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The list of ship launches in 1947 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1947.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Notes
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4 February
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Worcester
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First of class
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25 February
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United Kingdom
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Harland and Wolff
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Parthia
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Cargo liner
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For Cunard Line
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25 March
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United States
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Fore River Shipyard
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Quincy, Massachusetts
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Salem
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25 March
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United Kingdom
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Acheron
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9 April
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Soviet Union
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Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant
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Zelenedolsk
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BO-183
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9 April
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Soviet Union
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Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant
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Zelenedolsk
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BO-184
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9 April
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Soviet Union
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Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant
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Zelenedolsk
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BO-185
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22 April
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United Kingdom
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Harland and Wolff
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Centaur
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First in class
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27 April
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Soviet Union
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Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant
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Zelenedolsk
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BO-181
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27 April
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Soviet Union
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Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant
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Zelenedolsk
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BO-182
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7 May
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United Kingdom
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John Brown and Company
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Clydebank, Scotland
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Suffolk Ferry
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Train ferry
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For London and North Eastern Railway
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16 May
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter
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Wallsend, England
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Albion
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16 June
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Roanoke
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15 August
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United Kingdom
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Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Zarian
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Cargo ship
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For United Africa Co. Ltd
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16 September
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United States
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Mare Island Navy Yard
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Vallejo, California
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Tiru
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14 October
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United Kingdom
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Vickers Armstrong
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Barrow-in-Furness, England
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Orcades
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Ocean liner
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For Orient Line
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30 October
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United Kingdom
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John Brown & Company
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Clydebank, Scotland
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RMS Caronia
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Ocean liner/Cruise ship
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For Cunard Line
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7 November
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Germany
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Flender Werke
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Lübeck
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Empire Ely
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Cargo ship
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For Ministry of Transport
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20 December
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Australia
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Cockatoo Island Dockyard
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Sydney, New South Wales
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Tobruk
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See also