List of ship launches in 1961

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The list of ship launches in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1961.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
2 January	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Bryher	Fishing trawler	For W. H. Podd Ltd.[1]
9 January	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Carlton Queen	Fishing trawler	For Talisman Trawlers Ltd.[2]
17 January	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Transvaal Castle	Ocean liner	For Union-Castle Line
17 January	Japan			Isuzu	Isuzu-class destroyer escort	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
19 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Cormorant	Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[3]
31 January	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company	Seattle, Washington	Gridley	Leahy-class cruiser	For United States Navy
31 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Tindfonn	Tanker	For Sigval Bergsen.[4]
1 February	Canada	Victoria Machinery Depot	Victoria, British Columbia	Saskatchewan	Mackenzie-class destroyer	For Royal Canadian Navy
2 February	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Sam Houston	Ethan Allen-class submarine	For United States Navy
1 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Port Alfred	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Port Line.[5]
7 March	Japan			Mogami	Isuzu-class destroyer escort	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
7 March	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Wilronwood	Fishing trawler	For Wilronwood Fishing Co. Ltd.[6]
16 March	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Hampshire	County-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
17 March	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Ariadne III	Motor yacht	For private owner.[7]
17 March	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Chris B	Tug	For C. H. Bailey Ltd.[8]
17 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	George Peacock	Tanker	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[9]
17 March	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Sara B	Tug	For C. H. Bailey Ltd.[10]
26 March	Soviet Union	A.A. Zhdanov	Leningrad	Groznyy	Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser	For Soviet Navy
29 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bombala	Cargo ship	For British India Steam Navigation Company.[11]
8 April	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales	Stuart	River-class destroyer escort	For Royal Australian Navy
8 April	Australia	Williamstown Naval Dockyard	Melbourne, Victoria	Derwent	River-class destroyer escort	For Royal Australian Navy
13 April	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Dukesgarth	Bulk carrier	For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd.[12]
15 April	United States	Bethlehem Steel	Quincy, Massachusetts	Bainbridge	Bainbridge-class cruiser	For United States Navy
28 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Levernbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[13]
20 May	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Semmes	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer	For United States Navy
25 May	Canada	Canadian Vickers	Montreal, Quebec	Mackenzie	Mackenzie-class destroyer	For Royal Canadian Navy
31 May	France	Dubigeon	Nantes	Minerve	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
31 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Port St Lawrence	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Bank Line.[14]
15 June	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Coralshell	Tanker	For Shell Co. of the Bahamas.[15]
15 June	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Patrol	Pilot boat	For Trinity House.[16]
15 June	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Thomas A. Edison	Ethan Allen-class submarine	For United States Navy
26 June	West Germany	Lürssen	Bremen-Vegesack	Neckar	Rhine-class tender	For German Navy
28 June	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Leander	Leander-class frigate	For Royal Navy
1 July	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Permit	Permit-class submarine	For United States Navy
1 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Leahy	Leahy-class cruiser	For United States Navy
2 July	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico	Monfalcone	Galileo Galilei	Ocean liner	For Lloyd Triestino
15 July	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	John Marshall	Ethan Allen-class submarine	For United States Navy
26 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Maplehurst	Tanker	For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[17]
27 July	Canada	Burrard Dry Dock	Vancouver, British Columbia	Yukon	Mackenzie-class destroyer	For Royal Canadian Navy
29 July	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Berkeley	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer	For United States Navy
31 July	Japan			Hayashio	Hayashio-class submarine	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
24 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Osprey	Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[18]
24 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cressington	Dredger	For British Transport Commission.[19]
26 August	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Tattnall	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer	For United States Navy
28 August	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Preceder	Pilot boat	For Trinity House.[20]
28 August	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Sand Snipe	Dredger	For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd.[21]
28 August	Japan			Wakashio	Hayashio-class submarine	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
17 September	United States	Puget Sound Navy Yard	Bremerton, Washington	Iwo Jima	Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship	For United States Navy
22 September	France	Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales	Cherbourg	Galatée	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
24 September	Italy			Guglielmo Marconi	Ocean liner	For Lloyd Triestino
25 September	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Mincarlo	Fishing trawler	For W. H. Podd Ltd.[22]
27 September	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Kent	County-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
30 September	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest, France	Jeanne d'Arc	Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid	For French Navy
12 October	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Tom Grant	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[23]
21 October	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U 1	Type 201 submarine	For German Navy
24 October	Canada	Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd	Victoria	City of Victoria	V-class ferry	For BC Ferries[24]
26 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Springbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[25]
19 November	Soviet Union	A.A. Zhdanov	Leningrad	Admiral Fokin	Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser	For Soviet Navy
23 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Merlin	Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[26]
1 December	West Germany	Deutsche Werft AG	Hamburg-Finkenwerder	Cap San Diego	Cap-San-class bulk cargo	For Hamburg Süd[27]
7 December	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	London	County-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
9 December	United States	Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Plunger	Permit-class submarine	For United States Navy
9 December	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Tinosa	Permit-class submarine	For United States Navy
9 December	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Harry E. Yarnell	Leahy-class cruiser	For United States Navy
9 December	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Joseph Strauss	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer	For United States Navy
10 December	Canada	Marine Industries Limited	Sorel, Quebec	Nipigon	Annapolis-class destroyer	For Royal Canadian Navy
15 December	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company	Seattle, Washington	Goldsborough	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer	For United States Navy
21 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Olivebank	Tanker	For Bank Line.[28]
22 December	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow	Dido	Leander-class frigate	For Royal Navy
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Blanchland	Bulk carrier	For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Clelands (Successors) Ltd.	Wallsend	Cornishbrook	Tug	For private owner.[30]

References

1. "Bryher". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
2. "Carlton Queen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
3. "British Cormorant". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
4. "Tindfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "Port Alfred". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. "Wilronwood". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
7. "Ariadne III". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
8. "Chris B". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
9. "George Peacock". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
10. "Sara B". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
11. "Bombala". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. "Dukesgarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
13. "Levernbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
14. "Port Alfred". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. "Coralshell". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
16. "Patrol". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
17. "Maplehurst". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
18. "British Osprey". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
19. "Cressington". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
20. "Preceder". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
21. "Sand Snipe". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
22. "Mincarlo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
23. "Tom Grant". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
24. "M/S City of Victoria". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
25. "Springbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
26. "British Merlin". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
27. "DNV GL: Cap San Diego". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
28. "Olivebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
29. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 67.
30. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 306.

Sources

• Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.