List of ship launches in 1962

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The list of ship launches in 1962 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1962.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
9 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Cygnet	Tanker	For British Tanker Company. [1]
15 January	United States	San Francisco Naval Shipyard	San Francisco, California	Halsey	Leahy-class cruiser
16 January	Canada	Burrad Dry Dock Co. Ltd.	North Vancouver	City of Vancouver	V-class ferry	For BC Ferries [2]
25 January	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U 2	Type 201 submarine	For German Navy
27 January	West Germany	Rheinwerft Walsum	Walsum	Hiev	Crane vessel	For German Navy
2 February	West Germany	Hanseatiche Werft	Hamburg	Hansa Express	Ferry	Originally ordered by Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen as Viking II. Contract sold to Finnlines due to bankruptcy of the shipyard. [3]
3 February	West Germany			Braunschweig	Köln-class (Type 140) frigate	For German Navy
4 February	West Germany	Adler Werft GmbH	Bremen	Julle		For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien [4]
6 February	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Richard E. Byrd	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer	For United States Navy
6 February	West Germany	Kröger Werft	Schacht-Audort	Pidder Lyng	ferry	For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH. [5]
22 February	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Barb	Permit-class submarine	For United States Navy
24 February	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Thomas Jefferson	Ethan Allen-class submarine	For United States Navy
6 March	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	San Pedro, California	England	Leahy-class cruiser	For United States Navy
17 March	United States	New York Naval Shipyard	Brooklyn, New York	Raleigh	Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock	For United States Navy
17 March	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Pollack	Permit-class submarine	For United States Navy
31 March	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	Bronstein	Bronstein-class frigate	For United States Navy
5 April	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness, England	Mohawk	Tribal-class frigate	For Royal Navy
5 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Regent Liverpool	Tanker	For Texaco Oil Co. [6]
2 May	Canada	Davie Shipbuilding	Lauzon, Quebec	Qu'Appelle	Mackenzie-class destroyer	For Canadian Navy
4 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Port Nicholson	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Port Line.
5 May	West Germany	Rheinwerft Walsum	Walsum	Griep	Crane vessel	For German Navy
7 May	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U 3	Type 201 submarine	For German Navy
8 May	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Lafayette	Lafayette-class submarine	For United States Navy
12 May	United States	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	Bremerton, Washington	Reeves	Leahy-class cruiser	For United States Navy
17 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Aigburth	Dredger	For British Transport Commission. [7]
18 May	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	Chapel River	Bulk carrier	For River Line Ltd. [8]
18 May	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Conyngham	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer	For United States Navy
31 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ringwood	Cargo ship	For Ringals Rederi A/S. [9]
2 June	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Worden	Leahy-class cruiser	For United States Navy
9 June	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Avondale, Louisiana	McCloy	Bronstein-class frigate	For United States Navy
19 June	France	Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales	Cherbourg	Eurydice	Daphné-class submarine	For French Navy
28 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Dale	Leahy-class cruiser	For United States Navy
3 July	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow, Scotland	Zulu	Tribal-class frigate	For Royal Navy
18 July	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Cochrane	Charles F. Adams-class destroyer	For United States Navy
18 July	Soviet Union	A.A. Zhdanov	Leningrad	Admiral Golovko	Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser	For Soviet Navy
19 July	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Rashidah	Buoy tender	For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd. [10]
30 July	West Germany	Adler Werft GmbH	Bremen	Kalle		For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien [11]
4 August	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	James Monroe	Lafayette-class submarine	For United States Navy
14 August	West Germany	H. C. Stülcken Sohn	Hamburg	Bayern	Hamburg-class destroyer	For German Navy
16 August	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead, England	Ajax	Leander-class frigate	For Royal Navy
17 August	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England	Penelope	Leander-class frigate	For Royal Navy
18 August	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Alexander Hamilton	Lafayette-class submarine	For United States Navy
18 August	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Dace	Permit-class submarine	For United States Navy
18 August	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Haddo	Permit-class submarine	For United States Navy
18 August	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Welsh Consort	Fishing trawler	For Welsh Fisheries Ltd. [12]
18 August	United Kingdom	Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Newport	Welsh Monarch	Fishing trawler	For Welsh Fisheries Ltd. [13]
25 August	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U 4	Type 205 submarine	For German Navy
15 September	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Andrew Jackson	Lafayette-class submarine	For United States Navy
15 September	United States	New York Naval Shipyard	Brooklyn, New York	Vancouver	Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock	For United States Navy
16 September	Italy	Ansaldo Shipyards	Genoa	Michelangelo	Ocean liner	For Italian Line
18 September	Japan			Natsushio	Natsushio-class submarine	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
26 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Belisland	Cargo ship	For Belships Co. [14]
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Lancer	Tanker	For British Tanker Company. [15]
17 October	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	HMS Otus	Oberon-class submarine	For Royal Navy
20 November	West Germany	HDW	Kiel	U 5	Type 205 submarine	For German Navy
28 November	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Aurora	Leander-class frigate	For Royal Navy
28 November	Canada	Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd	Victoria	Queen of Saanich	V-class ferry	For BC Ferries [16]
30 November	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Henry Clay	Lafayette-class submarine	For United States Navy
14 December	Japan			Fuyushio	Natsushio-class submarine	For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth, Northumberland	B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 6	Ferry	For Blyth Harbour Commissioners. [17]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd.	Ardrossan	Buffalo	coaster	For Coast Lines. [18]

References

1. "British Merlin". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. "M/S City of Vancvouver" . Retrieved 2016-03-29.
3. "Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Hansa Express (1962)" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
4. "M/S Julle" . Retrieved 2016-07-10.
5. "M/S Pidder Lyng" . Retrieved 2017-10-08.
6. "Regent Liverpool". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
7. "Aigburth". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. "Chapel River". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
9. "Ringwood". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
10. "Rashidah". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
11. "M/S Kalle" . Retrieved 2016-07-10.
12. "Welsh Consort". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
13. "Welsh Monarch". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
14. "Belsisland". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. "British Lancer". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
16. "M/S Queen of Saanich" . Retrieved 2016-03-29.
17. "B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 6". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
18. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 227.

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.