Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
9 January | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Halibut | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | |
18 January | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | Anita Thyssen | Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw | For Seereederei Frigga, Hamburg |
22 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bankura | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company.[1] |
27 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ashbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[2] |
31 January | Australia | Cockatoo Island Dockyard | Sydney, New South Wales | Parramatta | River-class destroyer escort | |
11 February | West Germany | Burmester shipyard | Bremen-Burg | Cuxhaven | Lindau-class minesweeper | For German Navy |
17 February | United States | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard | Sparrows Point, Maryland | Haleakala | Nitro-class ammunition ship | |
26 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ulster Star | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Blue Star Line.[3] |
9 March | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Ashanti | Tribal-class frigate | |
19 March | Sweden | Oskarshamns varv | Oskarshamn | Bore | Ferry | For Steamship Company Bore |
19 March | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | Essiflora | Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw | For Björn Ruud-Pedersen |
21 March | West Germany | | | Emden | Köln-class (Type 140) frigate | |
26 March | West Germany | Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH | Husum | Rüm Hart | ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[4] |
6 April | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding | Glasgow, Scotland | Lincoln | Salisbury-class frigate | |
9 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Somers Isle | Cargo ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[5] |
22 April | United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Henry B. Wilson | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
23 April | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Cheshire | Cargo ship | For Bibby Line |
23 April | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Towers | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
16 May | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Blueback | Barbel-class submarine | |
21 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Eskfield | Tanker | For Hunting & Sons.[6] |
22 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Power | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[7] |
23 May | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Preble | Farragut-class destroyer | |
25 May | Japan | | | Oyashio | Oyashio-class submarine | |
5 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Pinebank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[8] |
9 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | George Washington | George Washington-class submarine | |
18 June | Japan | | | Harusame | Murasame-class destroyer | |
20 June | France | Dubigeon | Nantes | Daphné | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy |
23 June | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie | Hebburn | Royston Grange | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Houlder Line |
23 June | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Windsor Castle | Ocean liner | For Union-Castle Line |
24 June | Japan | | | Teruzuki | Akizuki-class destroyer | |
26 June | Japan | | | Akizuki | Akizuki-class destroyer | |
1 July | West Germany | Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim | Mannheim | L 830 | Type Mannheim 59 ferry | For Flusspioniere |
7 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Amazon | Passenger ship | For Royal Mail Line.[9] |
8 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | York | Coaster | For Associated Humber Lines.[10] |
9 July | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Macdonough | Farragut-class destroyer | |
14 July | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Long Beach | Long Beach-class cruiser | |
18 July | France | | | Foch | Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier | First launching |
21 July | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Savannah | Nuclear-powered cargo ship | For United States Maritime Administration |
28 July | United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Lynde McCormick | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
8 August | Japan | | | Takanami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |
15 August | West Germany | Stülcken & Sohn | Hamburg | Augsburg | Köln-class (Type 140) frigate | |
17 August | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Parsons | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
19 August | New Zealand | J. Samuel White & Co. | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Taranaki | Modified Rothesay-class frigate | |
8 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Charles F. Adams | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
22 September | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Patrick Henry | George Washington-class submarine | |
3 October | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Theodore Roosevelt | George Washington-class submarine | |
7 October | United States | San Francisco Naval Shipyard | San Francisco, California | Mahan | Farragut-class destroyer | |
20 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Aragon | Cargo liner | For Royal Mail Lines.[11] |
24 October | West Germany | | | Karlsruhe | Köln-class (Type 140) frigate | |
24 October | Sweden | Kockums | Malmö | Esso Brussels | Tanker | For Esso Marine (Belgium) SA |
3 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Mallard | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[12] |
3 November | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness | Oriana | Ocean liner | For Orient Line |
15 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Berwick | Rothesay-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
18 December | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Robert E. Lee | George Washington-class submarine | |
29 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Gull | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[13] |
29 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Elmbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[14] |
29 December | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Scorpion | Skipjack-class submarine | |
Unknown Date | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | Betty | Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw | For Christian F. Bonnevie |
Unknown Date | West Germany | Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim | Mannheim | Harle Riff | Type Mannheim 59 ferry | For Flusspioniere |