| Date |
Ship |
Class |
Builder |
Location |
Country |
Notes |
| 10 January |
Teddington |
Cargo ship |
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Dundee |
United Kingdom |
For Britain Steamship Co. |
| 12 January |
Bardell |
Bar-class boom defence vessel |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[2] |
| 13 January |
Cape Verde |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Cape of Good Hope Motorship Co Ltd. |
| 13 January |
Empire Surf |
Cargo ship |
Bartram & Sons Ltd |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 14 January |
Oribi |
O-class destroyer |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 14 January |
Palma |
Refrigerated cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Mail Line.[5] |
| 15 January |
Anchusa |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 15 January |
Empire Creek |
Coaster |
James Pollock & Sons |
Faversham, Kent |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 15 January |
Underwood |
Cargo ship |
Henry Robb Ltd. |
Leith |
United Kingdom |
For Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd. Requisitioned by Ministry of War Transport on completion. |
| 16 January |
Armeria |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[8] |
| 16 January |
Empire Sunbeam |
Cargo ship |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 27 January |
Ennerdale |
Dale-class oiler |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Co. Ltd. |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Completed as a Gantry Landing Ship. |
| 27 January |
Empire Storm |
Cargo ship |
John Readhead & Sons Ltd. |
South Shields |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 28 January |
Maplefield |
Cargo ship |
Lytham Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Lytham |
United Kingdom |
For Zillah Shipping & Carrying Co. Ltd. |
| 28 January |
Pakenham |
P-class destroyer |
Hawthorn Leslie & Co. |
Hebburn-on-Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 29 January |
Blue Ranger |
Tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 29 January |
Lively |
L-class destroyer |
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd. |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 30 January |
Croome |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Alexander Stephen & Sons |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 30 January |
Empire Larch |
Larch-class tug |
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. |
Goole |
United Kingdom |
For the Admiralty. |
| 30 January |
Empire Lake |
Collier |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 7 February |
Empire Ridge |
Ore carrier |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 10 February |
Empire Sky |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 11 February |
Empire Coral |
Norwegian type tanker |
Sir J.s Laing & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 11 February |
Empire Oil |
Ocean type tanker |
Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 11 February |
Empire Spray |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 12 February |
Aster |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[20] |
| 12 February |
Penn |
P-class destroyer |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 12 February |
Starwort |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[21] |
| 13 February |
Empire Shoal |
Coaster |
Harland and Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply.[22] |
| 13 February |
Michael E |
CAM Ship |
William Hamilton and Company |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Bury Hill Shipping Co Ltd. |
| 15 February |
Ambrose Fleming |
Collier |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For London Power Co. Ltd. |
| 15 February |
Bergamot |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 15 February |
Laforey |
L-class destroyer |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 15 February |
Manchester Trader |
Cargo ship |
Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Manchester Liners Ltd. |
| 17 February |
Dewdale |
Dale-class oiler |
Cammel Laird & Co. Ltd. |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Completed as a Gantry Landing Ship. |
| 18 February |
Empire Isle |
Empire Isle-class coaster |
Henry Scarr Ltd. |
Hessle |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 24 February |
Cromarty |
Bangor-class minesweeper |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[28] |
| 25 February |
Murdoch |
C-type coaster |
S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. |
| 26 February |
Empire Bridge |
Coaster |
W. J. Yarwood & Sons |
Northwich |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 1 March |
Rio de la Plata |
Type C3-class cargo ship |
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |
Chester, Pennsylvania |
United States |
For United States Maritime Commission |
| 2 March |
Empire Zephyr |
Cargo ship |
C. Connell & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 4 March |
Empire Faith |
CAM ship |
Barclay Curle |
Scotstoun |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 10 March |
Chiddingfold |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 11 March |
Offa |
O-class destroyer |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 11 March |
TLC 25 |
Tank Landing Craft |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[31] |
| 11 March |
TLC 26 |
Tank Landing Craft |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[32] |
| 12 March |
Daghestan |
CAM ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Hindustan Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| 12 March |
Exmoor |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 12 March |
Gloucester |
Cargo ship |
Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. |
Linthouse |
United Kingdom |
For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 12 March |
Gold Ranger |
Ranger-class tanker |
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Dundee |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 12 March |
Vervain |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 13 March |
Donovania |
Tanker |
R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. |
Newcastle on Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 13 March |
Empire Crag |
Coaster |
James Pollock & Sons |
Faversham |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
|
Empire Foam |
Cargo ship |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 15 March |
Empire Foam |
CAM ship |
James Pollock & Sons |
Faversham |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 15 March |
Empire Lagoon |
Icemaid type collier |
Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. |
Grangemouth |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 15 March |
Empire Oak |
Larch-class tug |
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. |
Goole |
United Kingdom |
For the Admiralty. |
| 15 March |
Empire Ocean |
Cargo ship |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 17 March |
Badsworth |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 17 March |
Empire Ness |
Ore carrier |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 20 March |
Romeo |
Shakespearian-class trawler |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[41] |
| 25 March |
Empire Ray |
Cargo ship |
Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 27 March |
Dingledale |
Dale-class oiler |
Harland & Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 27 March |
Empire Cape |
Coaster |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 27 March |
Empire Day |
CAM ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 27 March |
Empire Hope |
Refrigerated cargo liner |
Harland & Wolff Ltd. |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply.[45] |
| 27 March |
Petard |
P-class destroyer |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Walker-on-Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 28 March |
Empire Wave |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 29 March |
Empire Flint |
Ocean type tanker |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 31 March |
Empire Moonbeam |
Cargo ship |
Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 31 March |
Onslow |
O-class destroyer |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| March |
Empire Firth |
Coaster |
Richards Ironworks Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| March |
Pan-Pennsylvania |
T3 tanker |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For National Bulk Carriers.[49] |
| March |
2 unnamed vessels |
Tank barges |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For private owners.[49] |
| 1 April |
Dulverton |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Alexander Stephen & Sons |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 4 April |
Empire Starlight |
Cargo ship |
Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
For United Kingdom. |
| 9 April |
Barbour |
Bar-class boom defence vessel |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[50] |
| 10 April |
Buttercup |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 10 April |
Cardak |
Ferry |
Ferguson Brothers Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Turkish Government. |
| 10 April |
Empire Brook |
Coaster |
William Gray and Company |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 10 April |
Empire Mica |
Ocean type tanker |
Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 10 April |
Empire Sun |
Cargo ship |
Short Brothers Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 10 April |
Pathfinder |
P-class destroyer |
Hawthorn Leslie & Co. |
Hebburn-on-Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 11 April |
Chrysanthemum |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[53] |
| 12 April |
Derwentdale |
Dale-class oiler |
Harland & Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Completed as a Landing Ship, Gantry. |
| 12 April |
Empire Bank |
Empire Isle-class coaster |
Henry Scarr Ltd. |
Hessle |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 12 April |
Rio de Janeiro |
Type C3-class cargo ship |
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |
Chester, Pennsylvania |
United States |
For United States Maritime Commission |
| 12 April |
Empire Bank |
Coaster |
Henry Scarr Ltd |
Hessle |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 13 April |
Mooncrest |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Crest Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| 16 April |
Hurworth |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 17 April |
Noble |
N-class destroyer |
William Doxford & Sons |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy before completion, completed as Van Galen. |
| 22 April |
Miner VI |
Minelayer |
Philip & Son Ltd |
Dartmouth, Devon |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[55] |
| 24 April |
Adams Beck |
Collier |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. |
| 25 April |
Capitol |
C-type coaster |
S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. |
| 26 April |
Empire Eve |
CAM ship |
William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 27 April |
Empire Heath |
Cargo ship |
Bartram & Sons Ltd |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 28 April |
Calpe |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 28 April |
Empire Franklin |
Cargo ship |
John Readhead and Sons |
South Shields |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply |
| 28 April |
Empire Haven |
Cargo ship |
Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd. |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 28 April |
Empire Lugard |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 28 April |
Empire Moat |
Ore carrier |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 28 April |
Empire Opal |
Norwegian type tanker |
Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 29 April |
Empire Gale |
Cargo ship |
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of Supply. |
| 30 April |
Kafiristan |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Hindustan Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| April |
Saturn |
Sternwheeler |
William Denny and Brothers Ltd. |
Dumbarton |
United Kingdom |
For India General Navigation & Railway Co. Ltd. |
| 3 May |
Rosalind |
Shakespearian-class trawler |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[60] |
| 9 May |
Empire Hudson |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 10 May |
Empire Hurst |
Collier |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 11 May |
Kizugawa Maru |
WWII Standard D-class tanker |
Kawaminami |
Nagasaki |
Japan |
For Imperial Japanese Navy |
| 12 May |
Middleton |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 12 May |
Merton |
Cargo ship |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For R Chapman & Son. |
| 12 May |
Empire Flame |
CAM ship |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 13 May |
Empire Darwin |
CAM ship |
William Gray & Company |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 14 May |
Empire Pride |
Cargo liner |
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as a troopship. |
| 20 May |
Empire Maple |
Maple-type tug |
Richard Dunston Ltd. |
Thorne |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 24 May |
Empire Glen |
Cargo ship |
C. Connell & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 26 May |
Clan Buchanan |
Cargo ship |
William Denny and Bros. Ltd. |
Dumbarton |
United Kingdom |
Requisitioned by the Admiralty. |
| 26 May |
Empire Dell |
CAM ship |
Lithgows Ltd |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 27 May |
Empire Jet |
Ocean type tanker |
Blythwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 27 May |
Empire Sapphire |
Ocean type tanker |
Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 27 May |
Empire Tide |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 27 May |
Gray Ranger |
Ranger-class tanker |
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Dundee |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 28 May |
Cowslip |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[68] |
| 28 May |
Empire Ford |
Coaster |
J. S. Watson Ltd. |
Gainsborough |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 28 May |
Panther |
P-class destroyer |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 29 May |
Grove |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 29 May |
Southwold |
Hunt-class destroyer |
J. Samuel White |
East Cowes |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 29 May |
Empire Burton |
CAM ship |
Short Bros. Ltd |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 29 May |
Empire Gem |
Ocean type tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport.[71] |
| 29 May |
Empire Willow |
Maple-type tug |
Richard Dunston Ltd. |
Thorne |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 5 June |
Dunbar |
Bangor-class minesweeper |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[72] |
| 5 June |
Empire Grove |
Coaster |
Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. |
Northwich |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 7 June |
Betty Hindley |
C-type coaster |
S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Stephenson, Clarke Ltd. |
| 7 June |
South Dakota |
South Dakota-class battleship |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 7 June |
Wheatland |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 9 June |
Beaufort |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 9 June |
British Harmony |
Tanker |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For British Tanker Co. Ltd. |
| 9 June |
Empire Ghyll |
Icemaid type collier |
Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. |
Grangemouth |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 9 June |
TLC 100 |
Tank Landing Craft |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[75] |
| 9 June |
TLC 101 |
Tank Landing Craft |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[76] |
| 10 June |
Empire Lawrence |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 10 June |
Empire Pine |
Warrior type tug |
Scott & Sons Ltd. |
Bowling |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 10 June |
Porcupine |
P-class destroyer |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 11 June |
Eglantine |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[78] |
| 11 June |
Empire Bruce |
Cargo ship |
Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 11 June |
Empire Sedge |
Collier |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 11 June |
Larchfield |
Cargo ship |
Lytham Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Lytham |
United Kingdom |
For Zillah Shipping & Carrying Co. Ltd. |
| 11 June |
Paladin |
P-class destroyer |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 12 June |
Ahmedabad |
Basset-class trawler |
Scindia Steam Navigation Co. |
Bombay |
India |
For Royal Indian Navy |
| 12 June |
Empire Glade |
Cargo ship |
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 12 June |
Empire Raleigh |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 14 June |
Empire Moonrise |
Cargo ship |
Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. |
Hong Kong |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 14 June |
PT 25 |
Minesweeper |
Norderwerft Köser & Meyer |
Hamburg |
Germany |
For Soviet Navy |
| 17 June |
TLC 102 |
Tank Landing Craft |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[81] |
| 17 June |
TLC 103 |
Tank Landing Craft |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[82] |
| 23 June |
Helencrest |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Crest Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| 25 June |
Nonpareil |
N-class destroyer |
William Denny and Brothers |
Dumbarton |
United Kingdom |
Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy before completion, completed as Tjerk Hiddes |
| 25 June |
Priam |
Cargo ship |
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Dundee |
United Kingdom |
For Blue Funnel Line. |
| 25 June |
Primrose Hill |
Cargo ship |
William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Putney Hill Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 26 June |
Empire Ruby |
Coastal tanker |
G. Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd. |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 26 June |
Empire Spinney |
coaster |
A & J Inglis Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport.[85] |
| 27 June |
Port Victor |
Cargo ship |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Port Line Ltd. |
| 28 June |
Diplodon |
Tanker |
R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. |
Newcastle on Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 30 June |
Empire Grenfell |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 1 July |
Denham |
Tender |
W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd. |
Northwich |
United Kingdom |
For Mersey Docks & Harbour Board. |
| 1 July |
Empire Morn |
Cargo ship |
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 8 July |
Empire Amethyst |
Ocean type tanker |
Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 8 July |
Empire Cranmer |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 8 July |
Empire Cromwell |
Cargo ship |
William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 8 July |
Norton |
Cargo ship |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For R. Chapman & Son. |
| 9 July |
Barclose |
Bar-class boom defence vessel |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[89] |
| 9 July |
Empire Cabot |
Cargo ship |
William Gray & Company |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 9 July |
Empire Mallory |
Cargo ship |
C. Connell & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 10 July |
Empire Diamond |
Ocean type tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 10 July |
Empire Garnet |
Empire Lad-class coastal tanker |
Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd |
Rowhedge |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Empire Lad. |
| 10 July |
Empire Scott |
Cargo ship |
John Readhead & Sons Ltd. |
South Shields |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 12 July |
Empire Atoll |
Refrigerated coaster |
Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd |
Ardrossan |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 15 July |
Empire Stanley |
Cargo ship |
Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 22 July |
Ardrossan |
Bangor-class minesweeper |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[92] |
| 22 July |
Cowdray |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 22 July |
Fritillary |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[93] |
| 22 July |
U-117 |
Type XB submarine |
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
Kiel |
Germany |
For Kriegsmarine |
| 23 July |
Bedale |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Hawthorn Leslie & Co |
Hebburn-on-Tyne |
United Kingdom |
Transferred to Polish Navy before completion, completed as Ślązak |
| 23 July |
Bleasdale |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 23 July |
Empire Almond |
Cargo ship |
Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 23 July |
Empire Shackleton |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 24 July |
Empire Livingstone |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 24 July |
Genista |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[95] |
| 25 July |
Hursley |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
Transferred to Royal Hellenic Navy before completion, completed as Kriti |
| 26 July |
Empire Wolfe |
Scandinavian type cargo ship |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 26 July |
San Diego |
Atlanta-class cruiser |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 28 July |
Empire Clive |
Cargo ship |
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 28 July |
Empire Gilbert |
Cargo ship |
Bartram & Sons Ltd |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 28 July |
Empire Wyclif |
Cargo ship |
Short Brothers Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 29 July |
Empire Pearl |
Norwegian type tanker |
Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 31 July |
Empire Lass |
Coastal tanker |
Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. |
Grangemouth |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| July |
William C. McTarnahan |
Tanker |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For National Bulk Carriers.[49] |
| 5 August |
Partridge |
P-class destroyer |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 5 August |
Lauderdale |
Hunt-class destroyer |
John I. Thornycroft and Company |
Woolston |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 5 August |
Sir Leonard Pearce |
Collier |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For London Power Co. Ltd. |
| 8 August |
Empire Sound |
Coaster |
Richards Ironworks Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 8 August |
Urlana |
Cargo ship |
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| 9 August |
Empire Birch |
Near-Warrior type tug |
Henry Scarr Ltd. |
Hessle |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 11 August |
Kanbe |
Cargo ship |
William Denny and Brothers Ltd. |
Dumbarton |
United Kingdom |
For British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 12 August |
Airedale |
Hunt-class destroyer |
John Brown and Company |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 12 August |
Nottingham |
Cargo ship |
Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. |
Linthouse |
United Kingdom |
For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 12 August |
Tetcott |
Hunt-class destroyer |
J. Samuel White |
East Cowes |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 13 August |
Empire Ash |
Near-Warrior type tug |
John Crown & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 15 August |
Empire Latimer |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 16 August |
Ocean Vanguard |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| 21 August |
Empire Onyx |
Ocean type tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport.[102] |
| 21 August |
Empire Ridley |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 August |
Green Ranger |
Ranger-class tanker |
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Dundee |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 21 August |
Sound Fisher |
C-type coaster |
S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For . |
| 22 August |
Derwent |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 23 August |
Earlston |
Cargo ship |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For R. Chapman & Son. |
| 23 August |
Empire Liberty |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 23 August |
Empire Parsons |
Cargo ship |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 25 August |
British Character |
Tanker |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For British Tanker Co. Ltd. |
| 25 August |
Empire Grace |
Refrigerated cargo liner |
Harland & Wolff Ltd. |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport.[105] |
| 25 August |
Empire Marriott |
Cargo ship |
William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. |
Southwick |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 25 August |
Empire Stevenson |
Cargo ship |
John Readhead & Sons Ltd. |
South Shields |
United Kingdom |
For . |
| 26 August |
Empire Emerald |
Ocean type tanker |
Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 26 August |
Empire Masefield |
Cargo ship |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 27 August |
Aldenham |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 27 August |
Empire Selwyn |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 28 August |
Empire Baffin |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 28 August |
Empire Boy |
Coastal tanker |
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. |
Goole |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 28 August |
Oxlip |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 31 August |
Ocean Venture |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| August |
Silivri |
Ferry |
Ferguson Brothers Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Turkish Government. |
| 2 September |
Fredericton |
Flower-class corvette |
Marine Industries Ltd. |
Sorel |
Canada |
For Royal Canadian Navy |
| 3 September |
Barcock |
Bar-class boom defence vessel |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[109] |
| 4 September |
Empire Sidney |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport.[110] |
| 4 September |
Matchless |
M-class destroyer |
Alexander Stephen and Sons |
Linthouse |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 5 September |
Bicester |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Hawthorn Leslie & Co |
Hebburn-on-Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 6 September |
Atlanta |
Atlanta-class cruiser |
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
South Kearny, New Jersey |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 6 September |
Empire Newcomen |
Scandinavian type cargo ship |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 6 September |
San Juan |
Atlanta-class cruiser |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 8 September |
Empire River |
Coaster |
J. S. Watson Ltd. |
Gainsborough |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 9 September |
Darica |
Ferry |
Ferguson Brothers Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Turkish Government. |
| 9 September |
Empire Deep |
Coaster |
Harland & Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport.[113] |
| 10 September |
Empire Druid |
Norwegian type tanker |
Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 11 September |
Empire Pict |
Ocean type tanker |
Blythwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 19 September |
Empire Rhodes |
Cargo ship |
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Dundee |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 22 September |
Empire Cadet |
Coastal tanker |
Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. |
Grangemouth |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 22 September |
MMS 54 |
MMS-class minesweeper |
Herd & Mackenzie |
Buckie |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[116] |
| 23 September |
Empire Cowper |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 23 September |
Empire Field |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 23 September |
Massachusetts |
South Dakota-class battleship |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 24 September |
Empire Beacon |
Coaster |
Scott & Sons Ltd |
Bowling |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 24 September |
Empire Bracken |
Near-Warrior type tug |
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. |
Goole |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 24 September |
Empire Linden |
Near-Warrior type tug |
Henry Scarr Ltd. |
Hessle |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 26 September |
Empire Cedar |
Maple-type tug |
Richard Dunston Ltd. |
Thorne |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 26 September |
Empire Halley |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 27 September |
Adabelle Lykes |
C1-A Cargo ship, converted to WSA troop transport 1944[118][119] |
Pusey and Jones |
Wilmington, Delaware |
United States |
|
| 27 September |
African Planet |
Cargo ship |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as George Clymer. |
| 27 September |
Alcoa Polaris |
Cargo ship |
Consolidated Steel Corporation |
Wilmington, California |
United States |
|
| 27 September |
Empire Stanley |
Cargo ship |
Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 27 September |
Fredrick Funston |
Frederick Funston-class attack transport |
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
Tacoma, Washington |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 27 September |
James McKay |
Cargo ship |
Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard |
Sparrows Point, Maryland |
United States |
|
| 27 September |
John C. Fremont |
Liberty ship |
California Shipbuilding Corporation |
Los Angeles, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[120] |
| 27 September |
Ledbury |
Hunt-class destroyer |
John I. Thornycroft and Company |
Woolston |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 27 September |
Louise Lykes |
Type C2-F cargo ship |
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
South Kearny, New Jersey |
United States |
For Lykes Brothers Steamship Company |
| 27 September |
Ocean Vigil |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| 27 September |
Ocean Voice |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| 27 September |
Patrick Henry |
Liberty ship |
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard |
Baltimore, Maryland |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[121] |
| 27 September |
Star of Oregon |
Cargo ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 27 September |
Sinclair Superflame |
Cargo ship |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
United States |
|
| 27 September |
Steel Artisan |
Type C3-class cargo ship |
Western Pipe and Steel Company |
San Francisco, California |
United States |
Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as Barnes. |
| 27 September |
Surprise |
Cargo ship |
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |
Chester, Pennsylvania |
United States |
|
| 27 September |
Cowie |
Gleaves-class destroyer |
Boston Naval Yard |
Boston, Massachusetts |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 27 September |
Knight |
Gleaves-class destroyer |
Boston Naval Yard |
Boston, Massachusetts |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 2 October |
VIC 1 |
VIC lighter |
Richard Dunston Ltd. |
Thorne |
United Kingdom |
For the Admiralty. |
| 4 October |
Allerton |
Cargo ship |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For R. Chapman & Son. |
| 4 October} |
Empire Jack |
Coaster |
Vickers Armstrongs Ltd. |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 6 October |
Empire Byron |
Cargo ship |
Bartram & Sons |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 6 October |
Empire Marlowe |
Cargo ship |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 6 October |
Quality |
Q-class destroyer |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 7 October |
Empire Celt |
Ocean type tanker |
Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 7 October |
Empire Rennie |
Cargo ship |
C. Connell & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 7 October |
MSC Neptune |
Tug |
Henry Robb Ltd. |
Leith |
United Kingdom |
For Manchester Ship Canal Company. |
| 8 October |
Empire Baxter |
Cargo ship |
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 8 October |
Loyal |
L-class destroyer |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 8 October |
San Venancio |
Tanker |
R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. |
Newcastle on Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| 9 October |
Empire Fir |
Warrior type tug |
Scott & Sons Ltd. |
Bowling |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| January |
Hororata |
Refrigerated cargo ship |
J. & G. Thompson Ltd. |
Clydebank |
United Kingdom |
For New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd.[126] |
| 9 October |
Onslaught |
O-class destroyer |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 11 October |
Albrighton |
Hunt-class destroyer |
John Brown and Company |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 15 October |
Fort St. James |
Fort ship |
Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. |
North Vancouver, British Columbia |
Canada |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 17 October |
Umaria |
Cargo ship |
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| 17 October |
Wilton |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Gocan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 19 October |
Merriwether Lewis |
Liberty ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 20 October |
Empire Carey |
Scandinavian type Cargo ship |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 20 October |
Empire Johnson |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 October |
Barcross |
Bar-class boom defence vessel |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[128] |
| 21 October |
Brixham |
Bangor-class minesweeper |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[129] |
| 21 October |
Empire Heywood |
Cargo ship |
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. |
Dundee |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 October |
Empire Newton |
Cargo ship |
Short Brothers Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 October |
Nurani |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 21 October |
Stangarth |
Cargo ship |
William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. |
Southwick |
United Kingdom |
For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 21 October |
Steel Architect |
Type C3-class cargo ship |
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
Tacoma, Washington |
United States |
Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as Copahee |
| 21 October |
Empire Ballantyne |
Cargo ship |
Harland and Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 21 October |
Empire Norseman |
Dale-class oiler |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as RFA Dinsdale for Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[133] |
| 21 October |
Empire Thistle |
Near-Warrior type tug |
Clelands (Successors) Ltd. |
Willington Quay |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 22 October |
Empire Dryden |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 22 October |
Empire Howard |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 22 October |
Empire Ivy |
Near-Warrior type tug |
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. |
Goole |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 23 October |
Empire Bairn |
Coastal tanker |
Blythswood Shipbuilders |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 23 October |
Empire Drayton |
Cargo ship |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 23 October |
Ocean Viking |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| 23 October |
VIC 2 |
VIC lighter |
Richard Dunston Ltd. |
Thorne |
United Kingdom |
For the Admiralty. |
| 25 October |
Juneau |
Atlanta-class cruiser |
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
South Kearny, New Jersey |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 26 October |
Thomas Paine |
Liberty ship |
California Shipbuilding Corporation |
Los Angeles, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[120] |
| 26 October |
William Clark |
Liberty ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 28 October |
Pennywort |
Flower-class corvette |
Harland & Wolff |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[136] |
| 1 November |
Cleveland |
Cleveland-class cruiser |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 3 November |
Meteor |
M-class destroyer |
Alexander Stephen and Sons |
Linthouse |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 4 November |
Empire Squire |
Cargo ship |
John Readhead & Sons Ltd. |
South Shields |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 4 November |
Lambtonian |
C-type coaster |
S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Tanfield Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 5 November |
Bolebroke |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 5 November |
Quentin |
Q-class destroyer |
J. Samuel White |
East Cowes |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 5 November |
VIC 5 |
VIC lighter |
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. |
Goole |
United Kingdom |
For the Admiralty. |
| 8 November |
Derince |
Ferry |
Ferguson Brothers Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Turkish Government. |
| 9 November |
Empire Plane |
Maple-type tug |
Richard Dunston Ltd. |
Thorne |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 15 November |
Francis Scott Key |
Liberty ship |
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard |
Baltimore, Maryland |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[121] |
| 16 November |
Benjamin Franklin |
Liberty ship |
California Shipbuilding Corporation |
Los Angeles, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[120] |
| 16 November |
Ocean Vestal |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| 16 November |
Robert Gray |
Liberty ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 18 November |
Belvoir |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 18 November |
Empire Airman |
tanker |
Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 18 November |
Empire Metal |
Tanker |
Furness Shipbuilding Company |
Haverton Hill |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 18 November |
Fulham VI |
Collier |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For Fulham Borough Council. |
| 19 November |
Empire Builder |
Cargo ship |
William Gray & Company |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 19 November |
Empire Cameron |
Cargo ship |
William Denny and Bros. Ltd. |
Dumbarton |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 19 November |
Empire Drum |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 19 November |
Empire Dunstan |
Scandinavian type cargo ship |
Grangemouth Dockyard Company |
Grangemouth |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 20 November |
Empire Pilgrim |
Scandinavian type cargo ship |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
West Hartlepool |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 20 November |
HMS Unicorn |
Aircraft maintenance carrier |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 21 November |
Empire Race |
Near-Warrior type tug |
Henry Scarr Ltd. |
Hessle |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 November |
Indiana |
South Dakota-class battleship |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 22 November |
Empire Harp |
Coastal tanker |
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. |
Goole |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 22 November |
Aaron Ward |
Gleaves-class destroyer |
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
South Kearny, New Jersey |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 23 November |
John Barry |
Liberty ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 29 November |
Quilliam |
Q-class destroyer |
Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd. |
Hebburn-on-Tyne |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 30 November |
Ocean Vesper |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| 2 December |
Blackmore |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Alexander Stephen & Sons |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 2 December |
Empire Prairie |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 2 December |
Empire Saxon |
Ocean type tanker |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. |
Wallsend |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 2 December |
Musketeer |
M-class destroyer |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 3 December |
Derryheen |
Cargo ship |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For McCowan & Cross Ltd. |
| 3 December |
Empire Ranger |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 3 December |
John Paul Jones |
Liberty ship |
California Shipbuilding Corporation |
Los Angeles, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[120] |
| 4 December |
Bustler |
Bustler-class tug |
Henry Robb Ltd. |
Leith |
United Kingdom |
For the Admiralty. |
| 4 December |
Norseman |
N-class destroyer |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Woolston |
United Kingdom |
Transferred to Royal Australian Navy before completion. Completed as Nepal |
| 6 December |
Empire Dragon |
Cargo ship |
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 6 December |
Richard Henry Lee |
Liberty ship |
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard |
Baltimore, Maryland |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[121] |
| 6 December |
Roger B. Taney |
Liberty ship |
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard |
Baltimore, Maryland |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[121] |
| 6 December |
Zebulon B. Vance |
Liberty ship |
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company |
Wilmington, North Carolina |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[143] |
| 7 December |
Thomas Jefferson |
Liberty ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 9 December |
Ocean Valley |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| 10 December |
Doran |
Gleaves-class destroyer |
Boston Naval Yard |
Boston, Massachusetts |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 11 December |
U-607 |
Type VIIC submarine |
Blohm & Voss |
Hamburg |
Germany |
For Kriegsmarine |
| 14 December |
John Hancock |
Liberty ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 15 December |
Fulham VII |
Collier |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For Fulham Borough Council. |
| 16 December |
Empire Nomad |
Cargo ship |
J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 17 December |
Columbia |
Cleveland-class cruiser |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
For United States Navy |
| 17 December |
Empire Ballad |
Cargo ship |
Bartram & Sons |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 17 December |
MSC Nymph |
Tug |
Henry Robb Ltd. |
Leith |
United Kingdom |
For Manchester Ship Canal Company. |
| 17 December |
Tarantia |
Cargo ship |
William Doxford & Sons Ltd. |
Pallion |
United Kingdom |
For Anchor Line Ltd. |
| 18 December |
Easdale |
Dale-class oiler |
Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 18 December |
Empire Splendour |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport.[144] |
| 18 December |
Hatherleigh |
Hunt-class destroyer |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
United Kingdom |
Transferred to Royal Hellenic Navy before completion, completed as Kanaris |
| 18 December |
Ocean Vision |
Ocean ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[101] |
| 18 December |
Sir Galahad |
Minesweeper |
Hall, Russell & Company |
Aberdeen |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 18 December |
Stanbank |
Cargo ship |
William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. |
Southwick |
United Kingdom |
For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 19 December |
Empire Story |
Cargo ship |
Short Brothers Ltd. |
Sunderland |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 19 December |
Kong Haakon VII |
Cargo ship |
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Norwegian Government. |
| 20 December |
Empire Maiden |
Coastal tanker |
A. & J. Inglis Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport.[148] |
| 20 December |
Ocean Freedom |
Ocean ship |
New England Shipbuilding Corporation |
South Portland, Maine |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[149] |
| 20 December |
Ocean Liberty |
Ocean ship |
New England Shipbuilding Corporation |
South Portland, Maine |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[149] |
| 20 December |
St. George |
Tug |
Ferguson Brothers Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Government of Trinidad. |
| 21 December |
Empire Courage |
Cargo ship |
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 December |
Empire Teak |
Near-Warrior type tug |
Henry Scarr Ltd. |
Hessle |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 December |
Paul Revere |
Liberty ship |
California Shipbuilding Corporation |
Los Angeles, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[120] |
| 21 December |
Philip Livingston |
Liberty ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 22 December |
Algerine |
Algerine-class minesweeper |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 26 December |
VIC 3 |
VIC lighter |
Richard Dunston Ltd. |
Thorne |
United Kingdom |
For the Admiralty. |
| 27 December |
Empire Homer |
Cargo ship |
Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 28 December |
Alexander Hamilton |
Liberty ship |
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Portland, Oregon |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[122] |
| 29 December |
Empire Zeal |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows Ltd. |
Port Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 30 December |
Empire Addison |
Cargo ship |
Lithgows |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 30 December |
Empire Bard |
Heavy lift ship |
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company |
Dundee |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport |
| 30 December |
John Randolph |
Liberty ship |
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard |
Baltimore, Maryland |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[121] |
| 30 December |
Milne |
M-class destroyer |
Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company |
Greenock |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 30 December |
Magpie |
Black Swan-class sloop |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Woolston |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy |
| 31 December |
Corfoss |
Collier |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For Wm. Cory & Son. |
| 31 December |
James Otis |
Liberty ship |
Permanente Metals Corporation |
Richmond, California |
United States |
For War Shipping Administration.[151] |
| December |
Lady Walmer |
Concrete ship |
W. & C. French Ltd. |
Newport |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| Unknown date |
Atlas |
Cargo ship |
Nordseewerke. |
Emden |
Germany |
Completed as Empire Glencoe for Ministry of Transport. |
| Unknown date |
Bishops Retriever |
Lighter |
W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd. |
Northwich |
United Kingdom |
For Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd. |
| Unknown date |
Boer |
Clyde puffer |
J. Hay & Sons Ltd. |
Kirkintillock |
United Kingdom |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Bussard |
Bussard-class seaplane tender |
|
Königsberg |
Germany |
For Luftwaffe |
| Unknown date |
D. & E. No. 12 |
Crane barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For Doullot & Ewin.[49] |
| Unknown date |
Empire Kyle |
Coaster |
Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. |
Northwich |
United Kingdom |
For Ministry of War Transport. |
| Unknown date |
HDML 1083 |
Harbour Defence Motor Launch |
M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd. |
Bideford |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[155] |
| Unknown date |
Immelmann |
Karl Meyer-class seaplane tender |
Norderwerft Koser und Meyer |
Hamburg |
Germany |
For Luftwaffe |
| Unknown date |
JAP No. 4000 |
Tanker |
|
|
Japan |
For private owner. |
| Unknown date |
Le Royal |
Trawler |
Cochrane & Sons Ltd |
Selby |
United Kingdom |
For Milford Steam Trawling Co. Ltd. |
| Unknown date |
MASB 27 |
Torpedo boat |
British Power Boat Company |
Hythe |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[158] |
| Unknown date |
MMS 46 |
MMS-class minesweeper |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy.[159] |
| Unknown date |
MTB 345 |
Motor torpedo boat |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Woolston |
United Kingdom |
Experimental vessel for Royal Navy |
| Unknown date |
Swine |
Coaster tanker |
|
|
Germany |
For Kriegsmarine |
| Unknown date |
Nimble |
Nimble-class tug |
Cochrane & Sons Ltd. |
Selby |
United Kingdom |
For the Admiralty. |
| Unknown date |
Tudor Queen |
Tudor Queen type coaster |
Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Burntisland |
United Kingdom |
For Queenship Navigation Ltd. |
| Unknown date |
U. S. Gypsum No. 5 |
Deck barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For United States Gypsum.[49] |