List of ship launches in 1941

The list of ship launches in 1941 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1941. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
10 January Teddington Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Britain Steamship Co.[1]
12 January Bardell Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[2]
13 January Cape Verde Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Cape of Good Hope Motorship Co Ltd.[3]
13 January Empire Surf Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[4]
14 January Oribi O-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
14 January Palma Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Mail Line.[5]
15 January Anchusa Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
15 January Empire Creek Coaster James Pollock & Sons Faversham, Kent United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[6]
15 January Underwood Cargo ship Henry Robb Ltd. Leith United Kingdom For Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd. Requisitioned by Ministry of War Transport on completion.[7]
16 January Armeria Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[8]
16 January Empire Sunbeam Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[9]
27 January Ennerdale Dale-class oiler Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Completed as a Gantry Landing Ship.[10]
27 January Empire Storm Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[11]
28 January Maplefield Cargo ship Lytham Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Lytham United Kingdom For Zillah Shipping & Carrying Co. Ltd.[12]
28 January Pakenham P-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne United Kingdom For Royal Navy
29 January Blue Ranger Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
29 January Lively L-class destroyer Cammell Laird & Co Ltd. Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy
30 January Croome Hunt-class destroyer Alexander Stephen & Sons Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
30 January Empire Larch Larch-class tug Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[13]
30 January Empire Lake Collier William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[14]
7 February Empire Ridge Ore carrier Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[15]
10 February Empire Sky Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[16]
11 February Empire Coral Norwegian type tanker Sir J.s Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[17]
11 February Empire Oil Ocean type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[18]
11 February Empire Spray Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[19]
12 February Aster Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[20]
12 February Penn P-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Royal Navy
12 February Starwort Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[21]
13 February Empire Shoal Coaster Harland and Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[22]
13 February Michael E CAM Ship William Hamilton and Company Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Bury Hill Shipping Co Ltd.[23]
15 February Ambrose Fleming Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For London Power Co. Ltd.[24]
15 February Bergamot Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
15 February Laforey L-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
15 February Manchester Trader Cargo ship Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Manchester Liners Ltd.[25]
17 February Dewdale Dale-class oiler Cammel Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Completed as a Gantry Landing Ship.[26]
18 February Empire Isle Empire Isle-class coaster Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[27]
24 February Cromarty Bangor-class minesweeper Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[28]
25 February Murdoch C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[29]
26 February Empire Bridge Coaster W. J. Yarwood & Sons Northwich United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply
1 March Rio de la Plata Type C3-class cargo ship Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania United States For United States Maritime Commission
2 March Empire Zephyr Cargo ship C. Connell & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[30]
4 March Empire Faith CAM ship Barclay Curle Scotstoun United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply
10 March Chiddingfold Hunt-class destroyer Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy
11 March Offa O-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
11 March TLC 25 Tank Landing Craft Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[31]
11 March TLC 26 Tank Landing Craft Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[32]
12 March Daghestan CAM ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Hindustan Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[33]
12 March Exmoor Hunt-class destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
12 March Gloucester Cargo ship Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. Linthouse United Kingdom For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[34]
12 March Gold Ranger Ranger-class tanker Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[35]
12 March Vervain Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
13 March Donovania Tanker R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[36]
13 March Empire Crag Coaster James Pollock & Sons Faversham United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[6]
Empire Foam Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[37]
15 March Empire Foam CAM ship James Pollock & Sons Faversham United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply
15 March Empire Lagoon Icemaid type collier Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[38]
15 March Empire Oak Larch-class tug Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[39]
15 March Empire Ocean Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[40]
17 March Badsworth Hunt-class destroyer Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy
17 March Empire Ness Ore carrier Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[15]
20 March Romeo Shakespearian-class trawler Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[41]
25 March Empire Ray Cargo ship Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply[42]
27 March Dingledale Dale-class oiler Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
27 March Empire Cape Coaster Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply
27 March Empire Day CAM ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[43]
27 March Empire Hope Refrigerated cargo liner Harland & Wolff Ltd. Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[44][45]
27 March Petard P-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Walker-on-Tyne United Kingdom For Royal Navy
28 March Empire Wave Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[16]
29 March Empire Flint Ocean type tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[46]
31 March Empire Moonbeam Cargo ship Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. Hong Kong  Hong Kong For Ministry of Supply.[47]
31 March Onslow O-class destroyer John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom For Royal Navy
March Empire Firth Coaster Richards Ironworks Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[48]
March Pan-Pennsylvania T3 tanker Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For National Bulk Carriers.[49]
March 2 unnamed vessels Tank barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For private owners.[49]
1 April Dulverton Hunt-class destroyer Alexander Stephen & Sons Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
4 April Empire Starlight Cargo ship Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. Hong Kong  Hong Kong For United Kingdom.[47]
9 April Barbour Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[50]
10 April Buttercup Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
10 April Cardak Ferry Ferguson Brothers Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Turkish Government.[51]
10 April Empire Brook Coaster William Gray and Company West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply
10 April Empire Mica Ocean type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[18]
10 April Empire Sun Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[52]
10 April Pathfinder P-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne United Kingdom For Royal Navy
11 April Chrysanthemum Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[53]
12 April Derwentdale Dale-class oiler Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Completed as a Landing Ship, Gantry.[54]
12 April Empire Bank Empire Isle-class coaster Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[27]
12 April Rio de Janeiro Type C3-class cargo ship Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania United States For United States Maritime Commission
12 April Empire Bank Coaster Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply
13 April Mooncrest Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Crest Shipping Co. Ltd.[3]
16 April Hurworth Hunt-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
17 April Noble N-class destroyer William Doxford & Sons Sunderland United Kingdom Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy before completion, completed as Van Galen.
22 April Miner VI Minelayer Philip & Son Ltd Dartmouth, Devon United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[55]
24 April Adams Beck Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[24]
25 April Capitol C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[29]
26 April Empire Eve CAM ship William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply
27 April Empire Heath Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[4]
28 April Calpe Hunt-class destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
28 April Empire Franklin Cargo ship John Readhead and Sons South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply
28 April Empire Haven Cargo ship Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd. Hong Kong  Hong Kong For Ministry of Supply.[56]
28 April Empire Lugard Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[19]
28 April Empire Moat Ore carrier Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[15]
28 April Empire Opal Norwegian type tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[57]
29 April Empire Gale Cargo ship Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Ministry of Supply.[58]
30 April Kafiristan Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Hindustan Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[33]
April Saturn Sternwheeler William Denny and Brothers Ltd. Dumbarton United Kingdom For India General Navigation & Railway Co. Ltd.[59]
3 May Rosalind Shakespearian-class trawler Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[60]
9 May Empire Hudson Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[16]
10 May Empire Hurst Collier William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[61]
11 May Kizugawa Maru WWII Standard D-class tanker Kawaminami Nagasaki  Japan For Imperial Japanese Navy
12 May Middleton Hunt-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
12 May Merton Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For R Chapman & Son.[62]
12 May Empire Flame CAM ship Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
13 May Empire Darwin CAM ship William Gray & Company West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
14 May Empire Pride Cargo liner Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as a troopship.[63]
20 May Empire Maple Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[64]
24 May Empire Glen Cargo ship C. Connell & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
26 May Clan Buchanan Cargo ship William Denny and Bros. Ltd. Dumbarton United Kingdom Requisitioned by the Admiralty.[65]
26 May Empire Dell CAM ship Lithgows Ltd Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
27 May Empire Jet Ocean type tanker Blythwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[66]
27 May Empire Sapphire Ocean type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[18]
27 May Empire Tide Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[67]
27 May Gray Ranger Ranger-class tanker Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[35]
28 May Cowslip Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[68]
28 May Empire Ford Coaster J. S. Watson Ltd. Gainsborough United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[69]
28 May Panther P-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
29 May Grove Hunt-class destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
29 May Southwold Hunt-class destroyer J. Samuel White East Cowes United Kingdom For Royal Navy
29 May Empire Burton CAM ship Short Bros. Ltd Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
29 May Empire Gem Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[70][71]
29 May Empire Willow Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[64]
5 June Dunbar Bangor-class minesweeper Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[72]
5 June Empire Grove Coaster Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[73]
7 June Betty Hindley C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Stephenson, Clarke Ltd.[29]
7 June South Dakota South Dakota-class battleship New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
7 June Wheatland Hunt-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
9 June Beaufort Hunt-class destroyer Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy
9 June British Harmony Tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[74]
9 June Empire Ghyll Icemaid type collier Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[38]
9 June TLC 100 Tank Landing Craft Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[75]
9 June TLC 101 Tank Landing Craft Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[76]
10 June Empire Lawrence Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[16]
10 June Empire Pine Warrior type tug Scott & Sons Ltd. Bowling United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[77]
10 June Porcupine P-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
11 June Eglantine Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[78]
11 June Empire Bruce Cargo ship Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
11 June Empire Sedge Collier William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[61]
11 June Larchfield Cargo ship Lytham Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Lytham United Kingdom For Zillah Shipping & Carrying Co. Ltd.[12]
11 June Paladin P-class destroyer John Brown & Company Clydebank United Kingdom For Royal Navy
12 June Ahmedabad Basset-class trawler Scindia Steam Navigation Co. Bombay  India For Royal Indian Navy
12 June Empire Glade Cargo ship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[79]
12 June Empire Raleigh Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
14 June Empire Moonrise Cargo ship Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd. Hong Kong United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[80]
14 June PT 25 Minesweeper Norderwerft Köser & Meyer Hamburg  Germany For Soviet Navy
17 June TLC 102 Tank Landing Craft Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[81]
17 June TLC 103 Tank Landing Craft Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[82]
23 June Helencrest Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Crest Shipping Co. Ltd.[83]
25 June Nonpareil N-class destroyer William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy before completion, completed as Tjerk Hiddes
25 June Priam Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Blue Funnel Line.[1]
25 June Primrose Hill Cargo ship William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Putney Hill Steamship Co. Ltd.[23]
26 June Empire Ruby Coastal tanker G. Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[84]
26 June Empire Spinney coaster A & J Inglis Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[85]
27 June Port Victor Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Port Line Ltd.[86]
28 June Diplodon Tanker R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[36]
30 June Empire Grenfell Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
1 July Denham Tender W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For Mersey Docks & Harbour Board.[87]
1 July Empire Morn Cargo ship Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[58]
8 July Empire Amethyst Ocean type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[18]
8 July Empire Cranmer Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
8 July Empire Cromwell Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
8 July Norton Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For R. Chapman & Son.[88]
9 July Barclose Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[89]
9 July Empire Cabot Cargo ship William Gray & Company West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
9 July Empire Mallory Cargo ship C. Connell & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
10 July Empire Diamond Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[90]
10 July Empire Garnet Empire Lad-class coastal tanker Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd Rowhedge United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Empire Lad.[91]
10 July Empire Scott Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[11]
12 July Empire Atoll Refrigerated coaster Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd Ardrossan United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
15 July Empire Stanley Cargo ship Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport[42]
22 July Ardrossan Bangor-class minesweeper Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[92]
22 July Cowdray Hunt-class destroyer Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy
22 July Fritillary Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[93]
22 July U-117 Type XB submarine Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft Kiel  Germany For Kriegsmarine
23 July Bedale Hunt-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie & Co Hebburn-on-Tyne United Kingdom Transferred to Polish Navy before completion, completed as Ślązak
23 July Bleasdale Hunt-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Royal Navy
23 July Empire Almond Cargo ship Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd Hong Kong  Hong Kong For Ministry of War Transport
23 July Empire Shackleton Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[67]
24 July Empire Livingstone Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[94]
24 July Genista Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[95]
25 July Hursley Hunt-class destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom Transferred to Royal Hellenic Navy before completion, completed as Kriti
26 July Empire Wolfe Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[96]
26 July San Diego Atlanta-class cruiser Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
28 July Empire Clive Cargo ship Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
28 July Empire Gilbert Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[4]
28 July Empire Wyclif Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[52]
29 July Empire Pearl Norwegian type tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[17]
31 July Empire Lass Coastal tanker Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[97]
July William C. McTarnahan Tanker Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For National Bulk Carriers.[49]
5 August Partridge P-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
5 August Lauderdale Hunt-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft and Company Woolston United Kingdom For Royal Navy
5 August Sir Leonard Pearce Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For London Power Co. Ltd.[88]
8 August Empire Sound Coaster Richards Ironworks Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[48]
8 August Urlana Cargo ship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[98]
9 August Empire Birch Near-Warrior type tug Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[99]
11 August Kanbe Cargo ship William Denny and Brothers Ltd. Dumbarton United Kingdom For British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[59]
12 August Airedale Hunt-class destroyer John Brown and Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy
12 August Nottingham Cargo ship Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. Linthouse United Kingdom For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[34]
12 August Tetcott Hunt-class destroyer J. Samuel White East Cowes United Kingdom For Royal Navy
13 August Empire Ash Near-Warrior type tug John Crown & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[100]
15 August Empire Latimer Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
16 August Ocean Vanguard Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
21 August Empire Onyx Ocean type tanker Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[70][102]
21 August Empire Ridley Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[103]
21 August Green Ranger Ranger-class tanker Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[35]
21 August Sound Fisher C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For .[29]
22 August Derwent Hunt-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Royal Navy
23 August Earlston Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For R. Chapman & Son.[88]
23 August Empire Liberty Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[104]
23 August Empire Parsons Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[40]
25 August British Character Tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For British Tanker Co. Ltd.[74]
25 August Empire Grace Refrigerated cargo liner Harland & Wolff Ltd. Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[44][105]
25 August Empire Marriott Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[106]
25 August Empire Stevenson Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For .[107]
26 August Empire Emerald Ocean type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[18]
26 August Empire Masefield Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[108]
27 August Aldenham Hunt-class destroyer Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy
27 August Empire Selwyn Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[19]
28 August Empire Baffin Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
28 August Empire Boy Coastal tanker Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[84]
28 August Oxlip Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
31 August Ocean Venture Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
August Silivri Ferry Ferguson Brothers Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Turkish Government.[51]
2 September Fredericton Flower-class corvette Marine Industries Ltd. Sorel Canada For Royal Canadian Navy
3 September Barcock Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[109]
4 September Empire Sidney Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[110]
4 September Matchless M-class destroyer Alexander Stephen and Sons Linthouse United Kingdom For Royal Navy
5 September Bicester Hunt-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie & Co Hebburn-on-Tyne United Kingdom For Royal Navy
6 September Atlanta Atlanta-class cruiser Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company South Kearny, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
6 September Empire Newcomen Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[111]
6 September San Juan Atlanta-class cruiser Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
8 September Empire River Coaster J. S. Watson Ltd. Gainsborough United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[69]
9 September Darica Ferry Ferguson Brothers Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Turkish Government.[51]
9 September Empire Deep Coaster Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[112][113]
10 September Empire Druid Norwegian type tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[114]
11 September Empire Pict Ocean type tanker Blythwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[66]
19 September Empire Rhodes Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[115]
22 September Empire Cadet Coastal tanker Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[97]
22 September MMS 54 MMS-class minesweeper Herd & Mackenzie Buckie United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[116]
23 September Empire Cowper Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
23 September Empire Field Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
23 September Massachusetts South Dakota-class battleship Fore River Shipyard Quincy United States For United States Navy
24 September Empire Beacon Coaster Scott & Sons Ltd Bowling United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
24 September Empire Bracken Near-Warrior type tug Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[117]
24 September Empire Linden Near-Warrior type tug Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[99]
26 September Empire Cedar Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[64]
26 September Empire Halley Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[104]
27 September Adabelle Lykes C1-A Cargo ship, converted to WSA troop transport 1944[118][119] Pusey and Jones Wilmington, Delaware United States
27 September African Planet Cargo ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as George Clymer.
27 September Alcoa Polaris Cargo ship Consolidated Steel Corporation Wilmington, California United States
27 September Empire Stanley Cargo ship Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport[42]
27 September Fredrick Funston Frederick Funston-class attack transport Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Tacoma, Washington United States For United States Navy
27 September James McKay Cargo ship Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland United States
27 September John C. Fremont Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[120]
27 September Ledbury Hunt-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft and Company Woolston United Kingdom For Royal Navy
27 September Louise Lykes Type C2-F cargo ship Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company South Kearny, New Jersey United States For Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
27 September Ocean Vigil Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
27 September Ocean Voice Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
27 September Patrick Henry Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[121]
27 September Star of Oregon Cargo ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
27 September Sinclair Superflame Cargo ship Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States
27 September Steel Artisan Type C3-class cargo ship Western Pipe and Steel Company San Francisco, California United States Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as Barnes.
27 September Surprise Cargo ship Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania United States
27 September Cowie Gleaves-class destroyer Boston Naval Yard Boston, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
27 September Knight Gleaves-class destroyer Boston Naval Yard Boston, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
2 October VIC 1 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[123]
4 October Allerton Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For R. Chapman & Son.[88]
4 October} Empire Jack Coaster Vickers Armstrongs Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[124]
6 October Empire Byron Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
6 October Empire Marlowe Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[40]
6 October Quality Q-class destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
7 October Empire Celt Ocean type tanker Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[18]
7 October Empire Rennie Cargo ship C. Connell & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[30]
7 October MSC Neptune Tug Henry Robb Ltd. Leith United Kingdom For Manchester Ship Canal Company.[7]
8 October Empire Baxter Cargo ship Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
8 October Loyal L-class destroyer Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy
8 October San Venancio Tanker R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom For Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd.[36]
9 October Empire Fir Warrior type tug Scott & Sons Ltd. Bowling United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[77]
January Hororata Refrigerated cargo ship J. & G. Thompson Ltd. Clydebank United Kingdom For New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd.[125][126]
9 October Onslaught O-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
11 October Albrighton Hunt-class destroyer John Brown and Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy
15 October Fort St. James Fort ship Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd. North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada For Ministry of War Transport.[127]
17 October Umaria Cargo ship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[98]
17 October Wilton Hunt-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders Gocan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
19 October Merriwether Lewis Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
20 October Empire Carey Scandinavian type Cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[111]
20 October Empire Johnson Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[104]
21 October Barcross Bar-class boom defence vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[128]
21 October Brixham Bangor-class minesweeper Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[129]
21 October Empire Heywood Cargo ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[115]
21 October Empire Newton Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[130]
21 October Nurani Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[131]
21 October Stangarth Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick United Kingdom For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd.[132]
21 October Steel Architect Type C3-class cargo ship Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Tacoma, Washington United States Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as Copahee
21 October Empire Ballantyne Cargo ship Harland and Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
21 October Empire Norseman Dale-class oiler Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as RFA Dinsdale for Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[54][133]
21 October Empire Thistle Near-Warrior type tug Clelands (Successors) Ltd. Willington Quay United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[134]
22 October Empire Dryden Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
22 October Empire Howard Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[135]
22 October Empire Ivy Near-Warrior type tug Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[117]
23 October Empire Bairn Coastal tanker Blythswood Shipbuilders Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
23 October Empire Drayton Cargo ship Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
23 October Ocean Viking Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
23 October VIC 2 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[123]
25 October Juneau Atlanta-class cruiser Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company South Kearny, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
26 October Thomas Paine Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[120]
26 October William Clark Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
28 October Pennywort Flower-class corvette Harland & Wolff Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[136]
1 November Cleveland Cleveland-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
3 November Meteor M-class destroyer Alexander Stephen and Sons Linthouse United Kingdom For Royal Navy
4 November Empire Squire Cargo ship John Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[137]
4 November Lambtonian C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Tanfield Steamship Co. Ltd.[29]
5 November Bolebroke Hunt-class destroyer Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Royal Navy
5 November Quentin Q-class destroyer J. Samuel White East Cowes United Kingdom For Royal Navy
5 November VIC 5 VIC lighter Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[138]
8 November Derince Ferry Ferguson Brothers Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Turkish Government.[51]
9 November Empire Plane Maple-type tug Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[64]
15 November Francis Scott Key Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[121]
16 November Benjamin Franklin Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[120]
16 November Ocean Vestal Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
16 November Robert Gray Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
18 November Belvoir Hunt-class destroyer Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy
18 November Empire Airman tanker Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[114]
18 November Empire Metal Tanker Furness Shipbuilding Company Haverton Hill United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
18 November Fulham VI Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Fulham Borough Council.[88]
19 November Empire Builder Cargo ship William Gray & Company West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
19 November Empire Cameron Cargo ship William Denny and Bros. Ltd. Dumbarton United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[65]
19 November Empire Drum Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
19 November Empire Dunstan Scandinavian type cargo ship Grangemouth Dockyard Company Grangemouth United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[139]
20 November Empire Pilgrim Scandinavian type cargo ship William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[111]
20 November HMS Unicorn Aircraft maintenance carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
21 November Empire Race Near-Warrior type tug Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[99]
21 November Indiana South Dakota-class battleship Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
22 November Empire Harp Coastal tanker Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Goole United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
22 November Aaron Ward Gleaves-class destroyer Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company South Kearny, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
23 November John Barry Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
29 November Quilliam Q-class destroyer Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd. Hebburn-on-Tyne United Kingdom For Royal Navy
30 November Ocean Vesper Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
2 December Blackmore Hunt-class destroyer Alexander Stephen & Sons Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
2 December Empire Prairie Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[140]
2 December Empire Saxon Ocean type tanker Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[46]
2 December Musketeer M-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan United Kingdom For Royal Navy
3 December Derryheen Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For McCowan & Cross Ltd.[141]
3 December Empire Ranger Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[135]
3 December John Paul Jones Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[120]
4 December Bustler Bustler-class tug Henry Robb Ltd. Leith United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[142]
4 December Norseman N-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston United Kingdom Transferred to Royal Australian Navy before completion. Completed as Nepal
6 December Empire Dragon Cargo ship Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Hong Kong  Hong Kong For Ministry of War Transport
6 December Richard Henry Lee Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[121]
6 December Roger B. Taney Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[121]
6 December Zebulon B. Vance Liberty ship North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington, North Carolina United States For War Shipping Administration.[143]
7 December Thomas Jefferson Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
9 December Ocean Valley Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
10 December Doran Gleaves-class destroyer Boston Naval Yard Boston, Massachusetts United States For United States Navy
11 December U-607 Type VIIC submarine Blohm & Voss Hamburg  Germany For Kriegsmarine
14 December John Hancock Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
15 December Fulham VII Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Fulham Borough Council.[88]
16 December Empire Nomad Cargo ship J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[104]
17 December Columbia Cleveland-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
17 December Empire Ballad Cargo ship Bartram & Sons Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
17 December MSC Nymph Tug Henry Robb Ltd. Leith United Kingdom For Manchester Ship Canal Company.[7]
17 December Tarantia Cargo ship William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Pallion United Kingdom For Anchor Line Ltd.[33]
18 December Easdale Dale-class oiler Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Haverton Hill-on-Tees United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[54]
18 December Empire Splendour Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[144]
18 December Hatherleigh Hunt-class destroyer Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom Transferred to Royal Hellenic Navy before completion, completed as Kanaris
18 December Ocean Vision Ocean ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[101]
18 December Sir Galahad Minesweeper Hall, Russell & Company Aberdeen United Kingdom For Royal Navy
18 December Stanbank Cargo ship William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. Southwick United Kingdom For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd.[145]
19 December Empire Story Cargo ship Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[146]
19 December Kong Haakon VII Cargo ship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Norwegian Government.[79]
20 December Empire Maiden Coastal tanker A. & J. Inglis Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[147][148]
20 December Ocean Freedom Ocean ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[149]
20 December Ocean Liberty Ocean ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine United States For War Shipping Administration.[149]
20 December St. George Tug Ferguson Brothers Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Government of Trinidad.[150]
21 December Empire Courage Cargo ship Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[79]
21 December Empire Teak Near-Warrior type tug Henry Scarr Ltd. Hessle United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[99]
21 December Paul Revere Liberty ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[120]
21 December Philip Livingston Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
22 December Algerine Algerine-class minesweeper Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
26 December VIC 3 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[123]
27 December Empire Homer Cargo ship Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport[42]
28 December Alexander Hamilton Liberty ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon United States For War Shipping Administration.[122]
29 December Empire Zeal Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[135]
30 December Empire Addison Cargo ship Lithgows Glasgow United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[140]
30 December Empire Bard Heavy lift ship Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Dundee United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport
30 December John Randolph Liberty ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland United States For War Shipping Administration.[121]
30 December Milne M-class destroyer Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy
30 December Magpie Black Swan-class sloop John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston United Kingdom For Royal Navy
31 December Corfoss Collier Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Wm. Cory & Son.[141]
31 December James Otis Liberty ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California United States For War Shipping Administration.[151]
December Lady Walmer Concrete ship W. & C. French Ltd. Newport United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[152]
Unknown date Atlas Cargo ship Nordseewerke. Emden  Germany Completed as Empire Glencoe for Ministry of Transport.[153]
Unknown date Bishops Retriever Lighter W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd.[87]
Unknown date Boer Clyde puffer J. Hay & Sons Ltd. Kirkintillock United Kingdom For private owner.[154]
Unknown date Bussard Bussard-class seaplane tender Königsberg  Germany For Luftwaffe
Unknown date D. & E. No. 12 Crane barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Doullot & Ewin.[49]
Unknown date Empire Kyle Coaster Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. Northwich United Kingdom For Ministry of War Transport.[73]
Unknown date HDML 1083 Harbour Defence Motor Launch M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd. Bideford United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[155]
Unknown date Immelmann Karl Meyer-class seaplane tender Norderwerft Koser und Meyer Hamburg  Germany For Luftwaffe
Unknown date JAP No. 4000 Tanker  Japan For private owner.[156]
Unknown date Le Royal Trawler Cochrane & Sons Ltd Selby United Kingdom For Milford Steam Trawling Co. Ltd.[157]
Unknown date MASB 27 Torpedo boat British Power Boat Company Hythe  United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[158]
Unknown date MMS 46 MMS-class minesweeper J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[159]
Unknown date MTB 345 Motor torpedo boat John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston United Kingdom Experimental vessel for Royal Navy
Unknown date Swine Coaster tanker  Germany For Kriegsmarine
Unknown date Nimble Nimble-class tug Cochrane & Sons Ltd. Selby United Kingdom For the Admiralty.[142]
Unknown date Tudor Queen Tudor Queen type coaster Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Burntisland United Kingdom For Queenship Navigation Ltd.[88]
Unknown date U. S. Gypsum No. 5 Deck barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For United States Gypsum.[49]

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