List of ship launches in 1947

The list of ship launches in 1947 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1947.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
8 January Agapenor Cargo ship Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For China Mutual Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
4 February Worcester Worcester-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States First of class
6 February Khalafabad Tank barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd.[1]
20 February La Heve Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Compagnie Génerale Transatlantique.[2]
25 February Parthia Cargo liner Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom For Cunard Line
7 March Salinas Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[3]
23 March Empire Stroma Cargo ship Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Ashantian for United Africa Co. Ltd.[4]
25 March Acheron Amphion-class submarine United Kingdom
25 March Munster Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Coast Lines.[5]
25 March Salem Des Moines-class cruiser Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts United States
9 April BO-183 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union
9 April BO-184 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union
9 April BO-185 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union
22 April Centaur Centaur-class aircraft carrier Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
23 April Soochow Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For The China Navigation Company.[6]
27 April BO-181 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union
27 April BO-182 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union
28 April Empire Ronaldsay Cargo ship Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Lagosian for United Africa Co. Ltd.[7]
7 May Suffolk Ferry Train ferry John Brown and Company Clydebank, Scotland United Kingdom For London and North Eastern Railway
16 May Albion Centaur-class aircraft carrier Swan Hunter Wallsend, England United Kingdom
20 May Leinster Ferry Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Coast Lines.[8]
3 June Kantara Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Moss Hutchinson Line.[9]
16 June Roanoke Worcester-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
17 June Imperial Star Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Blue Star Line.[10]
19 June Thorshavet Factory ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For A/S Thor Dahl Ltd.[11]
15 August Zarian Cargo ship Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For United Africa Co. Ltd
16 August Empire Birdsay Cargo ship Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as Zarian for United Africa Co. Ltd.[4]
19 August Pretoria Castle Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.[12]
29 August Salamanca Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[13]
2 September Pelorus Pilot tender Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Trinity House.[14]
16 September Tiru Balao-class submarine Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California United States
30 September Lotorium Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[15]
2 October Karnak Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Moss Hutchinson Line.[16]
2 October Melbourne Star Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Blue Star Line.[17]
14 October Orcades Ocean liner Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness, England United Kingdom For Orient Line
16 October Edinburgh Castle Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Union-Castle Line.[18]
30 October Caronia Ocean liner/Cruise ship John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland United Kingdom For Cunard Line
30 October Penlee Pilot tender Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Trinity House.[19]
7 November Empire Ely Cargo ship Flender Werke Lübeck  Germany For Ministry of Transport
8 November Equity I Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd.[20]
11 December British Ranger Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[21]
20 December Tobruk Battle-class destroyer Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Unknown date Dwarka Cargo liner Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[22]
Unknown date Falaise Ferry William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton United Kingdom For Southern Railway.[23]
Unknown date MFV-439 Naval Motor Fishing Vessel J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[24]
Unknown date MFV-440 Naval Motor Fishing Vessel J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Royal Navy, completed as commercial vessel.[25]
Unknown date MFV-441 Naval Motor Fishing Vessel J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[26]
Unknown date MFV-442 Naval Motor Fishing Vessel J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[27]
Unknown date MFV.1225 Motor Fishing Vessel Berthon Boat Co. Ltd Lymington United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[28]
Unknown date Pemex 464 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Compania Petroleos Mexicanos.[29]
Unknown date Pemex 465 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Compania Petroleos Mexicanos.[29]
Unknown date Persian Knot Type C1 ship Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia United States For private owner.[30]
Unknown date Ring Hitch Type C1 ship Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia United States For private owner.[30]
Unknown date SK-133 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Southern Kraft Corporation.[29]
Unknown date SK-134 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Southern Kraft Corporation.[29]
Unknown date SK-135 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Southern Kraft Corporation.[29]
Unknown date SK-136 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Southern Kraft Corporation.[29]
Unknown date Five vessels Tank barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Compania Petroleos Mexicanos; prefixed "Pemex", likely followed by a number.[29]
Unknown date Unnamed Motor yacht J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For private owner.[31]
Unknown date Unnamed Barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For R. & J. H. Rea Ltd.[32]

References

  1. ^ "Khalafabad". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ "La Heve". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Salinas". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 105.
  5. ^ "Munster". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Soochow". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 106.
  8. ^ "Leinster". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Kantara". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Munster". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Thorshavet". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Pretoria Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Salamanca". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Pelorus". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Lotorium". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Karnak". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Melbourne Star". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Edinburgh Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Penlee". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Equity I". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  21. ^ "British Ranger". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  22. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 23.
  23. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 49.
  24. ^ "MFV.439". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  25. ^ "MFV.440". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  26. ^ "MFV.441". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  27. ^ "MFV.442". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  28. ^ "MFV.1225". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  30. ^ a b "SOUTHEASTERN SHIPBUILDING". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  31. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 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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