List of ship launches in 1942

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The list of ship launches in 1942 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1942.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
January 15	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Bogue	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
January 17	Australia			Echuca	Bathurst class corvette
January 24	Australia			Armidale	Bathurst class corvette
January 30	Australia			Gympie	Bathurst class corvette
January 31	Australia			Quiberon	Q class destroyer
February 7	Australia			Warramunga	Tribal class destroyer
February 15	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Breton	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
February 16	United States			Alabama	South Dakota class battleship
February 18	Australia			Wallaroo	Bathurst class corvette
February 27	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Card	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
March 1	Germany	Schichau	Konigsberg	Richtofen	Hans Albrecht Wedel class light seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
March 4	Australia			Tamworth	Bathurst class corvette
March 5	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Hamlin	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
March 7	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Tracker	Attacker class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
March 19	Germany	Schichau	Konigsberg	Hermann Kohl	Hans Albrecht Wedel class light seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
April 2	United States			Abraham Clark	Liberty ship
April 4	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Battler	Attacker class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
April 4	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Croatan	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
April 4	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Nassau	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
May 2	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Barnes	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
May 2	Australia			Inverell	Bathurst class corvette
May 7	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Prince William	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
May 15	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Core	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
May 16	Australia			Horsham	Bathurst class corvette
May 22	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Altamaha	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
May 22	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Hunter	Attacker class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
June 6	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Block Island	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
June 11	Australia			Bowen	Bathurst class corvette
June 19	Australia			Latrobe	Bathurst class corvette
January 15	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Searcher	Attacker class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
June 23	Australia			Kapunda	Bathurst class corvette
June 25	Canada			Huron	Tribal class destroyer
June 27	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Breton	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
June 29	United Kingdom			Woodpecker	Modified Black Swan class sloop
July 16	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Ravager	Attacker class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
July 18	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	St. George	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
July 28	United Kingdom			Cygnet	Modified Black Swan class sloop
July 31	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Essex	Essex class aircraft carrier
August 1	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Croatan	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
August 11	United Kingdom			Wren	Modified Black Swan class sloop
August 22	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City, New York	Independence	Independence class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
August 23	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Prince William	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
August 25	Canada			Haida	Tribal class destroyer
August 25	United Kingdom			Whimbrel	Modified Black Swan class sloop
August 27	United States			Iowa	Iowa class battleship
August 30	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Intrepid	Essex class aircraft carrier
August 31	United States			Thomas T. Tucker	Liberty ship
September 2	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Lexington	Essex class aircraft carrier
September 7	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Glacier	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
September 19	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Chatham	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
September 24	United Kingdom			Chanticleer	Modified Black Swan class sloop
September 25	Australia			Glenelg	Bathurst class corvette
September 27	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Attacker	Attacker class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
October 7	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Pybus	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
October 13	United Kingdom			Kite	Modified Black Swan class sloop
October 14	United Kingdom			Starling	Modified Black Swan class sloop
October 14	United Kingdom			Wild Goose	Modified Black Swan class sloop
October 18	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Baffins	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
October 18	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City, New York	Princeton	Independence class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
November 1	United States	Consolidated Steel Corporation	Orange, Texas	Edsall	Edsall class destroyer escort
November 9	United Kingdom			Crane	Modified Black Swan class sloop
November 11	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Bolinas	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
November 11	United States	North Carolina Shipbuilding	Wilmington, North Carolina	Henry Bacon	Liberty ship
November 26	United Kingdom			Woodcock	Modified Black Swan class sloop
December 3	Australia			Cootamundra	Bathurst class corvette
December 6	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City, New York	Belleau Wood	Independence class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
December 7	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Bunker Hill	Essex class aircraft carrier
December 7	United States			New Jersey	Iowa class battleship
November 11	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Bastian	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
December 18	United States			Amelia Earhart	Liberty ship
December 21	India			Narbada	Black Swan class sloop
December 11	United Kingdom			Pheasant	Modified Black Swan class sloop
December 30	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Carnegie	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
Date uncertain	Germany	Norderwerft Koser und Meyer	Hamburg	Boelke	Karl Meyer class seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe

[edit] See also

• List of World War II ships

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