List of ship launches in 1946

This list of ship launches in 1946 includes a list of ships launched in 1946.

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

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4 January |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Leonard F. Mason | Gearing-class destroyer  |
5 January |  United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd  | Selby | Danube VII | Tug | For Tilbury Contracting & Dredging Co. Ltd.[1]
5 January |  United Kingdom |  |  | Spaburn | Coastal water carrier  | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
5 January |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Robert L. Wilson | Gearing-class destroyer  |
8 January |  United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle | Eversole | Gearing-class destroyer  |
8 January |  United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd  | Glasgow | Kallada | Cargo ship | For J. Nourse Ltd.[2]
15 January |  United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd | Barrow in Furness | Empire Athelstan | Heavy lift cargo ship  | For Ministry of Transport
16 January |  United Kingdom | Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Southwold | Cargo ship | For Ministry of Transport.[3]
16 January |  United Kingdom | J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | Galeomma | Tanker | For N.V. Curaçaosche Scheepsvaarts Maatschappij.[4]
17 January |  United Kingdom | Burntisland Shipbuilding Company | Burntisland | Chessington | Collier | For Wandsworth & District Gas Company.[5]
17 January |  United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Evesham | tanker | For Ministry of Transport
17 January |  United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Sloane | Coaster | For Ministry of Transport.[6]
17 January |  United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.  | Grangemouth | Empire Tedson | TED-type coastal tanker | Completed as Arduity for F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd.[7]
17 January |  United States | Bethlehem Steel | Staten Island, New York | Forrest Royal | Gearing-class destroyer  |
17 January |  United Kingdom | John Readhead & Sons Ltd.  | South Shields | Okhla | Cargo ship | For BRitish India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[8]
17 January |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Santander | Cargo ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[9]
17 January |  United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | TID 178 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of War Transport.[10]
17 January |  United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | TID 179 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of War Transport.[11]
18 January |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | City of Poona | Cargo ship | For Ellerman Lines Ltd.[12]
18 January |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd.  | West Hartlepool | Empire Gower | Collier | For Ministry of Transport.[13]
18 January |  United Kingdom | Short Bros. Ltd.  | Sunderland | Empire Tedlora | TED-type coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport.[14]
21 January |  United Kingdom | A. Hall & Co. Ltd.  | Aberdeen | Empire Raymond | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport.[15]
21 January |  United Kingdom | Henry Scarr Ltd.  | Hessle | TID 173 | TID-class tug | Ministry of War Transport.[11]
22 January |  United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Barrow in Furness | Anchorite | Amphion-class submarine  |
2 February |  United Kingdom | Short Bros. Ltd.  | Sunderland | Empire Tedburgh | TED-type coastal tanker | Completed as Dovedale H. for J. Harker (Coasters) Ltd.[14]
2 February |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Witek | Gearing-class destroyer  |
4 February |  United Kingdom | John Lewis & Sons Ltd.  | Aberdeen | Dunkinty | Trawler | For Looker Fishing Co. Ltd.[16]
4 February |  United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd.  | Selby | Empire Hedda | Modified Stella-type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Atlas for Bergnings och Dykari A/B.[17]
4 February |  United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd  | Goole | Empire Seafoam | Shelt-type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport.[18]
4 February |  United Kingdom | J. & G. Thompson Ltd.  | Clydebank | Port Wellington | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[19]
5 February |  United Kingdom | A & J Inglis Ltd.  | Glasgow | Empire Tedmuir | TED-type Coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport.[14]
5 February |  United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.  | Goole | Ino | Coaster | For Bristol Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[20]
5 February |  United Kingdom | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd.  | Aberdeen | Lestris | Cargo ship | For British & Continental Steamship Co. Ltd.[21]
5 February |  United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Mona's Queen | Ferry | For Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd. [22]
5 February |  United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd.  | Southwick | Unnamed | Cargo ship | Laid down as an Empire ship, completed in June as Hubert for Hain Steamship Co. Ltd.[23]
7 February |  United Kingdom | J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | Gansella | Tanker | For N.V. Curaçaosche Scheepsvaart Maatschappij.[4]
8 February |  United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd.  | Selby | Empire Juna | Modified Stella-type tug | For Ministry of War Transport.[17]
15 February |  United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.  | Middlesbrough | Arakaka | Cargo ship | For Booker Bros., McConnell & Co. Ltd.[24]
15 February |  United States | Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co | North Charleston, South Carolina | Bluebird | Penguin-class submarine rescue ship  |
15 February |  United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd.  | Newcastle on Tyne | Latia | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[25]
16 February |  United Kingdom | John Lewis & Sons Ltd.  | Aberdeen | Moray Firth | Coaster | For Firth Shipping Co. Ltd.[16]
18 February |  United Kingdom |  |  | Sparrow | Modified Black Swan-class sloop  |
18 February |  United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Alaric | Amphion-class submarine  |
18 February |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Urlana | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[26]
19 February |  United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd  | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Flodden | Wave-class oiler | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as RFA Wave Baron for Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[27]
19 February |  United States | Cramp Shipbuilding Company | Philadelphia | Halfbeak | Balao-class submarine  |
19 February |  United States | Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Pawcatuck | Ashtabula-class replenishment oiler  |
20 February |  United Kingdom |  |  | Jutland | Modified Battle-class destroyer  |
21 February |  United Kingdom | William Simons & Co. Ltd.  | Renfrew | Empire Marshland | Dredger | For Ministry of Transport.[28]
21 February |  United Kingdom | Ferguson Brothers Ltd.  | Port Glasgow | Empire Sorcerer' | Dredger | For the Admiralty.[29]
22 February |  United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.  | Greenock | Sinkiang | Cargo ship | For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[30]
28 February |  United Kingdom |  |  | Spapool | Coastal water carrier  | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
28 February |  United Kingdom | Scotts  | Greenock | Artemis | Amphion-class submarine  |
4 March |  United Kingdom | John Crown & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | Empire Lowlander | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Corflow for Wm. Cory & Son Ltd.[31]
4 March |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Empire Mercia | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Empire Star for Blue Star Line.[32][33]
5 March |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Ariosto | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[26]
5 March |  United States | Charleston Navy Yard | North Charleston, South Carolina | Bryce Canyon | Shenandoah-class destroyer tender  |
5 March |  United Kingdom | George Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd.  | Greenock | Empire Lola | Modified Stella-type tug | For Ministry of War Transport.[17]
5 March |  United States | Federal Shipbuilding | Kearny, New Jersey | Fresno | Atlanta-class cruiser  |
5 March |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Manchester | Cleveland-class cruiser  |
5 March |  United Kingdom | Henry Robb Ltd.  | Leith | Redstart | Cargo ship | For General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[30]
5 March |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Rustenburg Castle | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line.[34]
5 March |  United Kingdom | Fleming & Furguson Ltd.  | Paisley | Taff | Dredger | For Great Western Railway.[35]
|  United Kingdom | J. S. Watson Ltd.  | Gainsborough | Empire Lucy | Near-Warrior type tug | For the Admiralty.[36]
6 March |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lyria | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[37]
7 March |  United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd.  | Port Glasgow | Tahsinia | Cargo ship | For Anchor Line Ltd.[38]
8 March |  United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle | Shelton | Gearing-class destroyer  |
8 March |  United Kingdom | J. Pollock & Sons Ltd.  | Faversham | VIC 57 | VIC lighter | For Ministry of War Transport.[39]
14 March |  United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.  | Northwich | VIC 34 | VIC lighter | For the Admiralty.[40]
15 March |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Charles H. Roan | Gearing-class destroyer  |
18 March |  United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.  | Grangemouth | Crichtoun | Icemaid type collier | For G. Gibson & Co. Ltd.[41]
19 March |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Eagle | Audacious-class aircraft carrier | For Royal Navy.
19 March |  United Kingdom | William Simons & Co Ltd  | Greenock | Empire Forager | Dredger | For Ministry of War Transport.[42]
21 March |  United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding & Co. Ltd.  | Troon | Empire Warner | Scandinavian type cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Uskside for Uskside Steamship Co. Ltd.[43]
21 March |  United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Maidan | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd.[44]
21 March |  United Kingdom | Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.  | Glasgow | Neothauma | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[45]
28 March |  United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.  | Northwich | VIC 65 | VIC lighter | For Ministry of War Transport.[46]
30 March |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Agerholm | Gearing-class destroyer  |
30 March |  United States | Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Waccamaw | Cimarron-class oiler  |
March |  United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd  | Glasgow | Mountpark | Cargo ship | For J. & J. Denholm Ltd.[2]
March |  United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd.  | Linthouse | Somerset | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[47]
March |  United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation  | Newcastle upon Tyne | VIC 105 | Improved VIC lighter | For the Admiralty.[48]
March |  United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation  | Newcastle upon Tyne | VIC 106 | Improved VIC lighter | For the Admiralty.[48]
2 April |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Coral Sea | Midway-class aircraft carrier  |
2 April |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Salaverry | Cargo ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[49]
3 April |  United Kingdom | Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland, Co Durham | Empire Dunbar | Wave-class oiler | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as RFA Wave Laird for Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[50]
3 April |  United Kingdom | Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Margay | Cargo ship | For Kaye, Son & Co. Ltd.[51]
3 April |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Umaria | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[26]
4 April |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff Ltd.  | Govan | Empire Edgehill | Wave-class oiler | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as RFA Wave Chief for Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[52]
4 April |  United Kingdom | A Hall & Co Ltd  | Aberdeen | Empire Maydream | Coaster | For Ministry of Transport
4 April |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Wallsend | Helicina | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. Requisitioned by the Admiralty with the intention of completion as RFA Oleander for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Hostilities ended before completion so returned to owners.[53]
4 April |  United Kingdom | S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | Sir Alexander Kennedy | C-type coaster | For London Power Co. Ltd.[54]
6 April |  United Kingdom | John Lewis & Sons Ltd.  | Aberdeen | Avondow | Trawler | For North Star Fishing Co. Ltd.[16]
14 April |  United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.  | Goole | Cato | Coaster | For Bristol Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[55]
16 April |  United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd.  | Port Glasgow | Cape Ortegal | Cargo ship | For Cape of Good Hope Motorships Co. Ltd.[38]
16 April |  United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Gantock | Cargo ship | For Ministry of Transport Completed as Martita for "K" Steamships Ltd.[56]
16 April |  United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.  | North Shields | Geomitra | Tanker | For N.V. Curaçaosche Scheepsvaarts Maatschappij.[57]
16 April |  United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | John Holt | Cargo ship | For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. [22]
16 April |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linga | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[58]
17 April  |  United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd.  | Newcastle on Tyne | Auricula | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[25]
17 April |  United Kingdom | William Simons & Co. Ltd.  | Greenock | Empire Woodland | Dredger | For Ministry of Transport.[28]
18 April |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Balaena | Factory ship | For United Whalers Ltd.[59]
18 April |  United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.  | Northwich | VIC 66 | VIC lighter | For Ministry of War Transport.[46]
23 April |  United States | Cramp Shipbuilding Company | Philadelphia | Ulua | Balao-class submarine  |
27 April |  Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant | Zelenedolsk | BO-173 | Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser  |
27 April |  Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant | Zelenedolsk | BO-270 | Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser  |
28 April |  Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant | Zelenedolsk | BO-171 | Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser  |
28 April |  Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant | Zelenedolsk | BO-172 | Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser  |
30 April |  United Kingdom | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | British Princess | Tanker | For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[60]
30 April |  United States | Western Pipe and Steel Company | San Francisco | Burton Island | Wind-class icebreaker  |
April |  United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Eucadia | Cargo ship | For Anchor Line.[61]
April |  United Kingdom |  |  | Poictiers | Destroyer  | Scrapped shortly after launch.
April |  United Kingdom | A & J Inglis Ltd.  | Glasgow | Empire Tedrita | TED-type Coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport.[62]
1 May |  United Kingdom | Scott & Sons Ltd.  | Bowling | Nirumand | Tug | For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd.[63]
May 2 |  United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.  | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Southern Harvester | Tanker | For South Georgia Co.[64]
3 May |  United Kingdom | Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. | Greenock | Clan Cumming | Cargo ship | For the Clan Line Steamers Ltd.[65]
3 May |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Corsair | Tench-class submarine  |
5 May |  United Kingdom | A. Hall & Co. Ltd.  | Aberdeen | Empire Leonard | Near-Warrior type tug | Completed as Sun XVI W. H. J. Alexander Ltd.[15]
15 May |  United Kingdom | S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | Brixton | C-type coaster | For South Metropolitan Gas Company.[54]
15 May |  United Kingdom |  |  | Rowanol | Coastal tanker  | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
15 May |  United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | Dundee | Shetland | Cargo ship | For Currie Line Ltd. [66]
16 May |  United Kingdom | Ferguson Brothers Ltd.  | Port Glasgow | Empire Hartland | Hopper ship | For Ministry of Transport.[29]
20 May |  United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd.  | Port Glasgow | Beaverlake | Cargo ship | For Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd.[38]
29 May |  United Kingdom | J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | British Rose | Tanker | For British Tanker Co Ltd.[4]
29 May |  United States | Western Pipe and Steel Company | San Pedro, California | Edisto | Wind-class icebreaker  |
29 May |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Wallsend | Port Pirie | Cargo ship | For Port Line Ltd.[12]
29 May |  United States | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | Seattle | Seaman | Gearing-class destroyer  |
31 May |  United Kingdom | John Readhead & Sons Ltd.  | South Shields | Baskerville | Cargo ship | For Barberry's Steamship Co. Ltd.[67]
31 May |  United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | Hornby Grange | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Houlder Line Ltd.[68]
31 May |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Malmo | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[26]
May |  United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd  | Glasgow | Wellpark | Cargo ship | For J. & J. Denholm Ltd.[2]
May |  United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | A half-ship | New fore section | For the steamship Harpagus.[56]
1 June |  United Kingdom | Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd | Rowhedge | Trapp | Coastal tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[69]
5 June |  United Kingdom | William Simons & Co. Ltd.  | Renfrew | Empire Tessa | Modified Stella-type tug | For Ministry of War Transport.[70]
5 June |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linswe | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport.[71]
12 June |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Knight | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[72]
12 June |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linwet | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport.[73]
13 June |  United Kingdom | J. & G. Thompson Ltd.  | Clydebank | Norfolk | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[19]
15 June |  Denmark |  | Nakskov | Norden | cargo ship |
16 June |  United Kingdom | A Hall & Co Ltd  | Aberdeen | Sun XVII | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport.[15]
18 June |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Aros | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Rederi A/B Helsingborg.[74]
24 June |  United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco | Keppler | Gearing-class destroyer  |
27 June |  United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.  | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Marson | Wave-class oiler | For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as RFA Wave Premier for Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[27]
28 June |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | British Earl | Tanker | For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[53]
28 June |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Patella | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd
30 June |  United Kingdom | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd.  | Bristol | Bristol Queen | Paddle steamer | For P. & A. Campbell Ltd.[75]
30 June |  United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.  | Dundee | Unnamed | Standard Fast type Cargo liner | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Modjokerto for Dutch Government.[76]
June |  United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Landaura | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company.[61]
June |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Rinaldo | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[26]
1 July |  United Kingdom | Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.  | Glasgow | Neritopsis | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[45]
1 July |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Wallsend | Regent Tiger | Tanker | For Bowring Steamship Co. Ltd.[53]
4 July |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linno | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport.[77]
4 July |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linyon | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport.[78]
12 July |  United States | Savannah Machine & Foundry Co. | Savannah, Georgia | Tringa | Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship  |
15 July |  United Kingdom | John Crown & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | Empire Lambeth | Collier | For Ministry of Transport. Compleyed as Dashwood for Wm. France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd.[31]
15 July |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Robert A. Owens | Gearing-class destroyer  |
15 July |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | Volo | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[79]
16 July |  United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.Ltd.  | Clydebank | Beavercove | Cargo ship | For Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd.[80]
27 July |  United Kingdom | G. Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd.  | Greenock | Empire Kingsway | Tudor Queen type coaster | For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as The Emperor for J. Hay & Sons Ltd.[16]
29 July |  United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.  | North Shields | Gouldia | Tanker | For N.V. Curaçaosche Scheepsvaarts Maatschappij.[57]
30 July |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Albano | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[26]
30 July |  United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Robert L. Holt | Cargo ship | For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. [22]
31 July |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff Ltd | Glasgow | Empire Tesland | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport
1 August |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Unicorn | Tench-class submarine  |
10 August |  United Kingdom |  |  | Spalake | Coastal water carrier  | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
12 August |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Rawang | Coaster | For Straits Steamship Co. Ltd.[81]
12 August |  United States | Cramp Shipbuilding Company | Philadelphia | Turbot | Balao-class submarine  |
13 August |  United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Barrow in Furness | Andrew | Amphion-class submarine  |
14 August |  United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Ethelbert | Heavy lift ship | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Beljeanne for Belships Co. Ltd.[82]
14 August |  United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.  | Middlesbrough | Southern Sailor | Whaler | For South Georgia Co. Ltd.[24]
15 August |  United Kingdom | J. S. White | Cowes | Scorpion | Modified Weapon-class destroyer  |
17 August |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Limpya | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport.[83]
17 August |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linda | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport.[84]
26 August |  United Kingdom | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | British Holly | Tanker | For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[60]
26 August |  United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.  | Middlesbrough | southern Soldier | Whaler | For South Georgia Co. Ltd.[24]
27 August |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Calchas | Cargo ship | For Blue Funnel Line.[85]
27 August |  United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd  | Glasgow | Marjata | Cargo ship | For J. Nourse Ltd.[2]
27 August |  United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers Ltd. | Dumbarton | Princess Victoria | Ferry | For London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[86]
27 August |  United Kingdom | Henry Robb Ltd.  | Leith | Tinto | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[30]
28 August |  United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering | Greenock, Scotland | Artemis | Amphion-class submarine  |
28 August |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Livorno | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[26]
28 August |  United Kingdom |  |  | Oakol | Coastal tanker  | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
9 September |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Rengam | Coaster | For Straits Steamship Co. Ltd.[87]
9 September |  Sweden | Götaverken | Göteborg | Stockholm | Ocean liner |
11 September |  France | Lorient  |  | De Grasse | Anti-aircraft cruiser  |
11 September |  United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.  | Northwich | VIC 67 | VIC lighter | For the Admiralty.[46]
12 September |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | La Hague | Cargo ship | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.[88]
12 September |  United Kingdom | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | Asia | Cargo ship | For Cunard White Star Line.[89]
16 September |  United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Dumra | Cargo liner | For British India Steam Navigation Company.[61]
16 September |  United Kingdom | Scott & Sons Ltd.  | Bowling | Tanumand | Modified Warrior-type tug | For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd.[63]
18 September |  United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.  | Northwich | VIC 68 | VIC lighter | Completed as Moealang for N.V. Dortsche Petroleum Maatschappij.[46]
20 September |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Walrus | Tench-class submarine  |
24 September |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Loch Garth | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[90]
25 September |  United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | Dundee | Anchises | Cargo ship | For Ocean Steamship Co. [66]
26 September |  United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.  | Sunderland | Louis E. Durand | Cargo ship | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Chef Mecanician Durand for French Government.[91]
26 September |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lepton | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[92]
27 September |  United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Des Moines | Des Moines-class cruiser  |
17 September |  United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd.  | Port Glasgow | Shahzada | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[38]
September |  United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd.  | Port Glasgow | Cape Rodney | Cargo ship | For Cape of Good Hope Motorships Co. Ltd.[93]
2 October |  United Kingdom | A & J Inglis Ltd | Glasgow | Waverley | Paddle Steamer | For London and North Eastern Railway
2 October |  United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers Ltd. | Dumbarton | Falaise | Ferry | For Southern Railway`.[86]
10 October |  United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Mahronda | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd.[44]
11 October |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lingula | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[94]
26 October |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Wallsend | Dwarka | Passenger ship | For British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[79]
8 November |  United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd  | Glasgow | Mutlah | Cargo ship | For J. Nourse Ltd.[2]
10 November |  United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.  | North Shields | Cyrena | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[57]
11 November |  United Kingdom | Henry Robb Ltd.  | Leith | Truro | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[30]
21 November |  United Kingdom | Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Tesville | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport
21 November |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Morbihan | Cargo ship | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.[95]
23 November |  United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.  | Middlesbrough | Capitaine Jean Fougere | Cargo ship | For Union Industrielle & Maritime Société Française d'Armaments.[96]
26 November |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Athenic | Passenger ship | For Shaw Savill Line.[97]
26 November |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | Khanabad | Tank barge | For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd.[98]
27 November |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Loch Avon | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[99]
28 November |  United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.  | Greenock | Shansi | Cargo ship | For China Navigation Co Ltd.[30]
11 December |  United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Glasgow | Kampala | Ocean Liner | For British India Steam Navigation Company
20 December |  United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco | Lansdale | Gearing-class destroyer  |
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.  | Newcastle upon Tyne | Bassano | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[79]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd.  | Northwich | Bishops Foxhound | Lighter | For Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd.[100]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd.  | Northwich | Bishops Greyhound | Lighter | For Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd.[100]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Blyth Repairer I | Launch | For private owner.[101]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Company | Grangemouth, Stirlingshire | Empire Deptford | Icemaid type collier | For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as SNCF No 1 for Société Nationale D'Affrétements.[102]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Fleming & Furguson Ltd.  | Paisley | Mandovi' | Dredger | For Portuguese Government.[35]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | MFV-436 | Naval Motor Fishing Vessel | For Royal Navy.[103]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | MFV-437 | Naval Motor Fishing Vessel | For Royal Navy.[104]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | MFV-438 | Naval Motor Fishing Vessel | For Royal Navy.[105]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | Mouette M | Motor yacht | For private owner.[106]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | Opportune | Motor yacht | For private owner.[107]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd.  | Port Glasgow | Shahjehan | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steam Navigation Company.[38]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd.  | Thorne | TID 169 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of Shipping.[108]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | TID 180 | TID-class tug | For the Ministry of Shipping.[11]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | TID 181 | TID-class tug | For the Ministry of Shipping.[11]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | TID 182 | TID-class tug | For the Ministry of Shipping.[11]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.  | Sunderland | TID 183 | TID-class tug | For the Ministry of Shipping.[11]

## References

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3. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 25–26.
4. ^ a b c Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 164.
5. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 34.
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9. ^ "Santander". The Yard. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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30. ^ a b c d e Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 375.
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33. ^ "Empire Star". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
34. ^ "Rustenburg Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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37. ^ "Lyria". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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51. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 27.
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56. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 105.
57. ^ a b c Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 162.
58. ^ "Linga". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
59. ^ "Balaena". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
60. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 161.
61. ^ a b c Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 23.
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72. ^ "British Knight". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
73. ^ "Linwet". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
74. ^ "Aros". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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83. ^ "Limpya". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
84. ^ "Linda". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
85. ^ "Calchas". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
86. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 51.
87. ^ "Rengam". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
88. ^ "La Hague". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
89. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 84.
90. ^ "Loch Garth". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
91. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 106.
92. ^ "Lepton". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
93. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 95–96.
94. ^ "Lingula". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
95. ^ "Morbihan". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
96. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 378–79.
97. ^ "Athenic". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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