List of ship launches in 1950

The list of ship launches in 1950 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1950.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
16 January	United States	Western Boatbuilding Company	Tacoma, Washington	*John N. Cobb*	Research vessel	For National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
19 January	United Kingdom			*Retainer*	Armament support ship	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
29 January	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-277	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
9 February	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-278	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
21 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-282	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
31 March	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-283	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
15 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-284	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
3 May	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	*Ark Royal*	Template:Sclass-	For Royal Navy
18 May	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico	Trieste	*Giulio Cesare*	Ocean liner	For Italian Line
31 May	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-285	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
3 June	United States	Bethlehem Steel Corporation	Quincy, Massachusetts	*Independence*	Ocean liner	For American Export Lines
3 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-286	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
6 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-287	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
14 June	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	*Diamond*	Template:Sclass- destroyer	For Royal Navy
19 June	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-289	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
27 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	*President Jackson*
27 July	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephen and Sons	Glasgow, Scotland	*Defender*	Template:Sclass- destroyer	For Royal Navy
27 July	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Walker	*Ocean Monarch*	Cruise ship	For Furness Withy
10 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-291	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
13 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-292	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
13 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-293	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
15 August	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Provence	Passenger ship	For Société Générale des Transports Maritime
16 August	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight	*Dainty*	Template:Sclass- destroyer
20 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-294	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
28 August	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-295	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
1 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-296	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
9 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-297	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
15 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-298	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
30 September	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-299	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
9 October	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	*President Adams*
7 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-300	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
15 October	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-334	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
21 October	Soviet Union		Krasnoye Sormovo	*S-80*	Template:Sclass2-	For Soviet Navy
19 November	Italy	Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico	Trieste	*Augustus*	Ocean liner	For Italian Line
24 November	Denmark	Helsingør Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri	Helsingør	*Dronning Ingrid*	Ferry	For Danske Statsbaner
20 December	United Kingdom	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	Burntisland	*Winsor Trader*	Cargo ship	For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd
21 December	United Kingdom	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering	Glasgow, Scotland	*Delight*	Template:Sclass- destroyer	For Royal Navy
28 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-336	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
31 December	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-337	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-279	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-280	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-281	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-288	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-290	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-335	Template:Sclass-	^[1]
Unknown date	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-336	Template:Sclass-	^[1]

v t e Ship events in 1950
Ship launches	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Ship commissionings	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Ship decommissionings	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Shipwrecks	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

See also