List of ship launches in 1956
The list of ship launches in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1956.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 5 January |
 United States |
Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Bay City, Michigan |
Lester |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 20 January |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Alamo |
Thomaston-class dock landing ship |
|
| 4 February |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
John Willis |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 25 February |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
Salmon |
Sailfish-class submarine |
|
| 24 March |
 France |
Brest Dockyards |
Brest |
Colbert |
Anti-aircraft cruiser |
|
| 28 March |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Davis |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 29 March |
 Canada |
Halifax Shipyards |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Margaree |
St. Laurent-class destroyer |
|
| 12 April |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Manley |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 25 April |
United States |
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company |
Seattle, Washington |
Bridget |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 3 May |
United States |
Bethlehem Steel |
Sparrows Point, Maryland |
Mauna Kea |
Suribachi-class ammunition ship |
|
| 10 May |
 United Kingdom |
Alexander Stephen and Sons |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Palliser |
Blackwood-class frigate |
|
| 28 May |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Darter |
Unique submarine |
|
| 12 July |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Hermitage |
Thomaston-class dock landing ship |
|
| 28 July |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
Van Voorhis |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 7 August |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Jonas Ingram |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 10 August |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Monticello |
Thomaston-class dock landing ship |
|
| 5 September |
United States |
Boston Naval Shipyard |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Suffolk County |
De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
|
| 8 September |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Du Pont |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 29 September |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Ranger |
Forrestal-class aircraft carrier |
|
| 12 October |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Grant County |
De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
|
| 27 October |
 Australia |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Vampire |
Daring-class destroyer |
|
| 1 November |
Canada |
Burrard Dry Dock |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Columbia |
Restigouche-class destroyer |
|
| 20 November |
United Kingdom |
J. Samuel White |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Khukri |
Blackwood-class frigate |
For Indian Navy |
| 22 November |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank, Scotland |
Sylvania |
Saxonia-class ocean liner |
For Cunard Line |
| 24 November |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
Hartley |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 19 December |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Blandy |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
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See also