List of ship launches in 1961
The list of ship launches in 1961 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1961.
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Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
| 17 January |
 United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank, Scotland |
Transvaal Castle |
Ocean liner |
For Union-Castle Line |
| 17 January |
 Japan |
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Isuzu |
Isuzu-class destroyer escort |
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| 31 January |
 United States |
Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company |
Seattle, Washington |
Gridley |
Leahy-class cruiser |
|
| 1 February |
 Canada |
Victoria Machinery Depot |
Victoria, British Columbia |
Saskatchewan |
Mackenzie-class destroyer |
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| 2 February |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Sam Houston |
Ethan Allen-class submarine |
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| 7 March |
Japan |
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Mogami |
Isuzu-class destroyer escort |
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| 16 March |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank, Scotland |
Hampshire |
County-class destroyer |
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| 8 April |
 Australia |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Stuart |
River-class destroyer escort |
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| 8 April |
Australia |
Williamstown Naval Dockyard |
Melbourne, Victoria |
Derwent |
River-class destroyer escort |
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| 15 April |
United States |
Bethlehem Steel |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Bainbridge |
Bainbridge-class cruiser |
|
| 20 May |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Semmes |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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| 25 May |
Canada |
Canadian Vickers |
Montreal, Quebec |
Mackenzie |
Mackenzie-class destroyer |
|
| 15 June |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Thomas A. Edison |
Ethan Allen-class submarine |
|
| 28 June |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Leander |
Leander-class frigate |
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| 1 July |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Permit |
Permit-class submarine |
|
| 1 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Leahy |
Leahy-class cruiser |
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| 2 July |
 Italy |
Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico |
Monfalcone |
Galileo Galilei |
Ocean liner |
For Lloyd Triestino |
| 15 July |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
John Marshall |
Ethan Allen-class submarine |
|
| 27 July |
Canada |
Burrard Dry Dock |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Yukon |
Mackenzie-class destroyer |
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| 29 July |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
Berkeley |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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| 31 July |
Japan |
|
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Hayashio |
Hayashio-class submarine |
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| 26 August |
United States |
Avondale Shipyard |
Avondale, Louisiana |
Tattnall |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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| 28 August |
Japan |
|
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Wakashio |
Hayashio-class submarine |
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| 17 September |
United States |
Puget Sound Navy Yard |
Bremerton, Washington |
Iwo Jima |
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship |
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| 24 September |
Italy |
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|
Guglielmo Marconi |
Ocean liner |
For Lloyd Triestino |
| 27 September |
United Kingdom |
Harland and Wolff |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Kent |
County-class destroyer |
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| 30 September |
 France |
Arsenal de Brest |
Brest, France |
Jeanne d'Arc |
Helicopter carrier and cruiser hybrid |
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| 7 December |
United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter |
Wallsend |
London |
County-class destroyer |
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| 9 December |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Plunger |
Permit-class submarine |
|
| 9 December |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
Tinosa |
Permit-class submarine |
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| 9 December |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Harry E. Yarnell |
Leahy-class cruiser |
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| 9 December |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
Joseph Strauss |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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| 10 December |
Canada |
Marine Industries Limited |
Sorel, Quebec |
Nipigon |
Annapolis-class destroyer |
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| 15 December |
United States |
Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company |
Seattle, Washington |
Goldsborough |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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| 22 December |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Dido |
Leander-class frigate |
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See also