List of ship launches in 1950

The list of ship launches in 1950 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1950.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
16 January John N. Cobb Research vessel Western Boatbuilding Company Tacoma, Washington United States For National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
19 January Retainer Armament support ship United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
29 January BO-277 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
January Blakeley Car float Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad.[2]
2 February British Consul Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[3]
6 February Carnarvon Whaler Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Australian Whaling Commission.[4]
9 February BO-278 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
17 February Andalusian Cargo Ship William Gray & Company West Hartlepool United Kingdom For Ellerman & Papayani Line
7 March Suevic Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Shaw Savill Line.[5]
21 March BO-282 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
21 March British Explorer Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[6]
31 March BO-283 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
4 April Juan Perón Factory ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Compania Argentina de Pesca.[7]
15 April BO-284 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
3 May Ark Royal Audacious-class aircraft carrier Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom For Royal Navy
18 May Giulio Cesare Ocean liner Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Italy For Italian Line
31 May BO-285 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
1 June British Prospector Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[8]
3 June Independence Ocean liner Bethlehem Steel Corporation Quincy, Massachusetts United States For American Export Lines
3 June BO-286 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
6 June BO-287 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
14 June Bratsberg Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Borgestad A/S.[9]
14 June Diamond Daring-class destroyer John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland United Kingdom For Royal Navy
15 June Ascanius Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Blue Funnel Line.[10]
19 June BO-289 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
27 June President Jackson New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States
29 June Verena Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[11]
June Daressa Cargo liner Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[12]
June SK-146 Deck barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Southern Kraft Corporation.[2]
June SK-147 Deck barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Southern Kraft Corporation.[2]
June SK-148 Deck barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Southern Kraft Corporation.[2]
June 2 unnamed vessels Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For United States Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
June Unnamed Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For United States Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
27 July Defender Daring-class destroyer Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom For Royal Navy
27 July Ocean Monarch Cruise ship Vickers-Armstrongs Walker United Kingdom For Furness Withy
28 July Ixion Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Blue Funnel Line.[13]
28 July Jaroslaw Dabrowski Cargo ship Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Polish Ocean Lines.[14]
July Barge No. 15 Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Belcher Towing Co.[2]
July 4 unnamed vessels Hopper barges Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For United States Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
10 August BO-291 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
13 August BO-292 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
13 August BO-293 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
15 August British Surveyor Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[15]
15 August Provence Passenger ship Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom For Société Générale des Transports Maritime
16 August Dainty Daring-class destroyer J. Samuel White Cowes, Isle of Wight United Kingdom
20 August BO-294 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
28 August BO-295 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
29 August Rosa Maersk Tanker Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For A/S D/S Svendborg and D/S af 1912 A/S.[16]
1 September BO-296 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
9 September BO-297 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
15 September BO-298 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
26 September Laganfield Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Hunting & Sons.[17]
28 September Binta Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Per Gjerding.[18]
28 September Bolette Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Fred. Olsen & Co.[19]
28 September Kvint Whaler Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Falkland Shipowners Co.[20]
30 September BO-299 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
9 October President Adams New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey United States
7 October BO-300 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
15 October BO-334 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
21 October S-80 Whiskey-class submarine Krasnoye Sormovo  Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
19 November Augustus Ocean liner Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste  Italy For Italian Line
24 November Dronning Ingrid Ferry Helsingør Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri Helsingør  Denmark For Danske Statsbaner
12 December Ringerd Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Olav Ringdal.[21]
20 December Winsor Trader Cargo ship Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland United Kingdom For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd
21 December Delight Daring-class destroyer Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom For Royal Navy
28 December BO-336 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
31 December BO-337 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
Unknown date BO-279 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
Unknown date BO-280 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
Unknown date BO-281 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
Unknown date BO-288 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
Unknown date BO-290 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
Unknown date BO-335 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
Unknown date BO-336 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk Soviet Union [1]
Unknown date Changchow Passenger ship Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[22]
Unknown date Chungking Passenger ship Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[22]
Unknown date Covert Motor barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Hayes Wharfe.[23]
Unknown date Crop Motor barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For British Transport Commission.[24]
Unknown date Missellele Tug Aldous Successors Ltd. Brightlingsea United Kingdom For Cameroons Development Agency.[25]
Unknown date Mokundange Launch Aldous Successors Ltd. Brightlingsea United Kingdom For Elders & Fyffes.[26]
Unknown date Welding Barge Barge Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For private owner.[27]
Unknown date Wendy Ann Tug J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Harry Rose (Towage) Ltd.[28]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. ^ "British Consul". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Carnarvon". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Suevic". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ "British Explorer". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Juan Peron". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "British Prospector". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Bratsberg". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Ascanius". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Verena". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  12. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 23.
  13. ^ "Ixion". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Jaroslaw Dabrowski". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  15. ^ "British Surveyor". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Rosa Maersk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Laganfield". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Binta". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Bolette". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Kvint". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  21. ^ "Ringerd". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  22. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 376.
  23. ^ "Covert". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Crop". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Missellele". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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  28. ^ "Wendy Ann". 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.