List of ship launches in 1955
The list of ship launches in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1955.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 3 January |
 United States |
Higgins Industries |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Pinnacle |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
| 26 January |
 United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton, England |
Hickleton |
Ton-class minesweeper |
|
| 1 February |
 Germany |
Blohm & Voss |
Hamburg |
Wappen von Hamburg |
Seebäderschiff |
For HADAG |
| 5 February |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Forrest Sherman |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
First in class |
| 22 February |
United Kingdom |
Alexander Stephen and Sons |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Murray |
Blackwood-class frigate |
|
| 25 February |
 Denmark |
Helsingør Skipsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S+ |
Helsingør |
Helsingør |
ferry |
For DSB[1] |
| 10 March |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
Truckee |
Neosho-class oiler |
|
| 21 April |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Chichester |
Salisbury-class frigate |
|
| 23 April |
United States |
J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding |
Tacoma, Washington |
Persistent |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
| 24 April |
 Soviet Union |
|
Severodvinsk |
Murmansk |
Sverdlov-class cruiser |
|
| 7 May |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
John Paul Jones |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 21 June |
 Canada |
Victoria Machinery Depot |
Victoria, British Columbia |
Terra Nova |
Restigouche-class destroyer |
|
| 22 June |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding |
Govan, Scotland |
Empress of Britain |
Ocean liner |
For Canadian Pacific Steamship |
| 23 June |
United States |
Frank L. Sample Shipyard |
Boothbay Harbor, Maine |
Acme |
Acme-class minesweeper |
|
| 20 July |
United States |
J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding |
Tacoma, Washington |
Pledge |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
| 21 July |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Seawolf |
Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
|
| 4 August |
 Japan |
|
|
Inazuma |
Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort |
|
| 18 August |
United Kingdom |
Fleetlands Shipyards |
Portsmouth, England |
Santon |
Ton-class minesweeper |
|
| 20 August |
United States |
Frank L. Sample Shipyard |
Boothbay Harbor, Maine |
Adroit |
Acme-class minesweeper |
|
| 20 August |
Japan |
|
|
Yukikaze |
Harukaze-class destroyer |
|
| 6 September |
Japan |
|
|
Ikazuchi |
Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort |
First in class |
| 8 September |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
Sailfish |
Sailfish-class submarine |
First in class |
| 14 September |
United States |
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company |
Seattle, Washington |
Evans |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 20 September |
Japan |
|
|
Harukaze |
Harukaze-class destroyer |
First in class |
| 1 October |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Barry |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 3 October |
United Kingdom |
Doigs Shipyard |
Grimsby, England |
Belton |
Ton-class minesweeper |
|
| 4 October |
United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton, England |
Blackwood |
Blackwood-class frigate |
First in class |
| 8 October |
United States |
New York Navy Yard |
Brooklyn, New York |
Saratoga |
Forrestal-class aircraft carrier |
|
| 18 October |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Malcolm |
Blackwood-class frigate |
|
| 24 October |
United Kingdom |
John Brown and Company |
Clydebank, Scotland |
Essex Ferry |
Train ferry |
For British Transport Commission |
| 26 October |
Germany |
Blohm & Voss |
Hamburg |
Nordstjernen |
passenger ship |
For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab |
| 30 October |
Japan |
|
|
Akebono |
Unique destroyer escort |
|
| 2 November |
United States |
Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Bay City, Michigan |
Courtney |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 2 November |
United States |
Bethlehem Steel |
Sparrows Point, Maryland |
Suribachi |
Suribachi-class ammunition ship |
First in class |
| 10 November |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Spiegel Grove |
Thomaston-class dock landing ship |
|
| 16 November |
United Kingdom |
J. Samuel White |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Exmouth |
Blackwood-class frigate |
|
| 30 November |
United Kingdom |
Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Hebburn, England |
Llandaff |
Salisbury-class frigate |
|
| 3 December |
United States |
Broward Marine |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Stalwart |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
| 14 December |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank, Scotland |
Carinthia |
Saxonia-class ocean liner |
For Cunard Line |
| 15 December |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Decatur |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
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