List of ship launches in 1964 explained

The list of ship launches in 1964 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1964.

DateCountryBuilderLocationShipClassNotes
9 January United StatesDefoe Shipbuilding CompanyBay City, MichiganFor Royal Australian Navy
14 JanuaryNobiskrugRendsburgPrins BertilferryFor Lion Ferry[1]
17 January NorwayKarljohansvernHorten
20 JanuaryBrooke Marine Ltd.LowestoftSeahorseFishing trawlerFor Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[2]
27 JanuaryHarland & WolffBelfastCargo shipFor Bank Line.[3]
1 February United StatesElectric BoatGroton, Connecticut
15 February United StatesAvondale ShipyardAvondale, Louisiana
20 FebruaryNordseewerkeEmdenKNM KyaKobben-class submarineFor Royal Norwegian Navy
27 February United KingdomWilliam Denny and Brothers / Alex Stephen & Sons Ltd.Dumbarton / LinthouseCargo shipFor J. A. Billmeir Ltd.
25 March United KingdomHMNB DevonportDevonport
26 March United StatesBethlehem SteelSan Francisco, California
4 April United StatesElectric BoatGroton, Connecticut
4 AprilHusumer Schiffswerft GmbHHusumKlaar KimingferryFor Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[4]
14 AprilAppledore Shipbuilders Ltd.Appledore903BargeFor United Africa Co. Ltd.[5]
26 AprilV.E.B. Mathias-Thesen WerftWismarFor Baltic Shipping Company
28 April United StatesLockheed ShipbuildingSeattle, Washington
25 AprilNordseewerkeEmdenKNM KobbenKobben-class submarineFor Royal Norwegian Navy
26 AprilV.E.B. Mathias-Thesen WerftWismarAleksandr PushkinFor Baltic Shipping Company[6]
29 AprilJ. Bolson & Son Ltd.PooleTugFor Union Lighterage Co. Ltd.[7]
30 April JapanMitsubishi Heavy Industries
9 MayAppledore Shipbuilders Ltd.Appledore905BargeFor United Africa Co. Ltd.[8]
11 May United KingdomAilsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.TroonSuction dredgerFor F Bowles & Sons Ltd
11 MayDirection des Constructions et Armes NavalesCherbourgJunonDaphné-class submarineFor French Navy
11 MayAppledore Shipbuilders Ltd.Appledore904BargeFor United Africa Co. Ltd.[9]
12 May United StatesPortsmouth Naval ShipyardKittery, Maine
12 May CanadaVictoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd.VictoriaQueen of New WestminsterBurnaby-class ferryFor BC Ferries[10]
14 May United StatesElectric BoatGroton, Connecticut
21 May United StatesNewport News ShipbuildingNewport News, Virginia
28 MayJ. Bolson & Son Ltd.PooleFerryFor River Dart Steamboat Co. Ltd.[11]
6 June United StatesAvondale ShipyardAvondale, Louisiana
25 JuneHarland & WolffBelfastCargo shipFor Bank Line.[12]
27 June United StatesNew York Naval ShipyardBrooklyn, New York
27 June United StatesNew York Naval ShipyardBrooklyn, New York
30 June United StatesPuget Sound Naval ShipyardBremerton, Washington
30 June United StatesPuget Sound Naval ShipyardBremerton, Washington
30 June CanadaVictoria Machinery DepotVictoria, British ColumbiaFor BC Ferries
9 July United KingdomVickers-ArmstrongsNewcastle Upon Tyne
9 July United KingdomFairfield SB&E Co.
16 JulyNordseewerkeEmdenKNM KunnaKobben-class submarineFor Royal Norwegian Navy
6 AugustHarland & WolffBelfastTankerFor Texaco (Panama) Inc.[13]
22 August United StatesPhiladelphia Navy YardPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
22 August United StatesNewport News ShipbuildingNewport News, Virginia
24 AugustAppledore Shipbuilders Ltd.AppledoreTugFor United Africa Company.[14]
25 AugustAppledore Shipbuilders Ltd.AppledoreTugFor United Africa Company.[15]
4 September NorwayKarljohansvernHorten
6 SeptemberAppledore Shipbuilders Ltd.AppledoreTugFor United Africa Company.[16]
22 September United KingdomHMNB PortsmouthPortsmouth
23 SeptemberHarland & WolffBelfastTankerFor British Tanker Company.[17]
24 September J. Bolson & Son Ltd.PooleDredgerFor South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd.[18]
24 SeptemberDirection des Constructions et Armes NavalesCherbourgVénusDaphné-class submarineFor French Navy
2 October United StatesAvondale ShipyardAvondale, Louisiana
6 OctoberBlyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. LtdBlythCoasterFor Cory Maritime Ltd.[19]
10 October United StatesSun ShipbuildingChester, PennsylvaniaShenandoahoiler
16 OctoberNordseewerkeEmdenKNM KauraKobben-class submarineFor Royal Norwegian Navy
30 October United StatesSan Francisco Naval ShipyardSan Francisco, California
21 November United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsSan Pedro, California
21 November United StatesNewport News ShipbuildingNewport News, Virginia
1 December FinlandWärtsilä Hietalahti shipyardHelsinki, FinlandFinnhansaferryfor Finnlines
1 DecemberAppledore Shipbuilders Ltd.AppledoreG.W.93BargeFor George Wimpey & Co. Ltd.[20]
5 December United StatesElectric BoatGroton, Connecticut
17 DecemberBlyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. LtdBlythCoasterFor Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd.[21]
19 December United KingdomVickers-ArmstrongsNewcastle
19 December United StatesLockheed ShipbuildingSeattle, Washington
19 December United StatesBath Iron WorksBath, Maine
19 December United StatesNew York ShipbuildingCamden, New Jersey
19 DecemberNordseewerkeEmdenKNM UlaKobben-class submarineFor Royal Norwegian Navy
21 DecemberBrooke Marine Ltd.LowestoftCorvinaFishing trawlerFor Amalgamated Fisheries Co. Pty. Ltd.[22]
Unknown dateAtlantic Shipbuilding Co. LtdNewportTugFor Navigation Maritime Bulgare.[23]
Unknown dateHowaldtswerkeKielOtto HahnNuclear-powered cargo ship
Unknown dateBrooke Marine Ltd.LowestoftPerseaMotor yachtFor private owner.[24]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: M/S Prins Bertil. 2017-08-26.
  2. Web site: Seahorse . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
  3. Web site: Hazelbank . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
  4. Web site: M/S Klaar Kiming.. 2017-10-08.
  5. Web site: 903 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
  6. Web site: M/S Aleksander Pushkin.. 2017-09-26.
  7. Web site: Lingo . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
  8. Web site: 905 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
  9. Web site: 904 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
  10. Web site: M/S Queen of New Westminster.. 2016-03-29.
  11. Web site: Cardiff Castle . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
  12. Web site: Irisbank . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
  13. Web site: Texaco Maracaibo . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
  14. Web site: Sokoto . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
  15. Web site: Taraba . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
  16. Web site: Bindo . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
  17. Web site: British Vine . The Yard . 11 March 2017.
  18. Web site: Sand Gull . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 1 October 2024 .
  19. Web site: Corchester . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
  20. Web site: G.W.93 . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 24 September 2024 .
  21. Web site: Pulborough . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 30 September 2024 .
  22. Web site: Corvina . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .
  23. Web site: Mars . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 25 September 2024 .
  24. Web site: Persea . Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust . 5 October 2024 .