List of ship launches in 1964

The list of ship launches in 1964 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1964.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
9 January United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Hobart Perth-class destroyer For Royal Australian Navy
14 January West Germany Nobiskrug Rendsburg Prins Bertil ferry For Lion Ferry[1]
17 January Norway Karljohansvern Horten Oslo Oslo-class frigate
20 January United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Seahorse Fishing trawler For Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[2]
27 January United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Hazelbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[3]
1 February United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Casimir Pulaski James Madison-class submarine
15 February United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Edward McDonnell Garcia-class frigate
20 February West Germany Nordseewerke Emden KNM Kya Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
27 February United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers / Alex Stephen & Sons Ltd. Dumbarton / Linthouse Melbrook Cargo ship For J. A. Billmeir Ltd.[4]
25 March United Kingdom HMNB Devonport Devonport Cleopatra Leander-class frigate
26 March United States Bethlehem Steel San Francisco, California Bradley Garcia-class frigate
4 April United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Greenling Permit-class submarine
4 April West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Klaar Kiming ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[5]
14 April United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore 903 Barge For United Africa Co. Ltd.[6]
26 April East Germany V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft Wismar Alexander Pushkin Ivan Franko-class passenger ship For Baltic Shipping Company
28 April United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Sample Garcia-class frigate
25 April West Germany Nordseewerke Emden KNM Kobben Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
26 April East Germany V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft Wismar Aleksandr Pushkin Ivan Franko-class passenger ship For Baltic Shipping Company[7]
29 April United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Lingo Tug For Union Lighterage Co. Ltd.[8]
30 April Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ōshio Ōshio-class submarine
9 May United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore 905 Barge For United Africa Co. Ltd.[9]
11 May United Kingdom Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Troon Bowbelle Suction dredger For F Bowles & Sons Ltd
11 May France Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales Cherbourg Junon Daphné-class submarine For French Navy
11 May United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore 904 Barge For United Africa Co. Ltd.[10]
12 May United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Nathanael Greene James Madison-class submarine
12 May Canada Canada Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd. Victoria Queen of New Westminster 'Burnaby-class ferry For BC Ferries[11]
14 May United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Gato Permit-class submarine
21 May United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia America Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
28 May United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Cardiff Castle Ferry For River Dart Steamboat Co. Ltd.[12]
6 June United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Brumby Garcia-class frigate
25 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Irisbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[13]
27 June United States New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York Austin Austin-class amphibious transport dock
27 June United States New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York Ogden Austin-class amphibious transport dock
30 June United States Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington Jouett Belknap-class cruiser
30 June United States Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington Sterett Belknap-class cruiser
30 June Canada Canada Victoria Machinery Depot Victoria, British Columbia Queen of Nanaimo Burnaby-class ferry For BC Ferries
9 July United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle Upon Tyne Glamorgan County-class destroyer
9 July United Kingdom Fairfield SB&E Co. Glasgow Fife County-class destroyer
16 July West Germany Nordseewerke Emden KNM Kunna Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
July United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Motowco 100 Barge For St. Thomas Lighterage.[14]
6 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Texaco Maracaibo Tanker For Texaco (Panama) Inc.[15]
22 August United States Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Guam Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
22 August United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Simon Bolivar Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
24 August United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Sokoto Tug For United Africa Company.[16]
25 August United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Taraba Tug For United Africa Company.[17]
4 September Norway Karljohansvern Horten Trondheim Oslo-class frigate
6 September United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore Bindo Tug For United Africa Company.[18]
22 September United Kingdom HMNB Portsmouth Portsmouth Sirius Leander-class frigate
23 September United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Vine Tanker For British Tanker Company.[19]
24 September United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Sand Gull Dredger For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd.[20]
24 September France Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales Cherbourg Vénus Daphné-class submarine For French Navy
2 October United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Davidson Garcia-class frigate
6 October United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Corchester Coaster For Cory Maritime Ltd.[21]
10 October United States Sun Shipbuilding Chester, Pennsylvania Shenandoah oiler
16 October West Germany Nordseewerke Emden KNM Kaura Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
30 October United States San Francisco Naval Shipyard San Francisco, California Horne Belknap-class cruiser
21 November United States Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California Fox Belknap-class cruiser
21 November United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Lewis and Clark Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
November United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama McDermott Oceanic No. 91 Barge For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[14]
1 December Finland Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard Helsinki, Finland Finnhansa ferry for Finnlines
1 December United Kingdom Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore G.W.93 Barge For George Wimpey & Co. Ltd.[22]
5 December United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
17 December United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth Pulborough Coaster For Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd.[23]
19 December United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle Minerva Leander-class frigate
19 December United States Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington Albert David Garcia-class frigate
19 December United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine William H. Standley Belknap-class cruiser
19 December United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Truxtun Truxtun-class cruiser
19 December West Germany Nordseewerke Emden KNM Ula Kobben-class submarine For Royal Norwegian Navy
21 December United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Corvina Fishing trawler For Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[24]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama McDermott Oceanic No. 92 Barge For J. Ray McDermott Co. Inc.[14]
Unknown date United Kingdom Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport Mars Tug For Navigation Maritime Bulgare.[25]
Unknown date West Germany Howaldtswerke Kiel Otto Hahn Nuclear-powered cargo ship
Unknown date United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Persea Motor yacht For private owner.[26]

References

  1. ^ "M/S Prins Bertil". Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  2. ^ "Seahorse". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Hazelbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 49.
  5. ^ "M/S Klaar Kiming". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ^ "903". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "M/S Aleksander Pushkin". Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  8. ^ "Lingo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ^ "905". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  10. ^ "904". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "M/S Queen of New Westminster". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  12. ^ "Cardiff Castle". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Irisbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. ^ a b c "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Texaco Maracaibo". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Sokoto". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Taraba". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Bindo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  19. ^ "British Vine". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Sand Gull". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Corchester". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  22. ^ "G.W.93". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Pulborough". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Corvina". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Mars". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Persea". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 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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