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The list of ship launches in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1955.


Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
3 January  United States Higgins Industries New Orleans, Louisiana Pinnacle Template:Sclass-
26 January  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Hickleton Template:Sclass2-
1 February  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Wappen von Hamburg Seebäderschiff For HADAG
5 February  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Forrest Sherman Template:Sclass- First in class
22 February  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland Murray Template:Sclass-
25 February  Denmark Helsingør Skipsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S+ Helsingør Helsingør ferry For DSB[1]
10 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Truckee Template:Sclass-
10 March  Northern Ireland Harland & Wolff Belfast Port Melbourne For Port Line[2]
21 April  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding Glasgow, Scotland Chichester Template:Sclass-
23 April  United States J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Persistent Template:Sclass-
24 April  Soviet Union Severodvinsk Murmansk Template:Sclass-
7 May  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine John Paul Jones Template:Sclass-
11 June  Germany Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum Uthlande ferry For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[3]
21 June  Canada Victoria Machinery Depot Victoria, British Columbia Terra Nova Template:Sclass-
22 June  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding Govan, Scotland Empress of Britain Ocean liner For Canadian Pacific Steamship
23 June  United States Frank L. Sample Shipyard Boothbay Harbor, Maine Acme Template:Sclass-
20 July  United States J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington Pledge Template:Sclass-
21 July  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Seawolf Unique nuclear-powered submarine
4 August  Japan Inazuma Template:Sclass-
18 August  United Kingdom Fleetlands Shipyard Portsmouth, England Santon Template:Sclass2-
20 August  United States Frank L. Sample Shipyard Boothbay Harbor, Maine Adroit Template:Sclass-
20 August  Japan Yukikaze Template:Sclass-
6 September  Japan Ikazuchi Template:Sclass- First in class
8 September  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Sailfish Template:Sclass- First in class
14 September  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Evans Template:Sclass-
20 September  Japan Harukaze Template:Sclass- First in class
1 October  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Barry Template:Sclass-
3 October  United Kingdom Doigs Shipyard Grimsby, England Belton Template:Sclass2-
4 October  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Blackwood Template:Sclass- First in class
8 October  United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York Saratoga Template:Sclass-
18 October  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland Malcolm Template:Sclass-
24 October  United Kingdom John Brown and Company Clydebank, Scotland Essex Ferry Train ferry For British Transport Commission
26 October  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Nordstjernen passenger ship For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
30 October  Japan Akebono Unique destroyer escort
2 November  United States Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan Courtney Template:Sclass-
2 November  United States Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, Maryland Suribachi Template:Sclass- First in class
10 November  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Spiegel Grove Template:Sclass-
16 November  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes, Isle of Wight Exmouth Template:Sclass-
30 November  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn, England Llandaff Template:Sclass-
3 December  United States Broward Marine Fort Lauderdale, Florida Stalwart Template:Sclass-
14 December  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Carinthia Template:Sclass- For Cunard Line
15 December  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Decatur Template:Sclass-

References

  1. ^ "M/S Helsingør". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ^ "M/S Port Melbourne". Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. ^ "M/S Uthlande". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
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