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The list of ship launches in 1962 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1962.
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
9 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
British Cygnet
Tanker
For British Tanker Company .[1]
15 January
United States
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
San Francisco , California
Halsey
Leahy -class cruiser
16 January
Canada
Burrad Dry Dock Co. Ltd.
North Vancouver
City of Vancouver
V-class ferry
For BC Ferries [2]
25 January
West Germany
HDW
Kiel
U 2
Type 201 submarine
For German Navy
27 January
West Germany
Rheinwerft Walsum
Walsum
Hiev
Crane vessel
For German Navy
2 February
West Germany
Hanseatiche Werft
Hamburg
Hansa Express
Ferry
Originally ordered by Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen as Viking II . Contract sold to Finnlines due to bankruptcy of the shipyard.[3]
3 February
West Germany
Braunschweig
Köln -class (Type 140) frigate
For German Navy
4 February
West Germany
Adler Werft GmbH
Bremen
Julle
For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien [4]
6 February
United States
Todd Pacific Shipyards
Seattle , Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Charles F. Adams -class destroyer
For United States Navy
6 February
West Germany
Kröger Werft
Schacht-Audort
Pidder Lyng
ferry
For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH.[5]
22 February
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Barb
Permit -class submarine
For United States Navy
24 February
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Ethan Allen -class submarine
For United States Navy
6 March
United States
Todd Pacific Shipyards
San Pedro, California
England
Leahy -class cruiser
For United States Navy
17 March
United States
New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn, New York
Raleigh
Raleigh -class amphibious transport dock
For United States Navy
17 March
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Pollack
Permit -class submarine
For United States Navy
31 March
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Bronstein
Bronstein -class frigate
For United States Navy
5 April
United Kingdom
Vickers-Armstrongs
Barrow-in-Furness , England
Mohawk
Tribal-class frigate
For Royal Navy
5 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Regent Liverpool
Tanker
For Texaco Oil Co .[6]
2 May
Canada
Davie Shipbuilding
Lauzon , Quebec
Qu'Appelle
Mackenzie -class destroyer
For Canadian Navy
4 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Port Nicholson
Refrigerated cargo ship
For Port Line .
5 May
West Germany
Rheinwerft Walsum
Walsum
Griep
Crane vessel
For German Navy
7 May
West Germany
HDW
Kiel
U 3
Type 201 submarine
For German Navy
8 May
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Lafayette
Lafayette -class submarine
For United States Navy
12 May
United States
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Bremerton, Washington
Reeves
Leahy -class cruiser
For United States Navy
17 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Aigburth
Dredger
For British Transport Commission .[7]
18 May
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Conyngham
Charles F. Adams -class destroyer
For United States Navy
31 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ringwood
Cargo ship
For Ringals Rederi A/S.[8]
2 June
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Worden
Leahy -class cruiser
For United States Navy
9 June
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
McCloy
Bronstein -class frigate
For United States Navy
19 June
France
Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales
Cherbourg
Eurydice
Daphné -class submarine
For French Navy
28 June
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Dale
Leahy -class cruiser
For United States Navy
3 July
United Kingdom
Alexander Stephen and Sons
Glasgow , Scotland
Zulu
Tribal-class frigate
For Royal Navy
18 July
United States
Lockheed Shipbuilding
Seattle , Washington
Cochrane
Charles F. Adams -class destroyer
For United States Navy
18 July
Soviet Union
A.A. Zhdanov
Leningrad
Admiral Golovko
Project 58 Groznyy -class cruiser
For Soviet Navy
30 July
West Germany
Adler Werft GmbH
Bremen
Kalle
For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien [9]
4 August
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
James Monroe
Lafayette -class submarine
For United States Navy
14 August
West Germany
H. C. Stülcken Sohn
Hamburg
Bayern
Hamburg-class destroyer
For German Navy
16 August
United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead , England
Ajax
Leander -class frigate
For Royal Navy
17 August
United Kingdom
Vickers-Armstrongs
Newcastle-upon-Tyne , England
Penelope
Leander -class frigate
For Royal Navy
18 August
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Alexander Hamilton
Lafayette -class submarine
For United States Navy
18 August
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Dace
Permit -class submarine
For United States Navy
18 August
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Haddo
Permit -class submarine
For United States Navy
25 August
West Germany
HDW
Kiel
U 4
Type 205 submarine
For German Navy
15 September
United States
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo, California
Andrew Jackson
Lafayette -class submarine
For United States Navy
15 September
United States
New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn, New York
Vancouver
Raleigh -class amphibious transport dock
For United States Navy
16 September
Italy
Ansaldo Shipyards
Genoa
Michelangelo
Ocean liner
For Italian Line
18 September
Japan
Natsushio
Natsushio -class submarine
For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
26 September
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Belisland
Cargo ship
For Belships Co.[10]
28 September
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
British Lancer
Tanker
For British Tanker Company .[11]
17 October
United Kingdom
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Greenock
HMS Otus
Oberon -class submarine
For Royal Navy
20 November
West Germany
HDW
Kiel
U 5
Type 205 submarine
For German Navy
28 November
United Kingdom
John Brown & Company
Clydebank , Scotland
Aurora
Leander -class frigate
For Royal Navy
28 November
Canada
Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd
Victoria
Queen of Saanich
V-class ferry
For BC Ferries [12]
30 November
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Henry Clay
Lafayette -class submarine
For United States Navy
14 December
Japan
Fuyushio
Natsushio -class submarine
For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd.
Ardrossan
Buffalo
coaster
For Coast Lines .
References [ edit ]
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 .