List of ship launches in 1960

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The list of ship launches in 1960 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1960.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
15 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	William Wheelwright	Tanker	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. [1]
18 January	United Kingdom	Cook, Welton & Gemmell	Beverley	Arctic Cavalier	Trawler	For Boyd Line.
30 January	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	John King	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
4 February	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	B.P. Al-Rhoda	Tank barge	For BP (Aden) Ltd. [2]
13 February	Japan			Onami	Ayanami-class destroyer
15 February	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Habana	Cargo ship	For Oficina de Fomento Maritimo Cubano. [3]
27 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Lawrence	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
29 February	United Kingdom	Cook, Welton & Gemmell	Beverley, East Yorkshire	Arctic Corsair	Trawler	for Boyd Line
1 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Tresfonn	Bulk carrier	For Sigval Bergsen. [4]
6 March	United States	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	William V. Pratt	Farragut-class destroyer
10 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Barpeta	Cargo ship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [5]
16 March	United Kingdom	Cook, Welton & Gemmell	Beverley, East Yorkshire	Royalist	Trawler	for Hewett Fishing Company
16 March	United States	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Dahlgren	Farragut-class destroyer
16 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Shark	Skipjack-class submarine
16 March	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Canberra	Ocean liner	For P&O
20 March	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight	Eskimo	Tribal-class frigate
26 March	West Germany	H. C. Stülcken Sohn	Hamburg	Hamburg	Hamburg-class destroyer	For German Navy
29 March	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Plumleaf	Leaf-class tanker	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. [6]
31 March	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Sculpin	Skipjack-class submarine
5 April	Denmark	Aalborg Værft A/S	Ålborg	Prinsesse Anne-Marie	ferry	For Danske Statsbaner. [7]
13 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Arlanza	Refrigerated cargo liner	For Royal Mail Lines. [8]
25 April	Japan			Makinami	Ayanami-class destroyer
27 April	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	Robison	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
27 April	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Tullibee	Unique nuclear-powered submarine
28 April	West Germany	Hitzler Werft	Lauenburg	Eisvogel	Eisvogel-class Icebreaker	For German Navy
April	United States	Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company	Mobile, Alabama	ADDSCO	Towboat	For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. [9]
5 May	West Germany	Schlieker-shipyard	Hamburg	Elbe		For German Navy
10 May	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs		Empress of Canada	Ocean liner	For Canadian Pacific Steamships
11 May	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Buchanan	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
11 May	France	Chantiers de l'Atlantique	Saint-Nazaire	France	Ocean liner	For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
14 May	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Abraham Lincoln	George Washington-class submarine
14 May	France	Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales	Cherbourg	Doris	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
21 May	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Kitty Hawk	Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
21 May	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Sampson	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
25 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Daghestan	Ore carrier	For Hindustan Shipping Co. [10]
9 June	West Germany	Hitzler Werft	Lauenburg	Eisbär	Eisvogel-class icebreaker	For German Navy
10 June	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Devonshire	County-class destroyer
14 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Claude V. Ricketts	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
23 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Icenic	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Shaw Savill Line. [11]
6 July	United Kingdom	Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd.	Polruan	Vendome	Coaster	For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd. [12]
7 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Midhurst	Tanker	For Stephenson Clarke Ltd. [13]
9 July	United States	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Kittery, Maine	Thresher	Thresher-class submarine
11 July	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Southampton	Gurkha	Tribal-class frigate
20 July	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Knightsgarth	Bulk carrier	For St. DenisShipping Co. Ltd. [14]
23 July	France			Foch	Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier	Second launching
4 August	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	Hoel	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
19 August	United States	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Okinawa	Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
20 August	West Germany	H. C. Stülcken Sohn	Hamburg	Schleswig-Holstein	Hamburg-class destroyer	For German Navy
24 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Edward Stevinson	Tanker	For Stevinson, Hardy & Co. [15]
6 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Bamora	Cargo ship	For British India Steam Navigation Company. [16]
6 September	United Kingdom	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	Nubian	Tribal-class frigate
9 September	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Sellers	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
16 September	West Germany	Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff	Büsum	Amrum	Ferry	For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG. [17]
17 September	United States	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	Bremerton, Washington	Iwo Jima	Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
17 September	United Kingdom	William Osborne	Littlehampton	Alexandra	Watson Lifeboat	For Royal National Lifeboat Institution. [18]
19 September	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Devonport	Tartar	Tribal-class frigate
20 September	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Fernhurst	Tanker	For Stephenson Clarke Ltd. [19]
22 September	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Loch Eriboll	Fishing trawler	For Loch Fishing Co. [20]
24 September	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Enterprise	Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
28 September	West Germany	Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff	Büsum	Amrum	Passenger ship	For Amrumer Schiffahrts-AG. IMO 5015311 [21]
4 October	France	Dubigeon	Nantes	Diane	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
6 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Avonbank	Cargo ship	For Bank Line. [22]
8 October	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Scamp	Skipjack-class submarine
8 October	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York	Constellation	Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
21 October	United Kingdom	Vickers Armstrong	Barrow-in-Furness	Dreadnought	Unique nuclear-powered submarine
31 October	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Snook	Skipjack-class submarine
15 November	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Triton	Ferry	For private owner. [23]
22 November	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Ethan Allen	Ethan Allen-class submarine
23 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Krossfon	Bulk carrier	For Sigval Bergsen. [24]
14 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Clyde	Launch	For Clyde Navigation Trust. [25]
20 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Norsk Drott	Tanker	For Norsk Braendselojle A/S. [26]
21 December	France	Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales	Cherbourg	Flore	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
10 December	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Barney	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
12 December	Netherlands	Gebroeders Pot N. V.	Bolnes	Theron		[27]
19 December	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Esso Dover	Tanker	For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd. [28]
20 December	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Pass of Melfort	Tanker	For Bulk Oil Steamship Co. Ltd. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Corona	Tender	For private owner. [30]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	O.L.980	Tank barge	For Compagnia Shell de Venezuela. [31]

References

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2. "B.P. Al-Rhoda". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
3. "Habana". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
4. "Tresfonn". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "Barpeta". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
6. "Plumleaf". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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8. "Arlanza". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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11. "Icenic". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
12. "Vendome". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
13. "Midhurst". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
14. "Knightsgarth". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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