List of ship launches in 1957
The list of ship launches in 1957 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1957.
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes | |
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2 February | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Bigelow | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
14 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Afghanistan | Ore carrier | For Commons Bros. Ltd.[1] |
14 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Blackpool | Whitby-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
15 February | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Crestbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[2] |
16 February | West Germany | Burmester shipyard | Bremen | Lindau | Lindau-class minehunter | For German Navy |
28 February | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | De Soto County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
5 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | York County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
9 March | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Joseph K. Taussig | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
14 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Esso Glasgow | T2 tanker | New midsection, for Esso Petroleum Co.[3] |
15 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | King Charles | Cargo ship | For King Line.[4] |
18 March | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Mullinnix | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
31 March | Italy | Ansaldo Shipyards | Italy | Frederico C | Ocean liner | For Costa Line |
16 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Vitrinia | Tanker | For Shell Oil Co.[5] |
30 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Picardy | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[6] |
16 May | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Skate | Skate-class submarine | |
29 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Thessaly | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[7] |
30 MAy | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Carronbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[8] |
30 May | United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton, England | Duncan | Blackwood-class frigate | |
3 June | Canada | Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Gatineau | Restigouche-class destroyer | |
7 June | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco, California | Bauer | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
22 June | United States | American Shipbuilding | Lorain, Ohio | Lorain County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
1 July | Japan | Ayanami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |||
2 July | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Grayback | Grayback-class submarine | |
1 August | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco, California | Hooper | Dealey-class destroyer escort | |
9 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Loch Loyal | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[9] |
10 August | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Hull | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
27 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | King George | Cargo ship | For King Line.[10] |
27 August | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Swordfish | Skate-class submarine | |
28 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Dartbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[11] |
28 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News | Santa Rosa | Santa-Rosa-class cargo liner | For Grace Line[12] |
29 August | Japan | Uranami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |||
9 September | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Graham County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
10 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Accord | Confiance-class tug | For Royal Navy.[13] |
25 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Honour | Tanker | For British Tanker Company.[14] |
25 September | Japan | Shikinami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |||
27 September | United States | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company | Seattle, Washington | Richard S. Edwards | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer | |
30 September | Japan | Isonami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |||
8 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Alaric | Cargo ship | For Shaw Savill Line.[15] |
10 October | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Sargo | Skate-class submarine | |
25 October | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Barrow-in-Furness | Narwhal | Porpoise-class submarine | [16] |
13 November | Canada | Halifax Shipyards | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Chaudière | Restigouche-class destroyer | |
17 November | Canada | Marine Industries Limited | Sorel, Quebec | St. Croix | Restigouche-class destroyer | |
22 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Port Invercargill | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Port Line.[17] |
11 December | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock Scotland | Cachalot | Porpoise-class submarine | |
11 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Flying Dipper | Tug | For Clyde Shipping Co.[18] |
14 December | United States | American Shipbuilding | Lorain, Ohio | Wood County | De Soto County-class tank landing ship | |
21 December | France | Arsenal de Brest | Brest, France | Clemenceau | Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier | |
24 December | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Pendennis Castle | Ocean liner | For Union-Castle Line. |
27 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Garrybank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[19] |
References
- ^ "Afghanistan". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Crestbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Esso Glasgow". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "King Charles". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Vitrinia". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Picardy". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Thessaly". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Carronbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Loch Loyal". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "King George". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Carronbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "T/S Santa Rosa". Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ "HMS Accord". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "British Honour". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Alaric". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 17 October 1957, p.5
- ^ "Port Invercargill". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Flying Dipper". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Garrybank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.