List of ship launches in 1962

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 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]
8 April United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Lofoten Fishing trawler For Lindsey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd.[7]
2 May Canada 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
5 May United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Loveden Fishing trawler For Lindsey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd.[8]
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.[9]
18 May United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Chapel River Bulk carrier For River Line Ltd.[10]
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.[11]
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
19 July United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Rashidah Buoy tender For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd.[12]
30 July West Germany Adler Werft GmbH Bremen Kalle For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien[13]
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
18 August United Kingdom Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport Welsh Consort Fishing trawler For Welsh Fisheries Ltd.[14]
18 August United Kingdom Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport Welsh Monarch Fishing trawler For Welsh Fisheries Ltd.[15]
25 August West Germany HDW Kiel U 4 Type 205 submarine For German Navy
3 September United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Ark Al-Faruque Ferry For Ark Navigation Co. of Pakistan Ltd.[16]
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.[17]
28 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Lancer Tanker For British Tanker Company.[18]
17 October United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock HMS Otus Oberon-class submarine For Royal Navy
8 November United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft John Williams VII Cargo liner For private owner.[19]
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 Canada Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd Victoria Queen of Saanich V-class ferry For BC Ferries[20]
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 Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 6 Ferry For Blyth Harbour Commissioners.[21]
Unknown date United Kingdom Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. Ardrossan Buffalo coaster For Coast Lines.[22]
Unknown date United Kingdom Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd. Polruan Vauban Coaster For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd.[23]

References

  1. ^ "British Merlin". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S City of Vancvouver". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  3. ^ "Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Hansa Express (1962)" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  4. ^ "M/S Julle". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  5. ^ "M/S Pidder Lyng". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ^ "Regent Liverpool". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Lofoten". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Loveden". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Aigburth". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Chapel River". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Ringwood". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Rashidah". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  13. ^ "M/S Kalle". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  14. ^ "Welsh Consort". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Welsh Monarch". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Ark Al-Faruque". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Belsisland". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ "British Lancer". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. ^ "John Williams VII". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  20. ^ "M/S Queen of Saanich". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  21. ^ "B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 6". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  22. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 227.
  23. ^ "Vauban". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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.
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