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The list of ship launches in 1965 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1965.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January | Karljohansvern | Horten | Narvik | Oslo-class frigate | ||
| 16 January | Nobiskrug | Rendsburg | Wasa | Ferry | For Lion Ferry AB[1] | |
| 16 January | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Kamehameha | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | ||
| 16 January | V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft | Wismar | Taras Shevchenko | Ivan Franko-class passenger ship | For Black Sea Shipping Company[2] | |
| Unknown date | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Comilla | Rajshahi-class patrol boat | For Pakistani Navy.[3] | |
| 23 January | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Denver | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | ||
| 4 February | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Voge | Garcia-class frigate | ||
| 15 February | Vancouver Shipyards Co. | North Vancouver | Queen of Burnaby | Burnaby-class ferry | For BC Ferries[4] | |
| 15 February | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Zabardast | Firefighting tug | For BP Clyde Tanker Co. Ltd.[5] | |
| 17 February | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Jessore | Patrol boat | For Pakistani Navy.[6] | |
| 18 February | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Waikato | Leander-class frigate | For Royal New Zealand Navy. | |
| 27 February | Yamagumo | Yamagumo-class destroyer | ||||
| 5 March | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Edenfield | Tanker | For Eden Tankers Ltd.[7] | |
| 11 March | Nordseewerke | Emden | Utsira | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy | |
| 15 March | Atlas-Werke | Bremen | Hans Techel | Type 202 submarine | For German Navy | |
| 20 March | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | George Bancroft | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | ||
| 28 March | Italcantieri S.p.A. | Castellamare di Stabia | Canguro Azzurro | Ferry | For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T[8] | |
| 5 April | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Ranger Ajax | Fishing trawler | For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[9] | |
| 9 April | Schichau Unterweser AG | Bremerhaven | Helgoland | Fehmarn-class tug | ||
| 14 April | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Kungsholm | Ocean liner / cruise ship | For Swedish American Line | |
| 17 April | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Glover | Garcia-class frigate | ||
| 23 April | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Francis Scott Key | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | ||
| 25 April | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Wainwright | Belknap-class cruiser | ||
| 5 May | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Wimbrown Two | Offshore supply vessel | For G. Wimpey & Co. Ltd.[10] | |
| 15 May | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Guardfish | Permit-class submarine | ||
| 5 April | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Ranger Apollo | Fishing trawler | For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[11] | |
| 17 May | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | North Shore | Offshore supply vessel | For Offshore Marine Ltd.[12] | |
| 19 May | Nordseewerke | Emden | Utstein | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy | |
| 21 May | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | George C. Marshall | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | ||
| 22 May | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | James K. Polk | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | ||
| 29 May | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Camden | Sacramento-class fast combat support ship | ||
| 6 June | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | W. D. Tideway | Dredger | For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[13] | |
| 8 June | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Koelsch | Garcia-class frigate | ||
| 15 June | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Centaur | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[14] | |
| 28 June | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Rajshahi | Rajshahi-class patrol boat | For Pakistani Navy.[15] | |
| June | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | La Estancia | Bulk carrier | For Buries Marks Ltd.[16] | |
| 2 July | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Biddle | Belknap-class cruiser | ||
| 4 July | Navameccanica Cant. Nav. | Castellamare di Stabia | Canguro Rosso | Ferry | For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T[17] | |
| 10 July | Lindenau | Kiel | Walchensee | Walchensee-class tanker | For German Navy | |
| 26 July | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Sylhet | Patrol boat | For Pakistani Navy.[18] | |
| 28 July | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Craigdarragh | Tug | For J. Cooper (Belfast) Ltd.[19] | |
| 29 July | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Petrel | Coaster | For General Steam Navigation Company.[20] | |
| 5 April | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Ranger Aurora | Fishing trawler | For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[21] | |
| 20 July | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Smit-Lloyd 51 | Tender | For Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd.[22] | |
| 30 July | Nordseewerke | Emden | Utvær | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy | |
| 31 July | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Tripoli | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | ||
| 14 August | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | Duluth | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | ||
| 14 August | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | George Washington Carver | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | ||
| 23 August | Karljohansvern | Horten | Bergen | Oslo-class frigate | ||
| 25 September | Vickers-Armstrongs | Warspite | Valiant-class submarine | |||
| 27 September | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. | Appledore | Lady Cecelia | Tug | For J. H. Pigott & Son.[23] | |
| 8 October | Nordseewerke | Emden | Uthaug | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy | |
| 18 October | Lindholmens Varv | Gothenburg | Saga | ferry | for Swedish Lloyd | |
| 20 October | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | O'Callahan | Garcia-class frigate | ||
| 23 October | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Mariano G. Vallejo | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | ||
| 28 October | Öresundsvarvet | Landskrona | Fennia | Ferry | For Siljarederiet | |
| 30 October | Cantieri Navale Felzsegi S.p.A. | Trieste | Forende | Ferry | For DFDS[24] | |
| 31 October | HMNB Devonport | Devonport, England | Danae | Leander-class frigate | ||
| 10 November | Atlas-Werke | Bremen | Friedrich Schürer | Type 202 submarine | For German Navy | |
| 13 November | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Henry L. Stimson | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | ||
| 23 November | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Grab Dredger No. 2 | Dredger | For Calcutta Port Commission.[25] | |
| 24 November | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton | Juno | Leander-class frigate | ||
| 24 November | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | La Sierra | Bulk carrier | For Buries Marks Ltd.[26] | |
| 27 November | Asashio | Asashio-class submarine | ||||
| 13 December | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Garganey | Wild Duck-class boom defence vessel | For Royal Navy.[27] | |
| 15 December | Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard | Helsinki | Finnpartner | Ferry | for Finnlines (Amer-Tupakka) | |
| 17 December | Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan | Turku | Prins Hamlet | Ferry | for Lion Ferry | |
| 18 December | Avondale Shipyard | Westwego, Louisiana | Hamilton | Hamilton-class cutter | ||
| 18 December | Kiel | Howaldtswerke | Prinsesse Ragnhild | Ferry | For Jahre Line[28] | |
| 23 December | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Hopper Barge No. 6 | Hopper barge | For Calcutta Port Commission.[29] | |
| Unknown date | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Carp | Workboat | For Royal Corps of Transport.[30] | |
| Unknown date | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Chubb | Workboat | For Royal Corps of Transport.[31] | |
| Unknown date | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ellen May | Motor barge | For Scott (Toombridge) Ltd.[32] | |
| Unknown date | Cochrane & Son Ltd. | Selby | Englishman | Tug | For United Towing Co. Ltd.[33] | |
| Unknown date | Frindsbury. | Rohoy | Coaster | For London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd.[34] | ||
| Unknown date | W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd. | Northwich | St. Elmo | Tug | For Midmed Towage Co. Ltd.[35] |