List of ship launches in 1962

The list of ship launches in 1962 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1962.

Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
9 January British Cygnet Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[1]
15 January Halsey Leahy-class cruiser San Francisco Naval Shipyard San Francisco, California United States
16 January City of Vancouver V-class ferry Burrad Dry Dock Co. Ltd. North Vancouver Canada For BC Ferries[2]
25 January U 2 Type 201 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
27 January Hiev Crane vessel Rheinwerft Walsum Walsum West Germany For German Navy
2 February Hansa Express Ferry Hanseatiche Werft Hamburg West Germany Originally ordered by Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen as Viking II.
Contract sold to Finnlines due to bankruptcy of the shipyard.[3]
3 February Braunschweig Köln-class (Type 140) frigate West Germany For German Navy
4 February Julle Adler Werft GmbH Bremen West Germany For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien[4]
6 February Richard E. Byrd Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
6 February Pidder Lyng ferry Kröger Werft Schacht-Audort West Germany For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH.[5]
22 February Barb Permit-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy
24 February Thomas Jefferson Ethan Allen-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
6 March England Leahy-class cruiser Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California United States For United States Navy
17 March Raleigh Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York United States For United States Navy
17 March Pollack Permit-class submarine New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
31 March Bronstein Bronstein-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy
5 April Mohawk Tribal-class frigate Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness, England United Kingdom For Royal Navy
5 April Regent Liverpool Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Texaco Oil Co.[6]
8 April Lofoten Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Lindsey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd.[7]
2 May Qu'Appelle Mackenzie-class destroyer Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Canada For Canadian Navy
4 May Port Nicholson Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Port Line.
5 May Griep Crane vessel Rheinwerft Walsum Walsum West Germany For German Navy
5 May Loveden Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Lindsey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd.[8]
7 May U 3 Type 201 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
8 May Lafayette Lafayette-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy
12 May Reeves Leahy-class cruiser Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington United States For United States Navy
17 May Aigburth Dredger Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Transport Commission.[9]
18 May Chapel River Bulk carrier Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For River Line Ltd.[10]
18 May Conyngham Charles F. Adams-class destroyer New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
31 May Ringwood Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Ringals Rederi A/S.[11]
2 June Worden Leahy-class cruiser Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States For United States Navy
9 June McCloy Bronstein-class frigate Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States For United States Navy
19 June Eurydice Daphné-class submarine Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales Cherbourg France For French Navy
28 June Dale Leahy-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
3 July Zulu Tribal-class frigate Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom For Royal Navy
18 July Cochrane Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States For United States Navy
18 July Admiral Golovko Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser A.A. Zhdanov Leningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
19 July Rashidah Buoy tender J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd.[12]
30 July Kalle Adler Werft GmbH Bremen West Germany For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien[13]
4 August James Monroe Lafayette-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
14 August Bayern Hamburg-class destroyer H. C. Stülcken Sohn Hamburg West Germany For German Navy
16 August Ajax Leander-class frigate Cammell Laird Birkenhead, England United Kingdom For Royal Navy
17 August Penelope Leander-class frigate Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England United Kingdom For Royal Navy
18 August Alexander Hamilton Lafayette-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States For United States Navy
18 August Dace Permit-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States For United States Navy
18 August Haddo Permit-class submarine New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States For United States Navy
18 August Welsh Consort Fishing trawler Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport United Kingdom For Welsh Fisheries Ltd.[14]
18 August Welsh Monarch Fishing trawler Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport United Kingdom For Welsh Fisheries Ltd.[15]
25 August U 4 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
3 September Ark Al-Faruque Ferry Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Ark Navigation Co. of Pakistan Ltd.[16]
15 September Andrew Jackson Lafayette-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States For United States Navy
15 September Vancouver Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York United States For United States Navy
16 September Michelangelo Ocean liner Ansaldo Shipyards Genoa Italy For Italian Line
18 September Natsushio Natsushio-class submarine Japan For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
26 September Belisland Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Belships Co.[17]
28 September British Lancer Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For British Tanker Company.[18]
17 October HMS Otus Oberon-class submarine Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock United Kingdom For Royal Navy
8 November John Williams VII Cargo liner Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For private owner.[19]
20 November U 5 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
28 November Aurora Leander-class frigate John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland United Kingdom For Royal Navy
28 November Queen of Saanich V-class ferry Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd Victoria Canada For BC Ferries[20]
30 November Henry Clay Lafayette-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States For United States Navy
14 December Fuyushio Natsushio-class submarine Japan For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Unknown date B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 6 Ferry Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland United Kingdom For Blyth Harbour Commissioners.[21]
Unknown date Buffalo coaster Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. Ardrossan United Kingdom For Coast Lines.[22]
Unknown date Vauban Coaster Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd. Polruan United Kingdom For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd.[23]

References

  1. ^ "British Merlin". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S City of Vancvouver". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  3. ^ "Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Hansa Express (1962)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "M/S Julle". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  5. ^ "M/S Pidder Lyng". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  6. ^ "Regent Liverpool". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Lofoten". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Loveden". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Aigburth". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Chapel River". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Ringwood". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Rashidah". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  13. ^ "M/S Kalle". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  14. ^ "Welsh Consort". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Welsh Monarch". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Ark Al-Faruque". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Belsisland". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ "British Lancer". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. ^ "John Williams VII". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  20. ^ "M/S Queen of Saanich". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  21. ^ "B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 6". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  22. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 227.
  23. ^ "Vauban". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 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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