List of ship launches in 1961 explained

The list of ship launches in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1961.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
2 January		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Bryher	Fishing trawler	For W. H. Podd Ltd.[1]
9 January		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Carlton Queen	Fishing trawler	For Talisman Trawlers Ltd.[2]
17 January	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank		Ocean liner	For Union-Castle Line
17 January						For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
19 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[3]
31 January		Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company	Seattle, Washington			For United States Navy
31 January		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Sigval Bergsen.[4]
1 February	Canada	Victoria Machinery Depot	Victoria, British Columbia			For Royal Canadian Navy
2 February		Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia			For United States Navy
1 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Port Line.[5]
7 March						For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
7 March		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Wilronwood	Fishing trawler	For Wilronwood Fishing Co. Ltd.[6]
16 March		John Brown & Company	Clydebank			For Royal Navy
17 March		Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Ariadne III	Motor yacht	For private owner.[7]
17 March		Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport		Tug	For C. H. Bailey Ltd.[8]
17 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[9]
17 March		Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport		Tug	For C. H. Bailey Ltd.[10]
26 March		A.A. Zhdanov	Leningrad		Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser	For Soviet Navy
29 March		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For British India Steam Navigation Company.[11]
8 April		Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales			For Royal Australian Navy
8 April		Williamstown Naval Dockyard	Melbourne, Victoria			For Royal Australian Navy
13 April		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Bulk carrier	For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd.[12]
15 April		Bethlehem Steel	Quincy, Massachusetts			For United States Navy
28 April		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[13]
20 May		Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana			For United States Navy
25 May	Canada	Canadian Vickers	Montreal, Quebec			For Royal Canadian Navy
31 May		Dubigeon	Nantes	Minerve	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
31 May		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Refrigerated cargo ship	For Bank Line.[14]
15 June		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole		Tanker	For Shell Co. of the Bahamas.[15]
15 June		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft		Pilot boat	For Trinity House.[16]
15 June		Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut			For United States Navy
26 June		Lürssen	Bremen-Vegesack	Neckar	Rhine-class tender	For German Navy
28 June		Harland and Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy
1 July		Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California			For United States Navy
1 July		Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine			For United States Navy
2 July	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico	Monfalcone		Ocean liner	For Lloyd Triestino
15 July		Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia			For United States Navy
26 July		Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland		Tanker	For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.[17]
27 July	Canada	Burrard Dry Dock	Vancouver, British Columbia			For Royal Canadian Navy
29 July		New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey			For United States Navy
31 July						For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
24 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[18]
24 August		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Dredger	For British Transport Commission.[19]
26 August		Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana			For United States Navy
28 August		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft		Pilot boat	For Trinity House.[20]
28 August		J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole		Dredger	For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd.[21]
28 August						For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
17 September		Puget Sound Navy Yard	Bremerton, Washington			For United States Navy
22 September		Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales	Cherbourg	Galatée	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
24 September	Italy				Ocean liner	For Lloyd Triestino
25 September		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft		Fishing trawler	For W. H. Podd Ltd.[22]
27 September		Harland and Wolff	Belfast			For Royal Navy
30 September		Arsenal de Brest	Brest, France		Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid	For French Navy
12 October		Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Tom Grant	Fishing trawler	For private owner.[23]
21 October		HDW	Kiel	U 1	Type 201 submarine	For German Navy
24 October	Canada	Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd	Victoria	City of Victoria	V-class ferry	For BC Ferries[24]
26 October		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Cargo ship	For Bank Line.[25]
19 November		A.A. Zhdanov	Leningrad		Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser	For Soviet Navy
23 November		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[26]
1 December		Deutsche Werft AG	Hamburg-Finkenwerder	Cap San Diego	Cap-San-class bulk cargo	For Hamburg Süd[27]
7 December		Swan Hunter	Wallsend			For Royal Navy
9 December		Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California			For United States Navy
9 December		Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine			For United States Navy
9 December		Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine			For United States Navy
9 December		New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey			For United States Navy
10 December	Canada	Marine Industries Limited	Sorel, Quebec			For Royal Canadian Navy
15 December		Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company	Seattle, Washington			For United States Navy
21 December		Harland & Wolff	Belfast		Tanker	For Bank Line.[28]
22 December		Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow			For Royal Navy
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool		Bulk carrier	For Stephenson Clarke Ltd.
Unknown date		Clelands (Successors) Ltd.	Wallsend	Cornishbrook	Tug	For private owner.

References

Sources

• Book: Sawyer . LA . Mitchell . WH . 1990 . The Empire Ships . London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong . Lloyd's of London Press Ltd . 1-85044-275-4 . Second .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bryher . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
2. Web site: Carlton Queen . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
3. Web site: British Cormorant . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
4. Web site: Tindfonn . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
5. Web site: Port Alfred . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
6. Web site: Wilronwood . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
7. Web site: Ariadne III . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
8. Web site: Chris B . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
9. Web site: George Peacock . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
10. Web site: Sara B . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
11. Web site: Bombala . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
12. Web site: Dukesgarth . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
13. Web site: Levernbank . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
14. Web site: Port Alfred . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
15. Web site: Coralshell . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
16. Web site: Patrol . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
17. Web site: Maplehurst . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
18. Web site: British Osprey . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
19. Web site: Cressington . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
20. Web site: Preceder . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
21. Web site: Sand Snipe . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
22. Web site: Mincarlo . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
23. Web site: Tom Grant . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
24. Web site: M/S City of Victoria.. 2016-03-29.
25. Web site: Springbank . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
26. Web site: British Merlin . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
27. Web site: DNV GL: Cap San Diego. 2017-08-26.
28. Web site: Olivebank . The Yard . 11 March 2017.