List of ship launches in 1954
The list of ship launches in 1954 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1954.
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
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19 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Loch Gowan | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[1] |
21 January | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Iberia | Himalaya-class ocean liner | For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. |
21 January | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Nautilus | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | |
3 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ballylumford | Collier | For John Kelly Ltd.[2] |
4 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tintagel Castle | Cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line.[3] |
9 February | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Thomaston | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | First in class |
12 February | Canada | Marine Industries Limited | Sorel, Quebec | Assiniboine | St. Laurent-class destroyer | |
13 February | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Grafton | Blackwood-class frigate | |
17 February | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank, Scotland | Saxonia | Saxonia-class ocean liner | For Cunard Line |
18 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Kirkliston | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy. |
19 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Braysford | Defence vessel | For Royal Navy.[4] |
11 March | United Kingdom | Berthon Boat Company | Mickleham | Ham-class minesweeper | ||
19 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | YC 327 | Lighter | For Admiralty |
2 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bryansford | Defence vessel | For Royal Navy.[5] |
14 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Sergeant | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[6] |
3 May | Australia | Williamstown Dockyard | Melbourne, Victoria | Vendetta | Daring-class destroyer | |
7 May | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Plymouth Rock | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | |
18 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Laleston | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[7] |
22 May | United States | Christy Shipbuilding | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | Windham County | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship | |
2 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Pontia | Cargo ship | For Pelagos A/S.[8] |
4 June | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Cromwell | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
15 June | Canada | Burrard Dry Dock | Vancouver, British Columbia | Kootenay | Restigouche-class destroyer | |
15 June | West Germany | Gustav Wolkau | Baumwall | ferry type 0 | For HADAG | [citation needed] |
29 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cerinthus | Tanker | For Hadley Shipping Co.[9] |
1 July | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Torquay | Whitby-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
2 July | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead, England | Whitby | Whitby-class frigate | First in class |
16 July | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Fort Snelling | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | |
19 July | United Kingdom | Bartram & Sons | Sunderland, England | Hannington Court | Cargo ship | For Court Line |
30 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lanton | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[10] |
13 August | United States | Bellingham Shipyards Co. | Bellingham, Washington | Whippoorwill | Redwing-class minesweeper | |
17 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Southern Cross | Passenger ship | For Shaw Savill Line. |
20 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Hammerberg | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
31 August | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | Keppel | Blackwood-class frigate | |
1 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tide Austral | Tanker | For Royal Australian Navy. |
28 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Belfast | Tanker | For Belships Co.[11] |
28 September | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Point Defiance | Thomaston-class dock landing ship | |
29 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Cedarbank | Cargo ship | For Blue Funnel Line.[12] |
29 September | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | Pellew | Blackwood-class frigate | |
1 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Owerri | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster.[13] |
26 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Letterston | Ton-class minesweeper | For Royal Navy.[14] |
29 October | England | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Newcastle | Port Sydney | For Port Line[15] | |
22 November | Canada | Canadian Vickers | Montreal, Quebec | Restigouche | Restigouche-class destroyer | First in class |
10 December | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend, England | Russell | Blackwood-class frigate | |
11 December | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Forrestal | Forrestal-class aircraft carrier | First in class |
14 December | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank, Scotland | Ivernia | Saxonia-class ocean liner | For Cunard Line |
29 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Western Prince | Cargo ship | For Prince Line.[16] |
See also
References
- ^ "Loch Gowan". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Ballylumford". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Tintagel Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Braysford". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Bryansford". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "British Sergeant". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Laleston". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Pontia". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Cerinthus". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Lanton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Belfast". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Cedarbank". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Owerri". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "HMS Letterston". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "M/S Port Melbourne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ "Western Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.