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
29 January United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland King Theseus Cargo ship For Dalhousie Steam and Motorship Co. Ltd.[1]
31 January United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Y.C.467 Lighter For Admiralty.[2]
31 January United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Y.C.468 Lighter For Admiralty.[3]
January United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 609 Barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[4]
January United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 610 Barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
16 February West Germany Burmester shipyard Bremen Lindau Lindau-class minehunter For German Navy
18 February United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Tunets Fishing trawler For private owner.[7]
28 February United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana De Soto County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
February United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 611 Barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[4]
February United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 612 Barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[4]
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.[8]
15 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King Charles Cargo ship For King Line.[9]
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
March United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 613 Barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[4]
March United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Margaret Drill barge For Ocean Drilling & Exploration.[4]
6 April United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Rion Fishing trawler For private owner.[10]
16 April United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vitrinia Tanker For Shell Oil Co.[11]
30 April United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Picardy Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[12]
April United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Mr. Arthur Submersible For Coral Drilling Co. Inc.[4]
April United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 217 Barge For International Paper Co.[4]
April United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 218 Barge For International Paper Co.[4]
April United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 219 Barge For International Paper Co.[4]
April United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 220 Barge For International Paper Co.[4]
1 May United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Rampisham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[13]
16 May United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Skate Skate-class submarine
17 May United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Stavrida Fishing trawler For private owner.[14]
29 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Thessaly Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[15]
30 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Carronbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[16]
30 May United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Duncan Blackwood-class frigate
May United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 221 Barge For International Paper Co.[4]
May United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 222 Barge For International Paper Co.[4]
3 June Canada 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
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama MGO 74 Barge For Mene Grande Oil Company.[4]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama MGO 75 Barge For Mene Grande Oil Company.[4]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama MGO 76 Barge For Mene Grande Oil Company.[4]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama MGO 77 Barge For Mene Grande Oil Company.[4]
1 July Japan Ayanami Ayanami-class destroyer
1 July United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Shonguy Fishing trawler For private owner.[17]
2 July United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Grayback Grayback-class submarine
31 July United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Kotlas Fishing trawler For private owner.[18]
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.[19]
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.[20]
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.[21]
28 August United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News Santa Rosa Santa-Rosa-class cargo liner For Grace Line[22]
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.[23]
24 September United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Blyth Adventurer Tanker For Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.[24]
25 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Honour Tanker For British Tanker Company.[25]
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.[26]
10 October United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Sargo Skate-class submarine
17 October United Kingdom Berthon Boat Co. Ltd Lymington Saxlingham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[27]
25 October United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness Narwhal Porpoise-class submarine [28]
26 October United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Okun Fishing trawler For private owner.[29]
13 November Canada Canada Halifax Shipyards Halifax, Nova Scotia Chaudière Restigouche-class destroyer
17 November Canada 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.[30]
11 December United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Bolton Abbey Cargo liner For Associated Humber Lines Ltd.[31]
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.[32]
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.[33]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama MGO 80 Barge For Mene Grande Oil Company.[4]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama MGO 81 Barge For Mene Grande Oil Company.[4]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama MGO 82 Barge For Mene Grande Oil Company.[4]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama MGO 83 Barge For Mene Grande Oil Company.[4]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole F.C.36 Lighter For Admiralty.[34]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole F.C.37 Lighter For Admiralty.[35]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole F.C.38 Lighter For Admiralty.[36]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Gwato Creek Tug For Shell BP Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria.[37]

References

  1. ^ "King Theseus". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Y.C.467". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Y.C.468". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Crestbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Tunets". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Esso Glasgow". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "King Charles". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Rion". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Vitrinia". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Picardy". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Rampisham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Stavrida". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Thessaly". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Carronbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Shonguy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Kotlas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Loch Loyal". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  20. ^ "King George". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Carronbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  22. ^ "T/S Santa Rosa". Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  23. ^ "HMS Accord". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  24. ^ "Blyth Adventurer". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  25. ^ "British Honour". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Alaric". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  27. ^ "Saxlingham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  28. ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 17 October 1957, p.5
  29. ^ "Okun". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Port Invercargill". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  31. ^ "Bolton Abbey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Flying Dipper". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  33. ^ "Garrybank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  34. ^ "F.C.36". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  35. ^ "F.C.37". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  36. ^ "F.C.38". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  37. ^ "Gwato Creek". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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