List of ship launches in 1965

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The list of ship launches in 1965 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1965.

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
8 January  Norway Karljohansvern Horten Narvik Oslo-class frigate
16 January  West Germany Nobiskrug Rendsburg Wasa Ferry For Lion Ferry AB[1]
16 January  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Kamehameha Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
16 January  East Germany V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft Wismar Taras Shevchenko Ivan Franko-class passenger ship For Black Sea Shipping Company[2]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Comilla Rajshahi-class patrol boat For Pakistani Navy.[3]
23 January  United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Denver Austin-class amphibious transport dock
4 February  United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Voge Garcia-class frigate
15 February  Canada Vancouver Shipyards Co. North Vancouver Queen of Burnaby Burnaby-class ferry For BC Ferries[4]
15 February  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Zabardast Firefighting tug For BP Clyde Tanker Co. Ltd.[5]
17 February  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Jessore Patrol boat For Pakistani Navy.[6]
18 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Waikato Leander-class frigate For Royal New Zealand Navy.
27 February  Japan Yamagumo Yamagumo-class destroyer
5 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Edenfield Tanker For Eden Tankers Ltd.[7]
11 March  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Utsira Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
15 March  West Germany Atlas-Werke Bremen Hans Techel Type 202 submarine For German Navy
20 March  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut George Bancroft Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
28 March  Italy Italcantieri S.p.A. Castellamare di Stabia Canguro Azzurro Ferry For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T[8]
5 April  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Ranger Ajax Fishing trawler For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[9]
9 April  West Germany Schichau Unterweser AG Bremerhaven Helgoland Fehmarn-class tug
14 April  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Kungsholm Ocean liner / cruise ship For Swedish American Line
17 April  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Glover Garcia-class frigate
23 April  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Francis Scott Key Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
25 April  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Wainwright Belknap-class cruiser
5 May  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Wimbrown Two Offshore supply vessel For G. Wimpey & Co. Ltd.[10]
15 May  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Guardfish Permit-class submarine
5 April  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Ranger Apollo Fishing trawler For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[11]
17 May  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole North Shore Offshore supply vessel For Offshore Marine Ltd.[12]
19 May  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Utstein Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
21 May  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia George C. Marshall Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
22 May  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut James K. Polk Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
29 May  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Camden Sacramento-class fast combat support ship
6 June  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth W. D. Tideway Dredger For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd.[13]
8 June  United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Koelsch Garcia-class frigate
15 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Centaur Tanker For British Tanker Company.[14]
28 June  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Rajshahi Rajshahi-class patrol boat For Pakistani Navy.[15]
June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast La Estancia Bulk carrier For Buries Marks Ltd.[16]
2 July  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Biddle Belknap-class cruiser
4 July  Italy Navameccanica Cant. Nav. Castellamare di Stabia Canguro Rosso Ferry For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T[17]
10 July  West Germany Lindenau Kiel Walchensee Walchensee-class tanker For German Navy
26 July  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Sylhet Patrol boat For Pakistani Navy.[18]
28 July  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Craigdarragh Tug For J. Cooper (Belfast) Ltd.[19]
29 July  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Petrel Coaster For General Steam Navigation Company.[20]
5 April  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Ranger Aurora Fishing trawler For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd.[21]
20 July  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Smit-Lloyd 51 Tender For Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd.[22]
30 July  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Utvær Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
31 July  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Tripoli Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
14 August  United States New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York Duluth Austin-class amphibious transport dock
14 August  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia George Washington Carver Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
23 August  Norway Karljohansvern Horten Bergen Oslo-class frigate
25 September  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Warspite Valiant-class submarine
27 September  United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Lady Cecelia Tug For J. H. Pigott & Son.[23]
8 October  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Uthaug Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
18 October  Sweden Lindholmens Varv Gothenburg Saga ferry for Swedish Lloyd
20 October  United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan O'Callahan Garcia-class frigate
23 October  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Mariano G. Vallejo Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
28 October  Sweden Öresundsvarvet Landskrona Fennia Ferry For Siljarederiet
30 October  Italy Cantieri Navale Felzsegi S.p.A. Trieste Forende Ferry For DFDS[24]
31 October  United Kingdom HMNB Devonport Devonport, England Danae Leander-class frigate
10 November  West Germany Atlas-Werke Bremen Friedrich Schürer Type 202 submarine For German Navy
13 November  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Henry L. Stimson Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
23 November  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Grab Dredger No. 2 Dredger For Calcutta Port Commission.[25]
24 November  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton Juno Leander-class frigate
24 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast La Sierra Bulk carrier For Buries Marks Ltd.[26]
27 November  Japan Asashio Asashio-class submarine
13 December  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Garganey Wild Duck-class boom defence vessel For Royal Navy.[27]
15 December  Finland Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard Helsinki Finnpartner Ferry for Finnlines (Amer-Tupakka)
17 December  Finland Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan Turku Prins Hamlet Ferry for Lion Ferry
18 December  United States Avondale Shipyard Westwego, Louisiana Hamilton Hamilton-class cutter
18 December  West Germany Kiel Howaldtswerke Prinsesse Ragnhild Ferry For Jahre Line[28]
23 December  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Hopper Barge No. 6 Hopper barge For Calcutta Port Commission.[29]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Carp Workboat For Royal Corps of Transport.[30]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Chubb Workboat For Royal Corps of Transport.[31]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ellen May Motor barge For Scott (Toombridge) Ltd.[32]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Cochrane & Son Ltd. Selby Englishman Tug For United Towing Co. Ltd.[33]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Frindsbury. Rohoy Coaster For London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd.[34]
Unknown date  United Kingdom W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd. Northwich St. Elmo Tug For Midmed Towage Co. Ltd.[35]

References

  1. ^ "M/S Wasa". Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  2. ^ "M / S TARAS SHEVCHENKO". Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  3. ^ "Comilla". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "M/S Queen of Burnaby". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  5. ^ "Zabardast". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Jessore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Edenfield". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ "M/S Canguro Azzurro". Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  9. ^ "Ranger Ajax". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Wimbrown Two". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Ranger Apollo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  12. ^ "North Shore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  13. ^ "W.D. Tideway". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  14. ^ "British Centaur". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Rajshahi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. ^ "La Estancia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  17. ^ "M/S Canguro Rosso". Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  18. ^ "Sylhet". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Craigdarragh". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Petrel". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Ranger Aurora". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Smit-Lloyd 51". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Lady Cecelia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  24. ^ "M/S Forende". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  25. ^ "Grab Dredger No. 2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  26. ^ "La Sierra". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  27. ^ "Garganey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  28. ^ "M/S Prinsesse Ragnhild". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  29. ^ "Hopper Barge No. 6". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Carp". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  31. ^ "Chubb". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Ellen May". TShipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  33. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.
  34. ^ Simper 1998, p. 30.
  35. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 363.
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.
  • Simper, Robert (1998). River Medway and the Swale. Lavenham: Creekside Publishing. ISBN 978-0951992777.