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 Flag of the United States United States Sun Shipbuilding Mormacmail Merchant Converted to escort carrier USS Long Island in 1941
January 24 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Smiths Dock River Tees Gladiolus Flower class corvette
February Flag of Germany Germany G. Seebeck A.G. Wesermünde Malangen Trawler Captured by Norway 13 April 1940 and renamed HNoMS Honningsvåg
March 4 Flag of the United States United States Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny, New Jersey Markay Maritime Commission Type N tanker
June 1 Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington North Carolina class battleship
June 13 Flag of the United States United States New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York North Carolina North Carolina class battleship
July 29 Flag of Germany Germany Schichau Königsberg Flake Bussard class seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe
August 1 Flag of Australia Australia Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney Bathurst Bathurst class corvette
August 5 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Barrow-in-Furness Erne Black Swan class
August 10 Flag of Australia Australia Mort's Dock and Engineering Co Sydney Lismore Bathurst class corvette
September 2 Flag of Germany Germany Schichau Konigsberg Hans Albrecht Wedel Hans Albrecht Wedel class light seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe
October 1 Flag of India India Sutlej Black Swan class sloop
October 2 Flag of Germany Germany Ch. de St. Nazaire Penhoet Saint-Nazaire Jupiter San Souci class light seaplane tender Former French Sans Souci
October 25 Flag of Australia Australia Mort's Dock and Engineering Co Sydney Burnie Bathurst class corvette
October 30 Flag of Germany Germany Ch. de St. Nazaire Penhoet Saint-Nazaire Saturn San Souci class light seaplane tender Former French Sans Reproche
November 16 Flag of Australia Australia Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney Goulburn Bathurst class corvette
November 16 Flag of India India Jumna Black Swan class sloop
November 27 Flag of the United States United States Sun Shipbuilding Rio Hudson C3 merchant freighter Converted to escort carrier HMS Avenger in 1942
November 28 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Ibis Black Swan class sloop
October 30 Flag of Germany Germany Ch. de St. Nazaire Penhoet Saint-Nazaire Merkur San Souci class light seaplane tender Former French Sans Peur
October 30 Flag of Germany Germany Ch. de St. Nazaire Penhoet Saint-Nazaire Uranus San Souci class light seaplane tender Former French Sans Pareil
December 10 Flag of Australia Australia Williamstown Naval Dockyard Williamstown, Victoria Ballarat Bathurst class corvette
December 14 Flag of the United States United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Hornet Yorktown class aircraft carrier
December 18 Flag of the United States United States Sun Shipbuilding Chester, Pennsylvania Rio Parana C3 merchant freighter Converted to escort carrier HMS Biter in 1942
Date uncertain Flag of Germany Germany Norderwerft Koser und Meyer Hamburg Karl Meyer Karl Meyer class seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe
Date uncertain Flag of Germany Germany Norderwerft Koser und Meyer Hamburg Max Stinsky Karl Meyer class seaplane tender For the Luftwaffe


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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