| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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| 21 January |  United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Marlborough | Type 23 frigate | |
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| 31 January |  Japan | | | Jintsū | Abukuma-class destroyer escort | |
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| 2 February |  West Germany | Kröger Shipyard | Schacht-Audorf | Kalkgrund | Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats | For German Navy |
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| 24 February | West Germany | Flender Werke | Lübeck | Lady Diana | yacht | For NAVTOL[1] |
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| 7 March | United Kingdom | Ferguson Shipbuilders | Port Glasgow | Lord of the Isles | Ferry | For Caledonian MacBrayne |
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| 11 March |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Cowpens | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
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| 17 March | West Germany | Schichau Seebeckwerft | Bremerhaven | Seabourn Spirit | Cruise ship | For Seabourn Cruise Line |
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| 19 March | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Kobe | Victory | ferry | For Higashi Nippon Ferry Co.[2] |
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| 7 April | West Germany | Flender Werke | Lübeck | Lady Sarah | yacht | [3] |
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| 8 April | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Argyll | Type 23 frigate | |
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| 15 April |  Finland | Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard | Turku | Cinderella | Cruiseferry | For SF Line for Viking Line traffic |
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| 26 April | West Germany | Elsflether Shipyard | Elsflether | Mittelgrund | Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats | For German Navy |
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| 5 May |  Australia | AMECON | Williamstown, Victoria | Melbourne | Adelaide-class frigate | |
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| 6 May | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Rushmore | Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship | |
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| 26 June | West Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama-class frigate | |
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| 2 July | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Gettysburg | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
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| 3 July | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Scranton | Los Angeles-class submarine | |
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| 8 July |  Canada | Saint John Shipbuilding | Saint John, New Brunswick | Vancouver | Halifax-class frigate | |
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| 13 July | West Germany | Kröger Shipyard | Schacht-Audorf | Bant | Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats | For German Navy |
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| 19 July |  Spain | Bazan | Ferrol | Reina Sofía | Santa María-class frigate | |
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| 22 July | United States | Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Henry Eckford | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler | |
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| 26 July | Japan | | | Harushio | Harushio-class submarine | |
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| 25 August |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | Nordic Empress | Cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
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| 27 August | Finland | Wärtsilä Marine Perno shipyard | Turku | Kalypso | Cruiseferry | For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic |
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| 1 September | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Chosin | Ticonderoga-class cruiser | |
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| 11 September | Japan | | | Umigiri | Asagiri-class destroyer | |
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| 12 September | Japan | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | | Kaiwo Maru II | Four-masted Barque | |
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| 16 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Arleigh Burke | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
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| 23 September | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Pecos | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler | |
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| September |  India | Mazagon Dock Limited | Mumbai | Shankul | Type 209 submarine | For Indian Navy |
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| September | United States | North American Shipbuilding | | William M | Z-drive tug | For Alpha Marine Services |
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| 2 October | West Germany | Elsfleth Shipyard | Elsfleth | Breitgrund | Stollengrund-class multipurpose boats | For German Navy |
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| 14 October | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | West Virginia | Ohio-class submarine | |
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| 31 October | United Kingdom | Hall, Russell & Company | Aberdeen | RMS St Helena | Royal Mail Ship | |
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| 6 November | Finland | Wärtsilä Marine (estate) Perno shipyard | Turku | Silja Serenade | Cruiseferry | For Effoa for Silja Line traffic |
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| 11 November | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Ashland | Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship | |
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| 19 November | West Germany | Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Horizon | Cruise ship | For Celebrity Cruises |
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| 5 December | Australia | | | Shepparton | Paluma-class motor launch | |
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| 19 December | Japan | | | Ōyodo | Abukuma-class destroyer escort | |
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| Unknown date |  South Korea | | | Cheonan | Pohang-class corvette | For Republic of Korea Navy |
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| Unknown date | West Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Corsair | Hovercraft | For Blohm + Voss (prototype) |
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