List of ship launches in 1946

This list of ship launches in 1946 includes a list of ships launched in 1946.

Date	Ship	Country	Builder	Location	Class / type	Notes
4 January	Leonard F. Mason	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Template:Sclass-
5 January	Spaburn	United Kingdom			Coastal water carrier	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
5 January	Robert L. Wilson	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Template:Sclass-
8 January	Eversole	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle	Template:Sclass-
15 January	Empire Athelstan	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd	Barrow in Furness	Heavy lift cargo ship	For Ministry of Transport
17 January	Empire Evesham	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	tanker	For Ministry of Transport
17 January	Forrest Royal	United States	Bethlehem Steel	Staten Island, New York	Template:Sclass-
22 January	Anchorite	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow in Furness	Template:Sclass-
2 February	Witek	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Template:Sclass-
4 February	Empire Hedda	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Tug	For Ministry of Transport
4 February	Empire Seafoam	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd	Goole	Coaster	For Ministry of Transport
4 February	Empire Tedburgh	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd	Sunderland	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport
5 February	Empire Tedmuir	United Kingdom	A & J Inglis Ltd	Glasgow	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport
8 February	Empire Juna	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Tug	For Ministry of Transport
15 February	Bluebird	United States	Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co	North Charleston, South Carolina	Template:Sclass-
18 February	Sparrow	United Kingdom			Modified Template:Sclass-
18 February	Alaric	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Template:Sclass-
19 February	Empire Flodden	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
19 February	Halfbeak	United States	Cramp Shipbuilding Company	Philadelphia	Template:Sclass-
19 February	Pawcatuck	United States	Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	Chester, Pennsylvania	Template:Sclass-
20 February	Jutland	United Kingdom			Modified Template:Sclass2-
21 February	Empire Marshland	United Kingdom	William Simons & Co Ltd	Renfrew	Dredger	For Ministry of Transport
28 February	Spapool	United Kingdom			Coastal water carrier	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
28 February	Artemis	United Kingdom	Scotts	Greenock	Template:Sclass-
5 March	Fresno	United States	Federal Shipbuilding	Kearny, New Jersey	Template:Sclass-
5 March	Bryce Canyon	United States	Charleston Navy Yard	North Charleston, South Carolina	Template:Sclass-
5 March	Manchester	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Template:Sclass-
8 March	Shelton	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle	Template:Sclass-
15 March	Charles H. Roan	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Template:Sclass-
19 March	Empire Forager	United Kingdom	William Simons & Co Ltd	Greenock, Renfrewshire	Dredger	For Ministry of War Transport
30 March	Agerholm	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Template:Sclass-
30 March	Waccamaw	United States	Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	Chester, Pennsylvania	Template:Sclass- oiler
2 April	Coral Sea	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Template:Sclass-
3 April	Empire Dunbar	United Kingdom	Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd	Sunderland, Co Durham	Tanker	For Ministry of Transport
4 April	Empire Maydream	United Kingdom	A Hall & Co Ltd	Aberdeen	Coaster	For Ministry of Transport
17 April	Empire Woodland	United Kingdom	William Simons & Co Ltd	Greenock	Dredger	For Ministry of Transport
23 April	Ulua	United States	Cramp Shipbuilding Company	Philadelphia	Template:Sclass-
27 April	BO-173	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	Template:Sclass-
27 April	BO-270	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	Template:Sclass-
28 April	BO-171	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	Template:Sclass-
28 April	BO-172	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	Template:Sclass-
30 April	Burton Island	United States	Western Pipe and Steel Company	San Francisco	Template:Sclass2-
April	Poictiers	United Kingdom			Destroyer	Scrapped shortly after launch.
April	Empire Tedrita	United Kingdom	A & J Inglis Ltd	Glasgow	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport
1 May	Empire Doreen	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons	Bowling	Tug	For Ministry of Transport
3 May	Corsair	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Template:Sclass-
15 May	Rowenol	United Kingdom			Coastal tanker	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
16 May	Empire Hartland	United Kingdom	Ferguson Brothers Ltd	Port Glasgow	Hopper ship	For Ministry of Transport
29 May	Seaman	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	Seattle	Template:Sclass-
29 May	Edisto	United States	Western Pipe and Steel Company	San Pedro, California	Template:Sclass2-
15 June	Norden	Denmark		Nakskov	cargo ship
16 June	Sun XVII	United Kingdom	A Hall & Co Ltd	Aberdeen	Tug	For Ministry of Transport
24 June	Keppler	United States	Bethlehem Steel	San Francisco	Template:Sclass-
12 July	Tringa	United States	Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.	Savannah, Georgia	Template:Sclass-
15 July	Robert A. Owens	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Template:Sclass-
31 July	Empire Tesland	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Glasgow	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport
1 August	Unicorn	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Template:Sclass-
10 August	Spalake	United Kingdom			Coastal water carrier	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
12 August	Turbot	United States	Cramp Shipbuilding Company	Philadelphia	Template:Sclass-
13 August	Andrew	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow in Furness	Template:Sclass-
14 August	Empire Ethelbert	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Heavy lift ship	For Ministry of Transport
15 August	Scorpion	United Kingdom	J. S. White	Cowes	Modified Template:Sclass2-
28 August	Artemis	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering	Greenock, Scotland	Template:Sclass-
28 August	Oakol	United Kingdom			Coastal tanker	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
9 September	Stockholm	Sweden	Götaverken	Göteborg	Ocean liner
11 September	De Grasse	France	Lorient		Anti-aircraft cruiser
16 September	Tanumand	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd	Bowling	Tug	For Petroleum Steamship Co Ltd
20 September	Walrus	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Template:Sclass-
27 September	Des Moines	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Template:Sclass-
2 October	Waverley	United Kingdom	A & J Inglis Ltd	Glasgow	Paddle Steamer	For London and North Eastern Railway
21 November	Empire Tesville	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport
20 December	Lansdale	United States	Bethlehem Steel	San Francisco	Template:Sclass-
Unknown date	SNCF No 1	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Company	Grangemouth, Stirlingshire	Collier	For Société Nationale D'Affrétements