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 | 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] |