LIST OF SHIP COMMISSIONINGS IN 1980

The list of ship commissionings in 1980 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1980.

	Operator	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
January	People's Liberation Army Navy	*Changzheng 2*	Type 091 submarine	401	date of initial operational capability
24 April	Royal Netherlands Navy	*Van Kinsbergen*	Kortenaer-class frigate	F809
11 July	Royal Navy	*Invincible*	Invincible-class aircraft carrier	R05
18 October	United States Navy	*Arkansas*	Virginia-class cruiser	CGN-41	Sponsor: Mrs. Betty Bumpers
29 October	Royal Netherlands Navy	*Banckert*	Kortenaer-class frigate	F810
15 November	Royal Australian Navy	*Adelaide*	Adelaide-class frigate	FFG 01	First in class

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