List of ship launches in 1960

The list of ship launches in 1960 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1960.

Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
15 January William Wheelwright Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[1]
18 January Arctic Cavalier Trawler Cook, Welton & Gemmell Beverley United Kingdom For Boyd Line.
30 January John King Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
4 February B.P. Al-Rhoda Tank barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For BP (Aden) Ltd.[2]
13 February Onami Ayanami-class destroyer Japan
15 February Habana Cargo ship Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport United Kingdom For Oficina de Fomento Maritimo Cubano.[3]
27 February Lawrence Charles F. Adams-class destroyer New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
29 February Arctic Corsair Trawler Cook, Welton & Gemmell Beverley, East Yorkshire United Kingdom for Boyd Line
1 March Tresfonn Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Sigval Bergsen.[4]
6 March William V. Pratt Farragut-class destroyer Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
10 March Barpeta Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[5]
16 March Royalist Trawler Cook, Welton & Gemmell Beverley, East Yorkshire United Kingdom for Hewett Fishing Company
16 March Dahlgren Farragut-class destroyer Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
16 March Shark Skipjack-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
16 March Canberra Ocean liner Harland and Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For P&O
20 March Eskimo Tribal-class frigate J. Samuel White Cowes, Isle of Wight United Kingdom
26 March Hamburg Hamburg-class destroyer H. C. Stülcken Sohn Hamburg West Germany For German Navy
29 March Plumleaf Leaf-class tanker Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[6]
31 March Sculpin Skipjack-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
5 April Prinsesse Anne-Marie ferry Aalborg Værft A/S Ålborg Denmark For Danske Statsbaner.[7]
13 April Arlanza Refrigerated cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Mail Lines.[8]
25 April Makinami Ayanami-class destroyer Japan
27 April Robison Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan United States
27 April Tullibee Unique nuclear-powered submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
28 April Eisvogel Eisvogel-class Icebreaker Hitzler Werft Lauenburg West Germany For German Navy
April ADDSCO Towboat Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company.[9]
5 May Elbe Schlieker-shipyard Hamburg West Germany For German Navy
10 May Empress of Canada Ocean liner Vickers-Armstrongs United Kingdom For Canadian Pacific Steamships
11 May Buchanan Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States
11 May France Ocean liner Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire France For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
14 May Abraham Lincoln George Washington-class submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine United States
14 May Doris Daphné-class submarine Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales Cherbourg France For French Navy
21 May Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
21 May Sampson Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
25 May Daghestan Ore carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Hindustan Shipping Co.[10]
9 June Eisbär Eisvogel-class icebreaker Hitzler Werft Lauenburg West Germany For German Navy
10 June Devonshire County-class destroyer Cammell Laird Birkenhead United Kingdom
14 June Claude V. Ricketts Charles F. Adams-class destroyer New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
23 June Icenic Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Shaw Savill Line.[11]
6 July Vendome Coaster Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd. Polruan United Kingdom For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd.[12]
7 July Midhurst Tanker Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[13]
9 July Thresher Thresher-class submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine United States
11 July Gurkha Tribal-class frigate John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton United Kingdom
20 July Knightsgarth Bulk carrier Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For St. DenisShipping Co. Ltd.[14]
23 July Foch Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier France Second launching
4 August Hoel Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan United States
19 August Okinawa Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
20 August Schleswig-Holstein Hamburg-class destroyer H. C. Stülcken Sohn Hamburg West Germany For German Navy
24 August Edward Stevinson Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Stevinson, Hardy & Co.[15]
6 September Bamora Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British India Steam Navigation Company.[16]
6 September Nubian Tribal-class frigate Portsmouth Dockyard Portsmouth United Kingdom
9 September Sellers Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
16 September Amrum Ferry Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff Büsum West Germany For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG.[17]
17 September Iwo Jima Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington United States
17 September Alexandra Watson Lifeboat William Osborne Littlehampton United Kingdom For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[18]
19 September Tartar Tribal-class frigate Devonport Dockyard Devonport United Kingdom
20 September Fernhurst Tanker Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[19]
22 September Loch Eriboll Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Loch Fishing Co.[20]
24 September Enterprise Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
28 September Amrum Passenger ship Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff Büsum West Germany For Amrumer Schiffahrts-AG.
IMO 5015311[21]
4 October Diane Daphné-class submarine Dubigeon Nantes France For French Navy
6 October Avonbank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[22]
8 October Scamp Skipjack-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States
8 October Constellation Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York United States
21 October Dreadnought Unique nuclear-powered submarine Vickers Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom
31 October Snook Skipjack-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
15 November Triton Ferry Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For private owner.[23]
22 November Ethan Allen Ethan Allen-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
23 November Krossfon Bulk carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Sigval Bergsen.[24]
14 December Clyde Launch Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Clyde Navigation Trust.[25]
20 December Norsk Drott Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Norsk Braendselojle A/S.[26]
21 December Flore Daphné-class submarine Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales Cherbourg France For French Navy
10 December Barney Charles F. Adams-class destroyer New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
12 December Theron Gebroeders Pot N. V. Bolnes Netherlands [27]
19 December Esso Dover Tanker J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.[28]
20 December Pass of Melfort Tanker Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Bulk Oil Steamship Co. Ltd.[29]
Unknown date Corona Tender Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For private owner.[30]
Unknown date O.L.980 Tank barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Compagnia Shell de Venezuela.[31]

References

  1. ^ "William Wheelwright". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "B.P. Al-Rhoda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Habana". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Tresfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Barpeta". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Plumleaf". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. ^ "M / S Prinsesse Anne-Marie". Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  8. ^ "Arlanza". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Daghestan". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Icenic". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Vendome". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Midhurst". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Knightsgarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Edward Stevinson". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Bamora". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  17. ^ "M/S Amrum". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  18. ^ Corin, John; Farr, Grahame (1983). Penlee Lifeboat. Penzance: Penlee & Penzance Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. pp. 120. ISBN 0-9508611-0-3.
  19. ^ "Fernhurst". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Loch Eriboll". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  21. ^ "DNV GL: Hauke Haien". Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  22. ^ "Avonbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Triton". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Krossfon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  25. ^ "Clyde". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Norsk Drott". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  27. ^ "THERON - ID 6525". Maritiem Historische Databank.
  28. ^ "Esso Dover". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Pass of Melfort". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Corona". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  31. ^ "O.L.980". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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