List of ship launches in 1949

The list of ship launches in 1949 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1949.


Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
27 January United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Cazador Tanker For Estrella Maritima SA.[1]
15 February United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Explorador Tanker For Estrella Maritima SA.[2]
17 February United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 4 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[3]
28 February United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Vila do Porto Refrigerated cargo ship For Compagnia de Navigacion Carregadores Acoreanos.[4]
12 March Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-198 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
17 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vestfoss Tanker For A/S Thor Thorsen.[6]
21 March Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-196 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
29 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Amarna Cargo ship For Moss Hutchinson Line.[7]
29 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Champavati Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[8]
29 March United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Decoy Daring-class destroyer
30 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Rohidas Ferry For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[9]
2 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-199 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
7 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-200 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
11 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-201 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
13 April United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Helenus Cargo ship For Blue Funnel Line.[10]
19 April Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-247 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
28 April United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Vilhelm Torkildsen Cargo ship For Skibs A/S Vilhelm Torkildsens Rederi.[11]
24 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 5 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[12]
31 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Assiout Cargo ship For Moss Hutchinson Line.[13]
10 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vikingen Tanker For Panama City Tanker Co.[14]
19 June Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-251 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
22 June Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-249 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
28 June United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness, England Chusan Himalaya-class ocean liner For P&O
28 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Setter 6 Whaler For United Whalers Ltd.[15]
28 June France Societe des Ateliers & Chantiers Dunkirk Cambodge Ocean liner For Messageries Maritimes
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama D.E. 44 Barge For Duval Engineering & Construction.[16]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama S-10 Barge For Benton & Co. Inc.[16]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama No. 2 Barge For Ideal Cement Co.[16]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama 2 unnamed vessels Barges For private owners.[16]
1 July Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-250 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
27 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hector Cargo liner For Blue Funnel Line.[17]
28 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ernst Larsen Whaler For Union Whaling Co.[18]
August Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-248 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
4 August Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-252 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
10 August United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend, England Daring Daring-class destroyer
11 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Captain Tanker For British Tanker Company.[19]
16 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Natalia Whaler For Union Whaling Co. Completed as Arnt Karlsen.[20]
24 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bloemfontein Castle Passenger ship For Union-Castle Line.
28 August Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-253 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
29 August United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland Bloemfontein Castle Ocean liner For Union-Castle Line
31 August Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-254 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
11 September Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-255 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
22 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ternoy Tanker For A/S Truma.[21]
23 September United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Nelly Maersk Tanker For A/S D/S Svendborg and D/S af 1912 A/S.[22]
24 September United Kingdom James Pollock & Sons Faversham Sea Hurricane Aircraft transport ship For Fleet Air Arm. Contract cancelled, completed as the coaster Goldlynx for E. J. & W. Goldsmith Ltd.[23]
25 September Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-271 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
30 September Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-272 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
10 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Africana 2 Research trawler For South African Government.[24]
21 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Runic Refrigerated cargo ship For Shaw Savill Line.[25]
23 October Singapore Robin Kilroy Singapore Boleh junk yacht [26]
26 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kurdistan Tanker For Commons Bros. Ltd.[27]
1 November Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-273 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
21 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Commander Tanker For British Tanker Company.[28]
21 November United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Fana Cargo ship For Skibs A/S Vilhelm Torkildsens Rederi.[29]
26 November Germany Lübeck Brook For H. M. Gehrcken[30]
21 November United Kingdom Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland Soya Christina Tanker For O. Wallenius.[31][32]
4 December Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-274 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
6 December United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Baro Cargo ship For Elder Dempster Lines Ltd.[33]
20 December Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-275 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
28 December Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-276 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [5]
1st Quarter United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Jorundur Fishing trawler For Gudmundur Jorundsson.[34]
Unknown date United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 5 Ferry For Blyth Harbour Commissioners.[35]
Unknown date United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Changsha Passenger ship For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[36]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Field Motor barge For Hayes Wharfe.[37]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Papoose Towboat For Warrior & Gulf Navigation.[16]
Unknown date United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Taiyuan Passenger ship For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[36]

References

  1. ^ "Cazador". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Explorador". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Setter IV". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Vila do Porto". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Large submarine chasers, border guard patrol ships Project 122bis". Russian Ships. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Vestfoss". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Amarna". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Champavati". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Rohidas". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Helenus". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Vilhelm Torkildsen". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Setter V". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Assiout". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Vikingen". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Setter VI". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  16. ^ a b c d e "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Hector". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Ernst Larsen". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  19. ^ "British Captain". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Arnt Karlsen". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Ternoy". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Nelly Maersk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  23. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 233.
  24. ^ "Africana II". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  25. ^ "Runic". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  26. ^ Western Morning News, 2 September 1950
  27. ^ "Kurdistan". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  28. ^ "British Commander". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  29. ^ "Fana". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  30. ^ https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/schiffe/Vor-75-Jahren-Frachter-Brook-laeuft-in-Luebeck-vom-Stapel-,brook108.html
  31. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 110.
  32. ^ "Soya Christina". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  33. ^ "Baro". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  34. ^ "Jorundur". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  35. ^ "B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 5". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  36. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 376.
  37. ^ "Field". 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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