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

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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
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.[3]
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[4]
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.[5]
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  |
16 May  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Blueback | Barbel-class submarine  |
21 May  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Eskfield | Tanker | For Hunting & Sons.[6]
22 May  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Power | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[7]
23 May  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Preble | Farragut-class destroyer  |
25 May  |  Japan |  |  | Oyashio | Oyashio-class submarine  |
5 June  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Pinebank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[8]
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
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  |
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.[9]
8 July  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | York | Coaster | For Associated Humber Lines.[10]
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
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  |
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.[11]
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.[12]
3 November  |  United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness | Oriana | Ocean liner | For Orient Line
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.[13]
29 December  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Elmbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[14]
29 December  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Scorpion | Skipjack-class submarine  |
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

## References

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1. ^ "Bankura". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. ^ "Ashbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. ^ "Ulster Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. ^ "M/S Rüm Hart". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
5. ^ "Somers Isle". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. ^ "Eskfield". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
7. ^ "British Power". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. ^ "Pinebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
9. ^ "Amazon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
10. ^ "York". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
11. ^ "Aragon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. ^ "British Mallard". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
13. ^ "British Gull". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
14. ^ "Elmbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

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