List of ship launches in 1965

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The list of ship launches in 1965 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1965.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
8 January	Norway	Karljohansvern	Horten	Narvik	Oslo-class frigate
16 January	West Germany	Nobiskrug	Rendsburg	Wasa	Ferry	For Lion Ferry AB [1]
16 January	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Kamehameha	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
16 January	East Germany	V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft	Wismar	Taras Shevchenko	Ivan Franko-class passenger ship	For Black Sea Shipping Company [2]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Comilla	Rajshahi-class patrol boat	For Pakistani Navy. [3]
23 January	United States	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Seattle, Washington	Denver	Austin-class amphibious transport dock
4 February	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	Voge	Garcia-class frigate
15 February	Canada	Vancouver Shipyards Co.	North Vancouver	Queen of Burnaby	Burnaby-class ferry	For BC Ferries [4]
15 February	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Zabardast	Firefighting tug	For BP Clyde Tanker Co. Ltd. [5]
17 February	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Jessore	Patrol boat	For Pakistani Navy. [6]
18 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Waikato	Leander-class frigate	For Royal New Zealand Navy.
27 February	Japan			Yamagumo	Yamagumo-class destroyer
5 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Edenfield	Tanker	For Eden Tankers Ltd. [7]
11 March	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Utsira	Kobben-class submarine	For Royal Norwegian Navy
15 March	West Germany	Atlas-Werke	Bremen	Hans Techel	Type 202 submarine	For German Navy
20 March	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	George Bancroft	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
28 March	Italy	Italcantieri S.p.A.	Castellamare di Stabia	Canguro Azzurro	Ferry	For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T [8]
5 April	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Ranger Ajax	Fishing trawler	For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd. [9]
9 April	West Germany	Schichau Unterweser AG	Bremerhaven	Helgoland	Fehmarn-class tug
14 April	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Kungsholm	Ocean liner / cruise ship	For Swedish American Line
17 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Glover	Garcia-class frigate
23 April	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Francis Scott Key	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
25 April	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Wainwright	Belknap-class cruiser
5 May	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Wimbrown Two	Offshore supply vessel	For G. Wimpey & Co. Ltd. [10]
15 May	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Guardfish	Permit-class submarine
5 April	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Ranger Apollo	Fishing trawler	For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd. [11]
17 May	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	North Shore	Offshore supply vessel	For Offshore Marine Ltd. [12]
19 May	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Utstein	Kobben-class submarine	For Royal Norwegian Navy
21 May	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	George C. Marshall	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
22 May	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	James K. Polk	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
29 May	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Camden	Sacramento-class fast combat support ship
6 June	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	W. D. Tideway	Dredger	For Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd. [13]
8 June	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	Koelsch	Garcia-class frigate
15 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Centaur	Tanker	For British Tanker Company. [14]
28 June	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Rajshahi	Rajshahi-class patrol boat	For Pakistani Navy. [15]
June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	La Estancia	Bulk carrier	For Buries Marks Ltd. [16]
2 July	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Biddle	Belknap-class cruiser
4 July	Italy	Navameccanica Cant. Nav.	Castellamare di Stabia	Canguro Rosso	Ferry	For Societa. Navi. Traghetto S.N.T [17]
10 July	West Germany	Lindenau	Kiel	Walchensee	Walchensee-class tanker	For German Navy
26 July	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Sylhet	Patrol boat	For Pakistani Navy. [18]
28 July	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Craigdarragh	Tug	For J. Cooper (Belfast) Ltd. [19]
29 July	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Petrel	Coaster	For General Steam Navigation Company. [20]
5 April	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Ranger Aurora	Fishing trawler	For Ranger Fishing Co. Ltd. [21]
20 July	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Smit-Lloyd 51	Tender	For Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd. [22]
30 July	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Utvær	Kobben-class submarine	For Royal Norwegian Navy
31 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Tripoli	Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
14 August	United States	New York Naval Shipyard	Brooklyn, New York	Duluth	Austin-class amphibious transport dock
14 August	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	George Washington Carver	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
23 August	Norway	Karljohansvern	Horten	Bergen	Oslo-class frigate
25 September	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs		Warspite	Valiant-class submarine
27 September	United Kingdom	Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd.	Appledore	Lady Cecelia	Tug	For J. H. Pigott & Son. [23]
8 October	West Germany	Nordseewerke	Emden	Uthaug	Kobben-class submarine	For Royal Norwegian Navy
18 October	Sweden	Lindholmens Varv	Gothenburg	Saga	ferry	for Swedish Lloyd
20 October	United States	Defoe Shipbuilding Company	Bay City, Michigan	O'Callahan	Garcia-class frigate
23 October	United States	Mare Island Naval Shipyard	Vallejo, California	Mariano G. Vallejo	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
28 October	Sweden	Öresundsvarvet	Landskrona	Fennia	Ferry	For Siljarederiet
30 October	Italy	Cantieri Navale Felzsegi S.p.A.	Trieste	Forende	Ferry	For DFDS [24]
31 October	United Kingdom	HMNB Devonport	Devonport, England	Danae	Leander-class frigate
10 November	West Germany	Atlas-Werke	Bremen	Friedrich Schürer	Type 202 submarine	For German Navy
13 November	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Henry L. Stimson	Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
23 November	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Grab Dredger No. 2	Dredger	For Calcutta Port Commission. [25]
24 November	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Southampton	Juno	Leander-class frigate
24 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	La Sierra	Bulk carrier	For Buries Marks Ltd. [26]
27 November	Japan			Asashio	Asashio-class submarine
13 December	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Garganey	Wild Duck-class boom defence vessel	For Royal Navy. [27]
15 December	Finland	Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard	Helsinki	Finnpartner	Ferry	for Finnlines (Amer-Tupakka)
17 December	Finland	Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan	Turku	Prins Hamlet	Ferry	for Lion Ferry
18 December	United States	Avondale Shipyard	Westwego, Louisiana	Hamilton	Hamilton-class cutter
18 December	West Germany	Kiel	Howaldtswerke	Prinsesse Ragnhild	Ferry	For Jahre Line [28]
23 December	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd	Blyth	Hopper Barge No. 6	Hopper barge	For Calcutta Port Commission. [29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Carp	Workboat	For Royal Corps of Transport. [30]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Chubb	Workboat	For Royal Corps of Transport. [31]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Ellen May	Motor barge	For Scott (Toombridge) Ltd. [32]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Son Ltd.	Selby	Englishman	Tug	For United Towing Co. Ltd. [33]
Unknown date	United Kingdom		Frindsbury.	Rohoy	Coaster	For London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd. [34]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd.	Northwich	St. Elmo	Tug	For Midmed Towage Co. Ltd. [35]

References

1. "M/S Wasa" . Retrieved 2017-08-26.
2. "M / S TARAS SHEVCHENKO" . Retrieved 2017-09-26.
3. "Comilla". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
4. "M/S Queen of Burnaby" . Retrieved 2016-03-29.
5. "Zabardast". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. "Jessore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
7. "Edenfield". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
8. "M/S Canguro Azzurro" . Retrieved 2017-09-15.
9. "Ranger Ajax". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
10. "Wimbrown Two". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
11. "Ranger Apollo". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
12. "North Shore". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
13. "W.D. Tideway". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
14. "British Centaur". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
15. "Rajshahi". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
16. "La Estancia". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
17. "M/S Canguro Rosso" . Retrieved 2017-09-15.
18. "Sylhet". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
19. "Craigdarragh". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
20. "Petrel". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
21. "Ranger Aurora". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
22. "Smit-Lloyd 51". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
23. "Lady Cecelia". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
24. "M/S Forende" . Retrieved 2016-08-03.
25. "Grab Dredger No. 2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
26. "La Sierra". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
27. "Garganey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
28. "M/S Prinsesse Ragnhild" . Retrieved 2016-08-03.
29. "Hopper Barge No. 6". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
30. "Carp". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
31. "Chubb". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
32. "Ellen May". TShipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
33. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 313.
34. Simper 1998, p. 30.
35. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 363.

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.
• Simper, Robert (1998). River Medway and the Swale. Lavenham: Creekside Publishing. ISBN   978-0951992777.