List of ship launches in 1937

The list of ship launches in 1937 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1937.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
8 January Spencer Treasury-class cutter Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York United States For United States Coast Guard.
12 January Henley Bagley-class destroyer Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California United States For United States Navy
14 January Bibb Treasury-class cutter Charleston Navy Yard Charleston, South Carolina United States For United States Coast Guard.
14 January May Lightship tenderCommissioners of Irish Lights.[1] Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For
27 January Comara Coaster Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For North Coast Steam Navigation Company.[2]
28 January Adula Tanker Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[3]
28 January Ilex I-class destroyer John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
January Linda Lou Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Citizen's Oil Co. Inc.[4]
7 February Admiral Hipper Admiral Hipper-class cruiser Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
11 February Ivanhoe I-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[5]
11 February Rochester Castle Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.
20 February Hans Rolshoven Krischan-class seaplane tender  Germany For the Luftwaffe.
25 February Torr Head Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ulster Steamship Co.[6]
February CNSC Mojarra Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A.[4]
1 March Impulsive I-class destroyer J. Samuel White Cowes United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[7]
6 March Nederland Tanker Wilton-Fijenoord Schiedam Netherlands For Nederlandsche Pacific Petroleum Maatschappij[8]
11 March Salacia Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Donaldson Line.[9]
12 March Erich Giese Type 1934A-class destroyer Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
13 March Somers Somers-class destroyer Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny, New Jersey United States For United States Navy.
16 March Lady Sylvia Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Union Steamship Co.[10]
18 March Erich Koellner Type 1934A-class destroyer Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany For Kriegsmarine
21 March Friedrich Eckoldt Type 1934A-class destroyer Blohm & Voss Hamburg  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
23 March Friesenland Friesenland-class seaplane carrier Howaldtswerke Kiel  Germany For civilian service.
24 March Liverpool Town-class cruiser Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
25 March Roxburgh Castle Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.[11]
March CNSC Cornuda Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A..[4]
March CNSC Delfin Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A..[4]
March CNSC 280 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A..[4]
March CNSC 281 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A..[4]
March CNSC 282 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A..[4]
March CNSC 283 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A..[4]
March CNSC 284 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A..[4]
March CNSC 285 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For CN San Cristobal S.A..[4]
10 April Nieuw Amsterdam Ocean liner N.V. Rotterdam Drydock Company Rotterdam Netherlands For Holland America Line.
12 April Delius Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lamport & Holt.[12]
12 April Manchester Town-class cruiser R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company Hebburn United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[13]
15 April Köln Fishing trawler Schulte & Bruns Emden  Germany For Emder Heringfischerei AG.
22 April Boardale Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[14]
24 April Porjus Fishing trawler Flenderwerft Lübeck  Germany For For Afrikanische Frucht-Compagnie A.G.
5 May Almuth Fishing trawler Schulte & Bruns Emden  Germany For Leerer Heringfischerei AG.
5 May Wilhelm Gustloff Passenger ship Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For Hamburg Süd.
6 May Patterson Bagley-class destroyer Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, Washington United States For United States Navy.
8 May Savannah Brooklyn-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy.
8 June Blücher Admiral Hipper-class cruiser Deutsche Werke Kiel  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
8 June Afridi Tribal-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Walker United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
8 June Cossack Tribal-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Walker United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[15]
8 June Mars Fishing trawler Schulte & Bruns Emden  Germany For Dollart Heringfischerei AG.
16 June Teutonia Fishing trawler Deutsche Werke Hamburg  Germany For N. Ebsling.
22 June British Integrity Tanker Vickers-Armstrongs Govan United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[16]
23 June Birka Passenger ship Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg  Germany For Mathies Reederei KG.
24 June Leinster Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British & Irish Steam Packet Co.[17]
7 July Gurkha Tribal-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
14 July Bittern Bittern-class sloop J. Samuel White Cowes United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[18]
25 July Vittorio Veneto Littorio-class battleship Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste  Italy For Regia Marina.
5 August Donaghadee Collier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For John Kelly Ltd.[19]
14 August Blue Bagley-class destroyer Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia United States For United States Navy.
18 August Nordkapp Nordkapp-class fishery protection vessel Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard Horten Norway For Royal Norwegian Navy.
19 August Diether von Roeder Type 1936-class destroyer DeSchiMAG Bremen  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
22 August Littorio Littorio-class battleship Gio. Ansaldo & C. Sestri Ponente  Italy For Regia Marina.
24 August Somali Tribal-class destroyer Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
26 August Honolulu Brooklyn-class cruiser New York Naval Yard Brooklyn, New York United States For United States Navy.
2 September Broomdale Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[20]
2 September Maori Tribal-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
3 September Eskimo Tribal-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Walker United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
3 September Mashona Tribal-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Walker United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
23 September Capetown Castle Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.
23 September Zulu Tribal-class destroyer Alexander Stephen and Sons Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[21]
25 September Gauleiter Telschow Fishing trawler Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser Wesermünde  Germany For For Hussmann & Hahn.
September Dorum Fishing trawler Deschimag Wesermünde  Germany For Ernst Glässel.
2 October Nashville Brooklyn-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy.
5 October Undine U-class submarine Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[22]
6 October Matabele Tribal-class destroyer Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
9 October Gulfwave Tanker Bethlehem Steel Company Sparrows Point, Maryland United States For Gulf Oil Corporation.
15 October Mohawk Tribal-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston, Hampshire United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
19 October Gloucester Town-class cruiser Devonport Dockyard Devonport United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[23]
20 October Gebrüder Kähler Fishing trawler H. C. Stülcken Sohn Hamburg  Germany For Hinrich Foch Hochseefischerei AG.
21 October Barbarian Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[24]
21 October Delane Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lamport & Holt.[25]
21 October Tartar Tribal-class destroyer Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
27 October British Trust Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[26]
30 October Albert Leo Schlageter Gorch Fock-class sail training ship Blohm + Voss Hamburg  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
October Hermann Bösch Fishing trawler Deschimag Wesermünde  Germany For C. C. H. Bösch.
3 November Munster Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British & Irish Steam Packet Co.[27]
4 November British Security Tanker Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[28]
5 November Ashanti Tribal-class destroyer William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
16 November Wichita Cruiser Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States For United States Navy.
November C-M.L. 50 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Agwilines Inc.[4]
1 December Hans Lüdemann Type 1936-class destroyer DeSchiMAG Bremen  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
2 December Cachalot Grampus-class submarine Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[29]
15 December Barbette Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[30]
16 December Koolama Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For West Australian Government.[31]
17 December Sikh Tribal-class destroyer Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
18 December Punjabi Tribal-class destroyer Alexander Stephen & Sons Linthouse United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
21 December Bedouin Tribal-class destroyer William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[32]
21 December Devis Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Lamport & Holt.[33]
21 December Nubian Tribal-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
22 December Franklin Halcyon-class minesweeper Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Troon, Ayrshire United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
22 December Hermann Künne Type 1936-class destroyer DeSchiMAG Bremen  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
28 December Otto Bröhan Fishing trawler H. C. Stülcken Sohn Hamburg  Germany For Cranzer Fischdamper AG.
December Franz Westermann Fishing trawler DeSchiMAG Bremerhaven  Germany For Reederei Siebert & Co.
Unknown date A.G.T No. 32 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For A. G. Thomas.[4]
Unknown date A.G.T No. 34 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For F. L. Stanford.[4]
Unknown date A.G.T No. 36 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For A. G. Thomas.[4]
Unknown date A.G.T No. 38 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For A. G. Thomas.[4]
Unknown date Algol Coastal tanker Deutsche Werft AG Hamburg  Germany For Trelleborgs Angfabrik Nya A/B.[34]
Unknown date Coastal Petroleum Corp. No. 1 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Coastal Petroleum Corp.[4]
Unknown date Englishman tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For United Towing Co. Ltd.[35]
Unknown date Ernst L. M. Russ Cargo ship Flensburger Schiff- Gesellschaft. Flensburg  Germany For Ernst Russ.[36]
Unknown date Gabelsflach Coastal tanker F Schichau GmbH Elbing  Germany For Kriegsmarine.
Unknown date Gambian Cargo ship Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau Wesermünde  Germany For United African Company.[37]
Unknown date Ginnheim Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Burntisland United Kingdom For Unterweser Reederei.[38]
Unknown date Inkosi Refrigerated cargo liner Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Charente Steamship Co. Ltd.
Unknown date Leguy Dredger Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Nello L. Teer Co.[4]
Unknown date Marie Fisser Cargo ship Lübecker Flender-Werke AG Lübeck  Germany For Fisser & van Doornum.
Unknown date Mathias Stinnes Tanker Flensburger Schiff- Gesellschaft. Flensburg  Germany For Kohlen Import und Poseidon Schiffs.[39]
Unknown date Messina Cargo ship Neptun AG Rostock  Germany For Robert Miles Sloman Jr.
Unknown date Saar Cargo ship Stettiner Oderwerke AG Stettin  Germany For R. C. Gribel.
Unknown date Spinel Cargo ship Henry Robb Ltd. Leith United Kingdom For William Robertson.[40]
Unknown date Takoradian Cargo ship Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau Wesermünde  Germany For United Africa Company.[41]
Unknown date Titlark II Motor vessel J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For J. Bolson & Son Ltd.[42]
Unknown date Unitas Whaler Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau. Bremen  Germany For Unitas Deutsche Walfang GmbH.[43]
Unknown date Unitas 4 Whaler Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau Bremen  Germany For Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH.[44]
Unknown date Unitas 5 Whaler Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau Bremen  Germany For Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH.[44]
Unknown date Unitas 8 Whaler Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau Bremen  Germany For Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH.[44]
Unknown date Unnamed Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Orange State Oil Co.[4]
Unknown date 22 unnamed vessels Tank barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For private owners.[4]

References

  1. ^ "May". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Comara". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 177.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  5. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 170.
  6. ^ "Torr Head". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 166.
  8. ^ "Motortankschip Nederland te water gelaten". De Maasbode. 7 March 1937.
  9. ^ "Salacia". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Lady Sylvia". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Roxburgh Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Delius". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  13. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 205.
  14. ^ "Boardale". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  15. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 85.
  16. ^ "Mails and Shipping". The Times. No. 47726. London. 26 June 1937. col. G, p. 26.
  17. ^ "Leinster". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  18. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 51.
  19. ^ "Donaghadee". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Broomdale". The Yard. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  21. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 367.
  22. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 338.
  23. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 140.
  24. ^ "Barbarian". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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  26. ^ "British Trust". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  27. ^ "Munster". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  28. ^ "British Security". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  29. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 64.
  30. ^ "Barbette". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Koolama". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  32. ^ Colledge & Warlow 2003, p. 47.
  33. ^ "Devis". The Yard. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  34. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 470–71.
  35. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 301.
  36. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 466.
  37. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 397–98.
  38. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 465.
  39. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 470.
  40. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 467.
  41. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 395.
  42. ^ "Titlark II". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  43. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 473–74.
  44. ^ a b c Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 473.

Sources

  • Colledge, J.J.; Warlow, Ben (2003). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-566-0.
  • 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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