List of ship launches in 1957

The list of ship launches in 1957 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1957.

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Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
2 February  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Bigelow Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
16 February  Germany Burmester shipyard Bremen Lindau Lindau-class minesweeper For German Navy
28 February  United States Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana De Soto County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
5 March  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia York County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
9 March  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Joseph K. Taussig Dealey-class destroyer escort
18 March  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Mullinnix Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
16 May  United States Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Skate Skate-class submarine
30 May  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England Duncan Blackwood-class frigate
3 June  Canada Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Gatineau Restigouche-class destroyer
7 June  United States Bethlehem Steel San Francisco, California Bauer Dealey-class destroyer escort
22 June  United States American Shipbuilding Lorain, Ohio Lorain County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
1 July  Japan Ayanami Ayanami-class destroyer
2 July  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Grayback Grayback-class submarine
1 August  United States Bethlehem Steel San Francisco, California Hooper Dealey-class destroyer escort
10 August  United States Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine Hull Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
27 August  United States Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine Swordfish Skate-class submarine
29 August  Japan Uranami Ayanami-class destroyer
9 September  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Graham County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
25 September  Japan Shikinami Ayanami-class destroyer
27 September  United States Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Richard S. Edwards Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
30 September  Japan Isonami Ayanami-class destroyer
10 October  United States Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California Sargo Skate-class submarine
25 October  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness Narwhal[1] Porpoise-class submarine
13 November  Canada Halifax Shipyards Halifax, Nova Scotia Chaudiere Restigouche-class destroyer
17 November  Canada Marine Industries Limited Sorel, Quebec St. Croix Restigouche-class destroyer
11 December  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Scotland Cachalot Porpoise-class submarine
14 December  United States American Shipbuilding Lorain, Ohio Wood County De Soto County-class tank landing ship
21 December  France Arsenal de Brest Brest, France Clemenceau Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier
24 December  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Belfast Pendennis Castle Ocean liner

References

  1. The Times (London), Thursday, 17 October 1957, p.5

See also

Ship events in 1957
Ship launches: 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Ship commissionings: 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Ship decommissionings: 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Shipwrecks: 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
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