List of ship launches in 1963

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The list of ship launches in 1963 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1963.


Date Ship Class Builder Location Country Notes
8 January Benjamin Stoddert Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States
12 January John Adams Lafayette-class submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine United States
12 January Nathan Hale Lafayette-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
15 January Oceanic Cruise ship Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico Monfalcone Italy For Home Lines
22 January Queen of Esquimalt V-class ferry Burrad Dry Dock Co. Ltd. North Vancouver Canada Canada For BC Ferries[1]
25 January Lossiebank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[2]
28 January Parahaki Firefighting tug Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Whangarei Harbour Board.[3]
29 January S.W.2 Sludge carrier J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For County and City of Exeter.[4]
30 January U-6 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
February Primrose Tug N Holmans & Sons Penzance United Kingdom First ship to be launched at Penzance in nearly 100 years.[5]
22 February Woodrow Wilson Lafayette-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States
26 February Waddell Charles F. Adams-class destroyer Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington United States
27 February Raumanga Firefighting tug Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft United Kingdom For Whangarei Harbor Board.[6]
2 March Wilhelmshaven Rolandwerft GmbH Bremen West Germany For Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Jade" GmbH[7]
12 March Siyanah Buoy tender J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd.[8]
15 March James Madison James Madison-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
16 March Guadalcanal Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
24 March Raffaello Ocean liner Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico Monfalcone Italy For Italian Line
6 April Richmond K. Turner Leahy-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey United States
7 April Varyag Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser A.A. Zhdanov Leningrad Soviet Union For Soviet Navy
10 April U-7 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
24 April Jack Permit-class submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine United States
27 April Daniel Webster Lafayette-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
27 April Annapolis Annapolis-class destroyer Halifax Shipyards Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Canada
4 May Hessen Hamburg-class destroyer H. C. Stülcken Sohn Hamburg West Germany For German Navy
12 May Marsdiep Zaanlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij Zaandam Netherlands For Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming[9]
23 May Galatea Leander-class frigate Swan Hunter Wallsend United Kingdom
6 June Euryalus Leander-class frigate Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Greenock United Kingdom
15 June Mars Mars-class combat stores ship National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California United States
15 June Ivan Franko Ivan Franko-class passenger ship V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft Wismar East Germany For Black Sea Shipping Company[10]
15 June Ōi Isuzu-class destroyer escort Japan
19 June U-8 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel West Germany For German Navy
21 June Kitakami Isuzu-class destroyer escort Japan
22 June Flasher Permit-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
21 June Roybank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[11]
22 June Daniel Boone James Madison-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States
22 June John C. Calhoun James Madison-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
22 June Tecumseh James Madison-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
7 July PF-103 Bayandor-class corvette Levingston Shipbuilding Company Orange, Texas United States For transfer to Imperial Iranian Navy.[12]
19 July Brooke Brooke-class frigate Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States
20 July Belknap Belknap-class cruiser Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
22 July Sand Lark Dredger J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd.[13]
3 August La Salle Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York United States
8 August Fingal Lighthouse tender Blythwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Glasgow United Kingdom For Commissioners of Northern Lights.[14]
10 August Sylvania Mars-class combat stores ship National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California United States
19 August Rimfonn Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Sigval Bergsen.[15]
20 August Sagar Pilot vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Calcutta Port Commission.[16]
14 September Sacramento Sacramento-class fast combat support ship Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington United States
19 September Methane Progress LNG carrier Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Methane Tanker Finance Co.[17]
26 September Perth Perth-class destroyer Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan United States For Royal Australian Navy
5 October Amatsukaze Unique destroyer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan
10 October PF-104 Bayandor-class corvette Levingston Shipbuilding Company Orange, Texas United States For transfer to Imperial Iranian Navy.[12]
15 October Ramsey Brooke-class frigate Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States
18 October Von Steuben James Madison-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
29 October Prinsesse Elisabeth Ferry Aalborg Værft A/S Aalborg Denmark For DSB Färjedivision[18]
29 October Ilmatar Ferry Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard Helsinki Finland For Finland Steamship Company[19]
31 October Garcia Garcia-class frigate Bethlehem Steel San Francisco, California United States
1 November Cambridge Ferry Train ferry Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn United Kingdom For British Railways Board
2 November Ulysses S. Grant James Madison-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
4 November Naiad Leander-class frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow United Kingdom
5 November Arethusa Leander-class frigate J. Samuel White Cowes United Kingdom
17 October Carlton Bulk carrier Short Brothers Ltd. Sunderland United Kingdom For Chapman & Willan Ltd.[20][21]
29 November Samudra Pilot vessel Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth United Kingdom For Calcutta Port Commission.[22]
30 November Stonewall Jackson James Madison-class submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California United States
30 November Kinn Kobben-class submarine Nordseewerke Emden West Germany For Royal Norwegian Navy
2 December Josephus Daniels Belknap-class cruiser Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
3 December Valiant Valiant-class submarine Vickers-Armstrongs United Kingdom
3 December Queen of Nanaimo Burnaby-class ferry Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd Victoria Canada Canada For BC Ferries[23]
3 December Ruwais Tug J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Shell Company of Qatar Ltd.[24]
7 December Schofield Brooke-class frigate Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington United States
17 December Apollo Ferry Sölvesborg Varv Ab Sölvesborg Sweden For Rederi AB Slite
19 December Fearless Fearless-class landing platform dock Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Royal Navy.
20 December Sam Rayburn James Madison-class submarine Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
27 December Hopper Barge No.3 Hopper barge G. & J. Weir (Holdings) Ltd. Renfrew United Kingdom For Calcutta Port Commissioners.[25]
31 December Weybank Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Bank Line.[26]
Unknown date Bill Cole Tender J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole United Kingdom For Pool Harbour Commissioners.[27]
Unknown date Vasabha Tug G. Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd. Greenock United Kingdom For Colombo Port Commission.[28]
Unknown date Welsh Prince Fishing trawler Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport United Kingdom For Welsh Fisheries Ltd.[29]
Unknown date Welsh Princess Fishing trawler Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport United Kingdom For Welsh Fisheries Ltd.[30]
Unknown date 401 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 402 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 403 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 404 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 405 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 406 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 407 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 408 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 501 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 502 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 503 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 504 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 505 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 506 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 507 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]
Unknown date 508 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama United States For McPhilips Packing Corp.[31]

References

  1. ^ "M/S Queen of Esquimalt". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. ^ "Lossiebank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Parahaki". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "S.W.2". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ^ Carter 1998, p. not cited.
  6. ^ "Raumanga". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ "M/S Wilhelmshaven". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  8. ^ "Siyanah". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ^ "M/S Marsdiep". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  10. ^ "M/S Ivan Franko". Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  11. ^ "Roybank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ a b Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1996, p. 184.
  13. ^ "Sand Lark". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 138.
  15. ^ "Rimfon". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Sagar". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Methane Progress". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ "M/S Prinsesse Elisabeth". Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  19. ^ "M/S Ilmatar". Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  20. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 110.
  21. ^ "Carlton". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Samudra". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  23. ^ "M/S Queen of Nanaimo". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  24. ^ "Ruwais". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  25. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 353.
  26. ^ "Weybank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  27. ^ "Bill Cole". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  28. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 292.
  29. ^ "Welsh Prince". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Welsh Princess". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "ALABAMA SHIPYARD". Shipbuildinghistory. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

Sources

  • Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 0-9533028-0-6.
  • Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysaw, eds. (1996). "Iran". Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-1557501325.
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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