List of ship launches in 1980

!width="130" | Country

! Builder

! Location

! Ship

! Class / type

! Notes

| {{flag|Finland}}

| Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards

| Turku

| Viking Saga

| cruiseferry

| For Rederi Ab Sally

| {{flag|Denmark}}

| Alborg Vaerft

| Aalborg, Denmark

| {{ship|HDMS|Olfert Fischer|F355|2}}

| {{sclass|Niels Juel|corvette|2}}

| For Royal Danish Navy

| {{flag|Soviet Union|955}}

| Werft 340

| Zelenodolsk

| SKR 482

| Koni-class frigate

| For Soviet Navy

| {{flag|United States}}

| Todd Pacific Shipyards

| Seattle, Washington

| {{USS|Boone|FFG-28|2}}

| {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}

|

| {{Flag|Japan}}

| Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding

|

| Sea-Land Mariner

| D9-class container ship

| For Sea-Land Corporation

| {{flag|Poland}}

| Gdańsk Shipyard

| Gdańsk

| Pogoria

| Sail training ship

|

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Blohm + Voss

| Hamburg

| Aradu

| MEKO 360 frigate

|

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH

| Husum

| Uthlande

| ferry

| For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/uthlande_1980.htm|title=M/S Uthlande.|accessdate=8 October 2017 |language=Swedish }}

| {{flag|Finland}}

| Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards

| Turku

| Viking Song

| cruiseferry

| For Rederi Ab Sally

| {{flag|United States}}

| Bath Iron Works

| Bath, Maine

| {{USS|Clifton Sprague|FFG-16|2}}

| {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}

|

| {{flag|United States}}

| Lockheed Shipbuilding

| Seattle, Washington

| {{USS|McKee|AS-41|2}}

| {{sclass|Emory S. Land|submarine tender|2}}

|

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| Vosper Thornycroft

| Southampton, England

| {{HMS|Nottingham|D91|2}}

| Type 42 destroyer

|

| {{flag|United States}}

| Ingalls Shipbuilding

| Pascagoula, Mississippi

| {{USS|Scott|DDG-995|2}}

| {{sclass|Kidd|destroyer|2}}

|

| {{flag|Australia}}

| Carrington Slipways

| Tomago, New South Wales

| {{HMAS|Tobruk|L 50|2}}

| Modified {{sclass2|Round Table|landing ship logistics|2}}

|

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| Yarrow Shipbuilders

| Glasgow, Scotland

| {{HMS|Brazen|F91|2}}

| Type 22 frigate

|

| {{flag|Japan}}

|

|

| {{JDS|Mochishio|SS-574|2}}

| {{sclass|Yūshio|submarine|2}}

|

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft

| Kiel

| {{ship|KRI|Cakra|401|2}}

| {{sclass|Cakra|submarine|2}}

| For Indonesian Navy

| {{flag|United States}}

| Newport News Shipbuilding

| Newport News, Virginia

| {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70|2}}

| {{sclass|Nimitz|aircraft carrier|2}}

|

| {{flag|United States}}

| Todd Pacific Shipyards

| San Pedro, California

| {{USS|Lewis B. Puller|FFG-23|2}}

| {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}

|

| {{flag|Japan}}

|

|

| {{JDS|Ishikari|DE-226|2}}

| destroyer escort

|

|{{Flag|Turkey}}

|

|

|Tuzla

|General cargo ship

|For Cayeli Shipping

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Schiffswerft und Maschf. Max Sieghold

| Bremerhaven

| Bugsier 14

| tugboat

| For Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft{{cite web|url=http://vesselregister.dnvgl.com/VesselRegister/vesseldetails.html?vesselid=G16583|title=DNV GL: Bugsier 14|accessdate=4 March 2017 }}

| {{flag|United States}}

| Electric Boat

| Groton, Connecticut

| {{USS|Boston|SSN-703|2}}

| {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|2}}

|

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Meyer Werft

| Papenburg

| {{MS|Viking Sally|3=2}}

| cruiseferry

| Originally ordered by an unknown Norwegian company. Contract transferred to Rederi Ab Sally.

| {{flag|United States}}

| Electric Boat

| Groton, Connecticut

| {{USS|Michigan|SSBN-727|2}}

| {{sclass|Ohio|submarine|2}}

|

| {{flag|United States}}

| Bath Iron Works

| Bath, Maine

| {{USS|Flatley|FFG-21|2}}

| {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}

|

| {{flag|United States}}

| Avondale Shipyard

| Avondale, Louisiana

| {{USS|Merrimack|AO-179|2}}

| {{sclass|Cimarron|fleet replenishment oiler|2}}

|

| {{flag|United States}}

| Todd Pacific Shipyards

| Seattle, Washington

| {{USS|Stark|FFG-31|2}}

| {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}

|

| {{flag|France}}

|

|

| {{ship|French frigate|Montcalm|D642|2}}

| {{sclass|Georges Leygues|frigate|2}}

|

| {{Flag|Denmark}}

| Frederikshavn Vaerft

| Frederikshavn

| Mercandian Trader II

| type FV 610 RoRo-ship

| For Per Henriksen{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/mercandian_trader_II_1980.htm|title=M/S MERCANDIAN TRADER II.|accessdate=16 September 2017 |language=Swedish }}

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| AG Weser

| Bremen

| Niedersachsen

| Bremen-class frigate

| For German Navy

| {{flag|Soviet Union|1955}}

| Werft 340

| Zelenodolsk

| SKR-28

| Koni-class frigate

| For Soviet Navy

| {{flag|United States}}

| Ingalls Shipbuilding

| Pascagoula, Mississippi

| {{USS|Chandler|DDG-996|2}}

| {{sclass|Kidd|destroyer|2}}

|

| {{flag|Finland}}

| Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards

| Turku

| Finlandia

| cruiseferry

| For Effoa. Planned name when launched was Skandia

| {{flag|United States}}

| Todd Pacific Shipyards

| San Pedro, California

| {{USS|Copeland|FFG-25|2}}

| {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}

|

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft

| Kiel

| {{MS|Prinsesse Ragnhild|3=2}}

| Cruiseferry

| For Jahre Line

| {{flag|United States}}

| National Steel & Shipbuilding

| San Diego, California

| {{USS|Cape Cod|AD-43|2}}

| {{sclass|Yellowstone|destroyer tender|2}}

|

| {{flag|United States}}

| Newport News Shipbuilding

| Newport News, Virginia

| {{USS|Atlanta|SSN-712|2}}

| {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|2}}

|

| {{Flag|Canada}}

| Burrard Yarrows Corp. Vancouver Division

| North Vancouver

| Queen of Surrey

| C-class ferry

| For BC Ferries{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/queen_of_surrey_1981.htm|title=M/S Queen of Surrey|accessdate=29 March 2016 |language=Swedish}}

| {{flag|United States}}

| Bath Iron Works

| Bath, Maine

| {{USS|Jack Williams|FFG-24|2}}

| {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}

|

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Blohm + Voss

| Hamburg

| Rheinland-Pfalz

| Bremen-class frigate

| For German Navy

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft

| Kiel

| {{ship|KRI|Nanggala|402|2}}

| {{sclass|Cakra|submarine|2}}

| For Indonesian Navy

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| Cammell Laird

| Birkenhead, England

| {{HMS|Liverpool|D92|2}}

| Type 42 destroyer

|

| {{flag|United States}}

| Todd Pacific Shipyards

| Seattle, Washington

| {{HMAS|Sydney|FFG 03|2}}

| {{sclass|Adelaide|frigate|2}}

| For Royal Australian Navy

| {{flag|Finland}}

| Wärtsilä Perno and Turku shipyards

| Turku

| {{MS|Silvia Regina|3=2}}

| cruiseferry

| For Rederi AB Svea

| {{Flag|Canada}}

| Burrard Yarrows Corp. Victoria Division

| Victoria

| Queen Oak Bay

| C-class ferry

| For BC Ferries{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/queen_of_oak_bay_1981.htm|title=M/S Queen of Oak Bay|accessdate=29 March 2016 |language=Swedish }}

| {{flag|Denmark}}

| Aalborg Vaerft

| Aalborg

| Tropicale

| Cruise ship

| For Carnival Cruise Lines

| {{flag|Japan}}

|

|

| {{JDS|Hatsuyuki|DD-122|2}}

| {{sclass|Hatsuyuki|destroyer|2}}

|

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Wilton-Fijenoord

| Schiedam

| {{ship|HNLMS|Bloys van Treslong|F824|2}}

| {{sclass|Kortenaer|frigate|2}}

|

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| AG Weser Seebeckswerft

| Bremerhaven

| {{ship|MS|Olau Hollandia|1980|2}}

| Cruiseferry

| For Olau Line

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering

| Barrow-in-Furness, England

| {{HMS|Manchester|D95|2}}

| Type 42 destroyer

|

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| Öresundsvarvet

| Landskrona

| {{MS|Gotland|1980|2}}

| Cruiseferry

| For Rederi AB Gotland; chartered to Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna as Wasa Star on delivery

| {{flag|United States}}

| Electric Boat

| Groton, Connecticut

| {{USS|Baltimore|SSN-704|2}}

| {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|2}}

|

| {{flag|West Germany}}

| Nordseewerke

| Emden

| Emden

| Bremen-class frigate

| For German Navy

| {{flag|United States}}

| Bath Iron Works

| Bath, Maine

| {{USS|Gallery|FFG-26|2}}

| {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|2}}

|