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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
22 January
Sweden
Öresundsvarvet
Landskrona
Rose
Cargo ship
For Hvalfangerselskapet Kosmos A/S
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
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j Friedman 1982 , p. 439
^ a b Lenton 1966 , p. 14
^ Jentschura, Jung & Mikel 1977 , p. 87
^ Jentschura, Jung & Mikel 1977 , pp. 65–66
^ a b c Hague 1993 , p. 67
^ "History of THPV Bembridge by Andrew Adams and others" . Magemar Polska. Retrieved 3 June 2010 .
^ a b Friedman 2008 , p. 326
^ 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 .
Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After . Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4 .
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 .
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 .
Lenton, H. T. (1966). Navies of the Second World War: German Surface Vessels . London: Macdonald & Co.