List of ship launches in 1959
The list of ship launches in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1959.
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Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
9 January |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Halibut |
Unique nuclear-powered submarine |
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31 January |
Australia |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Parramatta |
River-class destroyer escort |
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11 February |
Germany |
Burmester shipyard |
Bremen-Burg |
Cuxhaven |
Lindau-class minesweeper |
For German Navy |
17 February |
United States |
Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard |
Sparrows Point, Maryland |
Haleakala |
Nitro-class ammunition ship |
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9 March |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Ashanti |
Tribal-class frigate |
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19 March |
Sweden |
Oskarshamns varv |
Oskarshamn |
Bore |
Ferry |
For Steamship Company Bore |
21 March |
West Germany |
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Emden |
Köln-class (Type 140) frigate |
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6 April |
United Kingdom |
Fairfield Shipbuilding |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Lincoln |
Salisbury-class frigate |
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22 April |
United States |
Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Bay City, Michigan |
Henry B. Wilson |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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23 April |
United States |
Todd Pacific Shipyards |
Seattle, Washington |
Towers |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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16 May |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Blueback |
Barbel-class submarine |
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23 May |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Preble |
Farragut-class destroyer |
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25 May |
Japan |
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Oyashio |
Oyashio-class submarine |
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9 June |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
George Washington |
George Washington-class submarine |
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18 June |
Japan |
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Harusame |
Murasame-class destroyer |
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23 June |
United Kingdom |
Hawthorn Leslie |
Hebburn |
Royston Grange |
Refrigerated cargo liner |
For Houlder Line |
23 June |
United Kingdom |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
Windsor Castle |
Ocean liner |
For Union-Castle Line |
24 June |
Japan |
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Teruzuki |
Akizuki-class destroyer |
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26 June |
Japan |
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Akizuki |
Akizuki-class destroyer |
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9 July |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Macdonough |
Farragut-class destroyer |
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14 July |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Long Beach |
Long Beach-class cruiser |
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21 July |
United States |
New York Shipbuilding |
Camden, New Jersey |
Savannah |
Nuclear-powered cargo ship |
For United States Maritime Administration |
28 July |
United States |
Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Bay City, Michigan |
Lynde McCormick |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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8 August |
Japan |
|
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Takanami |
Ayanami-class destroyer |
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15 August |
West Germany |
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Augsburg |
Köln-class (Type 140) frigate |
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17 August |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Parsons |
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer |
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19 August |
New Zealand |
J. Samuel White & Co. |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Taranaki |
Modified Rothesay-class frigate |
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8 September |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Charles F. Adams |
Charles F. Adams-class destroyer |
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22 September |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Patrick Henry |
George Washington-class submarine |
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3 October |
United States |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
Vallejo, California |
Theodore Roosevelt |
George Washington-class submarine |
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7 October |
United States |
San Francisco Naval Shipyard |
San Francisco, California |
Mahan |
Farragut-class destroyer |
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24 October |
West Germany |
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Karlsruhe |
Köln-class (Type 140) frigate |
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24 October |
Sweden |
Kockums |
Malmö |
Esso Brussels |
Tanker |
For Esso Marine (Belgium) SA |
3 November |
United Kingdom |
Vickers-Armstrong |
Barrow-in-Furness |
Oriana |
Ocean liner |
For Orient Line |
18 December |
United States |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
Newport News, Virginia |
Robert E. Lee |
George Washington-class submarine |
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29 December |
United States |
Electric Boat |
Groton, Connecticut |
Scorpion |
Skipjack-class submarine |
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See also