List of ship launches in 1961
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
- ^ "British Cormorant". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Tindfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Port Alfred". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "George Peacock". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Bombala". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Levernbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Port Alfred". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "British Osprey". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Cressington". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "M/S Ciry of Victoria". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Springbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "British Merlin". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "DNV GL: Cap San Diego". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Olivebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 67.
- ^ 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.