| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
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| 2 October | United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd | Goole | Empire Farringay | Empire F type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 2 October | William Doxford & Sons Ltd. | Pallion | Empire Tavoy | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 2 October | United States | Delta Shipbuilding Company | New Orleans, Louisiana | J. Rufino Barrios | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [10] |
| 2 October | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | Houston, Texas | Richard J. Hopkins | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [6] |
| 3 October | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | City of Durham | Cargo ship | For Ellerman City Line Ltd. |
| 3 October | Richards Ironworks Ltd. | Lowestoft | Empire Albany | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 3 October | United States | New England Shipbuilding Company | South Portland, Maine | James T. Fields | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [12] |
| 3 October | New England Shipbuilding Company | South Portland, Maine | Loammi Baldwin | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [12] |
| 3 October | Permanente Metals, #2 Yard | Richmond, California | Navarro | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [4] |
| 3 October | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Tamele | Cargo ship | For Elder, Dempster Lines Ltd. |
| 3 October | Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg | U-2341 | Type XXIII submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 3 October | United Kingdom | J. S. Watson (Gainsborough) Ltd. | Gainsborough | VIC 54 | VIC lighter | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 4 October | United States | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Panama City, Florida | Chief Osceola | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [9] |
| 4 October | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 116 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty. |
| 4 October | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | U-3510 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 4 October | United States | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Magoffin | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy |
| 4 October | United Kingdom | Scott & Sons Ltd | Bowling | Empire Dorrit | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 4 October | Henry Scarr Ltd. | Hessle | Empire Elinor | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 4 October | Cochrane & Sons Ltd. | Selby | Empire Jenny | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 4 October | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | U-2518 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 5 October | United Kingdom | G. Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd. | Greenock | Barnard Castle | Castle-class corvette | For Royal Navy. Completed as Empire Shelter for Ministry of War Transport. |
| 5 October | United States | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards | Baltimore, Maryland | Kermit Roosevelt | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [11] |
| 5 October | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company | Jacksonville, Florida | Robert Mills | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [15] |
| 5 October | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards | Baltimore, Maryland | St. Albans Victory | Victory ship | For War Shipping Administration. [11] |
| 5 October | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation | Savannah, Georgia | William H. Edwards | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [5] |
| 5 October | Oregon Shipbuilding Company | Portland, Oregon | Fond du Lac | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [7] |
| 5 October | United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd. | Selby | Empire Barbara | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 5 October | Fleming & Furguson Ltd. | Paisley | Empire Conjuror | Bucket dredger | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 6 October | United States | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Brunswick, Georgia | Duncan L. Clinch | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [1] |
| 6 October | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | Houston, Texas | J. D. Yeager | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [6] |
| 6 October | California Shipbuilding Corporation | Los Angeles, California | Bandera | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [3] |
| 7 October | New England Shipbuilding Company | South Portland, Maine | Abraham Rosenberg | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [12] |
| 7 October | Delta Shipbuilding Company | New Orleans, Louisiana | Ales Hrdlicka | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [10] |
| 7 October | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Marathon | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy |
| 7 October | Permanente Metals, #2 Yard | Richmond, California | Neshoba | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [4] |
| 7 October | United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. | Grangemouth | Empire Drury | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 8 October | United States | Marinship Corporation | Sausalito, California | Mission Los Angeles | T2 tanker | For United States Maritime Commission. [16] |
| 9 October | Oregon Shipbuilding Company | Portland, Oregon | Freestone | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [7] |
| 9 October | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 117 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty. |
| 9 October | United States | Delta Shipbuilding Company | New Orleans, Louisiana | William Hackett | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [10] |
| 10 October | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Empire Haig | Standard Fast type cargo liner | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 10 October | United States | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards | Baltimore, Maryland | Faithful | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [11] |
| 10 October | Permanente Metals, #1 Yard | Richmond, California | Mayfield Victory | Victory ship | For War Shipping Administration. [8] |
| 10 October | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company | Jacksonville, Florida | Morris C. Feinstone | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [15] |
| 10 October | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Panama City, Florida | Richard Halliburton | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [9] |
| 10 October | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | U-3010 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 11 October | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | U-3511 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 11 October | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | U-3512 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 11 October | United States | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | Houston, Texas | Johnny Appleseed | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [6] |
| 11 October | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Menard | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy |
| 12 October | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Brunswick, Georgia | Abigail Gibbons | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [1] |
| 12 October | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | Fort Stevens | T2 Tanker | For War Shipping Administration. [18] |
| 12 October | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation | Savannah, Georgia | Joseph Murgas | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [5] |
| 12 October | Permanente Metals, #2 Yard | Richmond, California | New Kent | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [4] |
| 13 October | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards | Baltimore, Maryland | Pachaug Victory | Victory ship | For War Shipping Administration. [11] |
| 13 October | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 118 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty Ministry of War Transport. |
| 13 October | Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg | U-2342 | Type XXIII submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 13 October | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | U-2519 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 13 October | AG Weser | Bremen | U-3012 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 14 October | United States | Marinship Corporation | Sausalito, California | Coalinga Hills | T2 tanker | For United States Maritime Commission. [16] |
| 14 October | New England Shipbuilding Company | South Portland, Maine | Wilson B. Keene | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [12] |
| 14 October | California Shipbuilding Corporation | Los Angeles, California | Beckham | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [3] |
| 14 October | Oregon Shipbuilding Company | Portland, Oregon | Gage | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [7] |
| 15 October | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Macon | Baltimore-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 15 October | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Menifee | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy |
| 15 October | East Coast Ship Yard | Bayonne, New Jersey | Narraguagas | Mettawee-class gasoline tanker | For United States Navy |
| 16 October | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company | Jacksonville, Florida | David L. Yulee | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [15] |
| 16 October | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | U-2520 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 16 October | United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Wave Emperor | Wave-class oiler | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 17 October | United States | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | Houston, Texas | Anson Mills | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [6] |
| 17 October | New England Shipbuilding Company | South Portland, Maine | Charles Tufts | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [12] |
| 17 October | United Kingdom | John Lewis & Sons Ltd. | Aberdeen | Empire Cheyne | Tudor Queen type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 17 October | United States | New England Shipbuilding Company | South Portland, Maine | Kenyon L. Butterfield | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [12] |
| 17 October | Permanente Metals, #1 Yard | Richmond, California | Newcastle Victory | Victory ship | For War Shipping Administration. [8] |
| 17 October | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | Houston, Texas | Paul Bunyan | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [6] |
| 17 October | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Panama City, Florida | Samuel G. Howe | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [9] |
| 17 October | Oregon Shipbuilding Company | Portland, Oregon | Gallatin | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [7] |
| 17 October | United Kingdom | Clelands (Successors) Ltd | Willington Quay-on-Tyne | Empire Jean | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 17 October | Clelands (Successors) Ltd | Willington Quay-on-Tyne | Empire Mary | tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 18 October | United States | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards | Baltimore, Maryland | Bert McDowell | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [11] |
| 18 October | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Brunswick, Georgia | Charles W. Stiles | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [1] |
| 18 October | United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd | Goole | Empire Farjeon | Empire F type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 18 October | Burntisland Shipbuilding Company | Burntisland | Loch Glendhu | Loch-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 18 October | United States | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Meriwether | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy |
| 18 October | Permanente Metals, #2 Yard | Richmond, California | Noble | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [4] |
| 18 October | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Tacoma, Washington | Vella Gulf | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier | For United States Navy |
| 18 October | Germany | Germaniawerft | Kiel | U-2343 | Type XXIII submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 18 October | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | U-2521 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 19 October | United States | California Shipbuilding Corporation | Los Angeles, California | Botetourt | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [3] |
| 19 October | United Kingdom | J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Empire Allenby | Standard Fast type cargo liner | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 19 October | A & J Inglis Ltd | Glasgow | Empire Bute | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 19 October | United States | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards | Baltimore, Maryland | Samar | Liberty ship | For United States Navy. [11] |
| 19 October | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 119 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty. |
| 19 October | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | U-3013 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 19 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Widemouth Bay | Bay-class frigate | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 October | United States | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | Houston, Texas | Robert Neighbors | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [6] |
| 20 October | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | U-3011 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 20 October | United States | Oregon Shipbuilding Company | Portland, Oregon | Gosper | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [7] |
| 21 October | United Kingdom | J. Harker Ltd. | Knottingley | Empire Guernsey | Isles-class coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 October | United States | Delta Shipbuilding Company | New Orleans, Louisiana | John W. Draper | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [10] |
| 21 October | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation | Savannah, Georgia | Milton J. Foreman | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [5] |
| 21 October | Marinship Corporation | Sausalito, California | Montebello Hills | T2 tanker | For United States Maritime Commission. [16] |
| 21 October | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | North Point | T2 Tanker | For War Shipping Administration. [18] |
| 21 October | New England Shipbuilding Company | South Portland, Maine | William A. Dobson | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [12] |
| 21 October | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Audubon | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy |
| 21 October | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Rawlins | Haskell-class attack transport | |
| 21 October | United Kingdom | J Harker Ltd | Knottingley | Empire Guernsey | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 21 October | Germany | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | U-3513 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 21 October | Schichau-Werke | Danzig | U-3514 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 22 October | United States | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards | Baltimore, Maryland | Malden Victory | Victory ship | For War Shipping Administration. [11] |
| 22 October | Permanente Metals, #2 Yard | Richmond, California | Okaloosa | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [4] |
| 22 October | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | U-2522 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 23 October | Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Fangturm | Hansa A type cargo ship | For Hansa Line |
| 23 October | United States | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company | Jacksonville, Florida | George E. Waldo | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [15] |
| 23 October | Oregon Shipbuilding Company | Portland, Oregon | Granville | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [7] |
| 24 October | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | Houston, Texas | Francis B. Ogden | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [6] |
| 24 October | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Panama City, Florida | Granville S. Hall | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [9] |
| 24 October | Delta Shipbuilding Company | New Orleans, Louisiana | King Hathaway | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [10] |
| 24 October | Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg | U-2344 | Type XXIII submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 25 October | United States | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Brunswick, Georgia | Murray M. Blum | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [1] |
| 25 October | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | U-3014 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 25 October | United States | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Renville | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy |
| 25 October | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | U-2523 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 26 October | United States | California Shipbuilding Corporation | Los Angeles, California | Bland | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [3] |
| 26 October | Permanente Metals, #2 Yard | Richmond, California | Okanogan | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [4] |
| 26 October | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 120 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty. |
| 27 October | United States | Oregon Shipbuilding Company | Portland, Oregon | Grimes | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [7] |
| 27 October | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation | Savannah, Georgia | Joseph S. McDonagh | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [5] |
| 27 October | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | Paulus Hook | T2 Tanker | For War Shipping Administration. [18] |
| 27 October | Germany | AG Weser | Bremen | U-3015 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 28 October | United States | Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation | Houston, Texas | Edwin S. Nettleton | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [6] |
| 28 October | St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company | Jacksonville, Florida | Harald Torsvik | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [15] |
| 28 October | California Shipbuilding Corporation | Los Angeles, California | Bosque | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [3] |
| 28 October | Canada | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. | Lauzon, Quebec | LST 3507 | Landing Ship Tank, Mk.3 | For Royal Navy |
| 28 October | United States | Kaiser Company | Vancouver, Washington | Rockbridge | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy |
| 28 October | Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg | U-2345 | Type XXIII submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 29 October | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. | Sunderland | Empire Mandalay | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 29 October | United States | Marinship Corporation | Sausalito, California | Mission San Francisco | T2 tanker | For United States Maritime Commission. [16] |
| 29 October | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 121 | TID-class tug | For the Admiralty. |
| 30 October | United States | New England Shipbuilding Company | South Portland, Maine | Belgian Unity | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [12] |
| 30 October | United Kingdom | Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. | Renfrew | Empire Clydesdale | Dredger | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 30 October | Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. | Ardrossan | Empire Drover | Tudor Queen type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 30 October | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd | Dundee | Empire Canning | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
| 30 October | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Empire Kumasi | Cargo ship | For the Ministry of War Transport. |
| 30 October | Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Mauritius | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 30 October | United States | Oregon Shipbuilding Company | Portland, Oregon | Hyde | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [7] |
| 30 October | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Brunswick, Georgia | Laura Bridgman | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [1] |
| 30 October | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | Quaker Hill | T2 Tanker | For War Shipping Administration. [18] |
| 30 October | Germany | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | U-2524 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 30 October | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | U-2525 | Type XXI submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
| 31 October | United States | Permanente Metals, #1 Yard | Richmond, California | Bucyrus Victory | Victory ship | For War Shipping Administration. [8] |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. | Grangemouth | Empire Jumna | Empire Pym type tanker | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 31 October | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | LST 3008 | Landing Ship, Tank | For Royal Navy. [163] |
| 31 October | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | LST 3041 | Landing Ship, Tank | For Royal Navy. [164] |
| 31 October | Canada | Victoria Machinery Co. Ltd. | Victoria, British Columbia | Montebello Park | Park ship | For Ministry of War Transport. [165] |
| 31 October | United Kingdom | Henry Robb Ltd. | Leith | Reward | Bustler-class tug | For the Admiralty. |
| 31 October | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Roxburgh Castle | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line. [166] |
| 31 October | Short Brothers Ltd. | Sunderland | Solway Firth | Aircraft engine repair ship | For Admiralty. Completed in 1947 as the cargo ship Kongsberg for Skibsrederi Kongsborg. |
| 31 October | United States | J. A. Jones Construction Company | Panama City, Florida | Stephen Smith | Liberty ship | For War Shipping Administration. [9] |
| 31 October | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards | Baltimore, Maryland | Westerly Victory | Victory ship | For War Shipping Administration. [11] |
| 31 October | California Shipbuilding Corporation | Los Angeles, California | Bowie | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [3] |
| 31 October | Permanente Metals, #2 Yard | Richmond, California | Oneida | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. [4] |
| 31 October | Germany | Deutsche Werft AG | Hamburg | U-2346 | Type XXIII submarine | For Kriegsmarine |
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| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Facility | Empire F type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| Unknown date | Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Fanal | Empire F type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| Unknown date | Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Faraway | Empire F type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |