List of ship launches in 1958

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The list of ship launches in 1958 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1958.

DateCountryBuilderLocationShipClass / typeNotes
4 JanuaryFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Edson Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
20 JanuaryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Iron Age Ore carrier For Vallum Shipping Co. [1]
1 FebruaryFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Seeadler Seeadler-class fast attack craft
22 FebruaryFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Schleswig-Holstein'ferryFor Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH [2]
7 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vestfonn Tanker For Sigval Bergsen. [3]
20 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast New Mexico Tanker For Texaco Oil Co. [4]
15 AprilFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Growler Grayback-class submarine
5 MayFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Turner Joy Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
15 MayFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Tri-Ellis Phosphate carrierFor British Phosphate Carriers. [5]
19 MayFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Wakefield Coaster For Associated Humber Lines. [6]
23 MayFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Morton Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
26 MayFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Skipjack Skipjack-class submarine
30 MayFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Somers Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
6 JuneFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York Independence Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
7 JuneFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works River Rouge, Michigan Edmund Fitzgerald Great Lakes freighter
18 JuneFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Trishul Whitby-class frigate For Indian Navy. [7]
19 JuneFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Minchbank Cargo ship For Bank Line. [8]
23 JuneFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden RheinstahlNordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdwFor Rheinische Stahlwerke/Seereederei Frigga
25 JuneFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland Nitro Nitro-class ammunition ship
26 JuneFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Nobiskrug Shipyard Rendsburg Bleichen Cargo ship Museum ship in Hamburg since 2007
2 JulyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Carrigan Head Cargo ship For Ulster Steamship Co. [9]
3 JulyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Oakington Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy. [10]
16 JulyFlag of India.svg  India Hindustan Shipyard Limited Visakhapatnam DhruvaK Mooring vesselFor Indian Navy
18 JulyFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Bethlehem Steel Quincy, Massachusetts Farragut Farragut-class destroyer
19 JulyFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Barbel Barbel-class submarine
29 JulyFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden ArenbergNordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdwFor Rheinische Stahlwerke/Seereederei Frigga
31 JulyFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Murasame Murasame-class destroyer
31 JulyFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Yudachi Murasame-class destroyer
13 AugustFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Frederikshavns Værft Frederikshavn Hans Hedtoft Ocean liner For Royal Greenland Trading Company
15 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King Henry Cargo ship For King Line. [11]
16 AugustFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Seadragon Skate-class submarine
19 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland Kirpan Blackwood-class frigateFor Indian Navy
19 AugustFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Triton Unique nuclear-powered submarine
23 AugustFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Gorch Fock Gorch-Fock-class Training ship For German Navy
14 SeptemberFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Rotterdam Drydock Company Rotterdam Rotterdam Ocean liner For Holland America Line
23 SeptemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bulimba Cargo ship For British India Steam Navigation Company. [12]
30 SeptemberFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Williamstown Naval Dockyard Williamstown, Victoria Yarra River-class destroyer escort
11 OctoberFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Verolme United Dockyards Rotterdam Presidente JuscelinoFronape-class oil tanker [13]
14 OctoberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes, Isle of Wight Kuthar Blackwood-class frigateFor Indian Navy
16 OctoberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Advice Confiance-class tug For Royal Navy. [14]
28 OctoberFlag of the United States.svg  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Norfolk, Virginia Torrey Canyon Tanker For Barracuda Tanker Corporation
5 NovemberFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland Pyro Nitro-class ammunition ship
8 NovemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dumbleton Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy. [15]
8 NovemberFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany Nordseewerke Emden Otto Springorum Bulk carrier For Partenreederei „Otto Springorum“ / Seereederei Frigga
22 NovemberFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Bonefish Barbel-class submarine
27 NovemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Statesman Tanker For British Tanker Company. [16]
30 NovemberFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Dewey Farragut-class destroyer
2 DecemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Leeds Coaster For Associated Humber Lines. [17]
6 DecemberFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington Coontz Farragut-class destroyer
6 DecemberFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington King Farragut-class destroyer
7 DecemberFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Ansaldo Shipyards Genoa Leonardo da Vinci Ocean liner For Italian Line
10 DecemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Packington Ton-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.
11 DecemberFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Luce Farragut-class destroyer
12 DecemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Manchester Miller Cargo ship For Manchester Liners Ltd. [18]
30 DecemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Rosebank Cargo ship For Bank Line. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Iron Age". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "M/S Schhleswig-Holstein" . Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Vestfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "New Mexico". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tri-Ellis". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Wakefield". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "INS Trishul". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Minchbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Carrigan Head". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "SAS Mosselbaai". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "King Henry". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Bulimba". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Petrobras XXXIV" . Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  14. ↑ "HMS Advice". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "HMS Dumbleton / SAS Port Elizabeth". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "British Statesman". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Leeds". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Manchester Miller". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Rosebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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