List of ship launches in 1960 explained

The list of ship launches in 1960 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1960.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
15 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[1]
18 January		Cook, Welton & Gemmell	Beverley	Arctic Cavalier	Trawler	For Boyd Line.
30 January	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine
4 February		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	B.P. Al-Rhoda	Tank barge	For BP (Aden) Ltd.[2]
13 February	Japan
15 February		Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport		Cargo ship	For Oficina de Fomento Maritimo Cubano.[3]
27 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey
29 February		Cook, Welton & Gemmell	Beverley, East Yorkshire	Arctic Corsair	Trawler	for Boyd Line
1 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Bulk carrier	For Sigval Bergsen.[4]
6 March	United States	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		destroyer
10 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For British India Steam Navigation Company.[5]
16 March		Cook, Welton & Gemmell	Beverley, East Yorkshire	Royalist	Trawler	for Hewett Fishing Company
16 March	United States	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		destroyer
16 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia
16 March		Harland and Wolff	Belfast		Ocean liner	For P&O
20 March		J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight
26 March		H. C. Stülcken Sohn	Hamburg	Hamburg	Hamburg-class destroyer	For German Navy
29 March		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland			For Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[6]
31 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi
5 April		Aalborg Værft A/S	Ålborg	Prinsesse Anne-Marie	ferry	For Danske Statsbaner.[7]
13 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo liner	For Royal Mail Lines.[8]
25 April	Japan
27 April	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan
27 April	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut		Unique nuclear-powered submarine
28 April		Hitzler Werft	Lauenburg	Eisvogel	Eisvogel-class Icebreaker	For German Navy
5 May		Schlieker-shipyard	Hamburg	Elbe		For German Navy
10 May		Vickers-Armstrongs			Ocean liner	For Canadian Pacific Steamships
11 May	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington
11 May	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire		Ocean liner	For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
14 May	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine
14 May		Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales	Cherbourg	Doris	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
21 May	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey
21 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine
25 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Ore carrier	For Hindustan Shipping Co.[9]
9 June		Hitzler Werft	Lauenburg	Eisbär	Eisvogel-class icebreaker	For German Navy
10 June		Cammell Laird	Birkenhead
14 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey
23 June		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Shaw Savill Line.[10]
6 July		Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd.	Polruan		Coaster	For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd.[11]
7 July		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Tanker	For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[12]
9 July	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine		Thresher-class submarine
11 July		John I. Thornycroft & Company	Southampton
20 July		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Bulk carrier	For St. DenisShipping Co. Ltd.[13]
23 July	France					Second launching
4 August	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan
19 August	United States	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20 August		H. C. Stülcken Sohn	Hamburg	Schleswig-Holstein	Hamburg-class destroyer	For German Navy
24 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Stevinson, Hardy & Co.[14]
6 September		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For British India Steam Navigation Company.[15]
6 September		Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth
9 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine
16 September		Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff		Amrum	Ferry	For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG.[16]
17 September	United States	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	Bremerton, Washington
17 September		William Osborne	Littlehampton	Alexandra	Watson Lifeboat	For Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[17]
19 September		Devonport Dockyard	Devonport
20 September		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Tanker	For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[18]
22 September		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Loch Eriboll	Fishing trawler	For Loch Fishing Co.[19]
24 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia		Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
28 September		Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff	Büsum	Amrum	Passenger ship	For Amrumer Schiffahrts-AG. IMO 5015311[20]
4 October		Dubigeon	Nantes	Diane	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
6 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[21]
8 October	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California
8 October	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York
21 October		Vickers Armstrong	Barrow-in-Furness		Unique nuclear-powered submarine
31 October	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi
15 November		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Triton	Ferry	For private owner.[22]
22 November	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut
23 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Bulk carrier	For Sigval Bergsen.[23]
14 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Clyde	Launch	For Clyde Navigation Trust.[24]
20 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Norsk Braendselojle A/S.[25]
21 December		Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales	Cherbourg	Flore	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
10 December	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey
12 December	Netherlands	Gebroeders Pot N. V.	Bolnes	Theron		[26]
19 December		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole		Tanker	For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.[27]
20 December		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Tanker	For Bulk Oil Steamship Co. Ltd.[28]
Unknown date		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Corona	Tender	For private owner.[29]
Unknown date		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	O.L.980	Tank barge	For Compagnia Shell de Venezuela.[30]

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Wheelwright . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
2. Web site: B.P. Al-Rhoda . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
3. Web site: Habana . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
4. Web site: Tresfonn . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
5. Web site: Barpeta . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
6. Web site: Plumleaf . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
7. Web site: M / S Prinsesse Anne-Marie.. 2016-03-12.
8. Web site: Arlanza . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
9. Web site: Daghestan . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
10. Web site: Icenic . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
11. Web site: Vendome . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 4 October 2024 .
12. Web site: Midhurst . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
13. Web site: Knightsgarth . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
14. Web site: Edward Stevinson . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
15. Web site: Bamora . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
16. Web site: M/S Amrum.. 2017-10-08.
17. Book: Corin, John. Penlee Lifeboat. 1983. Penlee & Penzance Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Penzance. 0-9508611-0-3. 120. Farr, Grahame. registration.
18. Web site: Fernhurst . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
19. Web site: Loch Eriboll . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
20. Web site: DNV GL: Hauke Haien. 2017-09-05.
21. Web site: Avonbank . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
22. Web site: Triton . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
23. Web site: Krossfon . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
24. Web site: Clyde . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
25. Web site: Norsk Drott . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
26. Web site: THERON - ID 6525. Maritiem Historische Databank.
27. Web site: Esso Dover . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
28. Web site: Pass of Melfort . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
29. Web site: Corona . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
30. Web site: O.L.980 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .