List of ship launches in 1932

The list of ship launches in 1932 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1932.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
15 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Floating Crane No.2*	Floating crane	For Cowans, Sheldon & Co.^[1]
22 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Royal Iris II*	Ferry	For Wallasey Corporation.^[2]
7 April	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston, Hampshire	*Daring*	D-class destroyer
7 April	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness	*Defender*	D-class destroyer
8 April	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow-in-Furness	*Diamond*	D-class destroyer
19 April	United Kingdom	Devonport Dockyard	Plymouth	*Falmouth*	Shoreham-class sloop	^[3]
3 May	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan, Glasgow	*Dainty*	D-class destroyer
4 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Baron Ardrossan*	Cargo ship	For H. Hogarth & Sons.^[4]
5 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	*Duchess of Hamilton*	Passenger ship	For Caledonian Steam Packet Co.
21 May	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	*Portland*	Portland-class cruiser
2 June	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Govan, Glasgow	*Delight*	D-class destroyer
7 June	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston, Hampshire	*Decoy*	D-class destroyer
16 June	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Diana*	D-class destroyer
20 June	Netherlands	NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde	Vlissingen	Prins Hendrik	Ferry	For Provinciale Stoombootdiensten in Zeeland^[5]
5 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Bhadravati*	Ferry	For Bombay Steam Navigation Co.^[6]
7 July	United Kingdom	HM Dockyard	Portsmouth	*Duncan*	D-class destroyer
10 July	Italy	OTO	La Spezia	*Armando Diaz*	Condottieri-class cruiser
18 July	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard		*Lurline*	Ocean liner	For Matson Lines
19 July	United Kingdom	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	Jarrow	*Duchess*	D-class destroyer	For Royal Navy
14 October	France	Arsenal de Brest	Brest	*Le Centaure*	Redoutable-class submarine	For French Navy
29 October	France	Penhoët	Saint-Nazaire	*Normandie*	Ocean liner	For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.
2 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Govan	North Carr Lightship	Lightship	For Trinity House
19 December	Denmark	Nakskov	Lolland	*Danmark*	Full-rigged ship	For Danish Maritime Authority.^[7]
21 December	Norway	Naval Dockyard	Horten	*Olav Tryggvason*	Minelayer

References

^ "Floating Crane No.2". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Royal Iris II". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ Hague 1993, p. 38
^ "Baron Ardrossan". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "M/S Prins Hendrik" (in Swedish).
^ "Bhadravati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Skoleskibet Danmark's Historie" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

Sources

Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3.

[HW917-1] "Floating Crane No.2". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[HW918-2] "Royal Iris II". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[3] Hague 1993, p. 38

[HW919-4] "Baron Ardrossan". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[5] "M/S Prins Hendrik" (in Swedish).

[HW925-6] "Bhadravati". The Yard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[7] "Skoleskibet Danmark's Historie" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

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