List of ship launches in 1965

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The list of ship launches in 1965 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1965.

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8 January  |  Norway | Karljohansvern | Horten | Narvik | Oslo-class frigate  |
16 January  |  West Germany | Nobiskrug | Rendsburg | Wasa | Ferry | For Lion Ferry AB[1]
16 January  |  United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Kamehameha | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine  |
16 January  |  East Germany | V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft | Wismar | Taras Shevchenko | Ivan Franko-class passenger ship  | For Black Sea Shipping Company[2]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Comilla | Rajshahi-class patrol boat | For Pakistani Navy.[3]
23 January  |  United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Denver | Austin-class amphibious transport dock  |
4 February  |  United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Voge | Garcia-class frigate  |
15 February  |  Canada | Vancouver Shipyards Co.  | North Vancouver | Queen of Burnaby | Burnaby-class ferry | For BC Ferries[4]
15 February  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Zabardast | Firefighting tug | For BP Clyde Tanker Co. Ltd.[5]
17 February  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Jessore | Patrol boat | For Pakistani Navy.[6]
18 February  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Waikato | Leander-class frigate | For Royal New Zealand Navy.
27 February  |  Japan |  |  | Yamagumo | Yamagumo-class destroyer  |
5 March  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Edenfield | Tanker | For Eden Tankers Ltd.[7]
11 March  |  West Germany | Nordseewerke  | Emden | Utsira | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy
15 March  |  West Germany | Atlas-Werke  | Bremen  | Hans Techel | Type 202 submarine | For German Navy
20 March  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | George Bancroft | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine  |
28 March  |  Italy | Italcantieri S.p.A. | Castellamare di Stabia | Canguro Azzurro | Ferry  | For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T[8]
5 April  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Ranger Ajax | Fishing trawler | For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[9]
9 April  |  West Germany | Schichau Unterweser AG  | Bremerhaven  | Helgoland | Fehmarn-class tug |
14 April  |  United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Kungsholm | Ocean liner / cruise ship | For Swedish American Line
17 April  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Glover | Garcia-class frigate  |
23 April  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Francis Scott Key | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine  |
25 April  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Wainwright | Belknap-class cruiser  |
5 May  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Wimbrown Two | Offshore supply vessel | For G. Wimpey & Co. Ltd.[10]
15 May  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Guardfish | Permit-class submarine  |
5 April  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Ranger Apollo | Fishing trawler | For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[11]
17 May  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | North Shore | Offshore supply vessel | For Offshore Marine Ltd.[12]
19 May  |  West Germany | Nordseewerke  | Emden | Utstein | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy
21 May  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | George C. Marshall | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine  |
22 May  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | James K. Polk | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine  |
29 May  |  United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Camden | Sacramento-class fast combat support ship  |
6 June  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | W. D. Tideway | Dredger | For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[13]
8 June  |  United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Koelsch | Garcia-class frigate  |
15 June  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Centaur | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[14]
28 June  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Rajshahi | Rajshahi-class patrol boat | For Pakistani Navy.[15]
June  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | La Estancia | Bulk carrier | For Buries Marks Ltd.[16]
2 July  |  United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Biddle | Belknap-class cruiser  |
4 July  |  Italy | Navameccanica Cant. Nav. | Castellamare di Stabia | Canguro Rosso | Ferry  | For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T[17]
10 July  |  West Germany | Lindenau  | Kiel  | Walchensee | Walchensee-class tanker | For German Navy
26 July  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Sylhet | Patrol boat | For Pakistani Navy.[18]
28 July  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Craigdarragh | Tug | For J. Cooper (Belfast) Ltd.[19]
29 July  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | Petrel | Coaster | For General Steam Navigation Company.[20]
5 April  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Ranger Aurora | Fishing trawler | For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[21]
20 July  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Smit-Lloyd 51 | Tender | For Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd.[22]
30 July  |  West Germany | Nordseewerke  | Emden | Utvær | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy
31 July  |  United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Tripoli | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship  |
14 August  |  United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | Duluth | Austin-class amphibious transport dock  |
14 August  |  United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | George Washington Carver | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine  |
23 August  |  Norway | Karljohansvern | Horten | Bergen | Oslo-class frigate  |
25 September  |  United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs |  | Warspite | Valiant-class submarine  |
27 September  |  United Kingdom | Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.  | Appledore | Lady Cecelia | Tug | For J. H. Pigott & Son.[23]
8 October  |  West Germany | Nordseewerke  | Emden | Uthaug | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy
18 October  |  Sweden | Lindholmens Varv | Gothenburg | Saga | ferry | for Swedish Lloyd
20 October  |  United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | O'Callahan | Garcia-class frigate  |
23 October  |  United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Mariano G. Vallejo | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine  |
28 October  |  Sweden | Öresundsvarvet | Landskrona | Fennia | Ferry | For Siljarederiet
30 October  |  Italy | Cantieri Navale Felzsegi S.p.A.  | Trieste | Forende | Ferry  | For DFDS[24]
31 October  |  United Kingdom | HMNB Devonport | Devonport, England | Danae | Leander-class frigate  |
10 November  |  West Germany | Atlas-Werke  | Bremen  | Friedrich Schürer | Type 202 submarine | For German Navy
13 November  |  United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Henry L. Stimson | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine  |
23 November  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Grab Dredger No. 2 | Dredger | For Calcutta Port Commission.[25]
24 November  |  United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton | Juno | Leander-class frigate  |
24 November  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | La Sierra | Bulk carrier | For Buries Marks Ltd.[26]
27 November  |  Japan |  |  | Asashio | Asashio-class submarine  |
13 December  |  United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd.  | Lowestoft | Garganey | Wild Duck-class boom defence vessel | For Royal Navy.[27]
15 December  |  Finland | Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard | Helsinki | Finnpartner | Ferry | for Finnlines (Amer-Tupakka)
17 December  |  Finland | Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan | Turku | Prins Hamlet | Ferry | for Lion Ferry
18 December  |  United States | Avondale Shipyard | Westwego, Louisiana | Hamilton | Hamilton-class cutter  |
18 December  |  West Germany | Kiel | Howaldtswerke | Prinsesse Ragnhild | Ferry | For Jahre Line[28]
23 December  |  United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Hopper Barge No. 6 | Hopper barge | For Calcutta Port Commission.[29]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | Carp | Workboat | For Royal Corps of Transport.[30]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd.  | Poole | Chubb | Workboat | For Royal Corps of Transport.[31]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ellen May | Motor barge | For Scott (Toombridge) Ltd.[32]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | Cochrane & Son Ltd.  | Selby | Englishman | Tug | For United Towing Co. Ltd.[33]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom |  | Frindsbury.  | Rohoy | Coaster | For London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd.[34]
Unknown date  |  United Kingdom | W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd.  | Northwich | St. Elmo | Tug | For Midmed Towage Co. Ltd.[35]

## References

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1. ^ "M/S Wasa". Retrieved 2017-08-26.
2. ^ "M / S TARAS SHEVCHENKO". Retrieved 2017-09-26.
3. ^ "Comilla". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
4. ^ "M/S Queen of Burnaby". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
5. ^ "Zabardast". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. ^ "Jessore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
7. ^ "Edenfield". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. ^ "M/S Canguro Azzurro". Retrieved 2017-09-15.
9. ^ "Ranger Ajax". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
10. ^ "Wimbrown Two". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. ^ "Ranger Apollo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
12. ^ "North Shore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
13. ^ "W.D. Tideway". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
14. ^ "British Centaur". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. ^ "Rajshahi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
16. ^ "La Estancia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
17. ^ "M/S Canguro Rosso". Retrieved 2017-09-15.
18. ^ "Sylhet". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
19. ^ "Craigdarragh". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
20. ^ "Petrel". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
21. ^ "Ranger Aurora". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
22. ^ "Smit-Lloyd 51". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
23. ^ "Lady Cecelia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
24. ^ "M/S Forende". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
25. ^ "Grab Dredger No. 2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
26. ^ "La Sierra". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
27. ^ "Garganey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
28. ^ "M/S Prinsesse Ragnhild". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
29. ^ "Hopper Barge No. 6". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
30. ^ "Carp". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
31. ^ "Chubb". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
32. ^ "Ellen May". TShipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
33. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.
34. ^ Simper 1998, p. 30.
35. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 363.

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.
* Simper, Robert (1998). River Medway and the Swale. Lavenham: Creekside Publishing. ISBN 978-0951992777.

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