List of ship launches in 1957
The list of ship launches in 1957 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1957.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 2 February |
 United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Bigelow |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 16 February |
 Germany |
Burmester shipyard |
Bremen |
Lindau |
Lindau-class minesweeper |
For German Navy |
| 28 February |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
De Soto County |
De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
|
| 5 March |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
York County |
De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
|
| 9 March |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
Joseph K. Taussig |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 18 March |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Mullinnix |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 16 May |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Skate |
Skate-class submarine |
|
| 30 May |
 United Kingdom |
John I. Thornycroft & Company |
Southampton, England |
Duncan |
Blackwood-class frigate |
|
| 3 June |
 Canada |
Davie Shipbuilding |
Lauzon, Quebec |
Gatineau |
Restigouche-class destroyer |
|
| 7 June |
United States |
Bethlehem Steel |
San Francisco, California |
Bauer |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 22 June |
United States |
American Shipbuilding |
Lorain, Ohio |
Lorain County |
De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
|
| 1 July |
 Japan |
|
|
Ayanami |
Ayanami-class destroyer |
|
| 2 July |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Grayback |
Grayback-class submarine |
|
| 1 August |
United States |
Bethlehem Steel |
San Francisco, California |
Hooper |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
|
| 10 August |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Hull |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 27 August |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
Swordfish |
Skate-class submarine |
|
| 29 August |
Japan |
|
|
Uranami |
Ayanami-class destroyer |
|
| 9 September |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Graham County |
De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
|
| 25 September |
Japan |
|
|
Shikinami |
Ayanami-class destroyer |
|
| 27 September |
United States |
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company |
Seattle, Washington |
Richard S. Edwards |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
|
| 30 September |
Japan |
|
|
Isonami |
Ayanami-class destroyer |
|
| 10 October |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Sargo |
Skate-class submarine |
|
| 25 October |
United Kingdom |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Barrow-in-Furness |
Narwhal[1] |
Porpoise-class submarine |
|
| 13 November |
Canada |
Halifax Shipyards |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Chaudière |
Restigouche-class destroyer |
|
| 17 November |
Canada |
Marine Industries Limited |
Sorel, Quebec |
St. Croix |
Restigouche-class destroyer |
|
| 11 December |
United Kingdom |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Greenock Scotland |
Cachalot |
Porpoise-class submarine |
|
| 14 December |
United States |
American Shipbuilding |
Lorain, Ohio |
Wood County |
De Soto County-class tank landing ship |
|
| 21 December |
 France |
Arsenal de Brest |
Brest, France |
Clemenceau |
Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier |
|
| 24 December |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast |
Pendennis Castle |
Ocean liner |
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References
- ↑ The Times (London), Thursday, 17 October 1957, p.5
See also