List of ship launches in 1937

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The list of ship launches in 1937 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1937.

Date  | Country  | Builder  | Location  | Ship  | Class / type  | Notes

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8 January  |  United States | Brooklyn Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Spencer | Treasury-class cutter  | For United States Coast Guard.
12 January  |  United States | Mare Island Navy Yard | Vallejo, California | Henley | Bagley-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
14 January  |  United States | Charleston Navy Yard | Charleston, South Carolina | Bibb | Treasury-class cutter  | For United States Coast Guard.
14 January  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | May | Lightship tenderCommissioners of Irish Lights.[1] | For
27 January  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Comara | Coaster | For North Coast Steam Navigation Company.[2]
28 January  |  United Kingdom | Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.  | Glasgow | Adula | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[3]
28 January  |  United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Ilex | I-class destroyer  | For Royal Navy.
7 February  |  Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Admiral Hipper | Admiral Hipper-class cruiser  | For Kriegsmarine.
11 February  |  United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Scotstoun | Ivanhoe | I-class destroyer  | For Royal Navy.[4]
11 February  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Rochester Castle | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line.
20 February  |  Germany |  |  | Hans Rolshoven | Krischan-class seaplane tender  | For the Luftwaffe.
25 February  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Torr Head | Cargo ship | For Ulster Steamship Co.[5]
1 March  |  United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Impulsive | I-class destroyer  | For Royal Navy.[6]
6 March  |  Netherlands | Wilton-Fijenoord | Schiedam | Nederland | Tanker | For Nederlandsche Pacific Petroleum Maatschappij[7]
11 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Salacia | Cargo ship | For Donaldson Line.[8]
12 March  |  Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Erich Giese | Type 1934A-class destroyer  | For Kriegsmarine.
13 March  |  United States | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | Kearny, New Jersey | Somers | Somers-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.
16 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lady Sylvia | Ferry | For Union Steamship Co.[9]
18 March  |  Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Erich Koellner | Type 1934A-class destroyer  | For Kriegsmarine
21 March  |  Germany | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Friedrich Eckoldt | Type 1934A-class destroyer  | For Kriegsmarine.
23 March  |  Germany | Howaldtswerke | Kiel | Friesenland | Friesenland-class seaplane carrier  | For civilian service.
24 March  |  United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan | Liverpool | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy.
25 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Roxburgh Castle | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line.[10]
10 April  |  Netherlands | N.V. Rotterdam Drydock Company  | Rotterdam | Nieuw Amsterdam | Ocean liner | For Holland America Line.
12 April  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Delius | Cargo ship | For Lamport & Holt.[11]
12 April  |  United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company | Hebburn | Manchester | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy.[12]
15 April  |  Germany | Schulte & Bruns  | Emden | Köln | Fishing trawler | For Emder Heringfischerei AG.
22 April  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Boardale | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[13]
24 April  |  Germany | Flenderwerft | Lübeck | Porjus | Fishing trawler | For For Afrikanische Frucht-Compagnie A.G.
5 May  |  Germany | Schulte & Bruns  | Emden | Almuth | Fishing trawler | For Leerer Heringfischerei AG.
5 May  |  Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Wilhelm Gustloff | Passenger ship | For Hamburg Süd.
6 May  |  United States | Puget Sound Navy Yard | Bremerton, Washington | Patterson | Bagley-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.
8 May  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Savannah | Brooklyn-class cruiser  | For United States Navy.
8 June  |  Germany | Deutsche Werke | Kiel | Blücher | Admiral Hipper-class cruiser  | For Kriegsmarine.
8 June  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Walker | Afridi | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
8 June  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Walker | Cossack | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[14]
8 June  |  Germany | Schulte & Bruns  | Emden | Mars | Fishing trawler | For Dollart Heringfischerei AG.
16 June  |  Germany | Deutsche Werke | Hamburg | Teutonia | Fishing trawler | For N. Ebsling.
22 June  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Govan | British Integrity | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[15]
23 June  |  Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Birka | Passenger ship | For Mathies Reederei KG.
24 June  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Leinster | Ferry | For British & Irish Steam Packet Co.[16]
7 July  |  United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company | Govan | Gurkha | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
14 July  |  United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Bittern | Bittern-class sloop  | For Royal Navy.[17]
25 July  |  Italy | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico | Trieste | Vittorio Veneto | Littorio-class battleship  | For Regia Marina.
5 August  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Donaghadee | Collier | For John Kelly Ltd.[18]
14 August  |  United States | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | Portsmouth, Virginia | Blue | Bagley-class destroyer  | For United States Navy.
18 August  |  Norway | Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard  | Horten | Nordkapp | Nordkapp-class fishery protection vessel  | For Royal Norwegian Navy.
19 August  |  Germany | DeSchiMAG | Bremen | Diether von Roeder | Type 1936-class destroyer  | For Kriegsmarine.
22 August  |  Italy | Gio. Ansaldo & C. | Sestri Ponente | Littorio | Littorio-class battleship  | For Regia Marina.
24 August  |  United Kingdom | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Wallsend | Somali | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
26 August  |  United States | New York Naval Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Honolulu | Brooklyn-class cruiser  | For United States Navy.
2 September  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Broomdale | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[19]
2 September  |  United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company | Govan | Maori | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
3 September  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Walker | Eskimo | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
3 September  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Walker | Mashona | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
23 September  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Capetown Castle | Passenger ship | For Union-Castle Line.
23 September  |  United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Govan | Zulu | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[20]
25 September  |  Germany | Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser | Wesermünde | Gauleiter Telschow | Fishing trawler | For For Hussmann & Hahn.
September  |  Germany | Deschimag | Wesermünde | Dorum | Fishing trawler | For Ernst Glässel.
2 October  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Nashville | Brooklyn-class cruiser  | For United States Navy.
5 October  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness | Undine | U-class submarine | For Royal Navy.[21]
6 October  |  United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock | Matabele | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
9 October  |  United States | Bethlehem Steel Company | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Gulfwave | Tanker | For Gulf Oil Corporation.
15 October  |  United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston, Hampshire | Mohawk | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
19 October  |  United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Devonport | Gloucester | Town-class cruiser | For Royal Navy.[22]
20 October  |  Germany | H. C. Stülcken Sohn | Hamburg | Gebrüder Kähler | Fishing trawler | For Hinrich Foch Hochseefischerei AG.
21 October  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Barbarian | Bar-class boom defence vessel | For Royal Navy.[23]
21 October  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Delane | Cargo ship | For Lamport & Holt.[24]
21 October  |  United Kingdom | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Wallsend | Tartar | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
27 October  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Trust | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[25]
30 October  |  Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Albert Leo Schlageter | Gorch Fock-class sail training ship  | For Kriegsmarine.
October  |  Germany | Deschimag | Wesermünde | Hermann Bösch | Fishing trawler | For C. C. H. Bösch.
3 November  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Munster | Ferry | For British & Irish Steam Packet Co.[26]
4 November  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | British Security | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[27]
5 November  |  United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Ashanti | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
16 November  |  United States | Philadelphia Navy Yard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wichita | Cruiser | For United States Navy.
1 December  |  Germany | DeSchiMAG | Bremen | Hans Lüdemann | Type 1936-class destroyer  | For Kriegsmarine.
2 December  |  United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock | Cachalot | Grampus-class submarine  | For Royal Navy.[28]
15 December  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Barbette | Bar-class boom defence vessel | For Royal Navy.[29]
16 December  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Koolama | Cargo ship | For West Australian Government.[30]
17 December  |  United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen & Sons | Linthouse | Sikh | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
18 December  |  United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen & Sons | Linthouse | Punjabi | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
21 December  |  United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers | Dumbarton | Bedouin | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.[31]
21 December  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Devis | Cargo ship | For Lamport & Holt.[32]
21 December  |  United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston | Nubian | Tribal-class destroyer | For Royal Navy.
22 December  |  United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company | Troon, Ayrshire | Franklin | Halcyon-class minesweeper  | For Royal Navy.
22 December  |  Germany | DeSchiMAG | Bremen | Hermann Künne | Type 1936-class destroyer  | For Kriegsmarine.
28 December  |  Germany | H. C. Stülcken Sohn | Hamburg | Otto Bröhan | Fishing trawler | For Cranzer Fischdamper AG.
December  |  Germany | DeSchiMAG | Bremerhaven | Franz Westermann | Fishing trawler | For Reederei Siebert & Co.
Unknown date  |  Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg | Algol | Coastal tanker | For Trelleborgs Angfabrik Nya A/B.[33]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd.  | Selby | Englishman | tug | For United Towing Co. Ltd.[34]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Flensburger Schiff- Gesellschaft.  | Flensburg | Ernst L. M. Russ | Cargo ship | For Ernst Russ.[35]
Unknown date  |  Germany | F Schichau GmbH | Elbing | Gabelsflach | Coastal tanker | For Kriegsmarine.
Unknown date  |  Germany | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau | Wesermünde | Gambian | Cargo ship | For United African Company.[36]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.  | Burntisland | Ginnheim | Cargo ship | For Unterweser Reederei.[37]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Newcastle upon Tyne | Inkosi | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Charente Steamship Co. Ltd.
Unknown date  |  Germany | Lübecker Flender-Werke AG  | Lübeck | Marie Fisser | Cargo ship | For Fisser & van Doornum.
Unknown date  |  Germany | Flensburger Schiff- Gesellschaft.  | Flensburg | Mathias Stinnes | Tanker | For Kohlen Import und Poseidon Schiffs.[38]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Neptun AG | Rostock | Messina | Cargo ship | For Robert Miles Sloman Jr.
Unknown date  |  Germany | Stettiner Oderwerke AG | Stettin | Saar | Cargo ship | For R. C. Gribel.
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Henry Robb Ltd.  | Leith | Spinel | Cargo ship | For William Robertson.[39]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau | Wesermünde | Takoradian | Cargo ship | For United Africa Company.[40]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | Titlark II | Motor vessel | For J. Bolson & Son Ltd.[41]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau.  | Bremen | Unitas | Whaler | For Unitas Deutsche Walfang GmbH.[42]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau | Bremen | Unitas 4 | Whaler | For Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH.[43]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau | Bremen | Unitas 5 | Whaler | For Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH.[43]
Unknown date  |  Germany | Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau | Bremen | Unitas 8 | Whaler | For Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH.[43]

## References

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1. ^ "May". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. ^ "Comara". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
3. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 177.
4. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 170.
5. ^ "Torr Head". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
6. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 166.
7. ^ "Motortankschip Nederland te water gelaten". De Maasbode. 7 March 1937.
8. ^ "Salacia". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
9. ^ "Lady Sylvia". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
10. ^ "Roxburgh Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
11. ^ "Delius". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
12. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 205.
13. ^ "Boardale". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
14. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 85.
15. ^ "Mails and Shipping". The Times. No. 47726\. London. 26 June 1937. col G, p. 26.
16. ^ "Leinster". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
17. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 51.
18. ^ "Donaghadee". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
19. ^ "Broomdale". The Yard. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
20. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 367.
21. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 338.
22. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 140.
23. ^ "Barbarian". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
24. ^ "Delane". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
25. ^ "British Trust". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
26. ^ "Munster". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
27. ^ "British Security". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
28. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 64.
29. ^ "Barbette". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
30. ^ "Koolama". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
31. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 47.
32. ^ "Devis". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
33. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 470–71.
34. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 301.
35. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 466.
36. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 397–98.
37. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 465.
38. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 470.
39. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 467.
40. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 395.
41. ^ "Titlark II". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
42. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 473–74.
43. ^ a b c Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 473.

Sources

* Colledge, J.J.; Warlow, Ben (2003). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-566-0.
* Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.

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