|
Country
|
Builder
|
Location
|
Ship
|
Class
|
Notes
|
15 January
|
United Kingdom
|
J Pollock & Sons
|
Faversham
|
Empire Creek
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
11 February
|
United Kingdom
|
Sir J Laing & Sons
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Coral
|
Tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
13 February
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff Ltd
|
Govan
|
Empire Shoal
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
26 February
|
United Kingdom
|
W.J. Yarwood & Sons
|
Northwich
|
Empire Bridge
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
1 March
|
United States
|
Sun Shipbuilding
|
Chester, Pennsylvania
|
Rio de la Plata
|
C3 merchant freighter
|
Converted to escort carrier USS Charger in 1942
|
4 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd
|
Glasgow
|
Empire Faith
|
CAM ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
15 March
|
United Kingdom
|
J Pollock & Sons Ltd
|
Faversham
|
Empire Crag
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
27 March
|
United Kingdom
|
Scott & Sons
|
Bowling
|
Empire Cape
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
27 March
|
United Kingdom
|
William Doxford & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland, Co Durham
|
Empire Day
|
CAM ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
10 April
|
United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd
|
West Hartlepool
|
Empire Brook
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
12 April
|
United States
|
Sun Shipbuilding
|
Chester, Pennsylvania
|
Rio de Janeiro
|
C3 merchant freighter
|
Converted to escort carrier HMS Dasher in 1942
|
12 April
|
United Kingdom
|
Henry Scarr Ltd
|
Hessle
|
Empire Bank
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
22 April
|
England
|
Philip & Son Ltd
|
Dartmouth
|
Miner VI
|
|
For Royal Navy[1]
|
26 April
|
United Kingdom
|
William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Eve
|
CAM ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
12 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
|
Birkenhead
|
Empire Flame
|
CAM ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
13 May
|
United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd
|
West Hartlepool
|
Empire Darwin
|
CAM ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
13 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Clelands (Successors) Ltd
|
Wallsend
|
Empire Maple
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
20 May
|
United Kingdom
|
R Dunston Ltd
|
Thorne
|
Empire Bridge
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
26 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Lithgows Ltd
|
Port Glasgow
|
Empire Dell
|
CAM ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
29 May
|
United Kingdom
|
Short Bros. Ltd
|
Pallion
|
Empire Burton
|
CAM ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
29 May
|
United Kingdom
|
R Dunston Ltd
|
Thorne
|
Empire Willow
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
7 June
|
United States
|
New York Shipbuilding
|
Camden, New Jersey
|
South Dakota
|
Template:Sclass- battleship
|
|
10 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Scott & Sons Ltd
|
Bowling
|
Empire Pine
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
11 June
|
United Kingdom
|
Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Bruce
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
26 June
|
United Kingdom
|
G Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd
|
Greenock
|
Empire Ruby
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
26 June
|
United Kingdom
|
A & J Inglis Ltd
|
Glasgow
|
Empire Spinney
|
coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
8 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Furness Shipbuilding Ltd
|
Haverton Hill-on-Tees
|
Empire Amethyst
|
Tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
8 July
|
United Kingdom
|
J.L. Thompson and Sons
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Cranmer
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
8 July
|
United Kingdom
|
William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Cromwell
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
9 July
|
United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd
|
West Hartlepool
|
Empire Cabot
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
10 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff
|
Belfast
|
Empire Diamond
|
Tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
10 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd
|
Rowhedge
|
Empire Garnet
|
Coastal tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
12 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd
|
Ardrossan
|
Empire Atoll
|
refrigerated coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
22 July
|
Germany
|
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
|
Kiel
|
U-117
|
Type XB submarine
|
For Kriegsmarine
|
23 July
|
Hong Kong
|
Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co Ltd
|
Hong Kong
|
Empire Almond
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
26 July
|
United States
|
Bethlehem Steel Company
|
Quincy, Massachusetts
|
San Diego
|
Template:Sclass- light cruiser
|
|
28 July
|
United Kingdom
|
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
|
Birkenhead
|
Empire Clive
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
8 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Richards Ironworks Ltd
|
Lowestoft
|
Empire Sound
|
coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
9 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Henry Scarr Ltd
|
Hessle
|
Empire Birch
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
13 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Cochrane & Sons
|
Selby
|
Empire Ash
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
26 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd
|
Haverton Hill-on-Tees
|
Empire Emerald
|
Tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
28 August
|
United Kingdom
|
Lithgows Ltd
|
Port Glasgow
|
Empire Baffin
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport, later served as HMS Sancroft
|
2 September
|
Canada
|
Marine Industries Ltd.
|
Sorel, Quebec
|
Fredericton
|
Template:Sclass2-
|
|
6 September
|
United States
|
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
|
Kearny, New Jersey
|
Atlanta
|
Template:Sclass- light cruiser
|
|
6 September
|
United States
|
Fore River Shipyard
|
Quincy, Massachusetts
|
San Juan
|
Template:Sclass- light cruiser
|
|
8 September
|
United Kingdom
|
J S Watson Ltd
|
Gainsborough
|
Empire River
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
10 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland, Co Durham
|
Empire Druid
|
Tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
23 September
|
United Kingdom
|
William Doxford & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Cowper
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
23 September
|
United Kingdom
|
William Doxford & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Field
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
23 September
|
United States
|
Fore River Shipyard
|
Quincy, Massachusetts
|
Massachusetts
|
Template:Sclass- battleship
|
|
24 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Scott & Sons Ltd
|
Bowling
|
Empire Beacon
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
24 September
|
United Kingdom
|
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd
|
Goole
|
Empire Bracken
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
26 September
|
United Kingdom
|
R Dunston Ltd
|
Thorne
|
Empire Cedar
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
27 September
|
United States
|
Western Pipe and Steel Company
|
San Francisco, California
|
Steel Artisan
|
C3 merchant freighter
|
Converted to escort carrier HMS Attacker in 1942
|
6 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Bartram & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Byron
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
7 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Furness Shipbuilding Ltd
|
Haverton Hill-on-Tees
|
Empire Celt
|
Tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
8 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
|
Barrow in Furness
|
Empire Baxter
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
20 October
|
United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd
|
West Hartlepool
|
Empire Carey
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
21 October
|
United States
|
Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard
|
Seattle, Washington
|
Steel Architect
|
C3 merchant freighter
|
Converted to escort carrier USS Copahee in 1942
|
21 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Harland & Wolff Ltd
|
Glasgow
|
Empire Ballantyne
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
21 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Clelands (Successors) Ltd
|
Willington Quay on Tyne
|
Empire Thistle
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
22 October
|
United Kingdom
|
William Doxford & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Dryden
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
22 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd
|
Goole
|
Empire Ivy
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
23 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd
|
Glasgow
|
Empire Bairn
|
Coastal tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
23 October
|
United Kingdom
|
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Drayton
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
25 October
|
United States
|
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
|
Kearny, New Jersey
|
Juneau
|
Template:Sclass- light cruiser
|
|
1 November
|
United States
|
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
|
Camden, New Jersey
|
Cleveland
|
Template:Sclass- light cruiser
|
|
9 November
|
United Kingdom
|
R Dunston Ltd
|
Thorne
|
Empire Plane
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
18 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Sir J Laing & Sons
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Airman
|
Tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
18 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd
|
Haverton Hill-on-Tees
|
Empire Metal
|
Tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
19 November
|
United Kingdom
|
William Gray & Co Ltd
|
West Hartlepool
|
Empire Builder
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
19 November
|
United Kingdom
|
William Doxford & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland, Co Durham
|
Empire Drum
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
19 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd
|
Grangemouth
|
Empire Dunstan
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
21 November
|
United States
|
Newport News Shipbuilding
|
Newport News, Virginia
|
Indiana
|
Template:Sclass- battleship
|
|
22 November
|
United Kingdom
|
Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd
|
Goole
|
Empire Harp
|
Coastal tanker
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
6 December
|
Hong Kong
|
Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co Ltd
|
Hong Kong
|
Empire Dragon
|
Cargo ship
|
For the Ministry of War Transport
|
11 December
|
Germany
|
Blohm + Voss
|
Hamburg
|
U-607
|
Type VIIC submarine
|
For the Kriegsmarine
|
17 December
|
United States
|
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
|
Camden, New Jersey
|
Columbia
|
Template:Sclass- light cruiser
|
|
17 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Bartram & Sons Ltd
|
Sunderland
|
Empire Ballad
|
Cargo ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
18 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Hall, Russell & Company
|
Aberdeen
|
Sir Galahad
|
Minesweeper
|
|
21 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Henry Scarr Ltd
|
Hessle
|
Empire Teak
|
Tug
|
For Ministry of War Transport.
|
30 December
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
Magpie
|
Template:Sclass-
|
|
30 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
|
Dundee
|
Empire Bard
|
Heavy lift ship
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
31 December
|
United Kingdom
|
Lithgows
|
Port Glasgow
|
Empire Addison
|
Cargo ship
|
for Ministry of War Transport
|
Date uncertain
|
Germany
|
Schichau
|
Königsberg
|
Bussard
|
Template:Sclass-
|
For the Luftwaffe
|
Date uncertain
|
United Kingdom
|
I Pimblott & Sons Ltd
|
Northwich
|
Empire Kyle
|
Coaster
|
For Ministry of War Transport
|
Date uncertain
|
Germany
|
Norderwerft Koser und Meyer
|
Hamburg
|
Immelmann
|
Template:Sclass-
|
For the Luftwaffe
|
Date uncertain
|
United Kingdom
|
William Hamilton & Co Ltd
|
Port Glasgow
|
Michael E
|
CAM Ship
|
For Bury Hill Shipping Co Ltd.
|
Date uncertain
|
United Kingdom
|
John I. Thornycroft & Company
|
Southampton
|
MTB 345
|
Motor torpedo boat
|
Experimental vessel
|
Date uncertain
|
|
|
|
Swine
|
Coaster Tanker
|
For Kriegsmarine.
|