List of ship launches in 1960

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The list of ship launches in 1960 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1960.

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15 January  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | William Wheelwright | Tanker | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[1]
18 January  |  United Kingdom | Cook, Welton & Gemmell | Beverley | Arctic Cavalier | Trawler | For Boyd Line.
30 January  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | John King | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
13 February  |  Japan |  |  | Onami | Ayanami-class destroyer  |
27 February  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Lawrence | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
29 February  |  United Kingdom | Cook, Welton & Gemmell | Beverley, East Yorkshire | Arctic Corsair | Trawler | for Boyd Line
1 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tresfonn | Bulk carrier | For Sigval Bergsen.[2]
6 March  |  United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | William V. Pratt | Farragut-class destroyer  |
10 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Barpeta | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company.[3]
16 March  |  United Kingdom | Cook, Welton & Gemmell | Beverley, East Yorkshire | Royalist | Trawler | for Hewett Fishing Company
16 March  |  United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Dahlgren | Farragut-class destroyer  |
16 March  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Shark | Skipjack-class submarine  |
16 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Canberra | Ocean liner | For P&O
20 March  |  United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Eskimo | Tribal-class frigate  |
26 March  |  West Germany | H. C. Stülcken Sohn  | Hamburg  | Hamburg | Hamburg-class destroyer | For German Navy
31 March  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Sculpin | Skipjack-class submarine  |
5 April  |  Denmark | Aalborg Værft A/S  | Ålborg | Prinsesse Anne-Marie | ferry | For Danske Statsbaner.[4]
13 April  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Arlanza | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Royal Mail Lines.[5]
25 April  |  Japan |  |  | Makinami | Ayanami-class destroyer  |
27 April  |  United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Robison | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
27 April  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Tullibee | Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
28 April  |  West Germany | Hitzler Werft  | Lauenburg  | Eisvogel | Eisvogel-class Icebreaker | For German Navy
5 May  |  West Germany | Schlieker-shipyard  | Hamburg  | Elbe |  | For German Navy
10 May  |  United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs |  | Empress of Canada | Ocean liner | For Canadian Pacific Steamships
11 May  |  United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Buchanan | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
11 May  |  France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | France | Ocean liner | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
14 May  |  United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Abraham Lincoln | George Washington-class submarine  |
14 May  |  France | Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales | Cherbourg | Doris | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy
21 May  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Kitty Hawk | Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier  |
21 May  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Sampson | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
25 May  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Daghestan | Ore carrier | For Hindustan Shipping Co.[6]
9 June  |  West Germany | Hitzler Werft  | Lauenburg  | Eisbär | Eisvogel-class icebreaker | For German Navy
10 June  |  United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Devonshire | County-class destroyer  |
14 June  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Claude V. Ricketts | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
23 June  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Icenic | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Shaw Savill Line.[7]
9 July  |  United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Thresher | Thresher-class submarine  |
11 July  |  United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton | Gurkha | Tribal-class frigate  |
23 July  |  France |  |  | Foch | Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier  | Second launching
4 August  |  United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Hoel | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
19 August  |  United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Okinawa | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship  |
20 August  |  West Germany | H. C. Stülcken Sohn  | Hamburg  | Schleswig-Holstein | Hamburg-class destroyer | For German Navy
24 August  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Edward Stevinson | Tanker | For Stevinson, Hardy & Co.[8]
6 September  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bamora | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company.[9]
6 September  |  United Kingdom | Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | Nubian | Tribal-class frigate  |
9 September  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Sellers | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
16 September  |  West Germany | Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff  | Büsum | Amrum | Ferry | For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG.[10]
17 September  |  United States | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | Iwo Jima | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship  |
17 September  |  United Kingdom | William Osborne  | Littlehampton | Alexandra | Watson Lifeboat | For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[11]
19 September  |  United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Devonport | Tartar | Tribal-class frigate  |
24 September  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Enterprise | Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier |
28 September  |  West Germany | Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff  | Büsum | Amrum | Passenger ship | For Amrumer Schiffahrts-AG.
IMO 5015311[12]
4 October  |  France | Dubigeon | Nantes | Diane | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy
6 October  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Avonbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[13]
8 October  |  United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Scamp | Skipjack-class submarine  |
8 October  |  United States | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Constellation | Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier  |
21 October  |  United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness | Dreadnought | Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
31 October  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Snook | Skipjack-class submarine  |
22 November  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Ethan Allen | Ethan Allen-class submarine  |
23 November  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Krossfon | Bulk carrier | For Sigval Bergsen.[14]
14 December  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Clyde | Launch | For Clyde Navigation Trust.[15]
20 December  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Norsk Drott | Tanker | For Norsk Braendselojle A/S.[16]
21 December  |  France | Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales | Cherbourg | Flore | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy
10 December  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Barney | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  |
12 December  |  Netherlands | Gebroeders Pot N. V.  | Bolnes | Theron[17] |  |

## References

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1. ^ "William Wheelwright". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. ^ "Tresfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. ^ "Barpeta". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. ^ "M / S Prinsesse Anne-Marie". Retrieved 2016-03-12.
5. ^ "Arlanza". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. ^ "Daghestan". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
7. ^ "Icenic". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. ^ "Edward Stevinson". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
9. ^ "Bamora". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
10. ^ "M/S Amrum". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
11. ^ Corin, John; Farr, Grahame (1983). Penlee Lifeboat. Penzance: Penlee & Penzance Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. pp. 120. ISBN 0-9508611-0-3.
12. ^ "DNV GL: Hauke Haien". Retrieved 2017-09-05.
13. ^ "Avonbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
14. ^ "Krossfon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. ^ "Clyde". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
16. ^ "Norsk Drott". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
17. ^ "THERON - ID 6525". Maritiem Historische Databank.

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