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 June	Poland	Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego	Szczecin	Mikhail Sholokhov	Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry	For Far Eastern Shipping^[5]
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.^[6]
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]^[7]
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
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	Denmark			*Danica White*	Bulk carrier	^[8]

References

^ "M/S Mercandian Ocean" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ "M/S Pellworm" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "Auckland Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "M/S Mercandian Continent" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ "M/S MIKHAIL SHOLOKHOV" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ "Canterbury Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "M/S Mercandian Arrow" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ "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.

[MG-1] "M/S Mercandian Ocean" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[Pellworm-2] "M/S Pellworm" (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2017.

[HW1723-3] "Auckland Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[MC-4] "M/S Mercandian Continent" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[MS-5] "M/S MIKHAIL SHOLOKHOV" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[HW1724-6] "Canterbury Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[MA-7] "M/S Mercandian Arrow" (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[DMA-8] "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.

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v t e Ship events in 1985
Ship launches	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Ship commissionings	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Ship decommissionings	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Shipwrecks	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

v t e Ship events in 1985
Ship launches	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Ship commissionings	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Ship decommissionings	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Shipwrecks	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

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