List of ship launches in 1932 explained

The list of ship launches in 1932 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1932.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
15 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Floating crane	For Cowans, Sheldon & Co.[1]
22 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For Wallasey Corporation.[2]
7 April		John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston, Hampshire		D-class destroyer
7 April		Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness		D-class destroyer
8 April		Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness		D-class destroyer
19 April		Devonport Dockyard	Plymouth		sloop
3 May		Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan, Glasgow		D-class destroyer
4 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For H. Hogarth & Sons.[3]
5 May		Harland & Wolff	Govan		Passenger ship	For Caledonian Steam Packet Co.
21 May		Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts
2 June		Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan, Glasgow		D-class destroyer
7 June		John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston, Hampshire		D-class destroyer
16 June		Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow		D-class destroyer
20 June		NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde	Vlissingen	Prins Hendrik	Ferry	For Provinciale Stoombootdiensten in Zeeland[4]
5 July		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.[5]
7 July		HM Dockyard	Portsmouth		D-class destroyer
10 July		OTO	La Spezia
18 July		Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard			Ocean liner	For Matson Lines
19 July		Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow		D-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
14 October	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest			For French Navy
29 October	France	Penhoët	Saint-Nazaire		Ocean liner	For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
2 December		Harland & Wolff	Govan	North Carr Lightship	Lightship	For Trinity House
19 December	Denmark	Nakskov	Lolland		Full-rigged ship	For Danish Maritime Authority.[6]
21 December		Naval Dockyard	Horten		Minelayer

References

Sources

• Book: Hague, Arnold. Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. 1993. World Ship Society. Kendal, England. 0-905617-67-3.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Floating Crane No.2 . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
2. Web site: Royal Iris II . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
3. Web site: Baron Ardrossan . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
4. Web site: M/S Prins Hendrik . Swedish.
5. Web site: Bhadravati . The Yard . 26 February 2017.
6. Web site: Skoleskibet Danmark's Historie . 2017-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090402145500/http://www.skoleskibet-danmark.dk/omskibet/skoleskibetdanmarkshistorie.php . 2009-04-02 . dead . Danish.