|
Ship |
Class / type |
Builder |
Location |
Country |
Notes |
| 15 January |
William Wheelwright |
Tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
 United Kingdom |
For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[1] |
| 18 January |
Arctic Cavalier |
Trawler |
Cook, Welton & Gemmell |
Beverley |
United Kingdom |
For Boyd Line. |
| 30 January |
John King |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
 United States |
|
| 4 February |
B.P. Al-Rhoda |
Tank barge |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For BP (Aden) Ltd.[2] |
| 13 February |
Onami |
Ayanami-class destroyer |
|
|
 Japan |
|
| 15 February |
Habana |
Cargo ship |
Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Newport |
United Kingdom |
For Oficina de Fomento Maritimo Cubano.[3] |
| 27 February |
Lawrence |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
|
| 29 February |
Arctic Corsair |
Trawler |
Cook, Welton & Gemmell |
Beverley, East Yorkshire |
United Kingdom |
for Boyd Line |
| 1 March |
Tresfonn |
Bulk carrier |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Sigval Bergsen.[4] |
| 6 March |
William V. Pratt |
Farragut-class destroyer |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
United States |
|
| 10 March |
Barpeta |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For British India Steam Navigation Company.[5] |
| 16 March |
Royalist |
Trawler |
Cook, Welton & Gemmell |
Beverley, East Yorkshire |
United Kingdom |
for Hewett Fishing Company |
| 16 March |
Dahlgren |
Farragut-class destroyer |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
United States |
|
| 16 March |
Shark |
Skipjack-class submarine |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
|
| 16 March |
Canberra |
Ocean liner |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For P&O |
| 20 March |
Eskimo |
Tribal-class frigate |
J. Samuel White |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
United Kingdom |
|
| 26 March |
Hamburg |
Hamburg-class destroyer |
H. C. Stülcken Sohn |
Hamburg |
 West Germany |
For German Navy |
| 29 March |
Plumleaf |
Leaf-class tanker |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[6] |
| 31 March |
Sculpin |
Skipjack-class submarine |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
|
| 5 April |
Prinsesse Anne-Marie |
ferry |
Aalborg Værft A/S |
Ålborg |
 Denmark |
For Danske Statsbaner.[7] |
| 13 April |
Arlanza |
Refrigerated cargo liner |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Royal Mail Lines.[8] |
| 25 April |
Makinami |
Ayanami-class destroyer |
|
|
Japan |
|
| 27 April |
Robison |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Bay City, Michigan |
United States |
|
| 27 April |
Tullibee |
Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
|
| 28 April |
Eisvogel |
Eisvogel-class Icebreaker |
Hitzler Werft |
Lauenburg |
West Germany |
For German Navy |
| April |
ADDSCO |
Towboat |
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company |
Mobile, Alabama |
 United States |
For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[9] |
| 5 May |
Elbe |
|
Schlieker-shipyard |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
For German Navy |
| 10 May |
Empress of Canada |
Ocean liner |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
|
United Kingdom |
For Canadian Pacific Steamships |
| 11 May |
Buchanan |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
United States |
|
| 11 May |
France |
Ocean liner |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Saint-Nazaire |
 France |
For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
| 14 May |
Abraham Lincoln |
George Washington-class submarine |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
United States |
|
| 14 May |
Doris |
Daphné-class submarine |
Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales |
Cherbourg |
France |
For French Navy |
| 21 May |
Kitty Hawk |
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
|
| 21 May |
Sampson |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
United States |
|
| 25 May |
Daghestan |
Ore carrier |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Hindustan Shipping Co.[10] |
| 9 June |
Eisbär |
Eisvogel-class icebreaker |
Hitzler Werft |
Lauenburg |
West Germany |
For German Navy |
| 10 June |
Devonshire |
County-class destroyer |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
United Kingdom |
|
| 14 June |
Claude V. Ricketts |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
|
| 23 June |
Icenic |
Refrigerated cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Shaw Savill Line.[11] |
| 6 July |
Vendome |
Coaster |
Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd. |
Polruan |
United Kingdom |
For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd.[12] |
| 7 July |
Midhurst |
Tanker |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[13] |
| 9 July |
Thresher |
Thresher-class submarine |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
 United States |
|
| 11 July |
Gurkha |
Tribal-class frigate |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton |
United Kingdom |
|
| 20 July |
Knightsgarth |
Bulk carrier |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For St. DenisShipping Co. Ltd.[14] |
| 23 July |
Foch |
Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier |
|
|
France |
Second launching |
| 4 August |
Hoel |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Bay City, Michigan |
United States |
|
| 19 August |
Okinawa |
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
United States |
|
| 20 August |
Schleswig-Holstein |
Hamburg-class destroyer |
H. C. Stülcken Sohn |
Hamburg |
West Germany |
For German Navy |
| 24 August |
Edward Stevinson |
Tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Stevinson, Hardy & Co.[15] |
| 6 September |
Bamora |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For British India Steam Navigation Company.[16] |
| 6 September |
Nubian |
Tribal-class frigate |
Portsmouth Dockyard |
Portsmouth |
United Kingdom |
|
| 9 September |
Sellers |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
United States |
|
| 16 September |
Amrum |
Ferry |
Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff |
Büsum |
West Germany |
For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG.[17] |
| 17 September |
Iwo Jima |
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship |
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
Bremerton, Washington |
United States |
|
| 17 September |
Alexandra |
Watson Lifeboat |
William Osborne |
Littlehampton |
United Kingdom |
For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[18] |
| 19 September |
Tartar |
Tribal-class frigate |
Devonport Dockyard |
Devonport |
United Kingdom |
|
| 20 September |
Fernhurst |
Tanker |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[19] |
| 22 September |
Loch Eriboll |
Fishing trawler |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For Loch Fishing Co.[20] |
| 24 September |
Enterprise |
Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
United States |
|
| 28 September |
Amrum |
Passenger ship |
Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff |
Büsum |
West Germany |
For Amrumer Schiffahrts-AG.
IMO 5015311[21] |
| 4 October |
Diane |
Daphné-class submarine |
Dubigeon |
Nantes |
France |
For French Navy |
| 6 October |
Avonbank |
Cargo ship |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Bank Line.[22] |
| 8 October |
Scamp |
Skipjack-class submarine |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
United States |
|
| 8 October |
Constellation |
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier |
New York Navy Yard |
Brooklyn, New York |
United States |
|
| 21 October |
Dreadnought |
Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
Vickers Armstrong |
Barrow-in-Furness |
United Kingdom |
|
| 31 October |
Snook |
Skipjack-class submarine |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
United States |
|
| 15 November |
Triton |
Ferry |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For private owner.[23] |
| 22 November |
Ethan Allen |
Ethan Allen-class submarine |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
United States |
|
| 23 November |
Krossfon |
Bulk carrier |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Sigval Bergsen.[24] |
| 14 December |
Clyde |
Launch |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Clyde Navigation Trust.[25] |
| 20 December |
Norsk Drott |
Tanker |
Harland & Wolff |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
For Norsk Braendselojle A/S.[26] |
| 21 December |
Flore |
Daphné-class submarine |
Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales |
Cherbourg |
France |
For French Navy |
| 10 December |
Barney |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
United States |
|
| 12 December |
Theron |
|
Gebroeders Pot N. V. |
Bolnes |
 Netherlands |
[27] |
| 19 December |
Esso Dover |
Tanker |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.[28] |
| 20 December |
Pass of Melfort |
Tanker |
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd |
Blyth, Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
For Bulk Oil Steamship Co. Ltd.[29] |
| Unknown date |
Corona |
Tender |
Brooke Marine Ltd. |
Lowestoft |
United Kingdom |
For private owner.[30] |
| Unknown date |
O.L.980 |
Tank barge |
J. Bolson & Son Ltd. |
Poole |
United Kingdom |
For Compagnia Shell de Venezuela.[31] |
