The invention provides a quality detection device for shipbuilding steel plate butt-jointed seams, which comprises a detection tank, a detection tank hold-down mechanism, an 
alcohol jar, an 
alcohol detector, and an alarm. A seal 
rubber ring is arranged at the top of the detection tank connected with the 
alcohol jar through an air 
pipe. The detection tank hold-down mechanism comprises a support base board, a jack and clamping boards arranged at two ends of the support base board. The detection tank is arranged at the bottom of the shipbuilding steel plate butt-jointed seams, the support base board is arranged below the detection tank, the clamping boards at the two ends of the support base board are clamped on the shipbuilding 
steel plates, the jack is arranged between the support base board and the detection tank, the seal 
rubber ring is pressed on the bottom face of the shipbuilding 
steel plates which are located on two sides of one butt-jointed seam, the alcohol 
detector directly faces the top of the 
welding seam and is connected with the alarm through a 
signal line. By mean of the quality detection device for the shipbuilding steel plate butt-jointed seams, 
welding seam detection can be achieved before assembling and after 
butt welding of the shipbuilding 
steel plates, the detection is more simple and energy-saving, and the increased 
rework cost caused by 
welding seam defects after assembling can be effectively reduced.