List of ship launches in 1961

The list of ship launches in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1961.

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Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
17 January  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Transvaal Castle Ocean liner For Union-Castle Line
17 January  Japan Isuzu Isuzu-class destroyer escort For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
31 January  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Gridley Leahy-class cruiser For United States Navy
1 February  Canada Victoria Machinery Depot Victoria, British Columbia Saskatchewan Mackenzie-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
2 February  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Sam Houston Ethan Allen-class submarine For United States Navy
7 March  Japan Mogami Isuzu-class destroyer escort For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
16 March  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Hampshire County-class destroyer For Royal Navy
8 April  Australia Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales Stuart River-class destroyer escort For Royal Australian Navy
8 April  Australia Williamstown Naval Dockyard Melbourne, Victoria Derwent River-class destroyer escort For Royal Australian Navy
15 April  United States Bethlehem Steel Quincy, Massachusetts Bainbridge Bainbridge-class cruiser For United States Navy
20 May  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Semmes Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
25 May  Canada Canadian Vickers Montreal, Quebec Mackenzie Mackenzie-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
15 June  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Thomas A. Edison Ethan Allen-class submarine For United States Navy
26 June  Germany Lürssen Bremen-Vegesack Neckar Rhine-class tender For German Navy
28 June  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland Leander Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy
1 July  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Permit Permit-class submarine For United States Navy
1 July  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Leahy Leahy-class cruiser For United States Navy
2 July  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico Monfalcone Galileo Galilei Ocean liner For Lloyd Triestino
15 July  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia John Marshall Ethan Allen-class submarine For United States Navy
27 July  Canada Burrard Dry Dock Vancouver, British Columbia Yukon Mackenzie-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
29 July  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Berkeley Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
31 July  Japan Hayashio Hayashio-class submarine For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
26 August  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana Tattnall Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
28 August  Japan Wakashio Hayashio-class submarine For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
17 September  United States Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, Washington Iwo Jima Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship For United States Navy
24 September  Italy Guglielmo Marconi Ocean liner For Lloyd Triestino
27 September  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast, Northern Ireland Kent County-class destroyer For Royal Navy
30 September  France Arsenal de Brest Brest, France Jeanne d'Arc Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid For French Navy
21 October  Germany HDW Kiel U 1 Type 201 submarine For German Navy
24 October  Canada Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd Victoria City of Victoria V-class ferry For BC Ferries[1]
7 December  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend London County-class destroyer For Royal Navy
9 December  United States Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Plunger Permit-class submarine For United States Navy
9 December  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Tinosa Permit-class submarine For United States Navy
9 December  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Harry E. Yarnell Leahy-class cruiser For United States Navy
9 December  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Joseph Strauss Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
10 December  Canada Marine Industries Limited Sorel, Quebec Nipigon Annapolis-class destroyer For Royal Canadian Navy
15 December  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Goldsborough Charles F. Adams-class destroyer For United States Navy
22 December  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Dido Leander-class frigate For Royal Navy

See also

Ship events in 1961
Ship launches: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Ship commissionings: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Ship decommissionings: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Shipwrecks: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

References

  1. ↑ "M/S Ciry of Victoria.". Retrieved 2019-03-29. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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