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List of ship launches in 1957

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The list of ship launches in 1957 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1957.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
29 January  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland King Theseus Cargo ship For Dalhousie Steam and Motorship Co. Ltd.[1]
31 January  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Y.C.467 Lighter For Admiralty.[2]
31 January  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Y.C.468 Lighter For Admiralty.[3]
2 February  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Bigelow Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
14 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Afghanistan Ore carrier For Commons Bros. Ltd.[4]
14 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Blackpool Whitby-class frigate For Royal Navy.
15 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Crestbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[5]
16 February  West Germany Burmester shipyard Bremen Lindau Lindau-class minehunter For German Navy
18 February  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Tunets Fishing trawler For private owner.[6]
28 February  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana De Soto County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
5 March  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia York County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
9 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Joseph K. Taussig Dealey-class destroyer escort
14 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Esso Glasgow T2 tanker New midsection, for Esso Petroleum Co.[7]
15 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King Charles Cargo ship For King Line.[8]
18 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Mullinnix Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
31 March  Italy Ansaldo Shipyards Italy Frederico C Ocean liner For Costa Line
6 April  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Rion Fishing trawler For private owner.[9]
16 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vitrinia Tanker For Shell Oil Co.[10]
30 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Picardy Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[11]
1 May  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Rampisham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[12]
16 May  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Skate Skate-class submarine
17 May  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Stavrida Fishing trawler For private owner.[13]
29 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Thessaly Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[14]
30 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Carronbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[15]
30 May  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Duncan Blackwood-class frigate
3 June Canada Canada Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Gatineau Restigouche-class destroyer
7 June  United States Bethlehem Steel San Francisco, California Bauer Dealey-class destroyer escort
22 June  United States American Shipbuilding Lorain, Ohio Lorain County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
1 July  Japan Ayanami Ayanami-class destroyer
1 July  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Shonguy Fishing trawler For private owner.[16]
2 July  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Grayback Grayback-class submarine
31 July  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Kotlas Fishing trawler For private owner.[17]
1 August  United States Bethlehem Steel San Francisco, California Hooper Dealey-class destroyer escort
9 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Loch Loyal Refrigerated cargo ship For Royal Mail Line.[18]
10 August  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Hull Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
27 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast King George Cargo ship For King Line.[19]
27 August  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Swordfish Skate-class submarine
28 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Dartbank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[20]
28 August  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News Santa Rosa Santa-Rosa-class cargo liner For Grace Line[21]
29 August  Japan Uranami Ayanami-class destroyer
9 September  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Graham County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
10 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Accord Confiance-class tug For Royal Navy.[22]
24 September  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland Blyth Adventurer Tanker For Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.[23]
25 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Honour Tanker For British Tanker Company.[24]
25 September  Japan Shikinami Ayanami-class destroyer
27 September  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Richard S. Edwards Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
30 September  Japan Isonami Ayanami-class destroyer
8 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Alaric Cargo ship For Shaw Savill Line.[25]
10 October  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Sargo Skate-class submarine
17 October  United Kingdom Berthon Boat Co. Ltd Lymington Saxlingham Ham-class minesweeper For Royal Navy.[26]
25 October  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness Narwhal Porpoise-class submarine [27]
26 October  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Okun Fishing trawler For private owner.[28]
13 November Canada Canada Halifax Shipyards Halifax, Nova Scotia Chaudière Restigouche-class destroyer
17 November Canada Canada Marine Industries Limited Sorel, Quebec St. Croix Restigouche-class destroyer
22 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Port Invercargill Refrigerated cargo ship For Port Line.[29]
11 December  United Kingdom Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft Bolton Abbey Cargo liner For Associated Humber Lines Ltd.[30]
11 December  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Scotland Cachalot Porpoise-class submarine
11 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Flying Dipper Tug For Clyde Shipping Co.[31]
14 December  United States American Shipbuilding Lorain, Ohio Wood County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
21 December  France Arsenal de Brest Brest, France Clemenceau Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier
24 December  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast Pendennis Castle Ocean liner For Union-Castle Line.
27 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Garrybank Cargo ship For Bank Line.[32]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole F.C.36 Lighter For Admiralty.[33]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole F.C.37 Lighter For Admiralty.[34]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole F.C.38 Lighter For Admiralty.[35]
Unknown date  United Kingdom J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole Gwato Creek Tug For Shell BP Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria.[36]

References

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  1. ^ "King Theseus". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Y.C.467". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Y.C.468". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Crestbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Tunets". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Esso Glasgow". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ^ "King Charles". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Rion". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Vitrinia". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Picardy". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Rampisham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Stavrida". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Thessaly". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Carronbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Shonguy". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Kotlas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Loch Loyal". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  19. ^ "King George". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  20. ^ "Carronbank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  21. ^ "T/S Santa Rosa". Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  22. ^ "HMS Accord". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Blyth Adventurer". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  24. ^ "British Honour". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  25. ^ "Alaric". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Saxlingham". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  27. ^ The Times (London), Thursday, 17 October 1957, p.5
  28. ^ "Okun". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Port Invercargill". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  30. ^ "Bolton Abbey". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  31. ^ "Flying Dipper". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  32. ^ "Garrybank". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  33. ^ "F.C.36". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  34. ^ "F.C.37". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  35. ^ "F.C.38". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  36. ^ "Gwato Creek". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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