List of ship launches in 1941

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The list of ship launches in 1941 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1941. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes
14 January  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Oribi O-class destroyer For Royal Navy
15 January  United Kingdom James Pollock & Sons Faversham, Kent Empire Creek Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
28 January  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne Pakenham P-class destroyer For Royal Navy
29 January  United Kingdom Cammell Laird & Co Ltd. Birkenhead Lively L-class destroyer For Royal Navy
30 January  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen & Sons Govan Croome Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
11 February  United Kingdom Sir James Laing & Sons Sunderland Empire Coral Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
12 February  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne Penn P-class destroyer For Royal Navy
13 February  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Govan Empire Shoal Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
15 February  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Govan Laforey L-class destroyer For Royal Navy
26 February  United Kingdom W. J. Yarwood & Sons Northwich Empire Bridge Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
1 March  United States Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania Rio de la Plata Type C3-class cargo ship For United States Maritime Commission
4 March  United Kingdom Barclay Curle Scotstoun Empire Faith CAM ship For Ministry of War Transport
10 March  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Chiddingfold Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
11 March  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Offa O-class destroyer For Royal Navy
12 March  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Exmoor Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
13 March  United Kingdom James Pollock & Sons Faversham Empire Crag Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
15 March  United Kingdom James Pollock & Sons Faversham Empire Foam CAM ship For Ministry of War Transport
17 March  United Kingdom Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead Badsworth Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
27 March  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Walker-on-Tyne Petard P-class destroyer For Royal Navy
27 March  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Empire Cape Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
27 March  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Empire Day CAM ship For Ministry of War Transport
29 March  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Empire Flint Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
31 March  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Onslow O-class destroyer For Royal Navy
1 April  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen & Sons Govan Dulverton Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
10 April  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne Pathfinder P-class destroyer For Royal Navy
10 April  United Kingdom West Hartlepool Empire Brook Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
12 April  United States Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania Rio de Janeiro Type C3-class cargo ship For United States Maritime Commission
12 April  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle Empire Bank Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
16 April  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Wallsend Hurworth Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
17 April  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Noble N-class destroyer Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy before completion, completed as Van Galen.
22 April  United Kingdom Philip & Son Ltd Dartmouth, Devon Minelayer For Royal Navy.[1]
26 April  United Kingdom William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Eve CAM ship For Ministry of War Transport
28 April  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Calpe Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
28 April  United Kingdom John Readhead and Sons South Shields Empire Franklin Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
11 May  Japan Kawaminami Nagasaki Kizugawa Maru tanker For Imperial Japanese Navy
12 May  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Wallsend Middleton Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
12 May  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Empire Flame CAM ship For Ministry of War Transport
13 May  United Kingdom William Gray & Company West Hartlepool Empire Darwin CAM ship For Ministry of War Transport
13 May  United Kingdom Clelands (Successors) Ltd Wallsend Empire Maple Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
26 May  United Kingdom Lithgows Ltd Port Glasgow Empire Dell CAM ship For Ministry of War Transport
28 May  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Panther P-class destroyer For Royal Navy
29 May  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Grove Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
29 May  United Kingdom J. Samuel White East Cowes Southwold Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
29 May  United Kingdom Short Bros. Ltd Pallion Empire Burton CAM ship For Ministry of War Transport
29 May  United Kingdom R Dunston Ltd Thorne Empire Willow Tug For Ministry of War Transport
7 June  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Govan Wheatland Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
7 June  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey South Dakota South Dakota-class battleship For United States Navy
9 June  United Kingdom Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead Beaufort Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
10 June  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Empire Pine Tug For Ministry of War Transport
10 June  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Wallsend Porcupine P-class destroyer For Royal Navy
11 June  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Paladin P-class destroyer For Royal Navy
11 June  United Kingdom Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Bruce Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
25 June  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Nonpareil N-class destroyer Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy before completion, completed as Tjerk Hiddes
26 June  United Kingdom G Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd Greenock Empire Ruby Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
26 June  United Kingdom A & J Inglis Ltd Glasgow Empire Spinney coaster For Ministry of War Transport
8 July  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees Empire Amethyst Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
8 July  United Kingdom J.L. Thompson and Sons Sunderland Empire Cranmer Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
8 July  United Kingdom William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd Sunderland Empire Cromwell Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
9 July  United Kingdom William Gray & Company West Hartlepool Empire Cabot Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
10 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Empire Diamond Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
10 July  United Kingdom Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd Rowhedge Empire Garnet Coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
12 July  United Kingdom Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd Ardrossan Empire Atoll Refrigerated coaster For Ministry of War Transport
22 July  Germany Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft Kiel U-117 Type XB submarine For Kriegsmarine
22 July  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Cowdray Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
23 July  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie & Co Hebburn-on-Tyne Bedale Hunt-class destroyer Transferred to Polish Navy before completion, completed as Ślązak
23 July  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne Bleasdale Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
23 July  Hong Kong Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co Ltd Hong Kong Empire Almond Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
25 July  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Hursley Hunt-class destroyer Transferre to Royal Hellenic Navy before completion, completed as Kriti
26 July  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts San Diego Atlanta-class cruiser For United States Navy
28 July  United Kingdom Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead Empire Clive Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
5 August  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Partridge P-class destroyer For Royal Navy
5 August  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft and Company Woolston Lauderdale Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
8 August  United Kingdom Richards Ironworks Ltd Lowestoft Empire Sound Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
9 August  United Kingdom Henry Scarr Ltd Hessle Empire Birch Tug For Ministry of War Transport
12 August  United Kingdom John Brown and Company Greenock Airedale Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
12 August  United Kingdom J. Samuel White East Cowes Tetcott Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
13 August  United Kingdom Cochrane & Sons Selby Empire Ash Tug For Ministry of War Transport
22 August  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness Derwent Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
26 August  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd Haverton Hill-on-Tees Empire Emerald Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
27 August  United Kingdom Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead Aldenham Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
28 August  United Kingdom Lithgows Ltd Port Glasgow Empire Baffin Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
2 September  Canada Marine Industries Ltd. Sorel Fredericton Flower-class corvette For Royal Canadian Navy
4 September  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Linthouse Matchless M-class destroyer For Royal Navy
5 September  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie & Co Hebburn-on-Tyne Bicester Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
6 September  United States Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company South Kearny, New Jersey Atlanta Atlanta-class cruiser For United States Navy
6 September  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts San Juan Atlanta-class cruiser For United States Navy
8 September  United Kingdom J S Watson Ltd Gainsborough Empire River Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
10 September  United Kingdom Sir James Laing & Sons Sunderland Empire Druid Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
23 September  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Empire Cowper Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
23 September  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Empire Field Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
23 September  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy Massachusetts South Dakota-class battleship For United States Navy
24 September  United Kingdom Scott & Sons Ltd Bowling Empire Beacon Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
24 September  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole Empire Bracken Tug For Ministry of War Transport
26 September  United Kingdom R Dunston Ltd Thorne Empire Cedar Tug For Ministry of War Transport
27 September  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft and Company Woolston Ledbury Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
27 September  United States Pusey and Jones Wilmington, Delaware C1-A Cargo ship, converted to WSA troop transport 1944[2][3]
27 September  United States Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi African Planet Cargo ship Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as George Clymer.
27 September  United States Consolidated Steel Corporation Wilmington, California Cargo ship
27 September  United States Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland Cargo ship
27 September  United States California Shipbuilding Corporation Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California Cargo ship
27 September  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Tacoma, Washington Fredrick Funston Frederick Funston-class attack transport For United States Navy
27 September  United States Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company South Kearny, New Jersey Louise Lykes Type C2-F cargo ship For Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
27 September  United States Todd-California Shipbuilding Richmond, California Ocean ship For United States Maritime Commission
27 September  United States Todd-California Shipbuilding Richmond, California Ocean ship For United States Maritime Commission
27 September  United States Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland Patrick Henry Liberty ship For Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
27 September  United States Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon Star of Oregon Cargo ship For War Shipping Administration
27 September  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Cargo ship
27 September  United States Western Pipe and Steel Company San Francisco, California Steel Artisan Type C3-class cargo ship Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as Barnes.
27 September  United States Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Chester, Pennsylvania Cargo ship
27 September  United States Boston Naval Yard Boston, Massachusetts Cowie Gleaves-class destroyer For United States Navy
27 September  United States Boston Naval Yard Boston, Massachusetts Knight Gleaves-class destroyer For United States Navy
6 October  United Kingdom Bartram & Sons Sunderland Empire Byron Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
6 October  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Quality Q-class destroyer For Royal Navy
7 October  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Company Haverton Hill Empire Celt Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
8 October  United Kingdom Naval Construction Yard Barrow-in-Furness Empire Baxter Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
8 October  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock Loyal L-class destroyer For Royal Navy
9 October  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Onslaught O-class destroyer For Royal Navy
11 October  United Kingdom John Brown and Company Greenock Albrighton Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
17 October  United Kingdom Yarrow Shipbuilders Wilton Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
20 October  United Kingdom William Gray & Company West Hartlepool Empire Carey Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
21 October  United States Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Tacoma, Washington Steel Architect Type C3-class cargo ship Transferred to United States Navy before completion, completed as Copahee
21 October  United Kingdom Harland and Wolff Govan Empire Ballantyne Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
21 October  United Kingdom Clelands Shipbuilding Company Willington Quay Empire Thistle Tug For Ministry of War Transport
22 October  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Empire Dryden Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
22 October  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole Empire Ivy Tug For Ministry of War Transport
23 October  United Kingdom Blythswood Shipbuilders Glasgow Empire Bairn Coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
23 October  United Kingdom Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd Sunderland Empire Drayton Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
25 October  United States Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company South Kearny, New Jersey Juneau Atlanta-class cruiser For United States Navy
1 November  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Cleveland Cleveland-class cruiser For United States Navy
3 November  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Linthouse Meteor M-class destroyer For Royal Navy
5 November  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Bolebroke Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
5 November  United Kingdom J. Samuel White East Cowes Quentin Q-class destroyer For Royal Navy
9 November  United Kingdom R Dunston Ltd Thorne Empire Plane Tug For Ministry of War Transport
18 November  United Kingdom Cammell Laird & Co Ltd Birkenhead Belvoir Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
18 November  United Kingdom Sir James Laing & Sons Sunderland Empire Airman Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
18 November  United Kingdom Furness Shipbuilding Company Haverton Hill Empire Metal Tanker For Ministry of War Transport
19 November  United Kingdom William Gray & Company West Hartlepool Empire Builder Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
19 November  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Empire Drum Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
19 November  United Kingdom Grangemouth Dockyard Company Grangemouth Empire Dunstan Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
21 November  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Indiana South Dakota-class battleship For United States Navy
22 November  United Kingdom Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole Empire Harp Coastal tanker For Ministry of War Transport
22 November  United States Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company South Kearny, New Jersey Aaron Ward Gleaves-class destroyer For United States Navy
29 November  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Hebburn-on-Tyne Quilliam Q-class destroyer For Royal Navy
2 December  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen & Sons Govan Blackmore Hunt-class destroyer For Royal Navy
2 December  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Govan Musketeer M-class destroyer For Royal Navy
4 December  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston Norseman N-class destroyer Transferred to Royal Australian Navy before completion. Completed as Nepal
6 December  Hong Kong Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Hong Kong Empire Dragon Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
10 December  United States Boston Naval Yard Boston, Massachusetts Doran Gleaves-class destroyer For United States Navy
11 December  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg U-607 Type VIIC submarine For Kriegsmarine
17 December  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey Columbia Cleveland-class cruiser For United States Navy
17 December  United Kingdom Bartram & Sons Sunderland Empire Ballad Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
18 December  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle upon Tyne Hatherleigh Hunt-class destroyer Transferred to Royal Hellenic Navy before completion, completed as Kanaris
18 December  United Kingdom Hall, Russell & Company Aberdeen Sir Galahad Minesweeper For Royal Navy
21 December  United Kingdom Richard Dunston Hessle Empire Teak Tug For Ministry of War Transport
30 December  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Greenock Milne M-class destroyer For Royal Navy
30 December  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston Magpie Black Swan-class sloop For Royal Navy
30 December  United Kingdom Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Dundee Empire Bard Heavy lift ship For Ministry of War Transport
31 December  United Kingdom Lithgows Glasgow Empire Addison Cargo ship For Ministry of War Transport
Unknown date  Soviet Union Kaliningrad seaplane tender For Luftwaffe
Unknown date  United Kingdom Isaac Pimblott & Sons Northwich Empire Kyle Coaster For Ministry of War Transport
Unknown date  Germany Norderwerft Koser und Meyer Hamburg seaplane tender For Luftwaffe
Unknown date  United Kingdom William Hamilton and Company Port Glasgow Michael E CAM Ship For Bury Hill Shipping Co Ltd.
Unknown date  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Woolston MTB 345 Motor torpedo boat Experimental vessel for Royal Navy
Unknown date  Germany Swine Coaster tanker For Kriegsmarine

References[]

  1. ^ "M/S Miner VI". Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  2. ^ Maritime Administration. "Adabelle Lykes". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ Charles, Roland W. (1947). Troopships of World War II (PDF). Washington: The Army Transportation Association. p. 150. LCCN 47004779. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
Ship events in 1941
Ship launches: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Ship commissionings: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Ship decommissionings: 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Shipwrecks: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
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