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List of ship launches in 1955

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The list of ship launches in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1955.


Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
3 January  United States Higgins Industries New Orleans, Louisiana Pinnacle Aggressive-class minesweeper For United States Navy
26 January  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Hickleton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy
1 February  West Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Wappen von Hamburg Seebäderschiff For HADAG
5 February  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Forrest Sherman Forrest Sherman-class destroyer For United States Navy, first in class
22 February  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland Murray Blackwood-class frigate For Royal Navy
25 February  Denmark Helsingør Skipsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S+ Helsingør Helsingør Ferry For DSB[1]
2 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Leverton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.
10 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Truckee Neosho-class oiler For United States Navy
10 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Port Melbourne Refrigerated cargo ship For Port Line.[2][3]
24 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Foylebank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[4]
21 April  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding Glasgow, Scotland Chichester Salisbury-class frigate For Royal Navy
21 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Triaster Cargo ship For British Phosphate Carriers.[5]
23 April  United States J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Persistent Aggressive-class minesweeper For United States Navy
24 April  Soviet Union Severodvinsk Murmansk Sverdlov-class cruiser For Soviet Navy
26 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ulster Premier Coaster For Belfast Steamship Co.[6]
5 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vibex Tanker For Shell Oil Co.[7]
7 May  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine John Paul Jones Forrest Sherman-class destroyer For United States Navy
23 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kildarton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[8]
7 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Reina del Mar Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
11 June  West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Uthlande Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[9]
21 June Canada Canada Victoria Machinery Depot Victoria, British Columbia Terra Nova Restigouche-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
22 June  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding Govan Empress of Britain Ocean liner For Canadian Pacific Steamship
23 June  United States Frank L. Sample Shipyard Boothbay Harbor, Maine Acme Acme-class minesweeper For United States Navy
5 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Escalante Cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[10]
5 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Laganbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[11]
6 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Harpula Tanker For Shell Oil Co.[12]
20 July  United States J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Pledge Aggressive-class minesweeper For United States Navy
21 July  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Seawolf Unique nuclear-powered submarine For United States Navy
4 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dolius Cargo ship For Blue Funnel Line.[13]
4 August  Japan Inazuma Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy
18 August  United Kingdom Fleetlands Shipyard Portsmouth, England Santon Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy
20 August  United States Frank L. Sample Shipyard Boothbay Harbor, Maine Adroit Acme-class minesweeper For United States Navy
20 August  Japan Yukikaze Harukaze-class destroyer For Japanese Navy
31 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lullington Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[14]
6 September  Japan Ikazuchi Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy, first in class
8 September  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Sailfish Sailfish-class submarine For United States Navy, first in class
14 September  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Evans Dealey-class destroyer escort For United States Navy
20 September  Japan Harukaze Harukaze-class destroyer For Japanese Navy, first in class
1 October  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Barry Forrest Sherman-class destroyer For United States Navy
3 October  United Kingdom Doigs Shipyard Grimsby, England Belton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy
4 October  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Blackwood Blackwood-class frigate For Royal Navy, first in class
8 October  United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York Saratoga Forrestal-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy
18 October  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Malcolm Blackwood-class frigate For Royal Navy
19 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Eden Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[15]
24 October  United Kingdom John Brown and Company Clydebank, Scotland Essex Ferry Train ferry For British Transport Commission
26 October  West Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Nordstjernen Passenger ship For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
30 October  Japan Akebono Unique destroyer escort For Japanese Navy
2 November  United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Courtney Dealey-class destroyer escort For United States Navy
2 November  United States Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, Maryland Suribachi Suribachi-class ammunition ship For United States Navy, first in class
10 November  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Spiegel Grove Thomaston-class dock landing ship For United States Navy
15 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Confiance Confiance-class tug For Royal Navy.[16]
16 November  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes, Isle of Wight Exmouth Blackwood-class frigate For Royal Navy
16 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Southern Prince Cargo ship For Prince Line.[17]
17 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Elin Knudsen Tanker For Knut Knudsen A/S.[18]
30 November  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn, England Llandaff Salisbury-class frigate For Royal Navy
1 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Duke of Lancaster Ferry For British Railways.
3 December  United States Broward Marine Fort Lauderdale, Florida Stalwart Aggressive-class minesweeper For United States Navy
14 December  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Carinthia Saxonia-class ocean liner For Cunard Line
15 December  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Decatur Forrest Sherman-class destroyer For United States Navy
15 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Oti Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "M/S Helsingør". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ^ "M/S Port Melbourne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. ^ "Port Melbourne". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Foylebank". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Triaster". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Ulster Premier". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Vibex". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  8. ^ "HMS Kildarton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. ^ "M/S Uthlande". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  10. ^ "Escalante". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Laganbank". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Harpula". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Dolius". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  14. ^ "HMS Lullington". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Eden". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  16. ^ "HMS Confiance". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Southern Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Elin Knudsen". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Oti". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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