List of ship launches in 1955

The list of ship launches in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1955.


Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
3 January United States Higgins Industries New Orleans, Louisiana Pinnacle Aggressive-class minesweeper For United States Navy
11 January United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Riplingham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[1]
12 January United Kingdom M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd. Bideford Stedham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[2]
26 January United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Hickleton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy
January United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 108 Barge For Lake Charles Dredging.[3]
January United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 109 Barge For Lake Charles Dredging.[3]
1 February West Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Wappen von Hamburg Seebäderschiff For HADAG
5 February United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Forrest Sherman Forrest Sherman-class destroyer For United States Navy, first in class
22 February United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland Murray Blackwood-class frigate For Royal Navy
25 February Denmark Helsingør Skipsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S+ Helsingør Helsingør Ferry For DSB[4]
February United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-207 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
February United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-208 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
February United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK-209 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
2 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Leverton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.
10 March United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Truckee Neosho-class oiler For United States Navy
10 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Port Melbourne Refrigerated cargo ship For Port Line.[5][6]
24 March United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Foylebank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[7]
March United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 210 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
21 April United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding Glasgow, Scotland Chichester Salisbury-class frigate For Royal Navy
21 April United Kingdom Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport Manicougan Bulk Carrier For Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co. Ltd.[8]
21 April United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Triaster Cargo ship For British Phosphate Carriers.[9]
23 April United States J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Persistent Aggressive-class minesweeper For United States Navy
24 April Soviet Union Severodvinsk Murmansk Sverdlov-class cruiser For Soviet Navy
26 April United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ulster Premier Coaster For Belfast Steamship Co.[10]
April United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 211 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
5 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vibex Tanker For Shell Oil Co.[11]
7 May United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine John Paul Jones Forrest Sherman-class destroyer For United States Navy
23 May United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kildarton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[12]
May United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 553 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
May United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 554 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
May United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 555 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
7 June United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Reina del Mar Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
11 June West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Uthlande Ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[13]
15 June United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Pioner Fishing trawler For private owner.[14]
21 June United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Talinga Bulk carrier For Australian Government.[15]
21 June Canada Victoria Machinery Depot Victoria, British Columbia Terra Nova Restigouche-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
22 June United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding Govan Empress of Britain Ocean liner For Canadian Pacific Steamship
23 June United States Frank L. Sample Shipyard Boothbay Harbor, Maine Acme Acme-class minesweeper For United States Navy
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 556 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 557 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 559 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 212 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 213 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
June United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 214 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
5 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Escalante Cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[16]
5 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Laganbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[17]
6 July United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Harpula Tanker For Shell Oil Co.[18]
14 July United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Shipham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[19]
20 July United States J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Pledge Aggressive-class minesweeper For United States Navy
21 July United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Seawolf Unique nuclear-powered submarine For United States Navy
July United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama D-202 Barge For Dixie Carriers Inc.[3]
July United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama D-203 Barge For Dixie Carriers Inc.[3]
July United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 215 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
4 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dolius Cargo ship For Blue Funnel Line.[20]
4 August Japan Inazuma Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy
18 August United Kingdom Fleetlands Shipyard Portsmouth, England Santon Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy
20 August United States Frank L. Sample Shipyard Boothbay Harbor, Maine Adroit Acme-class minesweeper For United States Navy
20 August Japan Yukikaze Harukaze-class destroyer For Japanese Navy
26 August United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Cowrie Hopper ship For Queensland Government.[21]
31 August United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lullington Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[22]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 174 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 175 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 176 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 177 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 178 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 179 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
August United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama SK 216 Barge For International Paper Co.[3]
6 September Japan Ikazuchi Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort For Japanese Navy, first in class
8 September United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Sailfish Sailfish-class submarine For United States Navy, first in class
14 September United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Evans Dealey-class destroyer escort For United States Navy
17 September United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Pulonga Fishing trawler For private owner.[23]
20 September Japan Harukaze Harukaze-class destroyer For Japanese Navy, first in class
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama GR Co. No. 0822 Barge For Gulf Refining Company.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 180 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 181 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 182 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 183 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 184 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 185 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 186 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 187 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 188 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 189 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 190 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 191 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 192 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 193 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
September United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 805 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
1 October United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Barry Forrest Sherman-class destroyer For United States Navy
3 October United Kingdom Doigs Shipyard Grimsby, England Belton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy
4 October United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Blackwood Blackwood-class frigate For Royal Navy, first in class
8 October United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York Saratoga Forrestal-class aircraft carrier For United States Navy
13 October United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Rendlesham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[24]
18 October United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Malcolm Blackwood-class frigate For Royal Navy
19 October United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Eden Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[25]
20 October United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Muskun Fishing trawler For private owner.[26]
24 October United Kingdom John Brown and Company Clydebank, Scotland Essex Ferry Train ferry For British Transport Commission
26 October West Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Nordstjernen Passenger ship For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
30 October Japan Akebono Unique destroyer escort For Japanese Navy
October United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 110 Barge For Lake Charles Dredging.[3]
2 November United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Courtney Dealey-class destroyer escort For United States Navy
2 November United States Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, Maryland Suribachi Suribachi-class ammunition ship For United States Navy, first in class
10 November United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Spiegel Grove Thomaston-class dock landing ship For United States Navy
15 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Confiance Confiance-class tug For Royal Navy.[27]
16 November United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes, Isle of Wight Exmouth Blackwood-class frigate For Royal Navy
16 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Southern Prince Cargo ship For Prince Line.[28]
17 November United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Elin Knudsen Tanker For Knut Knudsen A/S.[29]
30 November United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn, England Llandaff Salisbury-class frigate For Royal Navy
November United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 595 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
November United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 111 Barge For Lake Charles Dredging.[3]
November United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 112 Barge For Lake Charles Dredging.[3]
1 December United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Duke of Lancaster Ferry For British Railways.
1 December United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Karasj Fishing trawler For private owner.[30]
3 December United States Broward Marine Fort Lauderdale, Florida Stalwart Aggressive-class minesweeper For United States Navy
14 December United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Carinthia Saxonia-class ocean liner For Cunard Line
15 December United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Decatur Forrest Sherman-class destroyer For United States Navy
15 December United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Oti Cargo ship For Elder Dempster.[31]
16 December United Kingdom M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd. Bideford Abbotsham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[32]
31 December United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Oronj Fishing trawler For private owner.[33]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 596 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama ADDSCO 597 Hopper barge For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[3]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 806 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 807 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 808 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 809 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
December United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Humble 810 Barge For Humble Oil & Refining Co.[3]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama Albatross Dredger For Bay T0wing & Dredging.[3]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company and Nashivlle Bridge Co. Mobile, Alabama and East Nashville, Tennessee Caroline Tug For Central Marine Corp.[3]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Coro Tug For Shell Tankers Ltd.[34]
Unknown date United Kingdom Aldous Successors Ltd. Brightlingsea Challenger Survey ship For Nigerian Navy.[35]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Hop Hopper barge For Poole Harbour Commissioners.[36]
Unknown date United Kingdom Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport Lachinedoc Bulk carrier For N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd.[37]
Unknown date United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole S.H.M.2. Hopper barge For Shoreham Harbour Board.[38]
Unknown date United States Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama 3 unnamed vessels Barges For McDonough Construction.[3]

References

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  2. ^ "Stedham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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  5. ^ "M/S Port Melbourne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  6. ^ "Port Melbourne". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Foylebank". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Manicougan". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Triaster". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Ulster Premier". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Vibex". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  12. ^ "HMS Kildarton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  13. ^ "M/S Uthlande". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
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  15. ^ "Talinga". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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