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