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List of ship launches in 1959

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The list of ship launches in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1959.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
9 January  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Halibut Unique nuclear-powered submarine
18 January  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Anita Thyssen Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw For Seereederei Frigga, Hamburg
22 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bankura Cargo ship For British India Steam Navigation Company.[1]
27 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ashbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[2]
31 January  Australia Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales Parramatta River-class destroyer escort
11 February  West Germany Burmester shipyard Bremen-Burg Cuxhaven Lindau-class minesweeper For German Navy
14 February  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Y.C.484 Lighter For Admiralty.[3]
17 February  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland Haleakala Nitro-class ammunition ship
26 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ulster Star Refrigerated cargo ship For Blue Star Line.[4]
9 March  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Ashanti Tribal-class frigate
19 March  Sweden Oskarshamns varv Oskarshamn Bore Ferry For Steamship Company Bore
19 March  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Essiflora Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw For Björn Ruud-Pedersen
21 March  West Germany Emden Köln-class (Type 140) frigate
26 March  West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Rüm Hart ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[5]
6 April  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding Glasgow, Scotland Lincoln Salisbury-class frigate
9 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Somers Isle Cargo ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[6]
13 April  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Elk Coaster For British Transport Commission.[7]
22 April  United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Henry B. Wilson Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
23 April  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Cheshire Cargo ship For Bibby Line
23 April  United States Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington Towers Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
7 May  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Queensgarth Bulk carrier For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd.[8]
16 May  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Blueback Barbel-class submarine
21 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Eskfield Tanker For Hunting & Sons.[9]
22 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Power Tanker For British Tanker Company.[10]
23 May  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Preble Farragut-class destroyer
25 May  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Moose Coaster For British Transport Commission.[11]
25 May  Japan Oyashio Oyashio-class submarine
5 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pinebank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[12]
9 June  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut George Washington George Washington-class submarine
18 June  Japan Harusame Murasame-class destroyer
20 June  France Dubigeon Nantes Daphné Daphné-class submarine For French Navy
22 June  United Kingdom Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport Matanzas Cargo ship For Banco Cubano del Comercio Exterio.[13]
22 June  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Y.C.483 Lighter For Admiralty.[14]
23 June  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn Royston Grange Refrigerated cargo liner For Houlder Line
23 June  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Windsor Castle Ocean liner For Union-Castle Line
24 June  Japan Teruzuki Akizuki-class destroyer
26 June  Japan Akizuki Akizuki-class destroyer
26 June  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Constable Refrigerated cargo ship For Lamport and Holt Line Ltd.[15]
1 July  West Germany Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim Mannheim L 830 Type Mannheim 59 ferry For Flusspioniere
7 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Amazon Passenger ship For Royal Mail Line.[16]
8 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast York Coaster For Associated Humber Lines.[17]
9 July  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Macdonough Farragut-class destroyer
14 July  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Long Beach Long Beach-class cruiser
18 July  France Foch Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier First launching
21 July  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Savannah Nuclear-powered cargo ship For United States Maritime Administration
23 July  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Hamilton Trader Tanker For Trader Line Ltd.[18]
28 July  United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Lynde McCormick Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
8 August  Japan Takanami Ayanami-class destroyer
15 August  West Germany Stülcken & Sohn Hamburg Augsburg Köln-class (Type 140) frigate
17 August  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Parsons Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
19 August  New Zealand J. Samuel White & Co. Cowes, Isle of Wight Taranaki Modified Rothesay-class frigate
8 September  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Charles F. Adams Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
22 September  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Patrick Henry George Washington-class submarine
3 October  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Theodore Roosevelt George Washington-class submarine
5 October  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Esso Tynemouth Tanker For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.[19]
7 October  United States San Francisco Naval Shipyard San Francisco, California Mahan Farragut-class destroyer
20 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Aragon Cargo liner For Royal Mail Lines.[20]
23 October  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Bode Thomas Buoy tender For Nigerian Ports Authority.[21]
24 October  West Germany Karlsruhe Köln-class (Type 140) frigate
24 October  Sweden Kockums Malmö Esso Brussels Tanker For Esso Marine (Belgium) SA
3 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Mallard Tanker For British Tanker Company.[22]
3 November  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness Oriana Ocean liner For Orient Line
1 December  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Monksgarth Bulk Carrier For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd.[23]
15 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Berwick Rothesay-class frigate For Royal Navy.
18 December  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Robert E. Lee George Washington-class submarine
29 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Gull Tanker For British Tanker Company.[24]
29 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Elmbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[25]
29 December  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Scorpion Skipjack-class submarine
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Bangkang Tank barge For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[26]
Unknown Date  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Betty Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw For Christian F. Bonnevie
Unknown Date  West Germany Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim Mannheim Harle Riff Type Mannheim 59 ferry For Flusspioniere
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Kanchadeva Merchantman For private owner.[27]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Kreng Tank barge For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[28]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Lies Tank barge For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[29]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Aldous Successors Ltd. Brightlingsea Penelope Survey ship For Nigerian Navy.[30]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Pussadeva Merchantman For private owner.[31]

References

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  1. ^ "Bankura". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Ashbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Y.C.484". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Ulster Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "M/S Rüm Hart". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ^ "Somers Isle". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Elk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Queensgarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Eskfield". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ^ "British Power". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Moose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Pinebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Matanzas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Y.C.483". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Constable". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Amazon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  17. ^ "York". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Hamilton Trader". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Esso Tynemouth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Aragon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Bode Thomas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  22. ^ "British Mallard". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Monksgarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  24. ^ "British Gull". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  25. ^ "Elmbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Bangkang". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Kanchadeva". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Kreng". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Lies". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Penelope". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Pussadeva". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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