List of ship launches in 1982

The list of ship launches in 1982 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1982.

Date	Ship	Class / type	Builder	Location	Country	Notes
8 January	Karlsruhe	Bremen-class frigate	Howaldtswerke	Kiel	West Germany	For German Navy
23 January	Isomeria	LPG carrier	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	United Kingdom	For Shell Tankers Ltd.[1]
28 January	Espora	Espora-class corvette	Río Santiago Shipyard	La Plata	Argentina	For Argentine Navy.
30 January	Platte	Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	United States	For United States Navy.
3 February	Mercandian Governor	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Denmark	For K/S Merc Scandia XXIX.[2]
6 February	Shenandoah	Yellowstone-class destroyer tender	National Steel and Shipbuilding	San Diego, California	United States	For United States Navy.
6 February	Underwood	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	United States	For United States Navy.
17 February	Heroína	Almirante Brown-class destroyer	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	West Germany	For Argentine Navy
19 February	Carrianna Peony	B26-class Bulk Carrier	Austin & Pickersgill Ltd	Sunderland	Panama	For Pino Armadora S.A.[3]
22 February	Yubari	Yubari-class destroyer escort			Japan	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
26 February	Wimpy Seahunter	Offshore supply vessel	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	United Kingdom	For Wimpey (Marine) Ltd.[4]
2 March	Hayler	Spruance-class destroyer	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	United States	For United States Navy.
5 March	Okishio	Yūshio-class submarine			Japan	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
6 March	Curts	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	United States	For United States Navy.
13 March	Albuquerque	Los Angeles-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States	For United States Navy.
26 March	Darwin	Adelaide-class frigate	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	United States	For Royal Australian Navy.
30 April	Mercandian President	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Denmark	For K/S Merc Scandia XXIX.[5]
8 May	Buffalo	Los Angeles-class submarine	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	United States	For United States Navy.
8 May	Beaver	Type 22 frigate	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
22 May	Doyle	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	United States	For United States Navy.
22 May	Príncipe de Asturias	V/STOL aircraft carrier	Bazán	Ferrol	Spain	For Spanish Navy.
27 May	Hamayuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer			Japan	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
19 June	Echoman	Tanker	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	United Kingdom	For Rowbotham Tankships Ltd.[6]
20 June	York	Type 42 destroyer	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
21 June	Sawayuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer			Japan	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
23 June	Inflexible	Redoutable-class submarine	DCNS	Cherbourg	France	For French Navy.
3 July	British Skill	Tanker	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	United Kingdom	For BP.[7]
31 July	SKR-471	Koni-class frigate	Werft 4340	Zelenodolsk	Soviet Union	For Soviet Navy.
27 August	Bussewitz	Tanker	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft	Kiel	West Germany	For Deutsche Seereederei Rostock
31 August	Sarandi	Almirante Brown-class destroyer	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	West Germany	For Argentine Navy
18 September	Klakring	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	United States	For United States Navy.
18 September	McClusky	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	United States	For United States Navy.
18 September	Portsmouth	Los Angeles-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States	For United States Navy.
8 October	Montero	Lupo-class frigate	Servicio Industrial de la Marina	Callao	Peru	For Peruvian Navy.
15 October	Vandegrift	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	United States	For United States Navy.
16 October	Salt Lake City	Los Angeles-class submarine	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	United States	For United States Navy.
19 October	Mineyuki	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer			Japan	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
28 October	Tankerman	Tanker	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	United Kingdom	For Rowbotham Tankships Ltd.[8]
2 November	Gloucester	Type 42 destroyer	Vosper Thorneycroft	Woolston, Hampshire	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
5 November	Mercandian Ambassador II	Type FV 1500 RoRo-ship	Frederikshavn Værft	Frederikshavn	Denmark	For K/S Merc-Scandia XXXII P/R.[9]
6 November	Georgia	Ohio-class submarine	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	United States	For United States Navy.
13 November	Norilsk	SA-15 type cargo ship	Wärtsilä	Turku	Finland
1 December	Turbulent	Trafalgar-class submarine	Vickers Shipbuilding	Barrow-in-Furness	United Kingdom	For Royal Navy.
18 December	De Wert	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	United States	For United States Navy.
18 December	Thach	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	United States	For United States Navy.
Unknown date	El Yadekh	Patrol boat	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	United Kingdom	For Algerian Navy.[10]
Unknown date	Kingroad	Workboat	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For Bristol Ports Authority.[11]
Unknown date	Mainscrew	Tug	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For Mayhew Marine.[12]
Unknown date	Peter Faber	Cable-laying vessel			Denmark
Unknown date	Pride of Bath	Passenger Launch	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For private owner.[13]
Unknown date	Rachel Ann	Launch	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For private owner.[14]
Unknown date	Stent I	Tug	David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd.	Bristol	United Kingdom	For private owner.[15]
Unknown date	Ugor	Auxiliary ammunition ship			Yugoslavia	For Yugoslav Navy