List of ship launches in 1948

The list of ship launches in 1948 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1948.


Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
14 February United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Granuaile Lightship tender For Trinity House.[1]
27 February United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Security Tanker For British Tanker Company.[2]
6 March United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Newport News Des Moines-class heavy cruiser For United States Navy.
11 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Liparus Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[3]
11 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Soestdyk Cargo ship For Holland America Line.[4]
19 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-192 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser For Soviet Navy.[5]
22 April United Kingdom Barclay Curle Glasgow Somali Cargo Ship For P&O
24 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-187 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser For Soviet Navy.[5]
24 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-188 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser For Soviet Navy.[5]
24 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-190 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser For Soviet Navy.[5]
24 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-191 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser For Soviet Navy.[5]
24 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-193 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser For Soviet Navy.[5]
11 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Magdalena Cargo liner For Royal Mail Lines
20 May United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Horta Refrigerated cargo ship For Compagnia de Navigacion Carregadores Acoreanos.[6]
21 May United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Volador Tench-class submarine For United States Navy.
25 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ramore Head Cargo ship For Ulster Steamship Co.[7]
26 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 1 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[8]
8 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Strength Tanker For British Tanker Company.[9]
8 June United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Citos Cargo ship For Rederi A/B Sirius.[10]
10 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Schiedyk Cargo ship For Holland America Line.[11]
22 June United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland Bulwark Centaur-class aircraft carrier For Royal Navy.
6 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Jalta Tanker For A/S Bulls Rederi.[12]
6 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 2 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[13]
22 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hibernia Ferry For British Railways.
20 August Australia Williamstown Naval Dockyard Melbourne, Victoria Anzac Battle-class destroyer For Royal Australian Navy.
4 September Norway Joseph L. Thompson & Co Sunderland, England Brandanger Single screw cargo ship [14]
8 September United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Carioca Shell Tank barge For Compagnia de Navegacao Shell-Mex do Brasil.[15]
16 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Mariner Tanker For British Tanker Company.[16]
21 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cambria Ferry For British Railways.
5 October United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness, England Himalaya Himalaya-class ocean liner For P&O
19 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Sabaramati Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[17]
19 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Saravasti Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[18]
2 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Antilochus Cargo ship For Blue Funnel Line.[19]
4 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Borgny Tanker For Fred Olsen & Co.[20]
6 November Poland Stocznia Gdańska Gdańsk Sołdek Cargo Ship For Polska Żegluga Morska.
16 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Workman Tanker For British Tanker Company.[21]
28 November Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-194 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser For Soviet Navy.[5]
13 December United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Penrith Castle Cargo ship For Lancashire Shipping Co Ltd.[22]
13 December Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-195 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser For Soviet Navy.[5]
18 December United Kingdom James Pollock & Sons Faversham Sea Gladiator Aircraft transport vessel For Fleet Air Arm. Contract cancelled, completed as the coaster Goldhind for E. J. & W. Goldsmith Ltd.[23]
18 December Denmark Odense Steel Shipyard Odense, Denmark Olga Mærsk Cargo ship For A.P. Moller-Maersk Group[24]
28 December United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 3 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[25]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Bournemouth Belle Passenger ship For J. Bolson & Son Ltd.[26]
Unknown date United Kingdom Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow Dara Cargo liner For British India Steam Navigation Company.[27]
Unknown date United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Grass Knot Type C1 ship For private owner.[28]
Unknown date United Kingdom Berthon Boat Co. Ltd Lymington MFV.1226 Motor Fishing Vessel For Royal Navy.[29]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama NCPX S-1 Barge For North Carolina Pulp Co.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama NCPX S-2 Barge For North Carolina Pulp Co.[30]
Unknown date United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Nusken Cargo ship For Skibs A/S Randi.[31]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Poole Belle Passenger ship For J. Bolson & Son Ltd.[32]
Unknown date United States Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia Sailmaker's Splice Type C1 ship For private owner.[28]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-137 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-138 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-139 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-140 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-141 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-142 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-143 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-144 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-145 Barge For Southern Kraft Corporation.[30]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Unnamed Launch For United Africa Co. Ltd.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Granuaile". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ "British Security". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Liparus". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Soestdyk". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Large submarine chasers, border guard patrol ships Project 122bis". Russian Ships. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Horta". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Ramore Head". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Setter 1". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "British Strength". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Citos". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Schiedyk". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Jalta". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Setter 2". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Brandanger (5050309)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Carioca Shell". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  16. ^ "British Mariner". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Sabaramati". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Sarasvati". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Antilochus". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Borgny". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  21. ^ "British Workman". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Penrith Castle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  23. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 233.
  24. ^ "OLGA MÆRSK – 1949 – IMO 5262407". 7seasvessels.com. 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  25. ^ "Setter III". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Bournemouth Belle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  27. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 23.
  28. ^ a b "SOUTHEASTERN SHIPBUILDING". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  29. ^ "MFV.1226". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  31. ^ "Nusken". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  32. ^ "Poole Belle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 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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