 June Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bowring Shipping Ltd. 12 June Nuclear-powered cargo ship IHI Corporation Tokyo 12 June Insel Amrum Ferry Husumer Schiffswerft Husum For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH. 20 June Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 20 June Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy. June Type 051 destroyer Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding Shanghai For Chinese Navy. 4 July Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For William Cory & Son Ltd. 9 July Nordic Prince Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki For Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. 11 July Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts For United States Navy. 14 July Cable layer For Sudoimport. 21 July Joanna Van de Merwe Daphné-class submarine Dubigeon-Normandie SA Nantes For South African Navy. 24 July Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy. 1 August Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington For United States Navy. 15 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. 15 August Travetal Rickmers Werft Bremerhaven For J. A. Reinecke. 29 August Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy. 15 September Type 209 submarine Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Greek Navy 16 September For Japanese Navy. 3 October Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.. 5 October Ranger Cadmus Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd. 8 October Severnaya Verf Leningrad For Soviet Navy. 15 October Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun For Royal Navy. 7 November National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. 9 November Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy. 20 November Ferry Aalborg Shipyard Aalborg For Sessan Linjen. 21 November Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy. 22 November Severnaya Verf Leningrad For Soviet Navy. 27 November Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon For Royal Canadian Navy. 27 November Columbus New Zealand Columbus New Zealand-class container ship Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel For Hamburg Süd. 28 November Marine Industries Sorel-Tracy For Royal Canadian Navy. 30 November Fisheries research vessel Hayashikane Shipbuilding Nagasaki For Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry - Fisheries Agency. 11 December Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast For Ropner Shipping. 12 December Fuldatal Rickmers Werft Bremerhaven For J. A. Reinecke. 19 December National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego, California For United States Navy. 19 December Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Seattle, Washington For United States Navy. 30 December Tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.. 30 December Cargo ship Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Scotstoun For Liverpool Liners. Engineering Officer, Sig Ragne, May 78 - Sept 78 31 December For Baltic Shipping Company. December Type 091 nuclear-powered attack submarine Huludao Shipyard Huludao For Chinese Navy. Unknown date A.S.R.1 Air-sea rescue launch J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Government of Saudi Arabia. Unknown date A.S.R.2 Air-sea rescue launch J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Government of Saudi Arabia. Unknown date Tug British Waterways Board Goole For British Waterways Board. Unknown date Stocznia Polnocna Gdańsk For Soviet Navy. Unknown date Cable-laying barge Heusden For Stemat Marine Services.
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