List of ship launches in 1942

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The list of ship launches in 1942 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1942.

January

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
5 January	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Son Ltd.	Selby	Empire Fairy	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [1]
5 January	United Kingdom	C. Connell & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Empire Roamer	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [2]
6 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Glasgow	Empire Bede	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
6 January	United Kingdom	William Hamilton & Co. Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Manaar	Cargo ship	For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd. [3]
13 January	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	Empire Spruce	Maple-type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [4]
15 January	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Baltyk	Cargo ship	For Polish Government. [5]
15 January	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Bogue	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 January	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie & Co.	Hebburn	Blean	Hunt-class destroyer
15 January	United Kingdom	Clelands (Successors) Ltd.	Wallsend	Empire Dyke	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport. [6]
15 January	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons Ltd.	South Shields	Empire Forest	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [7]
15 January	United Kingdom	S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Jill	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport. [6]
15 January	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Empire Knight	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [8]
15 January	United Kingdom	Yarrow & Co. Ltd	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Oakley	Hunt-class destroyer	Sold in 1958 to West Germany as Gneisenau
15 January	United Kingdom	Clelands (Successors) Ltd	Wallsend	Empire Dyke	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport
15 January	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons Ltd	South Shields	Empire Forest	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
15 January	United Kingdom	S P Austin & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Jill	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport
16 January	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Queenborough	Q-class destroyer	To Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Queenborough 1945, later converted to Type 15 frigate, sold for scrapping 1975
17 January	Australia	HMA Naval Dockyard	Williamstown, Victoria	Echuca	Bathurst-class corvette
17 January	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Barrie	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
17 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Belfast	Empire Chapman	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [9]
17 January	United Kingdom	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Marvell	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [10]
17 January	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Purcell	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [11]
19 January	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd.	Selby	Empire Goblin	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [1]
29 January	United Kingdom	Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.	Northwich	Empire Lily	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport. [12]
29 January	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Tennyson	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [13]
20 January	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.	Barrow in Furness	Empire March	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [14]
20 January	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons	Bowling	Empire Palm	Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [15]
20 January	United Kingdom	Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	San Victoria	Tanker	For Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd. [16]
24 January	Australia	Morts Dock & Engineering Co	Sydney	Armidale	Bathurst-class corvette
29 January	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephens & Sons	Govan, Glasgow	Bramham	Hunt-class destroyer	To the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1943 as Themistocles
30 January	Australia	Evans Deakin & Co	Brisbane	Gympie	Bathurst-class corvette
30 January	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Tahsinia	Cargo ship	For Anchor Line Ltd. [17]
31 January	Australia	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Quiberon	Q-class destroyer
31 January	United Kingdom	Richards Ironworks Ltd.	Lowestoft	Empire Punch	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport. [18]

February

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
	United Kingdom	R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd.	Newcastle on Tyne	Nicania	Tanker	For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. [19]
3 February	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Tyne and Wear	Border	Hunt-class destroyer	Transferred to Greece in 1942 as Adrias
3 February	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	William Pearman	Collier	For London Power Co. Ltd. [20]
5 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Alarm	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [21]
7 February	Australia	Cockatoo Docks & Engineering	Sydney	Warramunga	Tribal-class destroyer
10 February	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 4	VIC lighter	For the War Department. [22]
12 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Montpelier	Cleveland-class light cruiser
14 February	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Dickens	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [23]
15 February	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Breton	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
16 February	United States	Norfolk Navy Yard	Portsmouth, Virginia	Alabama	South Dakota-class battleship
16 February	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Grangemouth	Empire Hearth	Icemaid type collier	For Ministry of War Transport. [24]
17 February	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Elgar	Heavy lift ship	For Ministry of War Transport
17 February	United Kingdom	Barclay Curle & Co.	Glasgow	Empire Fairbairn	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
17 February	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Empire Spartan	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [25]
17 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Empire Spenser	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [9] [26]
17 February	United Kingdom	Henry Scarr Ltd	Hessle	Empire Sprite	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [27]
18 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Empire Vigilance	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as British Vigilance. [28] [29]
18 February	Australia	Poole & Steel	Balmain, New South Wales	Wallaroo	Bathurst-class corvette
19 February	United Kingdom	G. Brown & Co. Ltd.	Greenock	Empire Dweller	coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
19 February	United States	Bath Iron Works		Nicholas	Fletcher-class destroyer	For US Navy
19 February	United Kingdom	William Denny & Brothers	Dumbarton	Obdurate	O-class destroyer
21 February	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston	Opportune	O-class destroyer
21 February	United Kingdom	Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.	Northwich	VIC 19	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [30]
23 February	United Kingdom	G Brown & Co Ltd	Greenock	Empire Audrey	coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
23 February	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd	Port Glasgow	Empire Beatrice	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
27 February	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Card	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
28 February	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie	Hebburn	Quadrant	Q-class destroyer	To Australia as HMAS Quadrant 1945, later converted to Type 15 frigate, sold for scrapping 1962

March

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 March	Germany	Schichau	Königsberg	Richthofen	Hans Albrecht Wedel-class light seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
2 March	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Congonian	Tanker	For United Africa Co. Ltd. [31]
2 March	United Kingdom	Fairfield	Govan, Glasgow	Myrmidon	M-class destroyer	Loaned to the Polish Navy and renamed ORP Orkan
4 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Stronsay	Isles-class trawler	For Royal Navy. [32]
4 March	Australia	Walkers Limited	Maryborough	Tamworth	Bathurst-class corvette
5 March	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd.	Birkenhead	British Tradition	Tanker	For British Tanker Co. Ltd. [33]
5 March	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Grangemouth	Empire Arthur	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [34]
5 March	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Hamlin	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
5 March	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Melbreak	Hunt-class destroyer
5 March	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd	Grangemouth	Empire Arthur	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
5 March	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Cadet	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
6 March	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Arnold	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
7 March	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Zetland	Hunt-class destroyer
7 March	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Tracker	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
16 March	United Kingdom	Hall, Russell & Co Ltd	Aberdeen	Empire Cherub	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [35]
16 March	United Kingdom	S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Fireside	C-type coaster	For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. [36]
17 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Deseado	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line. [37]
17 March	United Kingdom	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Coleridge	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [10]
17 March	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow in Furness	Penylan	Hunt-class destroyer
18 March	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Chaucer	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
18 March	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	Empire Folk	Maple-type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [4]
18 March	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Fresno City	Cargo ship	For Reardon Smith Line Ltd. [17]
18 March	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	VIC 6	VIC lighter	For the War Department. [38]
19 March	India	Hooghly Engineering and Docking Co.	Calcutta	Agra	Basset-class minesweeping trawler
19 March	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Keats	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [39]
19 March	Germany	Schichau	Königsberg	Hermann Kohl	Hans Albrecht Wedel-class light seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
20 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	Newport News, Virginia	Birmingham	Cleveland-class light cruiser
21 March	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Rotherham	R-class destroyer	To Indian Navy as Rajput 1949; scrapped 1976
23 March	United Kingdom	Lithgows	Port Glasgow	Empire Conrad	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
24 March	United Kingdom	Lithgows	Port Glasgow	Empire Austen	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
24 March	United Kingdom	John Crown & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Wold	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [40]
31 March	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Beaumont	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport.
31 March	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Caxton	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [13]
31 March	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.	Dundee	Empire Prince	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [41]
31 March	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Vancouver City	Cargo ship	For Reardon Smith Line Ltd. [17]

April

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 April	United Kingdom	Ferguson Bros. Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Empire Lawn	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [42]
1 April	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Raider	R-class destroyer	To India as Rana 1949
1 April	United Kingdom	Henry Robb Ltd.	Leith	Samsonia	Bustler-class tug	For the Admiralty. [43]
2 April	United States			Abraham Clark	Liberty ship
2 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Albacore	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [44]
2 April	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons Ltd	South Shields	Empire Clough	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
2 April	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Haydon	Hunt-class destroyer
2 April	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Ingleton	Cargo ship	For R. Chapman & Son. [20]
2 April	United Kingdom	W. & C. French Ltd.	Newport	Lady Kathleen	Concrete ship	For Concrete Maritime Ltd. [45]
2 April	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston	Orwell	O-class destroyer
2 April	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 7	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [22]
3 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Switha	Isles-class trawler	For Royal Navy. [46]
4 April	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Battler	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Croatan	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Denver	Cleveland-class light cruiser
4 April	United Kingdom	C Connell & Co Ltd	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Empire Bowman	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
4 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Belfast	Empire Fletcher	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [9]
4 April	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Nassau	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Searcher	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
6 April	United Kingdom	Ferguson Bros Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Empire Mead	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [42]
6 April	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Tristram	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [47]
9 April	Sweden	Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad	Gothenburg	Mjölner	Mode-class destroyer	For Swedish Navy
11 April	Sweden	Götaverken	Gothenburg	Mode	Mode-class destroyer	For Swedish Navy
11 April	Australia	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Quickmatch	Q-class destroyer
12 April	United States	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	Kearny, New Jersey	Hawaiian Shipper	Modified Type C3 cargo liner	For United States War Shipping Administration
13 April	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Modbury	Hunt-class destroyer	Transferred to Greece as Miaoulis
14 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Acute	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [48]
14 April	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephens & Sons	Glasgow	Holcombe	Hunt-class destroyer
15 April	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding & Co. Ltd.	Troon	Empire Toiler	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [49]
16 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd.	Govan	British Merit	Tanker	For British Tanker Co. Ltd. [50]
16 April	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd	Grangemouth	Empire Gawain	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
16 April	United Kingdom	A. Hall & Co. Ltd.	Aberdeen	Empire Minotaur	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [15]
16 April	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Flamma	Collier	For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. [20]
16 April	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Jersey City	Cargo ship	For Reardon Smith Line Ltd. [51]
16 April	United Kingdom	Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.	Northwich	VIC 20	VIC lighter	For Ministry of War Transport. [52]
17 April	United Kingdom	Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Greenock	Empire Might	Cargo liner	For Ministry of War Transport. [53]
18 April	United States	Electric Boat Company	Groton, Connecticut	Blackfish	Gato-class submarine
18 April	United Kingdom	James Pollock & Sons	Faversham	Imta Layteri	Submarine tender	For Turkish Navy. [12]
19 April	United Kingdom	Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd.	Ardrossan	Ulster Duke	Coaster	For Belfast Steamship Co. Ltd. [54]
20 April	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Norseman	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [23]
25 April	Sweden	Götaverken	Gothenburg	Magne	Mode-class destroyer	For Swedish Navy
27 April	United Kingdom	Fairfield	Glasgow	Haldon	Hunt-class destroyer	Transferred to Free France as La Combattante
29 April	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Avristan	Cargo ship	For Strick Line (1923) Ltd. [17]
29 April	Norway	Geo. Lawley	Neponset, Massachusetts	King Haakon VII	PC class escort ship	Ex-USS PC-467
29 April	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Shahjehan	Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. [55]
30 April	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd.	Bowling	Empire Farm	Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [15]
30 April	United Kingdom	A. Hall & Co. Ltd.	Aberdeen	Empire Gnome	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [15]
30 April	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Tanatside	Hunt-class destroyer
30 April	United Kingdom	William Denny & Brothers	Dumbarton	Obedient	O-class destroyer

May

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 May	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Gareth	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [13]
1 May	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	VIC 11	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [38]
2 May	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Barnes	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
2 May	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Lionel	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [11]
2 May	Australia	Mort's Dock & Engineering Co	Balmain, New South Wales	Inverell	Bathurst-class corvette
2 May	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Redoubt	R-class destroyer	To India as Ranjit 1949
4 May	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd.	Southwick	Stancleeve	Cargo ship	For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd. [56]
6 May	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	VIC 12	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [38]
7 May	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Prince William	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
13 May	United Kingdom	Clelands (Successors) Ltd.	Wallsend	Empire Head	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport. [6]
13 May	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 8	VIC lighter	For the War Department. [57]
14 May	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Wallsend	Empire Garrick	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [58]
14 May	United Kingdom	William Denny and Bros. Ltd.	Dumbarton	Empire Guinevere	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [59]
14 May	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons Ltd.	South Shields	Empire Hazlitt	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [7]
14 May	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Iseult	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [47]
14 May	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Winsor	Collier	For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. [20]
15 May	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Core	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 May	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Southey	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [39]
15 May	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	Newport News, Virginia	Mobile	Cleveland-class light cruiser
16 May	Australia	HMA Naval Dockyard	Melbourne	Horsham	Bathurst-class corvette
18 May	United Kingdom	Lithgows	Port Glasgow	Empire Galahad	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
22 May	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Altamaha	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
22 May	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	Empire Imp	Maple-type tug	For the Admiralty. [60]
22 May	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Mormacpenn	C3 merchant freighter	Converted to escort carrier HMS Hunter in 1943
22 May	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Empire Imp	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
27 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cadmus	Algerine-class Mineweeper	For Royal Navy. [61]
27 May	Sweden	Öresundsvarvet	Landskrona	Munin	Mode-class destroyer	For Swedish Navy
28 May	United Kingdom	S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Cormull	C-type coaster	For Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. [62]
28 May	United Kingdom	Clelands (Successors) Ltd.	Willington Quay-on-Tyne	Empire Piper	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [35]
28 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Empire Strength	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [63]
28 May	United Kingdom	William Hamilton & Co. Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Matheran	Cargo ship	For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd. [3]
28 May	United Kingdom	Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.	Paisley	MOWT 7	Crane barge	For Ministry of War Transport. [64]
29 May	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Canara	Cargo ship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [65]
29 May	United Kingdom	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Wordsworth	Norwegian type tanker	For . [10]
29 May	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Houston City	Cargo ship	For Reardon Smith Line Ltd. [66]
30 May	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.	Dundee	Activity	Refrigerated cargo ship	For the Admiralty. Completed as escort carrier HMS Activity. [67]
30 May	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Guidon	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [68]
30 May	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd.	Selby	Empire Pat	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [1]
30 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	San Veronico	Tanker	For Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd. [69] [70]

June

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 June	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd.	Selby	Empire Sam	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [1]
1 June	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Hardingham	Cargo ship	For Willis Steamship Co. Ltd. [66]
1 June	United Kingdom	Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Nassa	Tanker	For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. [71]
1 June	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie	Hebburn	Quail	Q-class destroyer
1 June	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Racehorse	R-class destroyer
2 June	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Boswell	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [13]
2 June	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons	Bowling	Empire Cupid	Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [15]
2 June	United Kingdom	R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd.	Newcastle on Tyne	Nuculana	Tanker	For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd. [72]
4 June	United Kingdom	J. S. Watson Ltd.	Gainsborough	Empire Meadow	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [42]
4 June	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 9	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [57]
6 June	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Block Island	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
10 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Santa Fe	Cleveland-class light cruiser
11 June	Australia	Walkers Limited	Maryborough	Bowen	Bathurst-class corvette
13 June	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Lambrook	Cargo ship	For Austin Friars Steamship Co. [20]
15 June	United Kingdom	C. Connell & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Empire Mordred	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [2]
16 June	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Lytton	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [23]
17 June	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Shahzada	Cargo ship	For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. [55]
19 June	Australia	Mort's Dock & Engineering Co	Balmain, New South Wales	Latrobe	Bathurst-class corvette
20 June	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Wensleydale	Hunt-class destroyer
23 June	Australia	Poole & Steel	Balmain, New South Wales	Kapunda	Bathurst-class corvette
24 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kale	River-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [73]
25 June	Canada	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Huron	Tribal-class destroyer
26 June	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Coombe Hill	Cargo ship	For Putney Hill Steamship Co. Ltd. [66]
	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Junecrest	Cargo ship	For Crest Shipping Co. Ltd. [55]
27 June	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston, Southamton	Brecon	Hunt-class destroyer
27 June	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Breton	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
27 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Circe	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [74]
27 June	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Galliard	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [47]
27 June	United States	Permanente Metals	Richmond, California	Ocean Victory	Ocean ship	For Ministry of War Transport
29 June	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company	Dundee	Empire Archer	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
29 June	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Banner	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
29 June	United Kingdom	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Collins	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [10]
29 June	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Grangemouth	Empire Damsel	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport
29 June	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Patriot	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [13]
29 June	United Kingdom	Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Standard	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [75]
29 June	United Kingdom	Henry Scarr Ltd	Hessle	Empire Titan	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [27]
29 June	United Kingdom	William Denny & Brothers	Dumbarton	Woodpecker	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
30 June	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd	Port Glasgow	Empire Buckler	Cargo ship	For the Ministry of War Transport
30 June	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Clarion	Cargo ship	For the Ministry of War Transport
30 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Empire Metal	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [28] [76]
	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd.	Govan	[[SS|]]1=	tanker	For .
30 June	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Harpalyce	Cargo ship	For National Steamship Co. Ltd. [66]
30 June	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd.	Southwick	Stanhill	Cargo ship	For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd. [56]

July

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 July	United Kingdom	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Thackeray	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [77]
3 July	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers Ltd.	Dumbarton	Cuillin	Ferry	For London, Midland and Scottish Railway. [78]
8 July	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	Empire Toby	Maple-type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [60]
11 July	United Kingdom	J Samuel White	Cowes	Easton	Hunt-class destroyer	For Royal Navy [79]
11 July	United Kingdom	Richards Ironworks Ltd.	Lowestoft	Empire Reynard	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport. [18]
14 July	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons Ltd.	South Shields	Empire Ruskin	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [7]
14 July	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd	Bowling	Empire Sinew	Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [15]
14 July	United Kingdom	S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Firedog	C-type coaster	For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. [80]
15 July	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Carlton	Cargo ship	For R. Chapman & Son Ltd. [20]
15 July	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Relentless	R-class destroyer
16 July	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Wallsend	Empire Reynolds	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [58]
16 July	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Rapid	R-class destroyer
16 July	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Ravager	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
18 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	St. George	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
20 July	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 10	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [57]
23 July	United Kingdom	Ferguson Brothers Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Empire Warlock	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [42]
28 July	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Baltimore	Baltimore-class heavy cruiser
28 July	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Wallsend	City of Bristol	Cargo ship	For Ellerman's City Line Ltd. [5]
28 July	United Kingdom			Cygnet	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
28 July	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Webster	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [39]
28 July	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	Mahratta	M-class destroyer
January	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Tuzla	Ferry	For Turkish Government. [81]
29 July	United Kingdom	Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Greenock	Empire Wisdom	Cargo liner	For Ministry of War Transport. [53]
29 July	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 21	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [57]
30 July	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd.	Birkenhead	British Promise	Tanker	For British Tanker Co. Ltd. [33]
30 July	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Centaur	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.	Barrow in Furness	Empire Elaine	Heavy lift ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [82]
30 July	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Thistledale	Cargo ship	For The Albyn Line Ltd. [83]
31 July	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Essex	Essex-class aircraft carrier

August

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 August	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Croatan	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
8 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Empire Fusilier	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Empire Bombardier. [9]
11 August	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Dace	Ferry	For Ministry of War Transport. [81]
11 August	United Kingdom	William Denny & Brothers	Dumbarton	Wren	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
12 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Espiegle	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [84]
13 August	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding & Co. Ltd.	Troon	Empire Launcelot	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [49]
22 August	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City	Independence	Independence-class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
23 August	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Prince William	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
25 August	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Grenadier	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [23]
25 August	Canada	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Haida	Tribal-class destroyer
25 August	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Nordeflinge	Cargo ship	For Constants Ltd. [85]
25 August	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Tower Hill	Cargo ship	For Tower Steamship Co. Ltd. [66]
25 August	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scoutstoun, Glasgow	Whimbrel	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
25 August	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Roach	Ferry	For Ministry of War Transport. [81]
26 August	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Boston	Baltimore-class heavy cruiser
27 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Black Prince	Dido-class cruiser	For Royal Navy.
27 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Empire Castle	Refrigerated cargo liner	For Ministry of War Transport
27 August	United Kingdom	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Cavalier	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [10]
27 August	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Troon	Empire Melody	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [86]
27 August	United Kingdom	A. Hall & Co. Ltd.	Aberdeen	Empire Ned	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [15]
27 August	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	Empire Pixie	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [87]
27 August	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York	Iowa	Iowa-class battleship
28 August	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Cormain	Collier	For Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. [20]
28 August	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Harpagus	Cargo ship	For National Steamship Co. Ltd. [66]
	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Middlesex Trader	Cargo ship	For Trader Navigation Co. Ltd. [88]
29 August	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Kinsman	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [89]
30 August	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Intrepid	Essex-class aircraft carrier
31 August	United Kingdom	A. & J. Inglis Ltd.	Glasgow	Empire Gypsy	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [90] [91]
31 August	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Empire Lancer	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [92]
31 August	United States			Thomas T. Tucker	Liberty ship
August	United Kingdom	Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.	Northwich	VIC 14	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [38]

September

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 September	United Kingdom	C. Connell & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Empire Geraint	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [2]
2 September	United Kingdom	John Crown & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Frank	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [40]
2 September	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Empire Pibroch	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [93]
2 September	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 22	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [57]
7 September	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Glacier	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
8 September	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.	Dundee	Lapland	Cargo ship	For Currie Line Ltd. [94]
10 September	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Cadet	Ferry	For Ministry of War Transport
10 September	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Chub	Ferry	For Ministry of War Transport. [81]
10 September	United Kingdom	Henry Robb Ltd.	Leith	Growler	Bustler-class tug	For the Admiralty. [43]
11 September	United Kingdom	A. Hall & Co. Ltd.	Aberdeen	Empire Fred	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [95]
11 September	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd.	Southwick	Empire Hunter	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [96]
12 September	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Eggesford	Hunt-class destroyer	Sold to Federal German Navy in 1959 as Brommy
12 September	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd.	Selby	Empire Ace	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [1]
14 September	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons Ltd.	South Shields	Empire Lakeland	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [7]
17 September	United States	Electric Boat Company	Groton, Connecticut	Hoe	Gato-class submarine
19 September	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Chatham	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
20 September	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	Empire Ariel	Maple-type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [97]
22 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Fantome	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [98]
23 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Empire Grange	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [99]
23 September	United States	Bethlehem Steel Company	Quincy, Massachusetts	Lexington	Essex-class aircraft carrier
23 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd.	Govan	San Vulfrano	Tanker	For Eagle Oil Co. Ltd. [50] [100]
24 September	United Kingdom	S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Bushwood	C-type coaster	For . [80]
24 September	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Driver	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
24 September	United Kingdom			Chanticleer	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
24 September	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd.	Bowling	Empire Minnow	Modified Warrior-type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [101]
24 September	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie	Newcastle upon Tyne	Savage	Modified S-class destroyer
24 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	HMS Thruster	Tank Landing Craft	For Royal Navy. [102]
25 September	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Bardistan	Cargo ship	For Strick Line (1923) Ltd. [66]
25 September	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Envoy	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
25 September	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Lorenzo	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [103]
25 September	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney	Glenelg	Bathurst-class corvette
25 September	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Highland Prince	Cargo ship	For Prince Line Ltd. [20]
25 September	United Kingdom	R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd.	Newcastle on Tyne	Naticina	Tanker	For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. [72]
26 September	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Wallsend	British Gratitude	Tanker	For British Tanker Co. Ltd. [104]
26 September	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd.	Selby	Empire Denis	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [105]
27 September	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Attacker	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
28 September	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Nugget	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [23]
29 September	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Thistlemuir	Cargo ship	For The Albyn Line Ltd. [106]
30 September	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Empire Pennant	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [92]

October

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
4 October	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 23	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [57]
7 October	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Pybus	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
8 October	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.	Dundee	Ascot	Cargo ship	For Britain Steamship Co. [67]
10 October	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Grangemouth	Empire Clansman	Icemaid type collier	For Ministry of War Transport. [24]
10 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Mutine	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.
12 October	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	Empire Faun	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [107]
12 October	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	Empire Harry	Larch-class tug	For the Admiralty. [108]
13 October	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Kite	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
13 October	United Kingdom	Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Naranio	Tanker	For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. [71]
14 October	United Kingdom	Fairfield	Govan, Glasgow	Starling	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
14 October	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scoutstoun, Glasgow	Wild Goose	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
17 October	United Kingdom	J Harker Ltd.	Knottingley	Empire Reaper	Severn type collier	For Ministry of War Transport. [109]
18 October	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Baffins	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
18 October	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City	Princeton	Independence-class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
23 October	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Chyebassa	Cargo ship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [65]
23 October	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Harlesden	Cargo ship	For J. & C. Harrison Ltd. [110]
23 October	United States	Bethlehem Steel Company	San Francisco	Oakland	Atlanta-class light cruiser
24 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bruiser	Tank Landing Craft	For Royal Navy. [111]
24 October	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	SS Empire Record (2)	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [112]
24 October	United States	Basalt Rock Company	Napa, California	Gear	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
25 October	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	Empire Seraph	Maple-type tug	For the Admiralty. [60]
27 October	United Kingdom	Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Greenock	Bonaventure	Cargo ship	For the Admiralty. Completed as HMS Bonaventure. [113]
January	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd.	Linthouse	Papanui	Refrigerated cargo liner	For New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. [114]
28 October	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Coulgorm	Cargo ship	For Dornoch Shipping Co. Ltd. [55]
28 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Onyx	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [115]
28 October	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding	Greenock	Rocket	R-class destroyer
29 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Empire Torrent	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport.
October	United Kingdom	Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.	Northwich	VIC 15	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [38]

November

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 November	United States	Consolidated Steel Corporation	Orange, Texas	Edsall	Edsall-class destroyer escort
5 November	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	VIC 24	VIC lighter	For the Ministry of Supply. [57]
9 November	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Bradford City	Cargo ship	For Leeds Shipping Co. Ltd. [116]
9 November	United Kingdom			Crane	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
9 November	United Kingdom	John Readhead and Sons	South Shields	Empire Fortune	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
9 November	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.	Wallsend	Empire Portia	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [117]
9 November	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Essex Trader	Cargo ship	For Trader Navigatinon Co. Ltd. [106]
9 November	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd.	Southwick	Stanlodge	Cargo ship	For Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd. [56]
10 November	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Cato	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
10 November	United Kingdom	Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd	Rowhedge	Empire Homestead	Empire Lad-class coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [118]
10 November	United Kingdom	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Troon	Empire Pioneer	Icemaid type collier	For Ministry of War Transport. [119]
10 November	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Empire Rosalind	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [120]
10 November	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.	Goole	Empire Rupert	Larch-class tug	For the Admiralty. [108]
10 November	United Kingdom	Henry Robb Ltd.	Leith	Hesper	Bustler-class tug	For the Admiralty. [43]
11 November	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Bolinas	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
11 November	United States	North Carolina Shipbuilding	Wilmington, North Carolina	Henry Bacon	Liberty ship
11 November	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Bastian	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
19 November	United Kingdom	Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Claymore	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
19 November	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Cobbett	Norwegian type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [23]
20 November	United Kingdom	Fleming & Ferguson Ltd.	Paisley	MOWT 8	Crane barge	For Ministry of War Transport. [64]
21 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Darro	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line. [121]
21 November	United Kingdom	C Connell & Co Ltd	Scotstoun	Empire Carpenter	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
22 November	United States	Basalt Rock Company	Napa, California	Escape	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
23 November	United Kingdom	S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Betty Hindley	C-type coaster	For Stephenson, Clarke Ltd. [80]
23 November	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Grangemouth	Bucklaw	Icemaid type collier	For G. Gibson & Co. Ltd. [122]
23 November	United Kingdom	Henry Scarr Ltd	Hessle	Empire Oberon	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [27]
23 November	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Stevenstone	Hunt-class destroyer
23 November	United Kingdom	Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Wearfield	Tanker	For Northern Petroleum Tank Steamship Co. Ltd. [123]
24 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Belfast	Empire Benefit	Ocean type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [9]
24 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	Tweed	River-class frigate	For Royal Navy. [124]
25 November	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd	Barrow in Furness	Empire Charmian	Heavy lift ship	For Ministry of War Transport
	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Triona	Cargo ship	For British Phosphate Commissioners. [55]
26 November	United Kingdom			Woodcock	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
29 November	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Prospero	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [89]

December

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
3 December	Australia	Poole & Steel	Sydney	Cootamundra	Bathurst-class corvette
6 December	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City	Belleau Wood	Independence-class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
6 December	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Blyth	Empire Rosa	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
7 December	United States	Bethlehem Steel Company	Quincy, Massachusetts	Bunker Hill	Essex-class aircraft carrier
7 December	United States	Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia	New Jersey	Iowa-class battleship
8 December	Hong Kong	Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd.	Hong Kong	Empire Lanter	Cargo ship	For Japanese Government. Completed at Gyoku Maru. [125]
8 December	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	Miami	Cleveland-class light cruiser
8 December	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Bardolph	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
8 December	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Candida	Scandinavian type cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [112]
9 December	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.	Grangemouth	Fireguard	Icemaid type collier	For Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. [122]
9 December	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd.	Birkenhead	John Holt	Cargo ship	For John Holt Ltd. [126]
9 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Rattler	Algerine-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.
10 December	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding	Greenock	Roebuck	R-class destroyer
11 December	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers Ltd.	Dumbarton	Pegu	Cargo ship	For British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. [127]
11 December	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scoutstoun, Glasgow	Pheasant	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
12 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Boxer	Tank Landing Craft	For Royal Navy.
17 December	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Windsor Queen	Cargo ship	For British Channel Islands Shipping Co. Ltd. [20]
18 December	United States			Amelia Earhart	Liberty ship
18 December	United Kingdom	J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Brutus	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
19 December	United States	Basalt Rock Company	Napa, California	Diver	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
20 December	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	Jersey Hart	Cargo ship	For Nolisement Steamship Co. Ltd. [110]
21 December	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	British Vigour	Tanker	For British Tanker Co. Ltd. [33]
21 December	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Cape Howe	Cargo ship	For Cape of Good Hope Motorship Co Ltd. [55]
21 December	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company		Narbada	Black Swan-class sloop
21 December	United Kingdom	Barclay Curle	Glasgow	Empire Courage	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
21 December	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd.	Bowling	Empire Titania	Modified Warrior-type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [101]
21 December	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.	Dundee	Norman Monarch	Cargo ship	For Monarch Steamship Co. Ltd. [67]
22 December	United Kingdom	Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Airsprite	Sprite-class tanker	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. [71]
22 December	United Kingdom	J. S. Watson Ltd.	Gainsborough	Empire Ben	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [128]
22 December	United Kingdom	Clelands (Successors) Ltd.	Wallsend	Empire Sandy	Larch-class tug	For the Admiralty. [108]
22 December	United Kingdom	William Doxford & Sons Ltd.	Pallion	English Prince	Cargo ship	For Prince Line Ltd. [110]
23 December	United Kingdom	Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Commerce	Intermediate type tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [129]
23 December	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Burntisland	Empire MacAlpine	MAC ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [130]
23 December	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co. Ltd.	West Hartlepool	Empire Mortimer	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [131]
23 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Empire Nerissa	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [132]
23 December	United States	Bethlehem Steel Company	San Francisco	Reno	Atlanta-class light cruiser
23 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Rowallan Castle	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Union-Castle Line. [133]
26 December	United Kingdom	A. & J. Inglis Ltd.	Glasgow	Empire Fay	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport. [90]
28 December	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd.	Port Glasgow	Empire Treasure	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport. [92]
28 December	United States	Western Pipe and Steel Company	San Pedro, California	Staten Island	Wind-class icebreaker	For Lend-Lease
29 December	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	Empire Laird	Severn type collier	For Ministry of War Transport. [134]
30 December	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Tacoma	Carnegie	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
31 December	United States	Basalt Rock Company	Napa, California	Grapple	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
31 December	United Kingdom	John Crown & Sons Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Demon	Near-Warrior type tug	For Ministry of War Transport. [40]

Unknown date

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Harker Ltd.	Knottingley	Barnsdale H.	Motor barge	For J. Harker Ltd. [109]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd.	Northwich	Bishops Terrier	Lighter	For Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd. [135]
Unknown date	Germany	Norderwerft Koser und Meyer	Hamburg	Boelke	Karl Meyer-class seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
Unknown date				Danisch Wold	Coastal tanker
Unknown date	Hong Kong	Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd	Hong Kong	Empire Blossom	Cargo ship	For the Imperial Japanese Navy
Unknown date	Norway	Akers Mekaniske Verksted	Oslo	Flandern	Whaler	Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion
Unknown date	Germany	Elsflether Werft AG	Elsfleth	Flemhude	Coastal tanker	For the Kriegsmarine. [136]
Unknown date	Germany	D W Kremer Sohn	Elmshorn	Grete	Coastal tanker	For the Kriegsmarine
Unknown date	Hong Kong	Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd.	Hong Kong	Gyoten Maru	Cargo ship	For Japanese Government. [125]
Unknown date	Norway	Akers Mekaniske Verksted	Oslo	Helgoland	Whaler	Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion
Unknown date	Germany			Hilde	Coastal tanker	For the Kriegsmarine. [137]
Unknown date	Denmark	Nakskov Skibs Akt.	Nakskov	Karin K. Bornhofen	Cargo ship	For R. Bornhofen. [138]
Unknown date	Norway	Sarpsborg Mekaniske Verksted	Sarpsborg	Marsteinen	Coastal tanker	Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.	Chepstow	MOWT 1	Crane barge	For Ministry of War Transport. [64]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.	Chepstow	MOWT 2	Crane barge	For Ministry of War Transport. [64]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.	Chepstow	MOWT 3	Crane barge	For Ministry of War Transport. [64]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.	Chepstow	MOWT 5	Crane barge	For Ministry of War Transport. [64]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd.	Thorne	Pinklake	Tug	For River Lighterage Co. Ltd. [139]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Hay & Sons Ltd.	Kirkintilloch	VIC 18	VIC lighter	For the Admiralty. [140]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	A. & J. Inglis Ltd.	Glasgow	Vipya	Ferry	For Nyasaland Railways. [141] [142]

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