List of ship launches in 1950

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The list of ship launches in 1950 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1950.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
16 January	United States	Western Boatbuilding Company	Tacoma, Washington	John N. Cobb	Research vessel	For National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
19 January	United Kingdom			Retainer	Armament support ship	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
29 January	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-277	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
2 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Consul	Tanker	For British Tanker Company. [2]
6 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Carnarvon	Whaler	For Australian Whaling Commission. [3]
9 February	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-278	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
17 February	United Kingdom	William Gray & Company	West Hartlepool	Andalusian	Cargo Ship	For Ellerman & Papayani Line
7 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Suevic	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Shaw Savill Line. [4]
21 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-282	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
21 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Explorer	Tanker	For British Tanker Company. [5]
31 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-283	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
4 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Juan Perón	Factory ship	For Compania Argentina de Pesca. [6]
15 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-284	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
3 May	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Ark Royal	Audacious-class aircraft carrier	For Royal Navy
18 May	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico	Trieste	Giulio Cesare	Ocean liner	For Italian Line
31 May	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-285	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
1 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Prospector	Tanker	For British Tanker Company. [7]
3 June	United States	Bethlehem Steel Corporation	Quincy, Massachusetts	Independence	Ocean liner	For American Export Lines
3 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-286	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
6 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-287	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
14 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bratsberg	Tanker	For Borgestad A/S. [8]
14 June	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Diamond	Daring-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
15 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ascanius	Cargo ship	For Blue Funnel Line. [9]
19 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-289	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
27 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	President Jackson
29 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Verena	Tanker	For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company. [10]
June	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Daressa	Cargo liner	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [11]
27 July	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow, Scotland	Defender	Daring-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
27 July	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Walker	Ocean Monarch	Cruise ship	For Furness Withy
28 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ixion	Cargo ship	For Blue Funnel Line. [12]
28 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Jaroslaw Dabrowski	Cargo ship	For Polish Ocean Lines. [13]
10 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-291	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
13 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-292	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
13 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-293	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
15 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Surveyor	Tanker	For British Tanker Company. [14]
15 August	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Provence	Passenger ship	For Société Générale des Transports Maritime
16 August	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight	Dainty	Daring-class destroyer
20 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-294	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
28 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-295	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
29 August	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Rosa Maersk	Tanker	For A/S D/S Svendborg and D/S af 1912 A/S. [15]
1 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-296	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
9 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-297	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
15 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-298	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
26 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Laganfield	Tanker	For Hunting & Sons. [16]
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Binta	Tanker	For Per Gjerding. [17]
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bolette	Tanker	For Fred. Olsen & Co. [18]
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kvint	Whaler	For Falkland Shipowners Co. [19]
30 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-299	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
9 October	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	President Adams
7 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-300	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
15 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-334	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
21 October	Soviet Union		Krasnoye Sormovo	S-80	Whiskey-class submarine	For Soviet Navy
19 November	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico	Trieste	Augustus	Ocean liner	For Italian Line
24 November	Denmark	Helsingør Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri	Helsingør	Dronning Ingrid	Ferry	For Danske Statsbaner
12 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ringerd	Tanker	For Olav Ringdal. [20]
20 December	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	Winsor Trader	Cargo ship	For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd
21 December	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering	Glasgow, Scotland	Delight	Daring-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
28 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-336	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
31 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-337	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-279	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-280	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-281	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-288	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-290	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-335	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-336	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[1]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.	Greenock	Changchow	Passenger ship	For China Navigation Co. Ltd. [21]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.	Greenock	Chungking	Passenger ship	For China Navigation Co. Ltd. [21]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Covert	Motor barge	For Hayes Wharfe. [22]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Crop	Motor barge	For British Transport Commission. [23]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aldous Successors Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Missellele	Tug	For Cameroons Development Agency. [24]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Aldous Successors Ltd.	Brightlingsea	Mokundange	Launch	For Elders & Fyffes. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Welding Barge	Barge	For private owner. [26]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Wendy Ann	Tug	For Harry Rose (Towage) Ltd. [27]

References

1. "Large submarine chasers, border guard patrol ships Project 122bis". Russian Ships. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
2. "British Consul". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
3. "Carnarvon". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
4. "Suevic". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
5. "British Explorer". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
6. "Juan Peron". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
7. "British Prospector". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
8. "Bratsberg". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
9. "Ascanius". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
10. "Verena". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
11. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 23.
12. "Ixion". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
13. "Jaroslaw Dabrowski". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
14. "British Surveyor". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
15. "Rosa Maersk". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
16. "Laganfield". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
17. "Binta". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
18. "Bolette". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
19. "Kvint". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
20. "Ringerd". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
21. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 376.
22. "Covert". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
23. "Crop". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
24. "Missellele". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
25. "Mokundange". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
26. "Welding Barge". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
27. "Wendy Ann". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

Sources

• Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN   1-85044-275-4.