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 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 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 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 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 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 Ciry 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.