List of ship launches in 1961

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The list of ship launches in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1961.

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

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17 January  |  United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Transvaal Castle | Ocean liner | For Union-Castle Line
17 January  |  Japan |  |  | Isuzu | Isuzu-class destroyer escort  | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
19 January  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Cormorant | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[1]
31 January  |  United States | Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company | Seattle, Washington  | Gridley | Leahy-class cruiser  | For United States Navy
31 January  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tindfonn | Tanker | For Sigval Bergsen.[2]
1 February  |  Canada | Victoria Machinery Depot | Victoria, British Columbia  | Saskatchewan | Mackenzie-class destroyer  | For Royal Canadian Navy
2 February  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia  | Sam Houston | Ethan Allen-class submarine  | For United States Navy
1 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Port Alfred | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Port Line.[3]
7 March  |  Japan |  |  | Mogami | Isuzu-class destroyer escort  | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
16 March  |  United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Hampshire | County-class destroyer  | For Royal Navy
17 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | George Peacock | Tanker | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[4]
26 March  |  Soviet Union | A.A. Zhdanov | Leningrad | Groznyy | Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser  | For Soviet Navy
29 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bombala | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company.[5]
8 April  |  Australia | Cockatoo Island Dockyard | Sydney, New South Wales  | Stuart | River-class destroyer escort  | For Royal Australian Navy
8 April  |  Australia | Williamstown Naval Dockyard | Melbourne, Victoria  | Derwent | River-class destroyer escort  | For Royal Australian Navy
15 April  |  United States | Bethlehem Steel | Quincy, Massachusetts  | Bainbridge | Bainbridge-class cruiser  | For United States Navy
28 April  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Levernbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[6]
20 May  |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana  | Semmes | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
25 May  |  Canada | Canadian Vickers | Montreal, Quebec  | Mackenzie | Mackenzie-class destroyer  | For Royal Canadian Navy
31 May  |  France | Dubigeon | Nantes | Minerve | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy
31 May  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Port St Lawrence | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Bank Line.[7]
15 June  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut  | Thomas A. Edison | Ethan Allen-class submarine  | For United States Navy
26 June  |  West Germany | Lürssen  | Bremen-Vegesack  | Neckar | Rhine-class tender  | For German Navy
28 June  |  United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Leander | Leander-class frigate | For Royal Navy
1 July  |  United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California  | Permit | Permit-class submarine  | For United States Navy
1 July  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine  | Leahy | Leahy-class cruiser  | For United States Navy
2 July  |  Italy | Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico | Monfalcone | Galileo Galilei | Ocean liner | For Lloyd Triestino
15 July  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia  | John Marshall | Ethan Allen-class submarine  | For United States Navy
27 July  |  Canada | Burrard Dry Dock | Vancouver, British Columbia  | Yukon | Mackenzie-class destroyer  | For Royal Canadian Navy
29 July  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey  | Berkeley | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
31 July  |  Japan |  |  | Hayashio | Hayashio-class submarine  | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
24 August  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Osprey | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[8]
24 August  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cressington | Dredger | For British Transport Commission.[9]
26 August  |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana  | Tattnall | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
28 August  |  Japan |  |  | Wakashio | Hayashio-class submarine  | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
17 September  |  United States | Puget Sound Navy Yard | Bremerton, Washington  | Iwo Jima | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship  | For United States Navy
22 September  |  France | Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales | Cherbourg | Galatée | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy
24 September  |  Italy |  |  | Guglielmo Marconi | Ocean liner | For Lloyd Triestino
27 September  |  United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Kent | County-class destroyer  | For Royal Navy
30 September  |  France | Arsenal de Brest | Brest, France  | Jeanne d'Arc | Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid  | For French Navy
21 October  |  West Germany | HDW  | Kiel  | U 1 | Type 201 submarine | For German Navy
24 October  |  Canada | Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd  | Victoria  | City of Victoria | V-class ferry | For BC Ferries[10]
26 October  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Springbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[11]
19 November  |  Soviet Union | A.A. Zhdanov | Leningrad | Admiral Fokin | Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser  | For Soviet Navy
23 November  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Merlin | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[12]
1 December  |  West Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg-Finkenwerder | Cap San Diego | Cap-San-class bulk cargo | For Hamburg Süd[13]
7 December  |  United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | London | County-class destroyer  | For Royal Navy
9 December  |  United States | Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California  | Plunger | Permit-class submarine  | For United States Navy
9 December  |  United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine  | Tinosa | Permit-class submarine  | For United States Navy
9 December  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine  | Harry E. Yarnell | Leahy-class cruiser  | For United States Navy
9 December  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey  | Joseph Strauss | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
10 December  |  Canada | Marine Industries Limited | Sorel, Quebec  | Nipigon | Annapolis-class destroyer  | For Royal Canadian Navy
15 December  |  United States | Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company | Seattle, Washington  | Goldsborough | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer  | For United States Navy
21 December  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Olivebank | Tanker | For Bank Line.[14]
22 December  |  United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Dido | Leander-class frigate  | For Royal Navy
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Blanchland | Bulk carrier | For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[15]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Clelands (Successors) Ltd.  | Wallsend | Cornishbrook | Tug | For private owner.[16]

## References

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1. ^ "British Cormorant". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. ^ "Tindfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. ^ "Port Alfred". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. ^ "George Peacock". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. ^ "Bombala". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. ^ "Levernbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
7. ^ "Port Alfred". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. ^ "British Osprey". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
9. ^ "Cressington". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
10. ^ "M/S Ciry of Victoria". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
11. ^ "Springbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. ^ "British Merlin". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
13. ^ "DNV GL: Cap San Diego". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
14. ^ "Olivebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 67.
16. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 306.

Sources

* 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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