List of ship launches in 1951

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The list of ship launches in 1951 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1951.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
9 January	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Cuzco	Cargo ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. [1]
12 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Dalfonn	Tanker	For Sigval Bergsen. [2]
24 January	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-339	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
24 January	Spain	Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval	Ferrol	Audaz	Audaz-class destroyer	For Spanish Navy [4]
27 January	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Northampton	Unique command cruiser
8 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Orkdal	Tanker	For Moltzaua & Christensen. [5]
16 February	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-340	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
2 March	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	K-1	Barracuda-class submarine	First in class
3 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-341	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
8 March	United Kingdom	John Brown and Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Norfolk Ferry	Train ferry	For British Transport Commission
12 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Simba	Tug	For East African Railways. [6]
13 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-342	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
21 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-343	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
28 March	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow, Scotland	Aureol	Ocean Liner	For Elder Dempster Lines
29 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-344	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
31 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-345	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
5 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Rhodesia Castle	Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line. [7]
6 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-346	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
9 April	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Southampton, England	Duchess	Daring-class destroyer
2 May	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	K-2	Barracuda-class submarine
3 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Setter 7	Whaler	For United Whalers. [8]
5 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bollsta	Tanker	For Fred. Olsen & Co. [9]
22 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Tank King	Tanker	For Sigurd Herlofsen A/S. [10]
23 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Nyati	Tug	For East African Railways. [11]
25 May	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-347	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
27 May	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-348	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
7 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-349	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
7 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Setter 8	Whaler	For United Whalers. [12]
14 June	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Trigger	Tang-class submarine
16 June	Italy	Ansaldo Shipyards	Genoa	Andrea Doria	Ocean liner	For Italian Line
19 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Port Nelson	Cargo ship	For Port Line. [13]
19 June	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Tang	Tang-class submarine	First in class
21 June	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Kenya Castle	Ocean liner	For Union-Castle Line
21 June	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	K-3	Barracuda-class submarine
23 June	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	United States	Ocean liner
23 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-350	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
2 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	France Stove	Tanker	For Lorentzen A/S. [14]
9 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Star 9	Whaler	For Hvalfinger A/S. [15]
11 July	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-351	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
27 July	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-353	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
28 July	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-352	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
2 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Eastern Star	Cargo ship	For Australia China Line. [16]
3 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	J. K. Hansen	Whaler	For Union Whaling Co. [17]
6 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-354	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
19 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-356	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
21 August	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Trout	Tang-class submarine
23 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Anders Arvesen	Whaler	For Union Whaling Co. [18]
1 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-357	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
10 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-358	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
15 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-359	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
22 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-360	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
25 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-361	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
30 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-362	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
4 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-363	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
10 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-364	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
11 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Iliade	Tanker	For Societe Navale Delmas Vieljeux. [19]
16 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-365	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
16 October	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Wahoo	Tang-class submarine
11 November	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-366	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
29 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ebro	Cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line. [20]
29 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	King Malcolm	Cargo ship	For King Line. [21]
30 November	Canada	Canadian Vickers	Montreal, Quebec	St. Laurent	St. Laurent-class destroyer	First in class
3 December	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Harder	Tang-class submarine
17 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-367	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
17 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-368	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
17 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Roonagh Head	Cargo ship	For Ulster Steamship Co. [22]
30 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-369	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
31 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-370	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser	[3]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Bournemouth Belle	Motor vessel	For J. Bolson & Son Ltd. [23]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Bay Wharf Construction Co. Ltd.	Greenwich	Chastim	Tug	For Mercantile Lighterage Co. Ltd. [24]
Unknown date	Denmark	Helsingør Skibs og Maskinbyggeri	Helsingør	Saint Germain	Train ferry	For SNCF

References

1. "Cuzco". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
2. "Dalfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
3. "Large submarine chasers, border guard patrol ships Project 122bis". Russian Ships. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
4. Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 433.
5. "Orkdal". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
6. "Simba". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
7. "Rhodesia Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
8. "Setter VII". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
9. "Bollsta". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
10. "Tank King". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
11. "Nyati". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
12. "Setter VII". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
13. "Port Nelson". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
14. "France Stove". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
15. "Star IX". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
16. "Eastern Star". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
17. "J. K. Hansen". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
18. "Anders Arvesen". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
19. "Iliade". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
20. "Ebro". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
21. "King Malcolm". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
22. "Roonagh Head". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
23. "Decibel". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
24. "Chastim". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

Sources

• Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN   1-55750-132-7.