List of ship launches in 1942

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The list of ship launches in 1942 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1942.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
5 January Empire Fairy Near-Warrior type tug Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[1]
5 January Empire Roamer Cargo ship C. Connell & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[2]
6 January Empire Bede Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Ltd Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
6 January Manaar Cargo ship William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd.[3]
10 January Robert Fulton Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
12 January Bardell Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[5]
13 January Empire Spruce Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[6]
14 January Daniel Boone Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
14 January Ocean Vulcan Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
15 January Baltyk Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Polish Government.[9]
15 January Bogue Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 January Blean Hunt-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Hebburn United Kingdom
15 January Empire Dyke Coaster Clelands (Successors) Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[10]
15 January Empire Forest Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[11]
15 January Empire Jill Coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[10]
15 January Empire Knight Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[12]
15 January Oakley Hunt-class destroyer Yarrow & Co. Ltd Scotstoun, Glasgow United Kingdom Sold in 1958 to West Germany as Gneisenau
15 January Empire Dyke Coaster Clelands (Successors) Ltd Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
15 January Empire Forest Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
15 January Empire Jill Coaster S P Austin & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
16 January Queenborough Q-class destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom To Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Queenborough 1945, later converted to Type 15 frigate, sold for scrapping 1975
17 January Echuca Bathurst-class corvette HMA Naval Dockyard Williamstown, Victoria Australia
17 January Empire Barrie Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
17 January Empire Chapman Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Ltd Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[13]
17 January Empire Marvell Norwegian type tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[14]
17 January Empire Purcell Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[15]
17 January John Adams Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
17 January Nathaniel Greene Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
19 January Empire Goblin Near-Warrior type tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[1]
29 January Empire Lily Coaster Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[18]
29 January Empire Tennyson Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
20 January Empire March Cargo ship Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Barrow in Furness United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[20]
20 January Empire Palm Warrior type tug Scott & Sons Bowling United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[21]
20 January Ocean Valour Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
20 January San Victoria Tanker Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd.[22]
21 January Stephen A. Douglas Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
24 January Armidale Bathurst-class corvette Mort's Dock & Engineering Co Sydney Australia
24 January Benjamin Harrison Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
24 January Carter Braxton Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
28 January Robert Morris Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
29 January Bramham Hunt-class destroyer Alexander Stephens & Sons Govan, Glasgow United Kingdom To the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1943 as Themistocles
30 January Gympie Bathurst-class corvette Evans Deakin & Co Brisbane Australia
30 January Tahsinia Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Anchor Line Ltd.[24]
31 January Quiberon Q-class destroyer J. Samuel White Cowes Australia
31 January Empire Punch Coaster Richards Ironworks Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[25]
Ocean Venus Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
31 January Samuel Adams Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]

February

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
2 February Nicania Tanker R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[26]
3 February Border Hunt-class destroyer Swan Hunter Tyne and Wear United Kingdom Transferred to Greece in 1942 as Adrias
3 February Virginia Dare Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
3 February William Pearman Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For London Power Co. Ltd.[27]
4 February John Jay Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
4 February Nathan Hale Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
5 February Alarm Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[28]
6 February Kit Carson Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
7 February Warramunga Tribal-class destroyer Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Sydney Australia
7 February William Dawes Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
10 February VIC 4 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the War Department.[29]
12 February Albert Gallatin Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
12 February Montpelier Cleveland-class light cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States
14 February Empire Dickens Norwegian type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
14 February Ocean Vigour Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
15 February Breton Bogue-class escort carrier Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 February Christopher Newport Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
15 February Philip Schuyler Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
16 February Alabama South Dakota-class battleship Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth, Virginia United States
16 February Empire Hearth Icemaid type collier Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[31]
17 February Empire Elgar Heavy lift ship William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
17 February Empire Fairbairn Cargo ship Barclay Curle & Co. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
17 February Empire Spartan Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[32]
17 February Empire Spenser Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[13][33]
17 February Empire Sprite Near-Warrior type tug Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[34]
18 February Empire Vigilance Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as British Vigilance.[35][36]
18 February Oliver Hazard Perry Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
18 February Wallaroo Bathurst-class corvette Poole & Steel Balmain, New South Wales Australia
19 February Empire Dweller coastal tanker G. Brown & Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
19 February George Clymer Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
19 February Nicholas Fletcher-class destroyer Bath Iron Works United States For US Navy
19 February Obdurate O-class destroyer William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom
21 February Opportune O-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston United Kingdom
21 February VIC 19 VIC lighter Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[37]
21 February William Hooper Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
22 February James Wilson Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
22 February Samuel Chase Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
23 February Empire Audrey coastal tanker G Brown & Co Ltd Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
23 February Empire Beatrice Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
24 February Zebulon Pike Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
25 February John Hart Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
27 February Card Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
28 February Elbridge Gerry Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
28 February Quadrant Q-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn United Kingdom To Australia as HMAS Quadrant 1945, later converted to Type 15 frigate, sold for scrapping 1962
28 February Ocean Vanity Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
28 February Richard Bland Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
28 February Zachary Taylor Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]

March

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 March Richthofen Hans Albrecht Wedel-class light seaplane tender Schichau Königsberg  Germany For the Luftwaffe
2 March Congonian Tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For United Africa Co. Ltd.[38]
2 March Myrmidon M-class destroyer Fairfield Govan, Glasgow United Kingdom Loaned to the Polish Navy and renamed ORP Orkan
4 March John Witherspoon Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
4 March Stronsay Isles-class trawler Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[39]
4 March Tamworth Bathurst-class corvette Walkers Limited Maryborough Australia
5 March British Tradition Tanker Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead United Kingdom For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[40]
5 March Empire Arthur Coastal tanker Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[41]
5 March Empire Cadet Coastal tanker William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
5 March Hamlin Bogue-class escort carrier Western Pipe & Steel United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
5 March Henry W. Longfellow Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
5 March Melbreak Hunt-class destroyer J. Samuel White Cowes United Kingdom
5 March Ocean Vintage Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
6 March Empire Arnold Cargo ship William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
6 March Henry Knox Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
7 March Zetland Hunt-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow United Kingdom
7 March Tracker Attacker-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
8 March Daniel Morgan Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
11 March John Dickinson Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
11 March Rufus King Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
14 March Francis L. Lee Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
14 March George Calvert Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
15 March Anthony Wayne Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
15 March Ocean Volunteer Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
16 March Empire Cherub Near-Warrior type tug Hall, Russell & Co Ltd Aberdeen United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[42]
16 March Fireside C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[43]
17 March Deseado Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.[44]
17 March Empire Coleridge Norwegian type tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[14]
17 March Fisher Ames Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
17 March Penylan Hunt-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow in Furness United Kingdom
18 March Empire Chaucer Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
18 March Empire Folk Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[6]
18 March Fresno City Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Reardon Smith Line Ltd.[24]
18 March VIC 6 VIC lighter Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For the War Department.[45]
19 March Agra Basset-class minesweeping trawler Hooghly Engineering and Docking Co. Calcutta  India
19 March Empire Keats Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[46]
19 March Hermann Kohl Hans Albrecht Wedel-class light seaplane tender Schichau Königsberg  Germany For the Luftwaffe
20 March Birmingham Cleveland-class light cruiser Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia United States
21 March Rotherham R-class destroyer John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom To Indian Navy as Rajput 1949; scrapped 1976
22 March Abiel Foster Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
22 March Francis Marion Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
22 March Robert G. Harper Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
23 March Empire Conrad Cargo ship Lithgows Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
24 March Empire Austen Cargo ship Lithgows Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
24 March Empire Wold Near-Warrior type tug John Crown & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[47]
26 March Edgar Allan Poe Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
28 March Ocean Veteran Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
28 March Robert Treat Paine Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
28 March Timothy Pickering Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
28 March William C. C. Claiborne Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
29 March Joseph Hewes Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
29 March Sam Houston Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
31 March Benjamin Goodhue Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
31 March Empire Beaumont Cargo ship Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.
31 March Empire Caxton Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
31 March Empire Prince Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[50]
31 March Nathaniel Hawthorne Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
31 March Vancouver City Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Reardon Smith Line Ltd.[24]

April

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 April Empire Lawn Near-Warrior type tug Ferguson Bros. Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[51]
1 April Raider R-class destroyer Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom To India as Rana 1949
1 April Samsonia Bustler-class tug Henry Robb Ltd. Leith United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[52]
2 April Abraham Clark Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
2 April Albacore Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[53]
2 April Empire Clough Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
2 April Haydon Hunt-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom
2 April Ingleton Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For R. Chapman & Son.[27]
2 April Lady Kathleen Concrete ship W. & C. French Ltd. Newport United Kingdom For Concrete Maritime Ltd.[54]
2 April Orwell O-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston United Kingdom
2 April VIC 7 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[29]
3 April Switha Isles-class trawler Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[55]
4 April Battler Attacker-class escort carrier Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For Royal Navy. Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April Brave Algerine-class minesweeper Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[56]
4 April Croatan Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April Denver Cleveland-class light cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States
4 April Empire Bowman Cargo ship C Connell & Co Ltd Scotstoun, Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
4 April Empire Fletcher Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Ltd Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[13]
4 April Nassau Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April Searcher Attacker-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
4 April Thomas Nelson Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
5 April Fancy Algerine-class minesweeper Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[57]
5 April John G. Whittier Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
6 April Empire Mead Near-Warrior type tug Ferguson Bros Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[51]
6 April Empire Tristram Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[58]
6 April Ocean Voyager Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
7 April William Cullen Bryant Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
8 April William Floyd Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
9 April Mjölner Mode-class destroyer Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad Gothenburg Sweden For Swedish Navy
11 April Mode Mode-class destroyer Götaverken Gothenburg Sweden For Swedish Navy
11 April Ocean Vista Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
11 April Quickmatch Q-class destroyer J. Samuel White Cowes Australia
12 April Hawaiian Shipper Modified Type C3 cargo liner Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny, New Jersey United States For United States War Shipping Administration
12 April James Russell Lowell Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
12 April John Penn Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
12 April St. Olaf Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
12 April Thomas Stone Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
13 April Modbury Hunt-class destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom Transferred to Greece as Miaoulis
14 April Acute Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[59]
14 April Bardolf Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[60]
14 April Holcombe Hunt-class destroyer Alexander Stephens & Sons Glasgow United Kingdom
14 April John Langdon Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
14 April Stephen Hopking Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
15 April Empire Toiler Scandinavian type cargo ship Ailsa Shipbuilding & Co. Ltd. Troon United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[61]
16 April British Merit Tanker Harland & Wolff Ltd. Govan United Kingdom For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[62]
16 April Caleb Strong Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
16 April Empire Gawain Coastal tanker Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
16 April Empire Minotaur Near-Warrior type tug A. Hall & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[21]
16 April Flamma Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[27]
16 April Henry D. Thoreau Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
16 April Jersey City Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Reardon Smith Line Ltd.[63]
16 April VIC 20 VIC lighter Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[64]
17 April Empire Might Cargo liner Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[65]
18 April Blackfish Gato-class submarine Electric Boat Company Groton, Connecticut United States
18 April Imta Layteri Submarine tender James Pollock & Sons Faversham United Kingdom For Turkish Navy.[18]
19 April Davy Crockett Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
19 April Ralph Waldo Emerson Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
19 April Ulster Duke Coaster Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. Ardrossan United Kingdom For Belfast Steamship Co. Ltd.[66]
20 April Empire Norseman Norwegian type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
21 April Ocean Volga Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
21 April Paine Wingate Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
23 April James Whitcomb Riley Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
23 April Peter Minuit Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
23 April T. J. Jackson Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
25 April Magne Mode-class destroyer Götaverken Gothenburg Sweden For Swedish Navy
25 April Ocean Vengeance Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
26 April John C. Colhoun Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
26 April Samuel Huntington Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
27 April Esek Hopkins Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
27 April Haldon Hunt-class destroyer Fairfield Glasgow United Kingdom Transferred to Free France as La Combattante
27 April James Monroe Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
27 April Samuel Moody Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
29 April Avristan Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Strick Line (1923) Ltd.[24]
29 April King Haakon VII PC class escort ship Geo. Lawley Neponset, Massachusetts Norway Ex-USS PC-467
29 April Matthew Maury Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
29 April Shahjehan Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[67]
30 April Empire Farm Warrior type tug Scott & Sons Ltd. Bowling United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[21]
30 April Empire Gnome Near-Warrior type tug A. Hall & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[21]
30 April John Hathorn Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
30 April John Sevier Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
30 April Ocean Vagrant Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
30 April Tanatside Hunt-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow United Kingdom
30 April Obedient O-class destroyer William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom
30 April Thomas McKean Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
April Joseph M. Walsh Tug Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Mobile Towing.[68]

May

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 May Empire Gareth Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
1 May VIC 11 VIC lighter Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[45]
2 May Barnes Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
2 May Empire Lionel Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[15]
2 May Inverell Bathurst-class corvette Mort's Dock & Engineering Co Balmain, New South Wales Australia
2 May Redoubt R-class destroyer John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom To India as Ranjit 1949
4 May Stancleeve Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick United Kingdom For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd.[69]
5 May Edwin Markham Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
5 May Jonathan Edwards Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
6 May Alexander Macomb Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
6 May VIC 12 VIC lighter Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[45]
7 May Oliver Wendell Holmes Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
7 May Prince William Bogue-class escort carrier Western Pipe & Steel United States Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
9 May George Matthews Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
9 May Ocean Viscount Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
9 May Thomas B. Robertson Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
9 May William Ellery Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
10 May Charles C. Pinckney Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
11 May Walt Whitman Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
12 May Eleazar Wheelock Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
12 May Winfield Scott Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
13 May Empire Head Coaster Clelands (Successors) Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[10]
13 May F. A. C. Muhlenberg Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
13 May VIC 8 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the War Department.[70]
14 May Empire Garrick Ocean type tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[71]
14 May Empire Guinevere Cargo ship William Denny and Bros. Ltd. Dumbarton United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[72]
14 May Empire Hazlitt Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[11]
14 May Empire Iseult Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[58]
14 May Henry St. G. Tucker Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
14 May Ocean Verity Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
14 May Winsor Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[27]
15 May Core Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 May Empire Southey Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[46]
15 May J. L. M. Curry Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
15 May John Davenport Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
15 May Mobile Cleveland-class light cruiser Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia United States
16 May Abraham Baldwin Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
16 May Horsham Bathurst-class corvette HMA Naval Dockyard Melbourne Australia
16 May John B. Ashe Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
16 May Mark Twain Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
17 May John Cropper Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
18 May Empire Galahad Refrigerated cargo ship Lithgows Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
18 May Thomas Ruffin Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
19 May John Page Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
22 May Altamaha Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
22 May Empire Imp Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[74]
22 May Irwin MacDowell Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
22 May James Fenimore Cooper Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
22 May Lewis Morris Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
22 May Michael J. Stone Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
22 May Mormacpenn C3 merchant freighter Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States Converted to escort carrier HMS Hunter in 1943
22 May Ocean Viceroy Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
22 May Richard Bassett Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
22 May Stephen F. Austin Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
22 May Thomas Bailey Aldrich Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
22 May Washington Irving Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
22 May William Johnson Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
22 May William Moultrie Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
23 May John Schureman Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
27 May Cadmus Algerine-class Mineweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[75]
27 May Munin Mode-class destroyer Öresundsvarvet Landskrona Sweden For Swedish Navy
27 May Peter Silvester Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
28 May Cormull C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Wm. Cory & Son Ltd.[76]
28 May Empire Piper Near-Warrior type tug Clelands (Successors) Ltd. Willington Quay-on-Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[42]
28 May Empire Strength Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[77]
28 May Matheran Cargo ship William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow  United Kingdom For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd.[3]
28 May MOWT 7 Crane barge Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. Paisley United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[78]
29 May Bret Harte Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
29 May Canara Cargo ship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[79]
29 May David S. Terry Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
29 May Empire Wordsworth Norwegian type tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For .[14]
29 May Houston City Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Reardon Smith Line Ltd.[80]
30 May Activity Refrigerated cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For the Admiralty. Completed as escort carrier HMS Activity. [81]
30 May Empire Guidon Cargo ship Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[82]
30 May Empire Pat Near-Warrior type tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[1]
30 May San Veronico Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd.[83][84]
30 May Theodore Bland Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
30 May William Paca Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
31 May Anne Hutchinson Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
31 May John Marshall Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
31 May Thomas Sumter Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]

June

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 June Empire Sam Near-Warrior type tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[1]
1 June Hardingham Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Willis Steamship Co. Ltd.[80]
1 June Nassa Tanker Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[85]
1 June Quail Q-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn United Kingdom
1 June Racehorse R-class destroyer John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom
2 June Empire Boswell Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
2 June Empire Cupid Warrior type tug Scott & Sons Bowling United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[21]
2 June Nuculana Tanker R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.[86]
3 June Egbert Benson Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
3 June Ocean Virtue Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
4 June Empire Meadow Near-Warrior type tug J. S. Watson Ltd. Gainsborough United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[51]
4 June John Harvard Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
4 June VIC 9 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[70]
4 June Oliver Ellsworth Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
6 June Block Island Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
6 June George B. McClellan Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
7 June Elihu Yale Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
7 June Isaac Coles Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
7 June Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
7 June John Winthrop Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
7 June Ocean Valentine Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
8 June James Gunn Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
9 June Stephen Johnson Field Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
10 June Santa Fe Cleveland-class light cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States
11 June Bowen Bathurst-class corvette Walkers Limited Maryborough Australia
12 June Joseph McKenna Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
12 June William Travis Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
13 June Lambrook Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Austin Friars Steamship Co.[27]
13 June Ocean Vanquisher Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
14 June Artemis Ward Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
14 June John Wise Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
14 June Samuel Johnston Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
14 June Theodore Foster Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
14 June William M. Stewart Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
15 June Benjamin Contee Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
15 June Empire Mordred Cargo ship C. Connell & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[2]
16 June Cornelius Gilliam Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
16 June Empire Lytton Norwegian type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
17 June Shahzada Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[67]
18 June George H. Williams Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
18 June John Henry Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
19 June Latrobe Bathurst-class corvette Mort's Dock & Engineering Co Balmain, New South Wales Australia
19 June Mirabeau B. Lamar Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
19 June Willie Van Devanter Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
20 June Joseph Hooker Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
20 June Wensleydale Hunt-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow United Kingdom
21 June Edward Rutledge Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
21 June John Steele Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
22 June William MacLay Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
23 June George Thacher Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
23 June Kapunda Bathurst-class corvette Poole & Steel Balmain, New South Wales Australia
23 June Matthew P. Deady Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
24 June Kale River-class frigate Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[87]
25 June Benjamin Rush Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
25 June Huron Tribal-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne Canada Canada
26 June Coombe Hill Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Putney Hill Steamship Co. Ltd.[80]
26 June Junecrest Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Crest Shipping Co. Ltd.[67]
26 June William Patterson Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
27 June Brecon Hunt-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston, Southamton United Kingdom
27 June Breton Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
27 June Circe Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[88]
27 June Empire Galliard Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[58]
27 June Jason Lee Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
27 June Juan Cabrillo Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
27 June Ocean Victory Ocean ship Permanente Metals Richmond, California United States For Ministry of War Transport.[8]
28 June Abel Parker Upshur Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
29 June Empire Archer Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Dundee United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
29 June Empire Banner Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
29 June Empire Collins Norwegian type tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[14]
29 June Empire Damsel Coaster Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
29 June Empire Patriot Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
29 June Empire Standard Cargo ship Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[89]
29 June Empire Titan Near-Warrior type tug Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[34]
29 June Francis Parkman Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
29 June George Ross Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
29 June Woodpecker Modified Black Swan-class sloop William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom
30 June Empire Buckler Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd Port Glasgow United Kingdom For the Ministry of War Transport
30 June Empire Clarion Cargo ship William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool United Kingdom For the Ministry of War Transport
30 June Empire Metal Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[35][90]
30 June Harpalyce Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For National Steamship Co. Ltd.[80]
30 June Henry Clay Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
30 June Junipero Serra Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
30 June Marcus Whitman Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
30 June Stanhill Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick United Kingdom For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd.[69]

July

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 July Empire Thackeray Scandinavian type cargo ship Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[91]
3 July Benjamin Bourne Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
3 July Cuillin Ferry William Denny and Brothers Ltd. Dumbarton United Kingdom For London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[92]
3 July John Fiske Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
3 July William Hawkins Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
4 July George Vancouver Liberty ship Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For War Shipping Administration.[93]
4 July James Smith Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
4 July John McLoughlin Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
4 July Joseph Stanton Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
4 July Luther Martin Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
4 July William Wirt Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
7 July Hugh Williamson Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
7 July Jesse Applegate Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
8 July ArthurS Middleton Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
8 July Empire Toby Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[74]
9 July George Taylor Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
10 July John A. Sutter Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
10 July Reverdy Johnson Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
11 July Daniel Carroll Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
11 July Easton Hunt-class destroyer J Samuel White Cowes United Kingdom For Royal Navy[94]
11 July Empire Reynard Coaster Richards Ironworks Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[25]
11 July George Abernethy Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
12 July Richard Henry Dana Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
12 July William R. Davie Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
13 July John H. B. Latrobe Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
13 July Edward Rowland Sill Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
13 July Thomas Hooker Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
14 July Empire Ruskin Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[11]
14 July Empire Sinew Warrior type tug Scott & Sons Ltd Bowling United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[21]
14 July Firedog C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[95]
14 July Hartlepool Bangor-class minesweeper Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[96]
14 July Joseph Lane Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
14 July William Whipple Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
15 July Carlton Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For R. Chapman & Son Ltd.[27]
15 July George Bancroft Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
15 July George Gale Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
15 July Relentless R-class destroyer John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom
15 July Richard H. Alvey Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
16 July Empire Reynolds Ocean type tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[71]
16 July Rapid R-class destroyer Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom
16 July Ravager Attacker-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
18 July St. George Bogue-class escort carrier Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
19July Elias Howe Liberty ship Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For War Shipping Administration.[93]
19 July Harvey W. Scott Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
19 July James Ford Rhodes Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
19 July William Gaston Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
20 July VIC 10 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[70]
21 July James W. Nesmith Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
21 July John Morton Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
21 July William H. Prescott Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
22 July Joaquin Miller Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
22 July John Walker Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
23 July Alexander H. Stephens Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
23 July Empire Warlock Near-Warrior type tug Ferguson Brothers Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[51]
24 July Francis Lewis Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
24 July Hilson R. Helper Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
24 July John C. Ainsworth Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
25 July John P. Poe Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
25 July Nicholas Gilman Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
26 July William A. Graham Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
26 July William F. Cody Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
27 July Tuzla Ferry Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Turkish Government, owned by Ministry of War Transport before transfer to Turkish Government on 18 November 1943.[97]
27 July William P. McArthur Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
28 July Baltimore Baltimore-class heavy cruiser Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States
28 July City of Bristol Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ellerman's City Line Ltd.[9]
28 July Cygnet Modified Black Swan-class sloop United Kingdom
28 July Empire Webster Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[46]
28 July Greenock Bangor-class minesweeper Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[98]
28 July Mahratta M-class destroyer Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom
29 July Bernard Carter Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
29 July Empire Wisdom Cargo liner Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[65]
29 July Lew Wallace Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
29 July Robert F. Stockton Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
29 July VIC 21 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[70]
30 July British Promise Tanker Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead United Kingdom For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[40]
30 July Empire Centaur Cargo ship William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
30 July Empire Elaine Heavy lift ship Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Barrow in Furness United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[99]
30 July George Read Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
30 July Thistledale Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For The Albyn Line Ltd.[100]
30 July William B. Giles Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
31 July Essex Essex-class aircraft carrier Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
31 July Eugene Skinner Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
31 July John Carter Rose Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
31 July Starr King Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
31 July Thomas Heyward Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]

August

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 August Croatan Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
2 August James K. Polk Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
2 August Samuel Griffin Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
3 August Roger Sherman Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
4 August Leland Stanford Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
4 August Ocean Courier Ocean ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
4 August Ocean Gallant Ocean ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
4 August Ocean Seaman Ocean ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
4 August Ocean Stranger Ocean ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
4 August Ocean Traveller Ocean ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
4 August Ocean Wayfarer Ocean ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
5 August Daniel H. Lownsdale Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
6 August John Hamilton Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
7 August Oliver Wolcott Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
7 August Elijah White Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
7 August William Tilghman Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
8 August Empire Fusilier Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Empire Bombardier.[13]
8 August Jonathan Grout Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
8 August O. Henry Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
8 August Francis Drake Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
9 August Daniel Huger Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
10 August Benjamin Chew Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
10 August Peter H. Burnett Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
11 August Empire Dace Ferry Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[97]
11 August Harry Lane Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
11 August Wren Modified Black Swan-class sloop William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom
12 August Espiegle Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[101]
12 August Matthew Thornton Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
12 August Samuel Hartley Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
13 August Empire Launcelot Scandinavian type cargo ship Ailsa Shipbuilding & Co. Ltd. Troon United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[61]
13 August Ewing Young Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
14 August F. Marion Crawford Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
14 August George Chamberlain Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
15 August Jared Ingersoll Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
15 August Judah P. Bellingham Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
15 August Peter Cartwright Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
16 August Alexander Martin Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
16 August Ethan Allen Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
16 August Ocean Gallant Ocean ship Todd Shipyards Corp. South Portland, Maine United States For Ministry of War Transport.[102]
16 August Ocean Seaman Ocean ship Todd Shipyards Corp. South Portland, Maine United States For Ministry of War Transport.[102]
16 August Ocean Stranger Ocean ship Todd Shipyards Corp. South Portland, Maine United States For Ministry of War Transport.[102]
16 August Ocean Traveller Ocean ship Todd Shipyards Corp. South Portland, Maine United States For Ministry of War Transport.[102]
16 August Ocean Wayfarer Ocean ship Todd Shipyards Corp. South Portland, Maine United States For Ministry of War Transport.[102]
17 August Brigham Young Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
17 August Jonathan Herrington Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
17 August Richard Stockton Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
18 August Pierce Butler Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
19 August Horace Binney Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
19 August Horace Mann Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
19 August Theodore Sedgwick Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
20 August George Leonard Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
20 August William H. Seward Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
21 August John Sergeant Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
21 August Joseph Rodman Drake Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
21 August MMS 233 MMS-class minesweeper J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[103]
21 August William Williams Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
22 August Daniel Heister Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
22 August Independence Independence-class light aircraft carrier New York Shipbuilding New York City United States Converted cruiser hull
22 August Jane Addams Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
23 August Gideon Welles Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
23 August Prince William Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
23 August Thomas Pinckney Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
25 August Clara Barton Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
25 August Empire Grenadier Norwegian type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
25 August Empire Roach Ferry Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[97]
25 August Haida Tribal-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom
25 August Jefferson Davis Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
25 August Nordeflinge Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Constants Ltd.[104]
25 August Tower Hill Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Tower Steamship Co. Ltd.[80]
25 August Whimbrel Modified Black Swan-class sloop Yarrow Shipbuilders Scoutstoun, Glasgow United Kingdom
25 August William Rawle Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
26 August Boston Baltimore-class heavy cruiser Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States
26 August Edwin M. Stanton Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
26 August Eli Whitney Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
27 August Black Prince Dido-class cruiser Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
27 August Empire Castle Refrigerated cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
27 August Empire Cavalier Norwegian type tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[14]
27 August Empire Melody Scandinavian type cargo ship Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Troon United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[105]
27 August Empire Ned Near-Warrior type tug A. Hall & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[21]
27 August Empire Pixie Near-Warrior type tug Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[106]
27 August Iowa Iowa-class battleship New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York United States
27 August Pierre S. Dupont Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
27 August Tristram Dalton Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
27 August William Ellery Channing Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
28 August Cormain Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Wm. Cory & Son Ltd.[27]
28 August Harpagus Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For National Steamship Co. Ltd.[80]
28 August John Fitch Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
28 August Middlesex Trader Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Trader Navigation Co. Ltd.[107]
29 August Empire Kinsman Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[108]
29 August William Dean Howells Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
30 August Intrepid Essex-class aircraft carrier Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
30 August William Blount Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
31 August Cleveland Abbe Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
31 August Empire Gypsy Coastal tanker A. & J. Inglis Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[109][110]
31 August Empire Lancer Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[111]
31 August John Howard Payne Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
31 August Jonathan Elmer Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
31 August Thomas Lynch Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
31 August Thomas T. Tucker Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
31 August Wendell Phillips Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
August VIC 14 VIC lighter Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[45]

September

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 September Empire Geraint Cargo ship C. Connell & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[2]
2 September Empire Frank Near-Warrior type tug John Crown & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[47]
2 September Empire Pibroch Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[112]
2 September VIC 22 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[70]
3 September Andrew Carnegie Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
4 September Ambrose E. Burnside Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
4 September Felipe de Neve Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
5 September John Drayton Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
7 September Andrew Furuseth Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
7 September Andrew Moore Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
7 September Benjamin Hawkins Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
7 September Charles Brantly Aycock Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
7 September Glacier Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
7 September James Duncan Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
7 September James G. Blaine Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
7 September Jeremiah Wadsworth Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
7 September John Mitchell Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
7 September John W. Brown Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
7 September Peter J. McGuire Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
7 September Samuel Gompers Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
8 September Lapland Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Currie Line Ltd. [113]
9 September George H. Thomas Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
9 September Horace Greely Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
9 September Philip H. Sheridan Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
10 September Empire Cadet Ferry Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
10 September Empire Chub Ferry Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[97]
10 September Growler Bustler-class tug Henry Robb Ltd. Leith United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[52]
11 September Benjamin Huntington Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
11 September Empire Fred Near-Warrior type tug A. Hall & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[114]
11 September Empire Hunter Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[115]
11 September Henry Ward Beecher Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
11 September Richard D. Spaight Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
11 September William S. Rosecrans Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
12 September Eggesford Hunt-class destroyer J. Samuel White Cowes United Kingdom Sold to Federal German Navy in 1959 as Brommy
12 September Empire Ace Near-Warrior type tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[1]
12 September Joel Chandler Harris Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
13 September Moses Rogers Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
13 September Ralph Izard Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
14 September Empire Lakeland Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[11]
14 September Henry Villard Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
14 September James Gordon Bennett Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
15 September David Bushnell Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
17 September Hoe Gato-class submarine Electric Boat Company Groton, Connecticut United States
17 September Samuel Ashe Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
17 September Samue Seabury Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
18 September John Laurance Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
18 September Joseph Pulitzer Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
18 September LST-446 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
19 September Chatham Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
19 September James Caldwell Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
19 September James Rumsey Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
19 September William K. Vanderbilt Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
20 September Empire Ariel Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[116]
20 September Mark Hanna Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
21 September Caesar Rodney Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
21 September Malcolm M. Stewart Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
22 September Fantome Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[117]
22 September John Stevens Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
22 September LST-447 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
22 September Nicholas Biddle Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
22 September Samuel Livermore Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
23 September Benjamin Williams Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
23 September Empire Grange Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[118]
23 September George A. Custer Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
23 September Joseph N. Teal Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
23 September Lexington Essex-class aircraft carrier Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts United States
23 September San Vulfrano Tanker Harland & Wolff Ltd. Govan United Kingdom For Eagle Oil Co. Ltd.[62][119]
24 September Bushwood C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For .[95]
24 September Empire Driver Cargo ship William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
! 24 September Chanticleer Modified Black Swan-class sloop United Kingdom
24 September Empire Minnow Modified Warrior-type tug Scott & Sons Ltd. Bowling United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[120]
24 September Savage Modified S-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom
24 September HMS Thruster Tank Landing Craft Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[121]
25 September Bardistan Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Strick Line (1923) Ltd.[80]
25 September Empire Envoy Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
25 September Empire Lorenzo Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[122]
25 September George G. Meade Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
25 September Glenelg Bathurst-class corvette Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney Australia
25 September Henry George Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
25 September Highland Prince Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Prince Line Ltd.[27]
25 September James J. Hill Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
25 September Naticina Tanker R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[86]
26 September British Gratitude Tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[123]
26 September Edward Everett Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
26 September Empire Denis Near-Warrior type tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[124]
26 September George Weems Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
26 September Josiah Parker Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
26 September LST-448 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
26 September William A. Richardson Liberty ship Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California United States For United States Maritime Commission.[125]
27 September Attacker Attacker-class escort carrier Western Pipe & Steel United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
27 September Fitzjohn Porter Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
27 September Josiah Bartlett Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
28 September Empire Nugget Norwegian type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
28 September Samuel F. B. Morse Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
29 September Booker T. Washington Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
29 September James Turner Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
29 September John Rutledge Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
29 September Thistlemuir Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For The Albyn Line Ltd.[126]
30 September Empire Pennant Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[111]
30 September James McNeill Whistler Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
30 September LST-449 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
30 September Nathaniel Bacon Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
30 September Samuel Heintzelman Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]

October

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
2 October Cyrus H. McCormick Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
2 October Salmon P. Chase Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
4 October James B. McPherson Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
LST-450 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
4 October Nathaniel Alexander Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
4 October VIC 23 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[70]
5 October Stephen Girard Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
6 October Herman Melville Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
6 October Houston Volunteers Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
6 October LST-451 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
7 October James B. Francis Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
7 October John Sedgwick Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
7 October Pybus Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
7 October William Cushing Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
8 October Ascot Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Britain Steamship Co. [81]
8 October Henry Dearborn Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
8 October John James Audubon Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
9 October Joshua Seney Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
9 October LST-401 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
9 October William Lloyd Garrison Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
10 October Cardinal Gibbons Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
10 October Dart River-class frigate Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[127]
10 October David Stone Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
10 October Empire Clansman Icemaid type collier Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[31]
10 October Grace Abbott Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
10 October LST-452 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
10 October LST-453 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
10 October Mutine Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
10 October Thomas Scott Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
11 October James B. Stephens Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
11 October Smith Thompson Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
12 October Empire Faun Coastal tanker Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[128]
12 October Empire Harry Larch-class tug Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[129]
12 October John Blair Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
13 October Gabriel Duval Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
13 October Kite Modified Black Swan-class sloop Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom
13 October Naranio Tanker Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[85]
14 October LST-454 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
14 October Richard Jordan Gatling Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
14 October Samuel Colt Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
14 October Starling Modified Black Swan-class sloop Fairfield Govan, Glasgow United Kingdom
14 October Thomas Sinnickson Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
14 October Wild Goose Modified Black Swan-class sloop Yarrow Shipbuilders Scoutstoun, Glasgow United Kingdom
15 October A. P. Hill Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
15 October James B. Richardson Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
15 October Joseph Story Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
16 October Charles M. Hall Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
16 October LST-401 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
16 October Tabitha Brown Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
16 October William T. Coleman Liberty ship Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California United States For United States Maritime Commission.[125]
17 October Empire Reaper Severn type collier J Harker Ltd. Knottingley United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[130]
17 October LST-455 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
17 October Robert H. Harrison Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
18 October Alexander Graham Bell Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
18 October Baffins Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
18 October Henry Baldwin Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
18 October John F. Appleby Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
18 October Ocean Crusader Ocean ship Todd Shipyards Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For Ministry of War Transport.[131]
18 October Ocean Glory Ocean ship Todd Shipyards Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For Ministry of War Transport.[131]
18 October Ocean Gypsy Ocean ship Todd Shipyards Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For Ministry of War Transport.[131]
18 October Princeton Independence-class light aircraft carrier New York Shipbuilding New York City United States Converted cruiser hull
19 October Israel Putman Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
20 October George Westinghouse Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
20 October Jonathan Sturges Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
20 October LST-456 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
20 October Paul Hamilton Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
20 October Thomas A. Edison Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
21 October Brockholst Livingston Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
21 October William King Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
23 October Chyebassa Cargo ship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[79]
23 October Harlesden Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For J. & C. Harrison Ltd.[132]
23 October John Bartram Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
23 October John Deere Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
23 October John McLean Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
23 October LST-457 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
23 October Oakland Atlanta-class light cruiser Bethlehem Steel Company San Francisco United States
24 October Bruiser Tank Landing Craft Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[133]
24 October Empire Record Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[134]
24 October Gear Diver-class rescue and salvage ship Basalt Rock Company Napa, California United States
24 October LST-403 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
24 October Thomas Johnson Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
24 October Thomas Sim Lee Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
25 October Charles Goodyear Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
25 October Empire Seraph Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[74]
25 October Henry Middleton Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
26 October LST-458 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
26 October Philip P. Barbour Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
27 October Bonaventure Cargo ship Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For the Admiralty. Completed as HMS Bonaventure.[135]
27 October Elmer A. Sperry Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
27 October G. H. Corliss Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
27 October James Bowie Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
27 October Papanui Refrigerated cargo liner Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. Linthouse United Kingdom For New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd.[136]
27 October Richmond Mumford Pearson Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
28 October Benjamin Smith Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
28 October Coulgorm Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Dornoch Shipping Co. Ltd.[67]
28 October LST-404 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
28 October LST-405 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
28 October LST-406 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
28 October Noah H. Swayne Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
28 October Onyx Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[137]
28 October Peter V. Daniel Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
28 October Rocket R-class destroyer Scotts Shipbuilding Greenock United Kingdom
29 October Empire Torrent Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.
29 October John P. Holland Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
29 October LST-459 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
30 October Richard March Hoe Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
30 October Samuel Nelson Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
31 October Cotton Mather Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
31 October James Longstreet Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
31 October John Carver Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
date Joseph Carver Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
31 October LST-408 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
31 October LST-460 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
31 October Robert C. Grier Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
31 October Samuel F. Miller Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
October VIC 15 VIC lighter Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[45]

November

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
1 November Collis P. Huntington Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
1 November Edsall Edsall-class destroyer escort Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange, Texas United States
1 November S. M. Babcock Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
2 November Elihu Thomson Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
3 November Benjamin R. Curtis Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
3 November LST-461 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
4 November Charles Gordon Curtis Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
4 November George B. Selden Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
5 November LST-407 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
5 November Marion McKinley Bovard Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
5 November VIC 24 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Ministry of Supply.[70]
6 November Cornelius Harnett Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
6 November David Davis Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
6 November LST-462 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
6 November Wade Hampton Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
7 November John B. Floyd Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
7 November Jonathan Trumball Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
7 November Samuel Parker Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
7 November William Eaton Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
8 November Will Rogers Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
9 November Bradford City Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Leeds Shipping Co. Ltd.[138]
9 November Crane Modified Black Swan-class sloop United Kingdom
9 November Empire Fortune Cargo ship John Readhead and Sons South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
9 November Empire Portia Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[139]
9 November Essex Trader Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Trader Navigation Co. Ltd.[126]
9 November James B. Eads Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
9 November LST-411 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
6 November LST-463 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
9 November Stanlodge Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick United Kingdom For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd.[69]
9 November Stephen M. White Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
10 November Empire Cato Cargo ship William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
10 November Empire Homestead Empire Lad-class coastal tanker Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd Rowhedge United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[140]
10 November Empire Pioneer Icemaid type collier Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Troon United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[141]
10 November Empire Rosalind Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[142]
10 November Empire Rupert Larch-class tug Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[129]
10 November Hesper Bustler-class tug Henry Robb Ltd. Leith United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[52]
10 November LST-413 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
10 November Morrison R. Waite Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
10 November Nathaniel Bowditch Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
11 November Bastian Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
11 November Bolinas Bogue-class escort carrier Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Tacoma United States Converted C3 merchant freighter
11 November Henry Bacon Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
11 November Hubert Howe Bancroft Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
11 November Joseph Gale Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
11 November Thomas J. Rusk Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
11 November William Kent Liberty ship Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California United States For United States Maritime Commission.[125]
11 November William P. Fessenden Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
11 November Winslow Homer Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
12 November Daniel Chester French Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
12 November LST-464 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
12 November Robert E. Peary Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
14 November Charles M. Conrad Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
14 November Lincoln Steffens Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
14 November Peter Skene Ogden Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
14 November William Bradford Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
15 November Abner Nash Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
15 November LST-409 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
15 November LST-410 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
15 November Melville W. Fuller Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
16 November James W. Marshall Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
16 November Joseph E. Johnston Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
16 November Joseph L. Meek Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
16 November Lambert Cadwalader Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
16 November LST-412 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
18 November George Chaffey Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
18 November LST-466 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
18 November Samuel L. Tilden Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
19 November Empire Claymore Cargo ship Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
19 November Empire Cobbett Norwegian type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
20 November Abner Doubleday Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
20 November J. E. B. Stuart Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas United States For War Shipping Administration.[49]
20 November Joseph Alston Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
20 November Joseph Holt Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
20 November MOWT 8 Crane barge Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. Paisley United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[78]
20 November Stanley Matthews Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
21 November Darro Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.[143]
21 November Empire Carpenter Cargo ship C Connell & Co Ltd Scotstoun United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
21 November Frank Joseph Irwin Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
21 November James Hoban Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
21 November LST-414 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
21 November LST-467 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
22 November Escape Diver-class rescue and salvage ship Basalt Rock Company Napa, California United States
22 November George W. Goethals Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
22 November John Muir Liberty ship Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California United States For United States Maritime Commission.[125]
23 November Betty Hindley C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Stephenson, Clarke Ltd.[95]
23 November Bucklaw Icemaid type collier Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For G. Gibson & Co. Ltd.[144]
23 November Empire Oberon Near-Warrior type tug Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[34]
23 November Helen Hunt Jackson Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
23 November John M. Schofield Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
23 November John Vining Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
23 November Stevenstone Hunt-class destroyer J. Samuel White Cowes United Kingdom
23 November Wearfield Tanker Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Northern Petroleum Tank Steamship Co. Ltd.[145]
24 November Empire Benefit Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Ltd Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[13]
24 November LST-417 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
24 November LST-468 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
24 November Paul Hamilton Hayne Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
24 November Tweed River-class frigate Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[146]
25 November Abel Stearns Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
25 November Empire Charmian Heavy lift ship Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd Barrow in Furness United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
25 November William T. Sherman Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
26 November Augustine Heard Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
26 November Daniel J. Brewer Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
26 November Daniel Willard Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
26 November Henry Wyndkoop Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration.[48]
26 November John Murray Forbes Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
26 November Julia Ward Howe Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[73]
26 November Lyman Beecher Liberty ship Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California United States For United States Maritime Commission.[125]
26 November Triona Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For British Phosphate Commissioners.[67]
26 November Woodcock Modified Black Swan-class sloop United Kingdom
27 November Benjamin Ide Wheeler Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
27 November John A. Rawlins Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
27 November LST-469 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]
27 November Marshall Elliott Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
27 November William Coddington Liberty ship Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence, Rhode Island United States For War Shipping Administration.[147]
28 November Amos G. Throop Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[7]
28 November Frank B. Kellogg Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
28 November George W. McCrary Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[16]
28 November Thaddeus Kosciuszko Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[23]
29 November Empire Prospero Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[108]
29 November James Iredell Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[17]
29 November Pierre LaClede Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[8]
30 November Carls Schurz Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[4]
30 November Clark Mills Liberty ship Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For War Shipping Administration.[68]
30 November LST-416 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
30 November LST-418 Landing Ship, Tank Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For Royal Navy.[23]
30 November LST-470 Landing Ship, Tank Kaiser Company Vancouver, Washington United States For United States Navy.[93]

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