List of ship launches in 1944

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This list of ship launches in 1944 is a list of some of the ships launched in 1944.

January

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Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 January  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia George G. Crawford Liberty ship
2 January  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 60 TID-class tug For the War Department.[1]
2 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles William Glackens Liberty ship
2 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California William Vaughn Moody Liberty ship
4 January  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Ben Robertson Liberty ship
4 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Oliver Kelley Liberty ship
5 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Abram S. Hewitt Liberty ship
5 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Augustin Stahl Liberty ship
5 January  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Charles Goodnight Liberty ship
5 January  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Elwood Mead Liberty ship
5 January  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Joseph E. Wing Liberty ship
5 January  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida Russell Sage Liberty ship
7 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Julian W. Mack Liberty ship
7 January  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Leon Godchaux Liberty ship
7 January  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Norman O. Pedrick Liberty ship
7 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Sameveron Liberty ship
7 January  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Samuel V. Stewart Liberty ship
7 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California William Peffer Liberty ship
8 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Ada Rehan Liberty ship
8 January  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Andrew Briscoe Liberty ship
8 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Clarence H. Matson Liberty ship
8 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine George T. Angell Liberty ship
8 January  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Jean Louis Liberty ship
8 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samfeugh Liberty ship
8 January  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 61 TID-class tug For the United States Army.[1]
9 January  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne VIC 40 VIC lighter For the Admiralty.[2]
10 January  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 53 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[3]
10 January  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland John W. Troy Liberty ship
10 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samtay Liberty ship
10 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Uriah M. Rose Liberty ship
11 January  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Harriet Monroe Liberty ship
11 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Pevensey Castle Castle-class corvette For Royal Navy
11 January  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida Royal S. Copeland Liberty ship
12 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California John W. Burgess Liberty ship
12 January  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland United Victory Victory ship
13 January  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia David B. Johnson Liberty ship
13 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Moses G. Farer Liberty ship
13 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samearn Liberty ship
13 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samythian Liberty ship
13 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Susan Colby Liberty ship
14 January  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Frank J. Cuhel Liberty ship
14 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles James A. Wilder Liberty ship
14 January  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida John Einig Liberty ship
14 January  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 62 TID-class tug For the Admiralty.[4]
15 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Alfred C. True Liberty ship
15 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Carole Lombard Liberty ship
15 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samnid Liberty ship
16 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California William B. Leeds Liberty ship
17 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Allen C. Balch Liberty ship
17 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samouse Liberty ship
17 January  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida William W. Loring Liberty ship
18 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Francisco Morazan Liberty ship
18 January  Germany Deutsche Werft Hamburg Kattenturm Hansa A type Cargo ship For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa
18 January  United States Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence, Rhode Island Melville Jacoby Liberty ship
18 January  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Samuel T. Darling Liberty ship
18 January  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 63 TID-class tug For the War Department.[5]
18 January  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas William M. Eastland Liberty ship
19 January  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Daulton Mann Liberty ship
19 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Eloy Alfaro Liberty ship
19 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Raymond T. Baker Liberty ship
19 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California William D. Boyce Liberty ship
20 January  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Alexander Majors Liberty ship
20 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Parina Cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[6]
20 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samchess Liberty ship
21 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles A. B. Hammond Liberty ship
21 January  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Abigail S. Duniway Liberty ship
21 January  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Howard E. Coffin Liberty ship
21 January  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas John G. Tod Liberty ship
21 January  United States Kaiser Shipyards Portland, Oregon Pendleton T2 Tanker For War Shipping Administration.[7]
21 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Van Lear Vlack Liberty ship
21 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California W. B. Rodgers Liberty ship
22 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Carl B. Eielson Liberty ship
22 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Renald Fernald Liberty ship
22 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samesk Liberty ship
22 January  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Warren Stone Liberty ship
24 January  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Hancock Essex-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy
24 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Alice H. Rice Liberty ship
24 January  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion Arabistan Cargo ship For Strick Line (1923) Ltd.[8]
24 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Benjamin Schlesinger Liberty ship
24 January  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 54 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[3]
24 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Elinor Wylie Liberty ship
24 January  United Kingdom William Denny & Bros. Ltd. Dumbarton Empire MacDermott MAC ship For Ministry of War Transport.[9]
24 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Meyer London Liberty ship
25 January  United Kingdom Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland Demeterton Cargo ship For R. Chapman & Son.[10]
25 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Edward H. Crockett Liberty ship
25 January  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Edward Lander Liberty ship
25 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Empire Rangoon Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport.[11]
25 January  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 64 TID-class tug For the Admiralty.[5]
26 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles China Victory Victory ship
26 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Elwood Haynes Liberty ship
26 January  United Kingdom Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland Indian City Cargo ship For Reardon Smith Line Ltd.[12]
26 January  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Isaac S. Hopkins Liberty ship
26 January  United Kingdom Scott & Sons Ltd Bowling Empire Marksman Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
26 January  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne VIC 41 VIC lighter For Ministry of War Transport.[2]
27 January  United Kingdom A. Hall & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Empire Jonathan Near-Warrior type tug For Ministry of War Transport.[13]
27 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Henry E. Huntington Liberty ship
27 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Morris Hillquit Liberty ship
27 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Nathan S. Davis Liberty ship
27 January  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Poland Victory Victory ship
27 January  United Kingdom A Hall & Co Ltd Aberdeen Empire Jonathan Tug For Ministry of War Transport
28 January  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Charles J. Finger Liberty ship
28 January  United Kingdom William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool Empire Osborne Scandinavian type cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport.[14]
28 January  United Kingdom J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland Empire Pitt Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport.[15]
28 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Halladale River-class frigate For Royal Navy.[16]
28 January  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Jan Pieterszoon Coen Liberty ship
28 January  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Linn Boyd Liberty ship
28 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Morgan Robertson Liberty ship
28 January  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Peter Moran Liberty ship
28 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samteviot Liberty ship
28 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Sarah Orne Jewett Liberty ship
29 January  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida Edwin G. Weed Liberty ship
29 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles John Dockweiler Liberty ship
29 January  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida Minnie M. Fiske Liberty ship
29 January  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia R. Ney McNeely Liberty ship
29 January  United States Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York Missouri Iowa-class battleship For United States Navy
30 January  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California John Hope Liberty ship
31 January  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 55 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[3]
31 January  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles David A. Curry Liberty ship
31 January  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samannan Liberty ship
31 January  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samleven Liberty ship
January  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole CHANT 22 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[17]
January  Germany Stettiner Vulkan Werft AG Stettin Njong Hansa A Type cargo ship For Deutsche Afrika-Linien
January  United Kingdom Brown's Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Ltd. Hull VIC 52 VIC lighter For the Admiralty.[18][19]

February

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Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Daniel G. Reid Liberty ship
2 February  Netherlands A Vuyk & Zonen Capelle aan den IJssel Benue Hansa A type cargo ship For Deutsche Afrika Linien
2 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Cornelius Vanderbilt Liberty ship
2 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Morris Sigman Liberty ship
2 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore William D. Byron Liberty ship
2 February  United States Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts Pittsburgh Baltimore-class cruiser For United States Navy
3 February  United States Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence, Rhode Island Frank Gilbreth Liberty ship
3 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Greece Victory Victory ship
3 February  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Morris Sheppard Liberty ship
4 February  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Britain Victory Victory ship
4 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Sherman O. Houghton Liberty ship
4 February  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Shamrock Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
5 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California James Devereux Liberty ship
5 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California John H. Thomas Liberty ship
5 February  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Samhorn Liberty ship
5 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samstrule Liberty ship
6 February  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Atlanta Cleveland-class cruiser For United States Navy
7 February  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Benjamin H. Hill Liberty ship
7 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samlyth Liberty ship
7 February  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Ticonderoga Essex-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy
8 February  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida Andrew Turnbull Liberty ship
8 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Oscar Underwood Liberty ship
8 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Paraguay Cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[20]
8 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Percy E. Foxworth Liberty ship
8 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast HMS Rising Castle Castle-class corvette For Royal Navy. Completed as HMCS Arnprior for Royal Canadian Navy.
8 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Saminver Liberty ship
8 February  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 66 TID-class tug For the Admiralty.[5]
8 February  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion Trevethoe Cargo ship For Hain Steamship Co. Ltd.[8]
9 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Carl G. Barth Liberty ship
9 February  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees Empire Milner Wave-class oiler For Ministry of War Transport.[21]
9 February  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida John W. Griffiths Liberty ship
9 February  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Katharine L. Bates Liberty ship
9 February  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans R. S. Wilson Liberty ship
9 February  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Washington Allston Liberty ship
10 February  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole CHANT 23 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[17]
10 February  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 56 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[3]
10 February  United Kingdom William Hamilton & Co Ltd Port Glasgow Empire Call Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
10 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Horatio Allen Liberty ship
10 February  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans James B. Aswell Liberty ship
10 February  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California James H. Breasted Liberty ship
10 February  United Kingdom Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow Northia Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[22]
11 February  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 57 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[3]
11 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Edwin C. Musick Liberty ship
11 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Thomas Donaldson Liberty ship
11 February  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 67 TID-class tug For the War Department.[5]
12 February  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia A. Mitchell Palmer Liberty ship
12 February  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Norway Victory Victory ship
12 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Russell H. Chittenden Liberty ship
12 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Sara Bache Liberty ship
12 February  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Shipley Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
13 February  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Jacob Perkins Liberty ship
14 February
 United States
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Company Seattle, Washington Jarvis Fletcher-Class destroyer
14 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Hans Heg Liberty ship
14 February  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Joseph M. Terrell Liberty ship
14 February  United Kingdom Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow Lloydcrest Cargo ship For Crest Shipping Co. Ltd.[23]
14 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samlossie Liberty ship
14 February  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Walter Wyman Liberty ship
14 February  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Caesar C-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[24]
15 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Franz Sigel Liberty ship
15 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Ida M. Tarbell Liberty ship
15 February  United Kingdom Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow Trevider Cargo ship For Hain Steamship Co. Ltd.[25]
16 February  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samstrae Liberty ship
16 February  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samtyne Liberty ship
16 February  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 68 TID-class tug For the United States Army.[5]
17 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Arthur A. Penn Liberty ship
17 February  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Augustin Daly Liberty ship
17 February  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida Augustus Saint Gaudens Liberty ship
17 February  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Frederick W. Taylor Liberty ship
17 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles J. Frank Cooper Liberty ship
17 February  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Jose G. Benitez Liberty ship
17 February  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Rufus E. Foster Liberty ship
18 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Allen Johnson Liberty ship
18 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Leyte Liberty ship
19 February  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Andres Almonaster Liberty ship
19 February  United States Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence, Rhode Island Cornelius Ford Liberty ship
19 February  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida Henry S. Sanford Liberty ship
19 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore John L. Elliott Liberty ship
19 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Robert L. Hague Liberty ship
19 February  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Sitkoh Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
20 February  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Czechoslovakia Victory Victory ship
20 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California George A. Pope Liberty ship
20 February  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia Oklahoma City Cleveland-class cruiser For United States Navy
21 February  United Kingdom Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Burntisland CHANT 66 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[26]
21 February  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Robert R. Livingston Liberty ship
21 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samconon Liberty ship
21 February  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 69 TID-class tug For the Admiralty.[5]
22 February  United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. Aberdeen Avonwood Cargo ship For Joseph Constantine Steamship Line Ltd.[27]
22 February  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle CHANT 5 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[28]
22 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Joseph J. Kinyoun Liberty ship
22 February  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Robert Henri Liberty ship
23 February  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 58 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[3]
23 February  United Kingdom Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Burntisland CHANT 67 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[26]
23 February  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Vengeance Colossus-class aircraft carrier
23 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles I. N. Van Nuys Liberty ship
23 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Juan Pablo Duarte Liberty ship
23 February  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Keith Palmer Liberty ship
23 February  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Samdart Liberty ship
24 February  United Kingdom Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. Sunderland Empire Gladstone Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport.[29]
24 February  United Kingdom William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool Empire Lankester Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
24 February  United States Norfolk Navy Yard Norfolk, Virginia Shangri-La Essex-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy
24 February  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida John M. Brooke Liberty ship
24 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samaffric Liberty ship
24 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samgaudie Liberty ship
24 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sherborne Castle Castle-class corvette For Royal Navy. Completed as HMCS Petrolia for Royal Canadian Navy.[31]
24 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Warren Delano Liberty ship
25 February  United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Dundee Empire Captain Standard Fast type cargo liner For Ministry of War Transport.[32]
25 February  United Kingdom Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Scotstoun Empire Paragon Standard Fast type cargo liner For Ministry of War Transport.[33]
25 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California John F. Shafroth Liberty ship
26 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Cleveland Forbes Liberty ship
26 February  United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend Neverita Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[34]
26 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samnethy Liberty ship
26 February  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samwye Liberty ship
26 February  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 70 TID-class tug For the Admiralty Ministry of War Transport.[5]
26 February  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles U.S.S.R. Victory Victory ship
26 February  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Steamer Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
27 February  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans George A. Marr Liberty ship
28 February  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole CHANT 24 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[17]
28 February  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Luxembourg Victory Victory ship
28 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Sidney H. Short Liberty ship
28 February  United States Bethlehem Shipbuilding Quincy, Massachusetts Bennington Essex-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy
28 February  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Zealous Z-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[24]
20 February  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 59 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[35]
20 February  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Hever Castle Castle-class corvette For Royal Navy. Completed as Copper Cliff for Royal Canadian Navy.[36]
29 February  United Kingdom Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Burntisland CHANT 68 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[26]
29 February  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California E. A. Bryan Liberty ship
29 February  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida James L. Ackerson Liberty ship
29 February  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Samalness Liberty ship
29 February  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Stephen W. Gambrill Liberty ship
29 February  United Kingdom Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd Grangemouth Empire Trotwood Coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
February Canada Canada Foundation Maritime Ltd Picton, Ontario Avondale Park Park ship For Canadian Government
February  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle CHANT 1 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[28]
February  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle CHANT 2 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[28]
February  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle CHANT 3 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[28]
February  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle CHANT 4 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[28]
February  United Kingdom Brown's Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Ltd. Hull VIC 53 VIC lighter For the Admiralty.[18][37]

March

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Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1 March  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California John Roach Liberty ship
1 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 71 TID-class tug For the United States Army.[5]
2 March  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Anna H. Branch Liberty ship
2 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Henry M. Stephens Liberty ship
2 March  Netherlands Werf de Noord Alblasserdam Imkenturm Hansa A Type cargo ship For Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa
3 March  United States Walsh-Kaiser Company Providence, Rhode Island Jesse H. Metcalf Liberty ship
3 March  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia John E. Sweet Liberty ship
3 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Sameden Liberty ship
3 March  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Cape Esperance Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
4 March  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Frederick C. Hicks Liberty ship
4 March  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas George Steers Liberty ship
4 March  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Harry Toulmin Liberty ship
4 March  United States American Ship Building Company Toledo, Ohio Mackinaw Great Lakes icebreaker
4 March  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida Rebecca Lukens Liberty ship
4 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samcolne Liberty ship
4 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Stanton H. King Liberty ship
4 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Willet M. Hays Liberty ship
6 March  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Cecil N. Bean Liberty ship
6 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Edward E. Hale Liberty ship
6 March  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Isaac Shelby Liberty ship
6 March  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Netherlands Victory Victory ship
6 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 72 TID-class tug For the Admiralty Ministry of War Transport.[38]
6 March  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles United States Victory Victory ship
7 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Arthur Sewall Liberty ship
7 March  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles C. K. McClatchy Liberty ship
7 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Charles John Seghers Liberty ship
7 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Robert Ellis Lewis Liberty ship
7 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samderwent Liberty ship
7 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samsperrin Liberty ship
8 March  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Zebra Z-class destroyer [24]
9 March  United Kingdom Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock Clan Chattan Cargo ship For the Clan Line Steamers Ltd.[39]
9 March  United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields Empire Grey Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport.[40]
9 March  United Kingdom Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne Empire Mandarin Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport.[41]
9 March  United Kingdom Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. Ardrossan, Scotland Lairds Loch Passenger and cargo coaster For Burns & Laird Lines Ltd.[42]
9 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samshee Liberty ship
9 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Springfield Cleveland-class cruiser For United States Navy
9 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 73 TID-class tug For the United States Army.[43]
9 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California William J. Gray Liberty ship
10 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Amerigo Vespucci Liberty ship
10 March  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 62 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[44]
10 March  United Kingdom Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Burntisland CHANT 69 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[26]
10 March  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Henry Adams Liberty ship
10 March  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Joe Fellows Liberty ship
10 March  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas John Gibbon Liberty ship
10 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samlea Liberty ship
10 March  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Takanis Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
11 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California George Middlemas Liberty ship
11 March  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans John M. Parker Liberty ship
11 March  United Kingdom Henry Robb Ltd. Leith Kaimanawa Cargo ship For Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd.[45]
11 March  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Philippines Victory Victory ship
11 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samdaring Liberty ship
11 March  United Kingdom J I Thornycroft Woolston Zodiac Z-class destroyer [24]
12 March  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida Edward W. Bok Liberty ship
13 March  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Belgium Victory Victory ship
13 March  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole CHANT 25 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[17]
13 March  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 63 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[44]
14 March  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida Alanson B. Houghton Liberty ship
14 March  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Clark Howell Liberty ship
14 March  United Kingdom Scott & Sons Ltd. Bowling Empire Doris Modified Warrior-type tug For Ministry of War Transport.[46]
14 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Robert D. Carey Liberty ship
14 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samjack Liberty ship
14 March  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Thomas Say Liberty ship
14 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 74 TID-class tug For Ministry of War Transport.[43]
16 March  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Samfairy Liberty ship
16 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samspelga Liberty ship
16 March  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Thetis Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
17 March  United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Earl Layman Liberty ship
17 March  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California George Coggeshall Liberty ship
17 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California H. Weir Cook Liberty ship
17 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Lillian Nordica Liberty ship
17 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne VIC 42 VIC lighter For the Admiralty.[2]
18 March  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Isaac Van Zandt Liberty ship
18 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samdonard Liberty ship
18 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 75 TID-class tug For the Admiralty.[43]
19 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Park Benjamin Liberty ship
19 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Samderry Liberty ship
19 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Dayton Cleveland-class cruiser For United States Navy
20 March  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Canada Victory Victory ship
20 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Louis Weule Liberty ship
20 March  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida Melucta Liberty ship
20 March  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles New Zealand Victory Victory ship
21 March  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Jacques Philippe Villere Liberty ship
21 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Jose M. Morelos Liberty ship
21 March  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida Samuel G. French Liberty ship
22 March  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Daniel E. Garrett Liberty ship
22 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Edward B. Haines Liberty ship
22 March  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Makassar Strait Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
22 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samgallion Liberty ship
22 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 76 TID-class tug For the United States Army.[43]
23 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Benjamin Waterhouse Liberty ship
23 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Richmond Castle Refrigerated cargo ship For Union-Castle Line.[47]
23 March  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Samfoyle Liberty ship
24 March  United Kingdom William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool Empire Malta Empire Malta-class Scandinavian type cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport.[48]
24 March  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Company Portland Iran Victory Victory ship
24 March  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California John lsaacson Liberty ship
25 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samhope Liberty ship
25 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California William Schirmer Liberty ship
27 March  United Kingdom Charles Connell & Co Ltd Glasgow Benlawers Cargo ship For Ben Line.[49]
27 March  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas Christopher S. Flanagan Liberty ship
27 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California J. S. Hutchinson Liberty ship
27 March  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Mexico Victory Victory ship
27 March  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Mollie Moore Davis Liberty ship
27 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samneagh Liberty ship
28 March  United States New England Shipbuilding Company South Portland, Maine Belgian Tenacity Liberty ship
28 March  United Kingdom Scotts Greenock Carron C-class destroyer [24]
28 March  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole CHANT 26 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[17]
28 March  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees CHANT 64 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[44]
28 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Edward S. Hough Liberty ship
28 March  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida Thomas LeValley Liberty ship
28 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 77 TID-class tug For the Admiralty.[43]
29 March  United Kingdom Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland Cormoat Collier For Wm. Cory & Son Ltd.[10]
29 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore John H. Murphy Liberty ship
29 March  United States St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida Propus Liberty ship
29 March  United States Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver, Washington Windham Bay Casablanca-class escort carrier Converted S4 merchant hull, for United States Navy
30 March  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles Brazil Victory Victory ship
30 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California E. A. Burnett Liberty ship
30 March  United States Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas John Ireland Liberty ship
30 March  United States Delta Shipbuilding Company New Orleans Kochab Liberty ship
31 March  United States J. A. Jones Construction Company Brunswick, Georgia Samfinn Liberty ship
31 March  United States Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Baltimore Samsturdy Liberty ship
31 March  United States Permanente Metals, #1 Yard Richmond, California Silvestre Escalante Liberty ship
31 March  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne TID 78 TID-class tug For the War Department.[43]
31 March  United States Permanente Metals, #2 Yard Richmond, California Wallace R. Farrington Liberty ship
March  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle CHANT 6 CHANT For Ministry of War Transport.[28]
March  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland LST 7063 Landing Ship, Tank Mk.3 For Royal Navy.[50]
March  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland LST 7064 Landing Ship, Tank Mk.3 For