List of ship launches in 1959

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The list of ship launches in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1959.

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
14 February	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Y.C.484	Lighter	For Admiralty.[3]
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.[4]
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[5]
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.[6]
13 April	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Elk	Coaster	For British Transport Commission.[7]
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
7 May	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Queensgarth	Bulk carrier	For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd.[8]
16 May	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Blueback	Barbel-class submarine
21 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Eskfield	Tanker	For Hunting & Sons.[9]
22 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Power	Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[10]
23 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Preble	Farragut-class destroyer
25 May	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Moose	Coaster	For British Transport Commission.[11]
25 May	Japan			Oyashio	Oyashio-class submarine
5 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Pinebank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[12]
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
22 June	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Matanzas	Cargo ship	For Banco Cubano del Comercio Exterio.[13]
22 June	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Y.C.483	Lighter	For Admiralty.[14]
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
26 June	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Constable	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Lamport and Holt Line Ltd.[15]
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.[16]
8 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	York	Coaster	For Associated Humber Lines.[17]
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
23 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Hamilton Trader	Tanker	For Trader Line Ltd.[18]
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
5 October	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Esso Tynemouth	Tanker	For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.[19]
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.[20]
23 October	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Bode Thomas	Buoy tender	For Nigerian Ports Authority.[21]
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.[22]
3 November	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrong	Barrow-in-Furness	Oriana	Ocean liner	For Orient Line
1 December	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Monksgarth	Bulk Carrier	For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd.[23]
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.[24]
29 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Elmbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[25]
29 December	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Scorpion	Skipjack-class submarine
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Bangkang	Tank barge	For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[26]
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
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Kanchadeva	Merchantman	For private owner.[27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Kreng	Tank barge	For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[28]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Lies	Tank barge	For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge.[29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aldous Successors Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Penelope	Survey ship	For Nigerian Navy.[30]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Pussadeva	Merchantman	For private owner.[31]

References

1. "Bankura". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "Ashbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. "Y.C.484". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
4. "Ulster Star". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "M/S Rüm Hart". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
6. "Somers Isle". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
7. "Elk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
8. "Queensgarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
9. "Eskfield". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
10. "British Power". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
11. "Moose". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
12. "Pinebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
13. "Matanzas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
14. "Y.C.483". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
15. "Constable". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
16. "Amazon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
17. "York". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
18. "Hamilton Trader". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
19. "Esso Tynemouth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
20. "Aragon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
21. "Bode Thomas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
22. "British Mallard". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
23. "Monksgarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
24. "British Gull". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
25. "Elmbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
26. "Bangkang". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
27. "Kanchadeva". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
28. "Kreng". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
29. "Lies". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
30. "Penelope". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
31. "Pussadeva". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.