List of ship launches in 1943

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The list of ship launches in 1943 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1943.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
January 21	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Yorktown	Essex class aircraft carrier
January 30	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Cordova	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Khedive
February 20	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Delgada	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Speaker
February 25	United States	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard	Hingham, Massachusetts	Daniel T. Griffin	Buckley class destroyer escort
February 25	United Kingdom			Redpole	Black Swan class sloop
February	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Powerful	Majestic class aircraft carrier
March 21	India			Godavari	Black Swan class sloop
March 22	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Edisto	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Nabob
February 20	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Estero	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Premier
April 5	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Casablanca	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
April 19	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Liscome Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
April 21	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Jamaica	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Shah
April 22	India			Kistna	Modified Black Swan class sloop
May 1	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Coral Sea	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
May 6	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Keneenaw	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Patroller
May 7	United Kingdom			Amethyst	Modified Black Swan class sloop
May 12	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Corregidor	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
May 18	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Prince	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS
May 26	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Mission Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
June 2	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Niantic	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Ranee
June 5	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Guadalcanal	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
June 15	India			Cauvery	Modified Black Swan class sloop
June 17	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Perdido	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Trouncer
July 7	United Kingdom			Hart	Modified Black Swan class sloop
July 10	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Manila Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
July 15	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Sunset	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Thane
July 16	United Kingdom			Lapwing	Black Swan class sloop
July 20	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Natoma Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
August 2	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	St. Andrews	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Queen
August 17	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Midway	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
August 17	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding	Quincy, Massachusetts	Wasp	Essex class aircraft carrier
August 21	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	St. Joseph	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Ruler
August 28	United Kingdom			Lark	Black Swan class sloop
August 30	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Hornet	Essex class aircraft carrier
September 2	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Didrickson Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
September 9	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	St. Simon	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Arbiter
September 11	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Wake Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
September 27	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Vermillion	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Smiter
September 27	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	White Plains	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
September 30	United Kingdom			Hind	Black Swan class sloop
October 6	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Emperor	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull; Transferred to USN before commissioning as USS Solomons
October 6	United Kingdom			Spiteful	S3 class submarine
October 14	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Franklin	Essex class aircraft carrier
October 24	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Kasaan Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
November 1	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Fanshaw Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
November 8	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Kitkun Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
November 8	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Company	Seattle, Washington	Willapa	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Puncher
November 11	United Kingdom			Mermaid	Black Swan class sloop
November 15	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Tulagi	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
November 22	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Gambier Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
November 22	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle, Washington	Winjah	Bogue class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Reaper
November 27	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Kalinin Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
November 28	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Nehenta Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
December 4	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Hoggatt Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
December 11	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Kadashan Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
December 11	United Kingdom			Peacock	Black Swan class sloop
December 16	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Marcus Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
December 22	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Savo Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
December 29	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Ommaney Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
December 30	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead, England	Venerable	Colossus class light carrier

[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