List of ship launches in 1985

The list of ship launches in 1985 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1985.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
4 January  Denmark Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Mercandian Gigant Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen [da][1]
12 January  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Alaska Ohio-class submarine
21 January  Japan Akishio Yūshio-class submarine
1 February  West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft Husum Pellworm ferry For Neue Pellwormer Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH[2]
6 February  France La Motte-Picquet Georges Leygues-class frigate
8 February  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Reuben James Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate
2 March  East Germany VEB Peene-Werft Wolgast Börde Ohre-class barracks ship For Volksmarine
4 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Auckland Star Refrigerated cargo ship For Blue Star Line.[3]
11 March  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Bunker Hill Ticonderoga-class cruiser
15 March  Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Wellamo Cruiseferry For Effoa for Silja Line traffic
19 March  East Germany VEB Peene-Werft Wolgast Uckermarck Ohre-class Barracks ship For Volksmarine
26 April  Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Anatoliy Kolesnichenko SA-15 type cargo ship
26 April  Denmark Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Mercandian Continent Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen [da][4]
27 April  Soviet Union Werft 340 Zelenodolsk SKR-201 Koni-class frigate For Soviet Navy
5 May  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Pacific Sandpiper Nuclear fuel carrier For Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd.[5]
5 June  Poland Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego Szczecin Mikhail Sholokhov Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry For Far Eastern Shipping[6]
11 June  West Germany Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Kiel Shankush Type 209 submarine For Indian Navy
1 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Canterbury Star Refrigerate cargo ship For Blue Star Line.[7]
3 July  Japan Setoyuki Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
4 July  United Kingdom Cochrane Shipbuilders Ltd Selby Hebridean Isles Ferry For Caledonian MacBrayne
12 July  Finland Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard Helsinki Otso Icebreaker
20 July  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Key West Los Angeles-class submarine
9 August  Denmark Frederikshavn Værft Frederikshavn Mercandian Arrow Type FV 2100 RoRo-ship For Per Henriksen [da][8]
22 August  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Mobile Bay Ticonderoga-class cruiser
31 August  Finland Wärtsilä Perno shipyard Turku Olympia Cruiseferry For Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic
12 September  Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Kapitan Man SA-15 type cargo ship
14 September  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Nevada Ohio-class submarine
28 September  West Germany Meyer Werft Papenburg Homeric Cruise ship For Home Lines
5 October  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Henry J. Kaiser Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler
14 October  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow Cornwall Type 22 frigate
16 October  Japan Asayuki Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
26 October  Sweden Kockums Malmö Jubilee Holiday-class cruise ship For Carnival Cruise Lines
29 October  Finland Valmet Vuosaari shipyard Helsinki Birka Princess Cruiseferry For Birka Line
2 November  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Oklahoma City Los Angeles-class submarine
7 November  West Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Yavuz Yavuz-class frigate
14 November  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Roebuck Survey ship For Royal Navy.[9]
30 November  West Germany Schichau Seebeckwerft Bremerhaven Peter Pan Cruiseferry For TT-Line
14 December  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Louisville Los Angeles-class submarine
14 December  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Thomas S. Gates Ticonderoga-class cruiser
17 December  Brazil Industrias Verolme Ishibras Berge Fjord Ore carrier
20 December  Finland Hollming Rauma Rautaruukki Finnpusku pusher vessel
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Colliter Workboat For Bristol City Council.[10]
Unknown date  Denmark Danica White Bulk carrier [11]
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Island Rose Passenger launch For Puffin Cruises.[12]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Leisure Scene Passenger ship For Blue Funnel Cruises.[13]
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Rebecca Elaine Fishing Vessel For Hamble Fisheries Ltd.[14]
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Seeker Fishing vessel For private owner.[15]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Babcock Marine Ltd. Appledore S.H.M. 5 Barge For Shoreham Harbour Board.[16]
Unknown date  United Kingdom David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol Unity 2 Fishing vessel For private owner.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "M/S Mercandian Ocean" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S Pellworm" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Auckland Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ "M/S Mercandian Continent" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Pacific Sandpiper". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ "M/S MIKHAIL SHOLOKHOV" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Canterbury Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ "M/S Mercandian Arrow" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Roebuck". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Colliter". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  11. ^ "DANICA WHITE Pirate attack and hijacking on 1 June 2007" (PDF). Danish Maritime Authority. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Island Rose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Leisure Scene". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Rebecca Elaine". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Seeker". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  16. ^ "S.H.M. 5". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Unity 2'". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.