List of ship launches in 1956 explained

The list of ship launches in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1956.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
5 January	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan
12 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For British Railways.
17 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy.[1]
20 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi
27 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy.[2]
31 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Motor lighter	For Shell Oil Co.[3]
4 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey
25 February	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine
27 February		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Cargo ship	For Markos P. Nomikos.[4]
29 February		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft		Hopper ship	For Queensland Government.[5]
2 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Sigval Bergsen.[6]
24 March	France	Brest Dockyards	Brest		Anti-aircraft cruiser
27 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Johnston Warren & Co.[7]
28 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts
28 March		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole			For Royal Navy.[8]
29 March	Canada	Halifax Shipyards	Halifax, Nova Scotia
12 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine
19 April		Blohm & Voss	Hamburg	Ragnvald Jarl	Passenger ship	For NFDS[9]
25 April	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company	Seattle, Washington
26 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Shell Oil Co.[10]
1 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy.[11]
3 May	United States	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point, Maryland
9 May	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne		Ocean liner	For Canadian Pacific Railway Co.[12]
10 May	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow, Scotland
Unknown date		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Sokol	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[13]
23 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tug	For Clyde Shipping Co.[14]
24 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy.[15]
28 May	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut		Unique submarine
7 June		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Elder Dempster.[16]
19 June	Sweden	Götaverken	Gothenburg			For Colombian Navy
19 June		Norderwerft	Hamburg	Wandsbek	Type I ferry	For HADAG
21 June		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line.[17]
29 June		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Karp	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[18]
12 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi
19 July		Scheel & Jöhnk	Harburg	Jollenführer 1	Ferry type 00	For HADAG[19]
28 July	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey
31 July		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Sever	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[20]
7 August	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts
7 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Texaco Oil Co.[21]
10 August	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi
13 August		Ottensener Eisenwerke	Hamburg	Farmsen	Type I ferry	For HADAG
21 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ferry	For Coast Lines.[22]
4 September		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Cargo ship	For National Steamship Co. Ltd.[23]
5 September	United States	Boston Naval Shipyard	Boston, Massachusetts
8 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine
29 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia
9 October		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Vostock	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[24]
12 October	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana
22 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy.[25]
27 October	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales		destroyer
1 November	Canada	Burrard Dry Dock	Vancouver, British Columbia
1 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line.[26]
20 November	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight			For Indian Navy
20 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Sigval Bergsen.[27]
21 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Port Line.[28]
22 November	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland			For Cunard Line
22 November		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Yug	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[29]
24 November	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey
29 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tug	For Clyde Shipping Co.[30]
19 December	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts
20 December		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Zapad	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[31]
21 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[32]
Unknown date		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Tanker	For A/S Aurland.[33]

Notes and References

1. Web site: HMS Confident . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
2. Web site: HMS Maddiston . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
3. Web site: Lappe . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
4. Web site: King Aegeus . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
5. Web site: Trochus . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
6. Web site: Solfon . The Yard . 7 March 2017.
7. Web site: Rowanmore . The Yard . 8 March 2017.
8. Web site: Shrivenham . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
9. Web site: M/S Ragnvald Jarl.. 2016-10-23.
10. Web site: Harvella . The Yard . 7 March 2017.
11. Web site: HMS Repton . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
12. Web site: T/S Empress of England.. 2017-05-05.
13. Web site: Sokol . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
14. Web site: Flying Duck . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
15. Web site: HMS Maxton . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
16. Web site: Ondo . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
17. Web site: Tuscany . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
18. Web site: Karp . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
19. [:de:Fährschiff Typ 00#Schiffe]
20. Web site: Sever . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
21. Web site: Missouri . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
22. Web site: Scottish Coast . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
23. Web site: Harborough . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
24. Web site: Vostock . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
25. Web site: HMS Nurton . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
26. Web site: Albany . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
27. Web site: Storfonn . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
28. Web site: Port Launceston . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
29. Web site: Yug . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
30. Web site: Flying Drake . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
31. Web site: Zapad . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
32. Web site: Cloverbank . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
33. Web site: Hada . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .