The list of ship launches in 1932 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1932.
Date
|
Country
|
Builder
|
Location
|
Ship
|
Class / type
|
Notes
|
January
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
I.W.C. 668
|
Barge
|
For Inland Waterways Commission.[1]
|
February
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
I.W.C. 669
|
Barge
|
For Inland Waterways Commission.[1]
|
15 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Floating Crane No.2
|
Floating crane
|
For Cowans, Sheldon & Co.[2]
|
22 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Royal Iris II
|
Ferry
|
For Wallasey Corporation.[3]
|
March
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
I.W.C. 670
|
Barge
|
For Inland Waterways Commission.[1]
|
7 April
|
United Kingdom
|
John I. Thornycroft & Company
|
Woolston, Hampshire
|
Daring
|
D-class destroyer
|
|
7 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrongs
|
Barrow-in-Furness
|
Defender
|
D-class destroyer
|
|
8 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrongs
|
Barrow-in-Furness
|
Diamond
|
D-class destroyer
|
|
19 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Devonport Dockyard
|
Plymouth
|
Falmouth
|
Shoreham-class sloop
|
[4]
|
3 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
|
Govan, Glasgow
|
Dainty
|
D-class destroyer
|
|
4 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Baron Ardrossan
|
Cargo ship
|
For H. Hogarth & Sons.[5]
|
5 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Govan
|
Duchess of Hamilton
|
Passenger ship
|
For Caledonian Steam Packet Co.
|
21 May
|
United States
|
Fore River Shipyard
|
Quincy, Massachusetts
|
Portland
|
Portland-class cruiser
|
|
2 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
|
Govan, Glasgow
|
Delight
|
D-class destroyer
|
|
7 June
|
United Kingdom
|
John I. Thornycroft & Company
|
Woolston, Hampshire
|
Decoy
|
D-class destroyer
|
|
16 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
|
Jarrow
|
Diana
|
D-class destroyer
|
|
20 June
|
Netherlands
|
NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde
|
Vlissingen
|
Prins Hendrik
|
Ferry
|
For Provinciale Stoombootdiensten in Zeeland[6]
|
5 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Bhadravati
|
Ferry
|
For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[7]
|
7 July
|
United Kingdom
|
HM Dockyard
|
Portsmouth
|
Duncan
|
D-class destroyer
|
|
10 July
|
Italy
|
OTO
|
La Spezia
|
Armando Diaz
|
Condottieri-class cruiser
|
|
18 July
|
United States
|
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard
|
|
Lurline
|
Ocean liner
|
For Matson Lines
|
19 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
|
Jarrow
|
Duchess
|
D-class destroyer
|
For Royal Navy
|
14 October
|
France
|
Arsenal de Brest
|
Brest
|
Le Centaure
|
Redoutable-class submarine
|
For French Navy
|
29 October
|
France
|
Penhoët
|
Saint-Nazaire
|
Normandie
|
Ocean liner
|
For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
|
2 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Govan
|
North Carr Lightship
|
Lightship
|
For Trinity House
|
19 December
|
Denmark
|
Nakskov
|
Lolland
|
Danmark
|
Full-rigged ship
|
For Danish Maritime Authority.[8]
|
21 December
|
Norway
|
Naval Dockyard
|
Horten
|
Olav Tryggvason
|
Minelayer
|
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
Barge No. 1
|
Tank barge
|
For Three Rivers Oil Corp.[1]
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
M.T.C. No. 101
|
Tank barge
|
For Texas Company.[1]
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
M.T.C. No. 102
|
Tank barge
|
For Sun Oil Co..[1]
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
No. 96
|
Tank barge
|
For Standard Dredging Corp.[1]
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
Unnamed
|
Barge
|
For private owner.[1]
|
Unknown date
|
United States
|
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
Unnamed
|
Tank barge
|
For Pure Oil Company.[1]
|
References
- Sources
- Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3.