| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 27 January | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Clandeboye | Tug | For J. Cooper (Belfast) Ltd.[1] |
| 27 January | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | Svenner | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 30 January | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Pointer | Dog-class tug | For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[2] |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | G.W.112 | Barge | For George Wimpey Ltd.[3] |
| 1 February | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Tarbatness | combat stores ship | |
| 5 February | Italy | Italcantieri | Castellammare di Stabia | Vittorio Veneto | Helicopter cruiser | |
| 11 February | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Westwego, Louisiana | Mellon | Hamilton-class cutter | |
| 15 February | West Germany | Husumer Schiffswerft | Husum | Dybbøl | | For Rederiet I/S Union[4] |
| 17 February | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U 1 | Type 205 submarine | For German Navy |
| 25 February | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Renown | Resolution-class submarine | |
| 25 February | Japan | | | Harushio | Asashio-class submarine | |
| 27 February | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Banco | Tank barge | For Beagle Shipping Ltd.[5] |
| February | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | McDermott Tidelands No. 09 | Barge | For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[6] |
| February | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | McDermott Tidelands No. 010 | Barge | For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[6] |
| 1 March | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Arni Fridriksson | Fishing trawler | For Icelandic Government.[7] |
| 10 March | West Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg | Förde | Förde-class | |
| 25 March | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Hepburn | Knox-class frigate | |
| 29 March | France | DCNS | Cherbourg | Redoutable | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 29 March | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Sealyham | Dog-class tug | For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[8] |
| 8 April | West Germany | Lindenau | Kiel | Westensee | Walchensee-class tanker | For German Navy |
| 12 April | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Spaniel | Dog-class tug | For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[9] |
| 13 April | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Mölders | Lütjens-class destroyer | |
| 14 April | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Hammerhead | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 15 April | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Tautog | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 22 April | France | DCNS | Brest, France | Orage | Landing Ship Dock | |
| 23 April | Italy | Italcantieri S.p.A. | Castellamare di Stabia | Canguro Verde | ferry | For Traghetti Sardi S.p.A.[10] |
| 25 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Fjordaas | Bulk carrier | For Norwegian Bulk Carriers.[11] |
| 26 April | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Hermione | Leander-class frigate | |
| 27 April | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Roark | Knox-class frigate | |
| April | France | Dubigeon | Nantes | Barracuda | Daphné-class submarine | For Marinha Portuguesa |
| 11 May | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Seal | Seal-class patrol boat | For Royal Air Force Marine Branch.[12] |
| 15 May | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Lundy Gull | Fishing trawler | For Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.[13] |
| 20 May | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Westwego, Louisiana | Chase | Hamilton-class cutter | |
| 20 May | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Gurnard | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 22 May | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Constance Banks | Fishing trawler | For East Anglian Ice & Cold Storage Co. Ltd.[14] |
| 24 May | United Kingdom | HMNB Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Andromeda | Leander-class frigate | |
| 24 May | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Druid Stone | Tank barge | For Cory Tank Lighterage Ltd.[15] |
| 24 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Maplebank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[16] |
| 27 May | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | John F. Kennedy | Modified Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier | |
| May | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | McDermott Tidelands No. 07 | Barge | For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[6] |
| May | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | McDermott Tidelands No. 08 | Barge | For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[6] |
| 3 June | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Pogy | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 5 June | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U 10 | Type 205 submarine | For German Navy |
| 10 June | Italy | Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) | Riva Trigoso | Alpino | Alpino-class frigate | |
| 22 June | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Grayling | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 22 June | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Suffolk Venturer | Fishing trawler | For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[17] |
| 28 June | France | Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales | Brest | Psyché | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 28 June | France | Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales | Brest | Sirène | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 12 July | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Bulldog | Bulldog-class survey vessel | For Royal Navy.[18] |
| 15 July | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | Meyerkord | Knox-class frigate | |
| 15 July | West Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Polar Ecuador | Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship | For Hamburg Süd[19] |
| 19 July | West Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg | Jade | Förde-class | |
| 25 July | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Poilo | Tanker | For Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd.[20] |
| 29 July | Japan | | | Makigumo | Yamagumo-class destroyer | |
| 5 August | Italy | Italcantieri S.p.A. | Castellamare di Stabia | Canguro Bianco | Ferry | For Traghetti Sardi S.p.A.[21] |
| 9 August | United States | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding | Quincy, Massachusetts | Butte | Kilauea-class ammunition ship | |
| 9 August | United States | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding | Quincy, Massachusetts | Kilauea | Kilauea-class ammunition ship | |
| 11 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Lütjens | Lütjens-class destroyer | |
| 16 August | Australia | Walkers Limited | Maryborough | Advance | Attack-class patrol boat | |
| 26 August | Australia | | | Acute | Attack-class patrol boat | |
| 4 September | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Jupiter | Leander-class frigate | |
| 6 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Myrina | Supertanker | For Deutsche Shell AG.[22] |
| 7 September | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Beagle | Bulldog-class survey vessel | For Royal Navy.[23] |
| 7 September | United States | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding | Quincy, Massachusetts | L. Y. Spear | L. Y. Spear-class submarine tender | |
| 9 September | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Narwhal | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | |
| 9 September | West Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Polar Argentina | Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship | For Hamburg Süd[24] |
| 20 September | United Kingdom | Upper Clyde Shipbuilders | Clydebank | Queen Elizabeth 2 | Ocean liner | For Cunard Line |
| 30 September | Italy | Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) | Riva Trigoso | Carabiniere | Alpino-class frigate | |
| 5 October | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Sea Devil | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 7 October | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Nashville | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | |
| 7 October | Australia | | | Aware | Attack-class patrol boat | |
| 14 October | West Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Polar Colombia | Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship | For Hamburg Süd[25] |
| 19 October | United Kingdom | Upper Clyde Shipbuilders | Clydebank | Antrim | County-class destroyer | |
| 30 October | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Perso | Tanker | For Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd.[26] |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Pando | Tanker | For Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd.[27] |
| 3 November | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Gray | Knox-class frigate | |
| 4 November | United Kingdom | Vickers | Barrow-in-Furness | Repulse | Resolution-class submarine | |
| 6 November | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Fox | Bulldog-class survey vessel | For Royal Navy.[28] |
| 16 November | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Norfolk | County-class destroyer | |
| 16 November | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Suffolk Endeavour | Fishing trawler | For Small & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd.[29] |
| 18 November | Australia | | | Assail | Attack-class patrol boat | |
| 20 November | United Kingdom | Govan Shipbuilders Ltd. | Glasgow | Benstac | Cargo ship | For Ben Line. |
| 21 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Essi Kristine | Bulk carrier | For Norwegian Bulk Carriers.[31] |
| 25 November | West Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Polar Brasil | Polar-Ecuador-class reefer ship | For Hamburg Süd[32] |
| 29 November | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Aspro | Sturgeon-class submarine | |
| 1 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Gowanbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[33] |
| 2 December | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Charleston | Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship | |
| 2 December | Australia | | | Archer | Attack-class patrol boat | |
| 4 December | United Kingdom | | Greenock | Ovens | Oberon-class submarine | For Royal Australian Navy |
| 4 December | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | P.A.S. 1503 | Tank barge | For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[34] |
| 5 December | Japan | | | Michishio | Asashio-class submarine | |
| 16 December | Australia | Williamstown Naval Dockyard | Williamstown, Victoria | Swan | River-class destroyer escort | |
| 16 December | Japan | | | Minegumo | Minegumo-class destroyer | |
| 29 December | United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | P.A.S. 1504 | Tank barge | For Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service.[35] |
| Unknown date | West Germany | J J Sietas | | Carsten | Coaster | |
| Unknown date | Finland | Laivateollisuus | Turku | Into | Salvage tug | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Sir John Cass | Research vessel | For Greater London Council.[36] |