List of ship launches in 1950

The list of ship launches in 1950 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1950.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
16 January  United States Western Boatbuilding Company Tacoma, Washington John N. Cobb Research vessel For National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
19 January  United Kingdom Retainer Armament support ship For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
3 May  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Ark Royal Aircraft Carrier For Royal Navy
18 May  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Giulio Cesare Ocean liner For Italian Line
3 June  United States Bethlehem Steel Corporation Quincy, Massachusetts Independence Ocean liner For American Export Lines
14 June  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Diamond Daring-class destroyer For Royal Navy
27 June  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey President Jackson
27 July  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland Defender Daring-class destroyer For Royal Navy
27 July  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Walker Ocean Monarch Cruise ship For Furness Withy
16 August  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes, Isle of Wight Dainty Daring-class destroyer
9 October  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey President Adams
21 October  Soviet Union Krasnoye Sormovo S-80 Whiskey-class submarine For Soviet Navy
19 November  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Augustus Ocean liner For Italian Line
24 November  Denmark Helsingør Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri Helsingør Dronning Ingrid Ferry For Danske Statsbaner
20 December  United Kingdom Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland Winsor Trader Cargo ship For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd
21 December  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Glasgow, Scotland Delight Daring-class destroyer For Royal Navy

See also

Ship events in 1950
Ship launches: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Ship commissionings: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Ship decommissionings: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Shipwrecks: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955