| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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| 3 January |  United States | Higgins Industries | New Orleans, Louisiana | | | |
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| 11 January | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | | | For Royal Navy.[1] |
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| 12 January |  United Kingdom | M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd. | Bideford | | | For Royal Navy.[2] |
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| 26 January | | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton, England | | | For Royal Navy |
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| 1 February | | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Wappen von Hamburg | Seebäderschiff | For HADAG |
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| 5 February | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | For United States Navy, first in class |
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| 22 February | | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Glasgow, Scotland | | | For Royal Navy |
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| 25 February |  Denmark | Helsingør Skipsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S+ | Helsingør | Helsingør | Ferry | For DSB[3] |
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| 2 March | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | | For Royal Navy. |
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| 10 March | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | | | For United States Navy |
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| 10 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Port Melbourne | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Port Line.[4] [5] |
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| 24 March | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[6] |
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| 21 April | | Fairfield Shipbuilding | Glasgow, Scotland | | | For Royal Navy |
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| 21 April | | Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Newport | | Bulk Carrier | For Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co. Ltd.[7] |
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| 21 April | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Cargo ship | For British Phosphate Carriers.[8] |
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| 23 April | United States | J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding | Tacoma, Washington | | | For United States Navy |
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| 24 April | | | Severodvinsk | | | For Soviet Navy |
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| 26 April | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Coaster | For Belfast Steamship Co.[9] |
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| 5 May | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Tanker | For Shell Oil Co.[10] |
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| 7 May | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | For United States Navy |
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| 23 May | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | | For Royal Navy.[11] |
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| 7 June | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Passenger ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
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| 11 June | | Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH | Husum | Uthlande | Ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[12] |
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| 15 June | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Pioner | Fishing trawler | For private owner.[13] |
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| 21 June | | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | | Bulk carrier | For Australian Government.[14] |
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| 21 June |  Canada | Victoria Machinery Depot | Victoria, British Columbia | | | For Royal Canadian Navy |
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| 22 June | | Fairfield Shipbuilding | Govan | Empress of Britain | Ocean liner | For Canadian Pacific Steamship |
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| 23 June | United States | Frank L. Sample Shipyard | Boothbay Harbor, Maine | | | For United States Navy |
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| 5 July | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[15] |
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| 5 July | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Cargo ship | For Bank Line.[16] |
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| 6 July | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Tanker | For Shell Oil Co.[17] |
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| 14 July | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | | | For Royal Navy.[18] |
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| 20 July | United States | J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding | Tacoma, Washington | | | For United States Navy |
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| 21 July | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | For United States Navy |
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| 4 August | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Cargo ship | For Blue Funnel Line.[19] |
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| 4 August |  Japan | | | | | For Japanese Navy |
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| 18 August | | Fleetlands Shipyard | Portsmouth, England | | | For Royal Navy |
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| 20 August | United States | Frank L. Sample Shipyard | Boothbay Harbor, Maine | | | For United States Navy |
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| 20 August | Japan | | | | | For Japanese Navy |
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| 26 August | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | | Hopper ship | For Queensland Government.[20] |
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| 31 August | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | | For Royal Navy.[21] |
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| 6 September | Japan | | | | | For Japanese Navy, first in class |
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| 8 September | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | | | For United States Navy, first in class |
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| 14 September | United States | Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company | Seattle, Washington | | | For United States Navy |
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| 17 September | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Pulonga | Fishing trawler | For private owner.[22] |
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| 20 September | Japan | | | | | For Japanese Navy, first in class |
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| 1 October | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | | | For United States Navy |
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| 3 October | | Doigs Shipyard | Grimsby, England | | | For Royal Navy |
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| 4 October | | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton, England | | | For Royal Navy, first in class |
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| 8 October | United States | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | | | For United States Navy |
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| 13 October | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | | | For Royal Navy.[23] |
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| 18 October | | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow, Scotland | | | For Royal Navy |
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| 19 October | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line.[24] |
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| 20 October | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Muskun | Fishing trawler | For private owner.[25] |
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| 24 October | | John Brown and Company | Clydebank, Scotland | | Train ferry | For British Transport Commission |
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| 26 October | | Blohm & Voss | Hamburg | Nordstjernen | Passenger ship | For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab |
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| 30 October | Japan | | | | Unique destroyer escort | For Japanese Navy |
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| 2 November | United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | | | For United States Navy |
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| 2 November | United States | Bethlehem Steel | Sparrows Point, Maryland | | | For United States Navy, first in class |
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| 10 November | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | | | For United States Navy |
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| 15 November | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | | For Royal Navy.[26] |
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| 16 November | | J. Samuel White | Cowes, Isle of Wight | | | For Royal Navy |
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| 16 November | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Cargo ship | For Prince Line.[27] |
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| 17 November | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Tanker | For Knut Knudsen A/S.[28] |
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| 30 November | | Hawthorn Leslie and Company | Hebburn, England | | | For Royal Navy |
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| 1 December | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Ferry | For British Railways. |
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| 1 December | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Karasj | Fishing trawler | For private owner.[29] |
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| 3 December | United States | Broward Marine | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | | | For United States Navy |
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| 14 December | | John Brown & Company | Clydebank, Scotland | | | For Cunard Line |
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| 15 December | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | | | For United States Navy |
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| 15 December | | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | | Cargo ship | For Elder Dempster.[30] |
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| 16 December | United Kingdom | M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd. | Bideford | | | For Royal Navy.[31] |
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| 31 December | | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Oronj | Fishing trawler | For private owner.[32] |
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| Unknown date | | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | | Tug | For Shell Tankers Ltd.[33] |
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| Unknown date | | Aldous Successors Ltd. | Brightlingsea | | Survey ship | For Nigerian Navy.[34] |
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| Unknown date | | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Hop | Hopper barge | For Poole Harbour Commissioners.[35] |
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| Unknown date | | Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Newport | | Bulk carrier | For N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd.[36] |
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| Unknown date | | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | S.H.M.2. | Hopper barge | For Shoreham Harbour Board.[37] | |
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