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 | Flag | Class and type | Pennant | Other notes | |
| January | ' | Type 091 submarine | 401 | date of initial operational capability | ||
| 16 February | ' | DD-988 | ||||
| 22 March | ' | DD-989 | ||||
| 24 April | ' | F809 | ||||
| 31 May | ' | DD-991 | ||||
| 11 July | ' | R05 | ||||
| 12 July | ' | DD-992 | ||||
| 11 October | ' | FFG-13 | ||||
| 18 October | ' | CGN-41 | Sponsor: Mrs. Betty Bumpers | |||
| 29 October | ' | F810 | ||||
| 15 November | FFG 01 | First in class |