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The list of ship launches in 1942 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1942.

January

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
6 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Ltd Glasgow Empire Bede Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
13 January  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd Thorne Empire Spruce Tug For Ministry of War Transport
15 January  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Bogue Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 January  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Hebburn Blean Template:Sclass2-
15 January  United Kingdom Yarrow & Co. Ltd Scotstoun, Glasgow Oakley Template:Sclass2- Sold in 1958 to West Germany as Gneisenau
15 January  United Kingdom Clelands (Successors) Ltd Wallsend Empire Dyke Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
15 January  United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons Ltd South Shields Empire Forest Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
15 January  United Kingdom S P Austin & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Jill Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
16 January  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Queenborough Q-class destroyer To Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Queenborough 1945, later converted to Type 15 frigate, sold for scrapping 1975
17 January  Australia HMA Naval Dockyard Williamstown, Victoria Echuca Template:Sclass-
17 January  United Kingdom J.L. Thompson and Sons Sunderland Empire Barrie Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
19 January  United Kingdom Cochrane & Sons Ltd Selby Empire Goblin Tug For Ministry of War Transport
20 January  United Kingdom Scott & Sons Bowling Empire Palm Tug For Ministry of War Transport
24 January  Australia Morts Dock & Engineering Co Sydney Armidale Template:Sclass-
29 January  United Kingdom Alexander Stephens & Sons Govan, Glasgow Bramham Template:Sclass2- To the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1943 as Themistocles
30 January  Australia Evans Deakin & Co Brisbane Gympie Template:Sclass-
31 January  Australia J. Samuel White Cowes Quiberon Q-class destroyer
31 January  United Kingdom Richards Ironworks Ltd Lowestoft Empire Punch Coaster For Ministry of War Transport

February

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
3 February  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Tyne and Wear Border Template:Sclass2- Transferred to Greece in 1942 as Adrias
7 February  Australia Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Sydney Warramunga Template:Sclass2- destroyer
12 February  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Montpelier Template:Sclass- light cruiser
14 February  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees Empire Dickens Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
15 February  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Breton Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
16 February  United States Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth, Virginia Alabama Template:Sclass- battleship
17 February  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Elgar Heavy lift ship For Ministry of War Transport
17 February  United Kingdom Barclay Curl & Co Glasgow Empire Fairbairn Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
17 February  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle Empire Sprite Tug For Ministry of War Transport
18 February  Australia Poole & Steel Balmain, New South Wales Wallaroo Template:Sclass-
19 February  United Kingdom G Brown & Co Ltd Greenock Empire Dweller coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
19 February  USA Bath Iron Works Nicholas Fletcher-class destroyer For US Navy
19 February  United Kingdom William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Obdurate O-class destroyer
21 February  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston Opportune O-class destroyer
23 February  United Kingdom G Brown & Co Ltd Greenock Empire Audrey coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
23 February  United Kingdom Lithgows Ltd Port Glasgow Empire Beatrice Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
27 February  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Card Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
28 February  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn Quadrant Q-class destroyer To Australia as HMAS Quadrant 1945, later converted to Type 15 frigate, sold for scrapping 1962

March

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 March  Germany Schichau Königsberg Richthofen Template:Sclass- light seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe
2 March  United Kingdom Fairfield Govan, Glasgow Myrmidon M-class destroyer Loaned to the Polish Navy and renamed ORP Orkan
4 March  Australia Walkers Limited Maryborough Tamworth Template:Sclass-
5 March  United States Western Pipe & Steel Hamlin Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
5 March  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Melbreak Template:Sclass2-
5 March  United Kingdom Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd Grangemouth Empire Arthur Coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
5 March  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Cadet Coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
6 March  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Arnold Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
7 March  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow Zetland Template:Sclass2-
7 March  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Tracker Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
16 March  United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Co Ltd Aberdeen Empire Cherub Tug For Ministry of War Transport
17 March  United Kingdom Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Coleridge Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
17 March  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow In Furness Penylan Template:Sclass2-
18 March  United Kingdom William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Chaucer Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
19 March  Germany Schichau Königsberg Hermann Kohl Template:Sclass- light seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe
20 March  United States Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia Birmingham Template:Sclass- light cruiser
21 March  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Rotherham R-class destroyer To Indian Navy as Rajput 1949; scrapped 1976
23 March  United Kingdom Lithgows Port Glasgow Empire Conrad Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
24 March  United Kingdom Lithgows Port Glasgow Empire Austen Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
24 March  United Kingdom John Crown & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Wold Tug For Ministry of War Transport
31 March  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees Empire Beaumont Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
31 March  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Caxton Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport

April

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 April  United Kingdom Cammel Laird & Company Birkenhead Raider R-class destroyer To India as Rana 1949
2 April  United States Abraham Clark Liberty ship
2 April  United Kingdom John Readhead & Sons Ltd South Shields Empire Clough Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
2 April  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle Upon Tyne Haydon Template:Sclass2-
2 April  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston Orwell O-class destroyer
4 April  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Denver Template:Sclass- light cruiser
4 April  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Battler Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Croatan Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April  United Kingdom C Connell & Co Ltd Scotstoun, Glasgow Empire Bowman Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
4 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Ltd Belfast Empire Fletcher Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
4 April  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Nassau Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Searcher Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
6 April  United Kingdom Ferguson Bros Ltd Port Glasgow Empire Mead Tug For Ministry of War Transport
9 April  Sweden Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad Gothenburg Mjölner Template:Sclass- For Swedish Navy
11 April  Sweden Götaverken Gothenburg Mode Template:Sclass- For Swedish Navy
11 April  Australia J. Samuel White Cowes Quickmatch Q-class destroyer
12 April  United States Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny, New Jersey Hawaiian Shipper Modified Type C3 cargo liner For United States War Shipping Administration
13 April  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Modbury Template:Sclass2- Transferred to Greece as Miaoulis
14 April  United Kingdom Alexander Stephens & Sons Glasgow Holcombe Template:Sclass2-
16 April  United Kingdom Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd Grangemouth Empire Gawain Coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
16 April  United Kingdom A Hall & Co Ltd Aberdeen Empire Minotaur Tug For Ministry of War Transport
18 April  United States Electric Boat Company Groton, Connecticut Blackfish Template:Sclass-
25 April  Sweden Götaverken Gothenburg Magne Template:Sclass- For Swedish Navy
27 April  United Kingdom Fairfield Glasgow Haldon Template:Sclass2- Transferred to Free France as La Combattante
29 April  Norway Geo. Lawley Neponset, Massachusetts King Haakon VII PC class escort ship Ex-USS PC-467
30 April  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow Tanatside Template:Sclass2-
30 April  United Kingdom William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Obedient O-class destroyer
30 April  United Kingdom A Hall & Co Aberdeen Empire Gnome Tug For Ministry of War Transport

May

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
2 May  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Barnes Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
2 May  Australia Mort's Dock & Engineering Co Balmain, New South Wales Inverell Template:Sclass-
2 May  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Redoubt R-class destroyer To India as Ranjit 1949
7 May  United States Western Pipe & Steel Prince William Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
15 May  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Core Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 May  United States Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia Mobile Template:Sclass- light cruiser
16 May  Australia HMA Naval Dockyard Melbourne Horsham Template:Sclass-
18 May  United Kingdom Lithgows Port Glasgow Empire Galahad Refrigerated cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
22 May  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Altamaha Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
22 May  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Mormacpenn C3 merchant freighter Converted to escort carrier HMS Hunter in 1943
22 May  United Kingdom Cochrane & Sons Ltd Selby Empire Imp Tug For Ministry of War Transport
27 May  Sweden Öresundsvarvet Landskrona Munin Template:Sclass- For Swedish Navy
28 May  United Kingdom Clelands (Successors) LTd Willington Quay-on-Tyne Empire Piper Tug For Ministry of War Transport
30 May  United Kingdom Cochrane & Sons Ltd Selby Empire Pat Tug For Ministry of War Transport

June

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 June  United Kingdom Cochrane & Sons Ltd Selby Empire Sam Tug For Ministry of War Transport
1 June  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn Quail Q-class destroyer
1 June  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Racehorse R-class destroyer
2 June  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Boswell Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
2 June  United Kingdom Scott & Sons Bowling Empire Cupid Tug For Ministry of War Transport
4 June  United Kingdom J S Watson Ltd Gainsborough Empire Meadow Tug For Ministry of War Transport
6 June  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Block Island Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
10 June  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Santa Fe Template:Sclass- light cruiser
11 June  Australia Walkers Limited Maryborough Bowen Template:Sclass-
19 June  Australia Mort's Dock & Engineering Co Balmain, New South Wales Latrobe Template:Sclass-
20 June  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, Glasgow Wensleydale Template:Sclass2-
23 June  Australia Poole & Steel Balmain, New South Wales Kapunda Template:Sclass-
25 June  Canada Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle Upon Tyne Huron Template:Sclass2- destroyer
27 June  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Breton Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
27 June  United States Permanente Metals Richmond, California Ocean Victory Ocean ship For Ministry of War Transport
27 June  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston, Southamton Brecon Template:Sclass2-
29 June  United Kingdom William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Woodpecker Modified Template:Sclass-
29 June  United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Dundee Empire Archer Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
29 June  United Kingdom Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Collins Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
29 June  United Kingdom Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd Grangemouth Empire Damsel Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
29 June  United Kingdom Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Banner Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
29 June  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle Empire Titan tug For the Ministry of War Transport
30 June  United Kingdom Lithgows Ltd Port Glasgow Empire Buckler Cargo ship For the Ministry of War Transport
30 June  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Clarion Cargo ship For the Ministry of War Transport

July

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
8 July  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Ltd Thorne Empire Toby tug For the Ministry of War Transport
14 July  United Kingdom Scott & Sons Ltd Bowling Empire Sinew Tug For Ministry of War Transport
15 July  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Relentless R-class destroyer
16 July  United Kingdom Cammel Laird & Company Birkenhead Rapid R-class destroyer
16 July  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Ravager Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
18 July  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi St. George Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
23 July  United Kingdom Ferguson Brothers Ltd Port Glasgow Empire Warlock Tug For Ministry of War Transport
28 July  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Baltimore Template:Sclass- heavy cruiser
28 July  United Kingdom Cygnet Modified Template:Sclass-
28 July  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Mahratta M-class destroyer
30 July  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Centaur Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
31 July  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Essex Template:Sclass-

August

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 August  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Croatan Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
11 August  United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne Empire Dace Ferry For Ministry of War Transport.
11 August  United Kingdom William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Wren Modified Template:Sclass-
22 August  United States New York Shipbuilding New York City Independence Template:Sclass- light aircraft carrier Converted cruiser hull
23 August  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Prince William Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
25 August  Canada Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle Upon Tyne Haida Template:Sclass2- destroyer
25 August  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scoutstoun, Glasgow Whimbrel Modified Template:Sclass-
25 August  United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne Empire Roach Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
26 August  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Boston Template:Sclass- heavy cruiser
27 August  United States New York Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York Iowa Template:Sclass-
27 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Empire Castle Refrigerated cargo liner For Ministry of War Transport
27 August  United Kingdom Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Cavalier Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
27 August  United Kingdom A Hall & Co Ltd Aberdeen Empire Ned Tug For Ministry of War Transport
27 August  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole Empire Pixie Tug For Ministry of War Transport
30 August  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Intrepid Template:Sclass-
31 August  United States Thomas T. Tucker Liberty ship

September

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
7 September  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Glacier Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
10 September  United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne Empire Cadet Ferry For Ministry of War Transport
12 September  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Eggesford Template:Sclass2- Sold to Federal German Navy in 1959 as Brommy
12 September  United Kingdom Cochrane & Sons Selby Empire Ace Tug For Ministry of War Transport
17 September  United States Electric Boat Company Groton, Connecticut Hoe Template:Sclass-
19 September  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Chatham Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
20 September  United Kingdom R Dunston Ltd Thorne Empire Ariel Tug For Ministry of War Transport
23 September  United States Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts Lexington Template:Sclass-
23 September  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Driver Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
24 September  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie Newcastle upon Tyne Savage Modified S-class destroyer
24 September  United Kingdom Chanticleer Modified Template:Sclass-
24 September  United Kingdom Scott & Sons Ltd Bowling Empire Minnow Tug For Ministry of War Transport
25 September  United Kingdom Short Brothers Ltd Sunderland, Co Durham Empire Envoy Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
25 September  Australia Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney Glenelg Template:Sclass-
26 September  United Kingdom Cochrane & Sons Ltd Selby Empire Denis Tug For Ministry of War Transport
27 September  United States Western Pipe & Steel Attacker Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter

October

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
7 October  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Pybus Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
10 October  United Kingdom Grangemouth Dockyard Company Grangemouth Empire Clansman Collier For Ministry of War Transport
12 October  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole Empire Harry Tug For Ministry of War Transport
13 October  United Kingdom Cammel Laird Birkenhead Kite Modified Template:Sclass-
14 October  United Kingdom Fairfield Govan, Glasgow Starling Modified Template:Sclass-
14 October  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scoutstoun, Glasgow Wild Goose Modified Template:Sclass-
17 October  United Kingdom J Harker Ltd Knottingley Empire Reaper Collier For Ministry of War Transport
18 October  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Baffins Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
18 October  United States New York Shipbuilding New York City Princeton Template:Sclass- light aircraft carrier Converted cruiser hull
23 October  United States Bethlehem Steel Company San Francisco Oakland Template:Sclass- light cruiser
24 October  United States Basalt Rock Company Napa, California Gear Template:Sclass-
25 October  United Kingdom Cochrane & Sons Ltd Selby Empire Seraph Tug For Ministry of War Transport
28 October  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding Greenock Rocket R-class destroyer

November

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
1 November  United States Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange, Texas Edsall Template:Sclass-
9 November  United Kingdom Crane Modified Template:Sclass-
9 November  United Kingdom John Readhead and Sons South Shields Empire Fortune Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
10 November  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Cato Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
10 November  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole Empire Rupert Tug For Ministry of War Transport
11 November  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Bolinas Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter
11 November  United States North Carolina Shipbuilding Wilmington, North Carolina Henry Bacon Liberty ship
11 November  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Bastian Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
19 November  United Kingdom Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd Newcastle upon Tyne Empire Claymore Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
19 November  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees Empire Cobbett Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
21 November  United Kingdom C Connell & Co Ltd Scotstoun Empire Carpenter Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
22 November  United States Basalt Rock Company Napa, California Escape Template:Sclass-
23 November  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Stevenstone Template:Sclass2-
23 November  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle Empire Oberon Tug For Ministry of War Transport
24 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Ltd Belfast Empire Benefit Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
25 November  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd Barrow in Furness Empire Charmian Heavy lift ship For Ministry of War Transport
26 November  United Kingdom Woodcock Modified Template:Sclass-

December

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
3 December  Australia Poole & Steel Sydney Cootamundra Template:Sclass-
6 December  United States New York Shipbuilding New York City Belleau Wood Template:Sclass- light aircraft carrier Converted cruiser hull
6 December  United Kingdom Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co Ltd Blyth Empire Rosa Tug For Ministry of War Transport
7 December  United States Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts Bunker Hill Template:Sclass-
7 December  United States Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia New Jersey Template:Sclass-
8 December  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia Miami Template:Sclass- light cruiser
8 December  United Kingdom Short Brothers Ltd Sunderland Empire Bardolph Refrigerated cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
8 December  United Kingdom William Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool Empire Candida Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
10 December  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding Greenock Roebuck R-class destroyer
11 December  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Scoutstoun, Glasgow Pheasant Modified Template:Sclass-
18 December  United States Amelia Earhart Liberty ship
18 December  United Kingdom J L Thompson & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Brutus Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
19 December  United States Basalt Rock Company Napa, California Diver Template:Sclass-
21 December  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Narbada Template:Sclass-
21 December  United Kingdom Barclay Curle Glasgow Empire Courage Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
21 December  United Kingdom Scott & Sons Ltd Bowling Empire Titania tug For Ministry of War Transport
22 December  United Kingdom J S Watson Ltd Gainsborough Empire Ben Tug For Ministry of War Transport
23 December  United Kingdom Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Commerce Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
23 December  United States Bethlehem Steel Company San Francisco Reno Template:Sclass- light cruiser
28 December  United States Western Pipe and Steel Company San Pedro, California Staten Island Template:Sclass- For Lend-Lease
30 December  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard Seattle Carnegie Template:Sclass- Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
31 December  United States Basalt Rock Company Napa, California Grapple Template:Sclass-
31 December  United Kingdom John Crown & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Demon Tug For Ministry of War Transport

Unknown date

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
Unknown date  Germany Norderwerft Koser und Meyer Hamburg Boelke Template:Sclass- For the Luftwaffe
Unknown date Danisch Wold Coastal tanker
Unknown date  Japan Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd Hong Kong Empire Blossom Cargo ship For the Imperial Japanese Navy
Unknown date  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Ltd Belfast Empire Chapman tanker For the Ministry of War Transport
Unknown date  Norway Akers Mekaniske Verksted Oslo Flandern Whaler Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion
Unknown date  Germany Elsflether Werft AG Elsfleth Flemhude Coastal tanker For the Kriegsmarine
Unknown date  Germany D W Kremer Sohn Elmshorn Grete Coastal tanker For the Kriegsmarine
Unknown date  Norway Akers Mekaniske Verksted Oslo Helgoland Whaler Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion
Unknown date Hilde Coastal tanker For the Kriegsmarine
Unknown date  Norway Sarpsborg Mekaniske Verksted Sarpsborg Marsteinen Coastal tanker Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion

See also

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