List of ship launches in 1955

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The list of ship launches in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1955.

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
11 January	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Riplingham	Ham-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.[1]
12 January	United Kingdom	M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd.	Bideford	Stedham	Ham-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.[2]
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[3]
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.[4][5]
24 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Foylebank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[6]
21 April	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding	Glasgow, Scotland	Chichester	Salisbury-class frigate	For Royal Navy
21 April	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Manicougan	Bulk Carrier	For Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co. Ltd.[7]
21 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Triaster	Cargo ship	For British Phosphate Carriers.[8]
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.[9]
5 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Vibex	Tanker	For Shell Oil Co.[10]
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.[11]
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[12]
15 June	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Pioner	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[13]
21 June	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Talinga	Bulk carrier	For Australian Government.[14]
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.[15]
5 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Laganbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[16]
6 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Harpula	Tanker	For Shell Oil Co.[17]
14 July	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Shipham	Ham-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.[18]
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.[19]
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
26 August	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Cowrie	Hopper ship	For Queensland Government.[20]
31 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lullington	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.[21]
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
17 September	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Pulonga	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[22]
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
13 October	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Rendlesham	Ham-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.[23]
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.[24]
20 October	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Muskun	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[25]
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.[26]
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.[27]
17 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Elin Knudsen	Tanker	For Knut Knudsen A/S.[28]
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.
1 December	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Karasj	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[29]
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.[30]
16 December	United Kingdom	M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd.	Bideford	Abbotsham	Ham-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.[31]
31 December	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Oronj	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[32]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Coro	Tug	For Shell Tankers Ltd.[33]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aldous Successors Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Challenger	Survey ship	For Nigerian Navy.[34]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Hop	Hopper barge	For Poole Harbour Commissioners.[35]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Lachinedoc	Bulk carrier	For N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd.[36]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	S.H.M.2.	Hopper barge	For Shoreham Harbour Board.[37]

References

1. "Riplingham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
2. "Stedham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
3. "M/S Helsingør". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
4. "M/S Port Melbourne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
5. "Port Melbourne". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
6. "Foylebank". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
7. "Manicougan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
8. "Triaster". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
9. "Ulster Premier". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
10. "Vibex". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
11. "HMS Kildarton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
12. "M/S Uthlande". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
13. "Pioner". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
14. "Talinga". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
15. "Escalante". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
16. "Laganbank". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
17. "Harpula". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
18. "Shipham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
19. "Dolius". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
20. "Cowrie". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
21. "HMS Lullington". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
22. "Pulonga". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
23. "Rendlesham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
24. "Eden". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
25. "Muskun". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
26. "HMS Confiance". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
27. "Southern Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
28. "Elin Knudsen". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
29. "Karasj". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
30. "Oti". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
31. "Abbotsham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
32. "Oronj". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
33. "Coro". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
34. "Challenger". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
35. "Hop". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
36. "Lachinedoc". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
37. "S.H.M.2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.