List of ship launches in 1957 explained

The list of ship launches in 1957 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1957.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
29 January		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Cargo ship	For Dalhousie Steam and Motorship Co. Ltd.[1]
31 January		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Y.C.467	Lighter	For Admiralty.[2]
31 January		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Y.C.468	Lighter	For Admiralty.[3]
2 February	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine
14 February		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ore carrier	For Commons Bros. Ltd.[4]
14 February		Harland & Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy.
15 February		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[5]
16 February		Burmester shipyard	Bremen			For German Navy
18 February		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Tunets	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[6]
28 February	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana
5 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia
9 March	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey
14 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		T2 tanker	New midsection, for Esso Petroleum Co.[7]
15 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For King Line.[8]
18 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts
31 March	Italy	Ansaldo Shipyards	Italy	Frederico C	Ocean liner	For Costa Line
6 April		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Rion	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[9]
16 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Shell Oil Co.[10]
30 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line.[11]
1 May		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole			For Royal Navy.[12]
16 May	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut
17 May		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Stavrida	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[13]
29 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line.[14]
30 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[15]
30 May	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Southampton, England
3 June	Canada	Davie Shipbuilding	Lauzon, Quebec
7 June	United States	Bethlehem Steel	San Francisco, California
22 June	United States	American Shipbuilding	Lorain, Ohio
1 July	Japan
1 July		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Shonguy	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[16]
2 July	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California
31 July		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Kotlas	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[17]
1 August	United States	Bethlehem Steel	San Francisco, California
9 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line.[18]
10 August	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine
27 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For King Line.[19]
27 August	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine
28 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[20]
28 August	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News	Santa Rosa	Santa-Rosa-class cargo liner	For Grace Line[21]
29 August	Japan
9 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia
10 September		Harland & Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy.[22]
24 September		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Tanker	For Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.[23]
25 September		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[24]
25 September	Japan
27 September	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company	Seattle, Washington
30 September	Japan
8 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Shaw Savill Line.[25]
10 October	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California
17 October		Berthon Boat Co. Ltd	Lymington			For Royal Navy.[26]
25 October	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness		Porpoise-class submarine	[27]
26 October		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Okun	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[28]
13 November	Canada	Halifax Shipyards	Halifax, Nova Scotia
17 November	Canada	Marine Industries Limited	Sorel, Quebec
22 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Port Line.[29]
11 December		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft		Cargo liner	For Associated Humber Lines Ltd.[30]
11 December	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock Scotland		Porpoise-class submarine
11 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tug	For Clyde Shipping Co.[31]
14 December	United States	American Shipbuilding	Lorain, Ohio
21 December	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest, France
24 December	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast		Ocean liner	For Union-Castle Line.
27 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[32]
Unknown date		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	F.C.36	Lighter	For Admiralty.[33]
Unknown date		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	F.C.37	Lighter	For Admiralty.[34]
Unknown date		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	F.C.38	Lighter	For Admiralty.[35]
Unknown date		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole		Tug	For Shell BP Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria.[36]

Notes and References

1. Web site: King Theseus . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
2. Web site: Y.C.467 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
3. Web site: Y.C.468 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
4. Web site: Afghanistan . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
5. Web site: Crestbank . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
6. Web site: Tunets . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
7. Web site: Esso Glasgow . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
8. Web site: King Charles . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
9. Web site: Rion . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
10. Web site: Vitrinia . The Yard . 8 March 2017.
11. Web site: Picardy . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
12. Web site: Rampisham . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
13. Web site: Stavrida . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
14. Web site: Thessaly . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
15. Web site: Carronbank . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
16. Web site: Shonguy . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
17. Web site: Kotlas . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
18. Web site: Loch Loyal . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
19. Web site: King George . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
20. Web site: Carronbank . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
21. Web site: T/S Santa Rosa.. 2017-04-02.
22. Web site: HMS Accord . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
23. Web site: Blyth Adventurer . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
24. Web site: British Honour . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
25. Web site: Alaric . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
26. Web site: Saxlingham . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 28 September 2024 .
27. The Times (London), Thursday, 17 October 1957, p.5
28. Web site: Okun . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
29. Web site: Port Invercargill . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
30. Web site: Bolton Abbey . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
31. Web site: Flying Dipper . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
32. Web site: Garrybank . The Yard . 10 March 2017.
33. Web site: F.C.36 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
34. Web site: F.C.37 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
35. Web site: F.C.38 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
36. Web site: Gwato Creek . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .