The list of ship launches in 1953 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1953. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
23 January | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Wahkiakum County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
29 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Harpa | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[1] |
29 January | West Germany | Gustav Wolkau | Hamburg | Waltershof | Type I ferry | For HADAG. |
19 February | Canada | Burrard Dry Dock | Vancouver | Fraser | St. Laurent-class destroyer | For Royal Canadian Navy. |
4 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Maid of Argyll | Ferry | For British Railways. |
5 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Maid of the Loch | Paddle steamer | For British Railways. |
2 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Maid of Skelmorlie | Ferry | For British Railways. |
11 April | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Tioga County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
15 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Irex | Tanker | For A/S Field.[2] |
16 April | United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Glasgow | Olympia | Ocean liner | For Greek Line. |
18 April | United States | Christy Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | Westchester County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
29 April | Canada | Canadian Vickers | Montreal | Ottawa | St. Laurent-class destroyer | For Royal Canadian Navy. |
10 May | Italy | Ansaldo Shipyards | Genoa | Cristoforo Colombo | Ocean liner | For Italian Line. |
12 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Britta | Tanker | For Arthur H. Mathieson.[3] |
14 May | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Arcadia | Ocean liner | For P&O. |
15 May | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Walworth County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
17 May | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Waldo County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
25 June | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Devonport | Salisbury | Salisbury-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
29 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Fleetbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[5] |
1 July | West Germany | Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim | Mannheim | L 534 | Type Mannheim 55 ferry | For Flusspioniere Wiesbaden. |
2 July | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Tom Green County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
14 July | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Washoe County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
15 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Setter 9 | Whaler | For Hector Whaling Ltd.[6] |
18 July | West Germany | | | Kehrwieder | Ferry | For HADAG. |
21 July | West Germany | Norderwerft | Hamburg | Wettern | Ferry | For HADAG. |
30 July | Canada | Halifax Shipyards | Halifax | Saguenay | St. Laurent-class destroyer | For Royal Canadian Navy. |
1 August | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Albacore | Unique research submarine | For United States Navy. |
10 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Rathlin Head | Cargo ship | For Ulster Steamship Co.[7] |
22 August | United States | Christy Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | Whitfield County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
25 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Jarena | Tanker | For A/S Kosmos.[8] |
22 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Port Montreal | Cargo ship | For Port Line.[9] |
25 September | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Dundas | Blackwood-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
3 October | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Traverse County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
22 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tantallon Castle | Cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line.[11] |
23 October | United Kingdom | Fairlie Yacht | | Dittesham | Ham-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy. |
23 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Jaranda | Tanker | For Anders Jahre A/S.[13] |
8 November | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Dealey | Dealey-class destroyer escort | For United States Navy. |
11 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Elpenor | Cargo ship | For Blue Funnel Line.[14] |
19 November | United States | Hiltebrant Drydock Company | Kingston, New York | AMS-127 | Adjutant-class minesweeper | For Royal Danish Navy.[15][16] |
24 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Engineer | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[17] |
25 November | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Hardy | Blackwood-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
27 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kemerton | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy. |
28 November | United States | Christy Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | Wexford County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | For United States Navy. |
9 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Corporal | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[18] |
| United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Gunner | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[19] |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Elizabeth Holt | Cargo ship | For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Florence Holt | Cargo ship | For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. |
Unknown date | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Harlandic II | Launch | For Harland & Wolff.[21] |
Unknown date | Italy | Cantieri Navali Riuniti | Trieste | Lazio | Cargo ship | For Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA . |
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