List of ship launches in 1940

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The list of ship launches in 1940 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1940.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
January 24	United States	Sun Shipbuilding		Mormacmail	Merchant	Converted to escort carrier USS Long Island in 1941
January 24	United Kingdom	Smiths Dock	River Tees	Gladiolus	Flower class corvette
March 4	United States	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	Kearny, New Jersey	Markay	Maritime Commission Type N tanker
July 29	Germany	Schichau	Konigsberg	Flake	Bussard class seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
August 1	Australia			Bathurst	Bathurst class corvette
August 5	United Kingdom			Erne	Black Swan class
August 10	Australia			Lismore	Bathurst class corvette
September 2	Germany	Schichau	Konigsberg	Hans Albrecht Wedel	Hans Albrecht Wedel class light seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
October 1	India			Sutlej	Black Swan class sloop
October 2	Germany	Ch. de St. Nazaire Penhoet	Saint-Nazaire	Jupiter	San Souci class light seaplane tender	Former French Sans Souci
October 25	Australia			Burnie	Bathurst class corvette
October 30	Germany	Ch. de St. Nazaire Penhoet	Saint-Nazaire	Saturn	San Souci class light seaplane tender	Former French Sans Reproche
November 16	Australia			Goulburn	Bathurst class corvette
November 16	India			Jumna	Black Swan class sloop
November 27	United States	Sun Shipbuilding		Rio Hudson	C3 merchant freighter	Converted to escort carrier HMS Avenger in 1942
November 28	United Kingdom			Ibis	Black Swan class sloop
October 30	Germany	Ch. de St. Nazaire Penhoet	Saint-Nazaire	Merkur	San Souci class light seaplane tender	Former French Sans Peur
October 30	Germany	Ch. de St. Nazaire Penhoet	Saint-Nazaire	Uranus	San Souci class light seaplane tender	Former French Sans Pareil
December 10	Australia			Ballarat	Bathurst class corvette
December 18	United States	Sun Shipbuilding	Chester, Pennsylvania	Rio Parana	C3 merchant freighter	Converted to escort carrier HMS Biter in 1942
Date uncertain	Germany	Norderwerft Koser und Meyer	Hamburg	Karl Meyer	Karl Meyer class seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
Date uncertain	Germany	Norderwerft Koser und Meyer	Hamburg	Max Stinsky	Karl Meyer class seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe

[edit] See also

• List of World War II ships

Ship launches:	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Ship commissionings:	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Ship decommissionings:	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Shipwrecks:	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939

Ship launches:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Ship commissionings:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Ship decommissionings:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Shipwrecks:	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949