| Date |
Ship |
Class / type |
Builder |
Location |
Country |
Notes |
| 9 January |
Halibut |
Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
 United States |
|
| 18 January |
Anita Thyssen |
Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
 West Germany |
For Seereederei Frigga, Hamburg |
| 22 January |
Bankura |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
 United Kingdom |
For British India Steam Navigation Company.[1] |
| 27 January |
Ashbank |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Bank Line.[2] |
| 31 January |
Parramatta |
River-class destroyer escort |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
Sydney, New South Wales |
 Australia |
|
| January |
Sabtow One |
Tank barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
 United States |
For Sabine Towing.[3] |
| 11 February |
Cuxhaven |
Lindau-class minesweeper |
Burmester shipyard |
Bremen-Burg |
West Germany |
For German Navy |
| 14 February |
Y.C.484 |
Lighter |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Admiralty.[4] |
| 17 February |
Haleakala |
Nitro-class ammunition ship |
Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard |
Sparrows Point, Maryland |
United States |
|
| 26 February |
Ulster Star |
Refrigerated cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Blue Star Line.[5] |
| 9 March |
Ashanti |
Tribal-class frigate |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
United Kingdom |
|
| 19 March |
Bore |
Ferry |
Oskarshamns varv |
Oskarshamn |
 Sweden |
For Steamship Company Bore |
| 19 March |
Essiflora |
Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
West Germany |
For Björn Ruud-Pedersen |
| 21 March |
Emden |
Köln-class (Type 140) frigate |
|
|
West Germany |
|
| 26 March |
Rüm Hart |
ferry |
Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH |
Husum |
West Germany |
For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[6] |
| 6 April |
Lincoln |
Salisbury-class frigate |
Fairfield Shipbuilding |
Glasgow, Scotland |
United Kingdom |
|
| 9 April |
Somers Isle |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[7] |
| 13 April |
Elk |
Coaster |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For British Transport Commission.[8] |
| 22 April |
Henry B. Wilson |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Bay City, Michigan |
United States |
|
| 23 April |
Cheshire |
Cargo ship |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Bibby Line |
| 23 April |
Towers |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
United States |
|
| April |
F.T.C. 120 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For Findlay Towing Co. Inc.[3] |
| April |
F.T.C. 121 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For Findlay Towing Co. Inc.[3] |
| 7 May |
Queensgarth |
Bulk carrier |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd.[9] |
| 16 May |
Blueback |
Barbel-class submarine |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
|
| 21 May |
Eskfield |
Tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Hunting & Sons.[10] |
| 22 May |
British Power |
Tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For British Tanker Company.[11] |
| 23 May |
Preble |
Farragut-class destroyer |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
United States |
|
| 25 May |
Moose |
Coaster |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For British Transport Commission.[12] |
| 25 May |
Oyashio |
Oyashio-class submarine |
|
|
 Japan |
|
| 5 June |
Pinebank |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Bank Line.[13] |
| 9 June |
George Washington |
George Washington-class submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
|
| 18 June |
Harusame |
Murasame-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 20 June |
Daphné |
Daphné-class submarine |
Dubigeon |
Nantes |
 France |
For French Navy |
| 22 June |
Matanzas |
Cargo ship |
Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Newport |
United Kingdom |
For Banco Cubano del Comercio Exterio.[14] |
| 22 June |
Y.C.483 |
Lighter |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Admiralty.[15] |
| 23 June |
Royston Grange |
Refrigerated cargo liner |
Hawthorn Leslie |
Hebburn |
United Kingdom |
For Houlder Line |
| 23 June |
Windsor Castle |
Ocean liner |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
For Union-Castle Line |
| 24 June |
Teruzuki |
Akizuki-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 26 June |
Akizuki |
Akizuki-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 26 June |
Constable |
Refrigerated cargo ship |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Lamport and Holt Line Ltd.[16] |
| 1 July |
L 830 |
Type Mannheim 59 ferry |
Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim |
Mannheim |
West Germany |
For Flusspioniere |
| 7 July |
Amazon |
Passenger ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Mail Line.[17] |
| 8 July |
York |
Coaster |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Associated Humber Lines.[18] |
| 9 July |
Macdonough |
Farragut-class destroyer |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
United States |
|
| 14 July |
Long Beach |
Long Beach-class cruiser |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
United States |
|
| 18 July |
Foch |
Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier |
|
|
France |
First launching |
| 21 July |
Savannah |
Nuclear-powered cargo ship |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
For United States Maritime Administration |
| 23 July |
Hamilton Trader |
Tanker |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Trader Line Ltd.[19] |
| 28 July |
Lynde McCormick |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Bay City, Michigan |
United States |
|
| 8 August |
Takanami |
Ayanami-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 15 August |
Augsburg |
Köln-class (Type 140) frigate |
Stülcken & Sohn |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
|
| 17 August |
Parsons |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
|
| 19 August |
Taranaki |
Modified Rothesay-class frigate |
J. Samuel White & Co. |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
 New Zealand |
|
| August |
BMC-142 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For BMC-145 Inc.[3] |
| 8 September |
Charles F. Adams |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
United States |
|
| 22 September |
Patrick Henry |
George Washington-class submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
|
| 3 October |
Theodore Roosevelt |
George Washington-class submarine |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
United States |
|
| 5 October |
Esso Tynemouth |
Tanker |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.[20] |
| 7 October |
Mahan |
Farragut-class destroyer |
San Francisco Naval Shipyard |
San Francisco, California |
United States |
|
| 20 October |
Aragon |
Cargo liner |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Mail Lines.[21] |
| 23 October |
Bode Thomas |
Buoy tender |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Nigerian Ports Authority.[22] |
| 24 October |
Karlsruhe |
Köln-class (Type 140) frigate |
|
|
West Germany |
|
| 24 October |
Esso Brussels |
Tanker |
Kockums |
Malmö |
Sweden |
For Esso Marine (Belgium) SA |
| 3 November |
British Mallard |
Tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For British Tanker Company.[23] |
| 3 November |
Oriana |
Ocean liner |
Vickers-Armstrong |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
For Orient Line |
| 1 December |
Monksgarth |
Bulk Carrier |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd.[24] |
| 15 December |
Berwick |
Rothesay-class frigate |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Navy. |
| 18 December |
Robert E. Lee |
George Washington-class submarine |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
|
| 29 December |
British Gull |
Tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For British Tanker Company.[25] |
| 29 December |
Elmbank |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Bank Line.[26] |
| 29 December |
Scorpion |
Skipjack-class submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
|
| Unknown date |
Bangkang |
Tank barge |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[27] |
| Unknown Date |
Betty |
Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw |
Nordseewerke |
Emden |
West Germany |
For Christian F. Bonnevie |
| Unknown Date |
Harle Riff |
Type Mannheim 59 ferry |
Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim |
Mannheim |
West Germany |
For Flusspioniere |
| Unknown date |
Kanchadeva |
Merchantman |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For private owner.[28] |
| Unknown date |
Kreng |
Tank barge |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[29] |
| Unknown date |
Lies |
Tank barge |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[30] |
| Unknown date |
Penelope |
Survey ship |
Aldous Successors Ltd. |
Brightlingsea |
United Kingdom |
For Nigerian Navy.[31] |
| Unknown date |
Pussadeva |
Merchantman |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For private owner.[32] |
| Unknown date |
R.B. No. 5 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For River Barges Inc.[3] |
| Unknown date |
TTC 36 |
Barge |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
United States |
For Tutts Towing Co.[3] |
