List of ship launches in 1956

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The list of ship launches in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1956.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
5 January	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	Lester	Dealey-class destroyer escort
12 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Duke of Argyll	Ferry	For British Railways.
17 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Confident	Confiance-class tug	For Royal Navy. [1]
20 January	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Alamo	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
27 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Maddiston	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [2]
31 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lappe	Motor lighter	For Shell Oil Co. [3]
4 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	John Willis	Dealey-class destroyer escort
25 February	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Salmon	Sailfish-class submarine
27 February	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	King Aegeus	Cargo ship	For Markos P. Nomikos. [4]
2 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Solfon	Tanker	For Sigval Bergsen. [5]
24 March	France	Brest Dockyards	Brest	Colbert	Anti-aircraft cruiser
27 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Rowanmore	Cargo ship	For Johnston Warren & Co. [6]
28 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Davis	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
28 March	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Shrivenham	Ham-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [7]
29 March	Canada	Halifax Shipyards	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Margaree	St. Laurent-class destroyer
12 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Manley	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
19 April	West Germany	Blohm & Voss	Hamburg	Ragnvald Jarl	Passenger ship	For NFDS [8]
25 April	United States	Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company	Seattle, Washington	Bridget	Dealey-class destroyer escort
26 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Harvella	Tanker	For Shell Oil Co. [9]
1 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Repton	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [10]
3 May	United States	Bethlehem Steel	Sparrows Point, Maryland	Mauna Kea	Suribachi-class ammunition ship
9 May	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empress of England	Ocean liner	For Canadian Pacific Railway Co. [11]
10 May	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow, Scotland	Palliser	Blackwood-class frigate
23 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Flying Duck	Tug	For Clyde Shipping Co. [12]
24 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Maxton	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [13]
28 May	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Darter	Unique submarine
7 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ondo	Cargo ship	For Elder Dempster. [14]
19 June	Sweden	Götaverken	Gothenburg	7 de Agosto	Halland-class destroyer	For Colombian Navy
19 June	West Germany	Norderwerft	Hamburg	Wandsbek	Type I ferry	For HADAG
21 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Tuscany	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line. [15]
12 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Hermitage	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
19 July	West Germany	Scheel & Jöhnk	Harburg	Jollenführer 1	Ferry type 00	For HADAG [16] [ circular reference ]
28 July	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Van Voorhis	Dealey-class destroyer escort
7 August	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Jonas Ingram	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
7 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Missouri	Tanker	For Texaco Oil Co. [17]
10 August	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Monticello	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
13 August	West Germany	Ottensener Eisenwerke	Hamburg	Farmsen	Type I ferry	For HADAG
21 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Scottish Coast	Ferry	For Coast Lines. [18]
4 September	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Harborough	Cargo ship	For National Steamship Co. Ltd. [19]
5 September	United States	Boston Naval Shipyard	Boston, Massachusetts	Suffolk County	De Soto County-class tank landing ship
8 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Du Pont	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
29 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Ranger	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
12 October	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Grant County	De Soto County-class tank landing ship
22 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Nurton	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy. [20]
27 October	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales	Vampire	Daring-class destroyer
1 November	Canada	Burrard Dry Dock	Vancouver, British Columbia	Columbia	Restigouche-class destroyer
1 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Albany	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line. [21]
20 November	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight	Khukri	Blackwood-class frigate	For Indian Navy
20 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Storfonn	Tanker	For Sigval Bergsen. [22]
21 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Port Launceston	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Port Line. [23]
22 November	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Sylvania	Saxonia-class ocean liner	For Cunard Line
24 November	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Hartley	Dealey-class destroyer escort
29 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Flying Drake	Tug	For Clyde Shipping Co. [24]
19 December	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Blandy	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
21 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Cloverbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Hada	Tanker	For A/S Aurland. [26]

References

1. "HMS Confident". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
2. "HMS Maddiston". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
3. "Lappe". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
4. "King Aegeus". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
5. "Solfon". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
6. "Rowanmore". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
7. "Shrivenham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
8. "M/S Ragnvald Jarl" . Retrieved 2016-10-23.
9. "Harvella". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
10. "HMS Repton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
11. "T/S Empress of England" . Retrieved 2017-05-05.
12. "Flying Duck". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
13. "HMS Maxton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
14. "Ondo". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
15. "Tuscany". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
16. de:Fährschiff Typ 00#Schiffe
17. "Missouri". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
18. "Scottish Coast". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
19. "Harborough". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
20. "HMS Nurton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
21. "Albany". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
22. "Storfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
23. "Port Launceston". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
24. "Flying Drake". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
25. "Cloverbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
26. "Hada". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.