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The list of ship launches in 1938 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1938.

Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
14 February  United States Bethlehem Shipbuilding San Francisco Maury Template:Sclass- [1]
13 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Phoenix Template:Sclass-
16 March  Germany Deutsche Werft Hamburg Santa Cruz Cargo ship Became auxiliary cruiser Thor in World War 2.[2]
19 March  Japan Mitsubishi Nagasaki Chikuma Template:Sclass- [3]
15 April  United States Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company Newport News, Virginia St. Louis Template:Sclass- cruiser
16 April  United States Federal Shipbuilding Kearny, New Jersey Benham Template:Sclass- [1]
5 May  United States Norfolk Navy Yard Norfolk, Virginia Rowan Template:Sclass- [1]
5 May  United States Norfolk Navy Yard Norfolk, Virginia Stack Template:Sclass- [1]
14 May  United States Boston Navy Yard Boston, Massachusetts Mayrant Template:Sclass- [1]
14 May  United States Boston Navy Yard Boston, Massachusetts Trippe Template:Sclass- [1]
16 May  Japan Kawasaki Kobe Mizuho Seaplane carrier [4]
31 May  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Egret Template:Sclass- [5]
11 June  United States Federal Shipbuilding Kearny, New Jersey Ellet Template:Sclass- [1]
15 June  Germany DeSchiMAG Bremen Karl Galster Template:Sclass2-
30 June  United Kingdom Denny Dumbarton Auckland Template:Sclass- [5]
7 July  Norway Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard Horten Gyller Template:Sclass-
17 July  United Kingdom Smiths Dock Company South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough Bembridge First in UK Motor Cruising Pilot Cutter for Trinity House London, now in Szczecin Poland.[6]
27 July  United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend, England Dominion Monarch Cargo liner For Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
28 July  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead, England Mauretania Ocean liner For Cunard Line
28 July  United States Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia Rhind Template:Sclass- [1]
22 August  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel Prinz Eugen Modified Template:Sclass-
28 August  Germany DeSchiMAG Bremen Wilhelm Heidkamp Template:Sclass2-
28 August  United States Federal Shipbuilding Kearny, New Jersey Lang Template:Sclass- [1]
9 September  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn-on-Tyne Jervis Template:Sclass2- [7]
12 September  United Kingdom Thornycroft Woolston Pelican Template:Sclass- [5]
15 September  Germany Germaniawerft Kiel MV Steiermark Merchant ship Became German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran in World War 2.[2]
20 September  Germany DeSchiMAG Bremen Anton Schmitt Template:Sclass2-
22 September  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Mircea Gorch-Fock-class sail training ship For Romanian Navy
26 September  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Jersey Template:Sclass2-
27 September  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Queen Elizabeth Ocean liner For Cunard Line
27 September  Japan Maizuru Naval Arsenal Maizuru Kagerō Template:Sclass- [8]
11 October  United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend Janus Template:Sclass2-
25 October  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Jackal Template:Sclass2- [7]
25 October  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn-on-Tyne Kelly Template:Sclass2-
27 October  United Kingdom Yarrow & Company Scotstoun Jupiter Template:Sclass2-
27 October  United States Charleston Naval Shipyard North Charleston, South Carolina Sterett Template:Sclass- [1]
October  Germany Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG Bremen Neidenfels Cargo liner For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa"
22 November  United Kingdom William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Jaguar Template:Sclass2-
8 December  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Govan Juno Template:Sclass2-
8 December  Germany Deutsche Werke Kiel Graf Zeppelin Template:Sclass-
8 December  Japan Harima Zōsen KK Aioi, Harima Kuroshio Maru Kawasaki-type oiler For Chigai Kisen KK
21 December  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Javelin Template:Sclass2-
Date uncertain  Germany Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft Lübeck Adler Cargo liner For Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co
Date uncertain  Germany Danziger Werft AG Danzig Amrum Coastal tanker For Kriegsmarine
Date uncertain  Germany Schulte & Bruns Emden Coburg Fishing trawler For H. Bischoff & Co
Date uncertain  Germany Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburg Haga Cargo ship For Mathies Reederei
Date uncertain  Germany Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG, Wesermünde Luna Passenger ship For Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft Neptun AG (Neptun Line).
Date uncertain  Germany Studen und Reederei GmbH Beidenfleth Sachsen sealer For Studen und Reederei GmbH.
Date uncertain  Germany H. C. Stulcken Hamburg Sperber Light seaplane tender For Luftwaffe use
Date uncertain  Germany Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG Bremen Süderau Cargo ship For Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Friedman 1982, p. 439
  2. ^ a b Lenton 1966, p. 14
  3. ^ Jentschura, Jung & Mikel 1977, p. 87
  4. ^ Jentschura, Jung & Mikel 1977, pp. 65–66
  5. ^ a b c Hague 1993, p. 67
  6. ^ "History of THPV Bembridge by Andrew Adams and others". Magemar Polska. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  7. ^ a b Friedman 2008, p. 326
  8. ^ Jentschura, Jung & Mikel 1977, pp. 148–149
  • Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-733-X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Hague, Arnold (1993). A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter; Mikel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Lenton, H. T. (1966). Navies of the Second World War: German Surface Vessels. London: Macdonald & Co. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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