List of ship launches in 1944

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This list of ship launches in 1944 is a partial chronological list of all ships launched in 1944. A related list of World War II ships is also available.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
January 5	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Petrof Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
January 12	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Rudyard Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
January 19	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Saginaw Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
January 24	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding	Quincy, Massachusetts	Hancock	Essex class aircraft carrier
January 29	United Kingdom			Modeste	Modified Black Swan class sloop
January 29	United Kingdom			Nereide	Modified Black Swan class sloop
January 31	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Sargent Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
February 4	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Shamrock Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
February 7	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Ticonderoga	Essex class aircraft carrier
February 12	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Shipley Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
February 19	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Sitkoh Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
February 23	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Vengeance	Colossus class light carrier
February 24	United States	Norfolk Navy Yard	Norfolk, Virginia	Shangri-La	Essex class aircraft carrier
February 26	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding	Quincy, Massachusetts	Bennington	Essex class aircraft carrier
February 26	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Steamer Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
March 3	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Cape Esperance	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
March 10	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Takanis Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
March 16	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Thetis Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
March 22	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Makassar	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
March 29	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Windham Bay	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
April 5	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Makin Island	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
April 11	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Lunga Point	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
April 17	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Bismarck Sea	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
April 22	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Salamaua	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
April 28	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Hollandia	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
April 29	United States	New York Navy Yard	New York City, New York	Bon Homme Richard	Essex class aircraft carrier
May 4	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	St. Joseph Bay	Commencement Bay class escort carrier	Renamed USS Commencement Bay prior to commissioning
May 4	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Kwajalein	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
May 10	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Admiralty Islands	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
May 16	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Bougainville	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
May 20	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Warrior	Colossus class light carrier
May 22	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Mantanikou	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
May 27	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Attu	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
June 8	United States	Kaiser Shipyards	Richmond, California	Munda	Casablanca class escort carrier	Converted S4 merchant hull
June 10	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Block Island	Commencement Bay class escort carrier
June 29	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Randolph	Essex class aircraft carrier
June	France	Construction Navales La Ciotat	Southern France	Marechal Petain	Passenger vessel
July 20	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Gilbert Islands	Commencement Bay class escort carrier
July 20	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Kula Gulf	Commencement Bay class escort carrier
August 20	United States	Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Antietam	Essex class aircraft carrier
September 1	United Kingdom			Alacrity	Modified Black Swan class sloop
September 12	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Cape Gloucester	Commencement Bay class escort carrier
September 29	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Salerno Bay	Commencement Bay class escort carrier
September 30	United Kingdom	HM Dockyard Devonport	England	Terrible	Majestic class aircraft carrier
October 19	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Vella Gulf	Commencement Bay class escort carrier
November 2	United States	Norfolk Navy Yard	Norfolk, Virginia	Lake Champlain	Essex class aircraft carrier
November 9	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Siboney	Commencement Bay class escort carrier
November 16	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Magnificent	Majestic class aircraft carrier
November 30	United Kingdom			Opossum	Modified Black Swan class sloop
November 30	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Puget Sound	Commencement Bay class escort carrier
December 4	United States	Bethlehem Shipbuilding	Quincy, Massachusetts	Boxer	Essex class aircraft carrier
December 28	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle, Washington	Rendova	Commencement Bay class escort carrier

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