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 | .svg.png) 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]
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  | 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 | .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) 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. | 
  | Unknown date |  United Kingdom | Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd. | Polruan | Vauban | Coaster | For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd.[23] | 
 References
  - 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.