List of ship launches in 1942

The list of ship launches in 1942 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1942.

January[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
6 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Glasgow	Empire Bede	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
13 January	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd	Thorne	Empire Spruce	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
15 January	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Bogue	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 January	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie & Co.	Hebburn	Blean	Hunt-class destroyer
15 January	United Kingdom	Yarrow & Co. Ltd	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Oakley	Hunt-class destroyer	Sold in 1958 to West Germany as Gneisenau
15 January	United Kingdom	Clelands (Successors) Ltd	Wallsend	Empire Dyke	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport
15 January	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons Ltd	South Shields	Empire Forest	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
15 January	United Kingdom	S P Austin & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Jill	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport
16 January	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Queenborough	Q-class destroyer	To Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Queenborough 1945, later converted to Type 15 frigate, sold for scrapping 1975
17 January	Australia	HMA Naval Dockyard	Williamstown, Victoria	Echuca	Bathurst-class corvette
17 January	United Kingdom	J.L. Thompson and Sons	Sunderland	Empire Barrie	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
17 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Belfast	Empire Chapman	tanker	For the Ministry of War Transport
19 January	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Empire Goblin	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
20 January	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons	Bowling	Empire Palm	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
24 January	Australia	Morts Dock & Engineering Co	Sydney	Armidale	Bathurst-class corvette
29 January	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephens & Sons	Govan, Glasgow	Bramham	Hunt-class destroyer	To the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1943 as Themistocles
30 January	Australia	Evans Deakin & Co	Brisbane	Gympie	Bathurst-class corvette
31 January	Australia	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Quiberon	Q-class destroyer
31 January	United Kingdom	Richards Ironworks Ltd	Lowestoft	Empire Punch	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport

February[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
3 February	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Tyne and Wear	Border	Hunt-class destroyer	Transferred to Greece in 1942 as Adrias
7 February	Australia	Cockatoo Docks & Engineering	Sydney	Warramunga	Tribal-class destroyer
12 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Montpelier	Cleveland-class light cruiser
14 February	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Dickens	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
15 February	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Breton	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
16 February	United States	Norfolk Navy Yard	Portsmouth, Virginia	Alabama	South Dakota-class battleship
17 February	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Elgar	Heavy lift ship	For Ministry of War Transport
17 February	United Kingdom	Barclay Curl & Co	Glasgow	Empire Fairbairn	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
17 February	United Kingdom	Henry Scarr Ltd	Hessle	Empire Sprite	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
18 February	Australia	Poole & Steel	Balmain, New South Wales	Wallaroo	Bathurst-class corvette
19 February	United Kingdom	G Brown & Co Ltd	Greenock	Empire Dweller	coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
19 February	USA	Bath Iron Works		Nicholas	Fletcher-class destroyer	For US Navy
19 February	United Kingdom	William Denny & Brothers	Dumbarton	Obdurate	O-class destroyer
21 February	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston	Opportune	O-class destroyer
23 February	United Kingdom	G Brown & Co Ltd	Greenock	Empire Audrey	coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
23 February	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd	Port Glasgow	Empire Beatrice	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
27 February	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Card	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
28 February	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie	Hebburn	Quadrant	Q-class destroyer	To Australia as HMAS Quadrant 1945, later converted to Type 15 frigate, sold for scrapping 1962

March[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 March	Germany	Schichau	Königsberg		light seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
2 March	United Kingdom	Fairfield	Govan, Glasgow	Myrmidon	M-class destroyer	Loaned to the Polish Navy and renamed ORP Orkan
4 March	Australia	Walkers Limited	Maryborough	Tamworth	Bathurst-class corvette
5 March	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Hamlin	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
5 March	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Melbreak	Hunt-class destroyer
5 March	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd	Grangemouth	Empire Arthur	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
5 March	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Cadet	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
6 March	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Arnold	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
7 March	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Zetland	Hunt-class destroyer
7 March	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Tracker	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
16 March	United Kingdom	Hall, Russell & Co Ltd	Aberdeen	Empire Cherub	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
17 March	United Kingdom	Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Coleridge	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
17 March	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow in Furness	Penylan	Hunt-class destroyer
18 March	United Kingdom	William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Chaucer	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
19 March	British Raj	Hooghly Engineering and Docking Co.	Calcutta	Agra	Basset-class minesweeping trawler
19 March	Germany	Schichau	Königsberg		light seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
20 March	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	Newport News, Virginia	Birmingham	Cleveland-class light cruiser
21 March	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Rotherham	R-class destroyer	To Indian Navy as Rajput 1949; scrapped 1976
23 March	United Kingdom	Lithgows	Port Glasgow	Empire Conrad	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
24 March	United Kingdom	Lithgows	Port Glasgow	Empire Austen	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
24 March	United Kingdom	John Crown & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Wold	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
31 March	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Beaumont	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
31 March	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Caxton	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport

April[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 April	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Raider	R-class destroyer	To India as Rana 1949
2 April	United States			Abraham Clark	Liberty ship
2 April	United Kingdom	John Readhead & Sons Ltd	South Shields	Empire Clough	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
2 April	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Haydon	Hunt-class destroyer
2 April	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston	Orwell	O-class destroyer
4 April	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Denver	Cleveland-class light cruiser
4 April	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Battler	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Croatan	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April	United Kingdom	C Connell & Co Ltd	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Empire Bowman	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
4 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Belfast	Empire Fletcher	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
4 April	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Nassau	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
4 April	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Searcher	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
6 April	United Kingdom	Ferguson Bros Ltd	Port Glasgow	Empire Mead	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
9 April	Sweden	Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad	Gothenburg	Mjölner	Mode-class destroyer	For Swedish Navy
11 April	Sweden	Götaverken	Gothenburg	Mode	Mode-class destroyer	For Swedish Navy
11 April	Australia	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Quickmatch	Q-class destroyer
12 April	United States	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	Kearny, New Jersey	Hawaiian Shipper	Modified Type C3 cargo liner	For United States War Shipping Administration
13 April	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend	Modbury	Hunt-class destroyer	Transferred to Greece as Miaoulis
14 April	United Kingdom	Alexander Stephens & Sons	Glasgow	Holcombe	Hunt-class destroyer
16 April	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd	Grangemouth	Empire Gawain	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
16 April	United Kingdom	A Hall & Co Ltd	Aberdeen	Empire Minotaur	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
18 April	United States	Electric Boat Company	Groton, Connecticut	Blackfish	Gato-class submarine
25 April	Sweden	Götaverken	Gothenburg	Magne	Mode-class destroyer	For Swedish Navy
27 April	United Kingdom	Fairfield	Glasgow	Haldon	Hunt-class destroyer	Transferred to Free France as La Combattante
29 April	Norway	Geo. Lawley	Neponset, Massachusetts	King Haakon VII	escort ship	Ex-USS PC-467
30 April	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Tanatside	Hunt-class destroyer
30 April	United Kingdom	William Denny & Brothers	Dumbarton	Obedient	O-class destroyer
30 April	United Kingdom	A Hall & Co	Aberdeen	Empire Gnome	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport

May[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
2 May	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Barnes	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
2 May	Australia	Mort's Dock & Engineering Co	Balmain, New South Wales	Inverell	Bathurst-class corvette
2 May	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Redoubt	R-class destroyer	To India as Ranjit 1949
7 May	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Prince William	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
15 May	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Core	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
15 May	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company	Newport News, Virginia	Mobile	Cleveland-class light cruiser
16 May	Australia	HMA Naval Dockyard	Melbourne	Horsham	Bathurst-class corvette
18 May	United Kingdom	Lithgows	Port Glasgow	Empire Galahad	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
22 May	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Altamaha	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
22 May	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	Mormacpenn	C3 merchant freighter	Converted to escort carrier HMS Hunter in 1943
22 May	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Empire Imp	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
27 May	Sweden	Öresundsvarvet	Landskrona	Munin	Mode-class destroyer	For Swedish Navy
28 May	United Kingdom	Clelands (Successors) LTd	Willington Quay-on-Tyne	Empire Piper	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
30 May	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Empire Pat	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport

June[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 June	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Empire Sam	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
1 June	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie	Hebburn	Quail	Q-class destroyer
1 June	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Racehorse	R-class destroyer
2 June	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Boswell	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
2 June	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons	Bowling	Empire Cupid	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
4 June	United Kingdom	J S Watson Ltd	Gainsborough	Empire Meadow	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
6 June	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Block Island	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
10 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	Camden, New Jersey	Santa Fe	Cleveland-class light cruiser
11 June	Australia	Walkers Limited	Maryborough	Bowen	Bathurst-class corvette
19 June	Australia	Mort's Dock & Engineering Co	Balmain, New South Wales	Latrobe	Bathurst-class corvette
20 June	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scotstoun, Glasgow	Wensleydale	Hunt-class destroyer
23 June	Australia	Poole & Steel	Balmain, New South Wales	Kapunda	Bathurst-class corvette
25 June	Canada	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Huron	Tribal-class destroyer
27 June	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Breton	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
27 June	United States	Permanente Metals	Richmond, California	Ocean Victory	Ocean ship	For Ministry of War Transport
27 June	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company	Woolston, Southamton	Brecon	Hunt-class destroyer
29 June	United Kingdom	William Denny & Brothers	Dumbarton	Woodpecker	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
29 June	United Kingdom	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company	Dundee	Empire Archer	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
29 June	United Kingdom	Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Collins	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
29 June	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd	Grangemouth	Empire Damsel	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport
29 June	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Banner	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
29 June	United Kingdom	Henry Scarr Ltd	Hessle	Empire Titan	tug	For the Ministry of War Transport
30 June	United Kingdom	Lithgows Ltd	Port Glasgow	Empire Buckler	Cargo ship	For the Ministry of War Transport
30 June	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Clarion	Cargo ship	For the Ministry of War Transport

July[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
8 July	United Kingdom	Richard Dunston Ltd	Thorne	Empire Toby	tug	For the Ministry of War Transport
11 July	United Kingdom	J Samuel White	Cowes	Easton	Hunt-class destroyer	For Royal Navy[1]
14 July	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd	Bowling	Empire Sinew	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
15 July	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank	Relentless	R-class destroyer
16 July	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Rapid	R-class destroyer
16 July	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Ravager	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
18 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	St. George	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
23 July	United Kingdom	Ferguson Brothers Ltd	Port Glasgow	Empire Warlock	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
28 July	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Baltimore	Baltimore-class heavy cruiser
28 July	United Kingdom			Cygnet	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
28 July	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	Mahratta	M-class destroyer
30 July	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Centaur	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
31 July	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Essex	Essex-class aircraft carrier

August[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 August	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Croatan	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
11 August	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Dace	Ferry	For Ministry of War Transport.
11 August	United Kingdom	William Denny & Brothers	Dumbarton	Wren	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
22 August	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City	Independence	Independence-class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
23 August	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Prince William	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
25 August	Canada	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Haida	Tribal-class destroyer
25 August	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scoutstoun, Glasgow	Whimbrel	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
25 August	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Roach	Coaster	For Ministry of War Transport
26 August	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Boston	Baltimore-class heavy cruiser
27 August	United States	New York Navy Yard	Brooklyn, New York	Iowa	Iowa-class battleship
27 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Empire Castle	Refrigerated cargo liner	For Ministry of War Transport
27 August	United Kingdom	Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Cavalier	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
27 August	United Kingdom	A Hall & Co Ltd	Aberdeen	Empire Ned	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
27 August	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd	Goole	Empire Pixie	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
30 August	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Intrepid	Essex-class aircraft carrier
31 August	United States			Thomas T. Tucker	Liberty ship

September[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
7 September	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Glacier	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
10 September	United Kingdom	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Cadet	Ferry	For Ministry of War Transport
12 September	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Eggesford	Hunt-class destroyer	Sold to Federal German Navy in 1959 as Brommy
12 September	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons	Selby	Empire Ace	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
17 September	United States	Electric Boat Company	Groton, Connecticut	Hoe	Gato-class submarine
19 September	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Chatham	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
20 September	United Kingdom	R Dunston Ltd	Thorne	Empire Ariel	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
23 September	United States	Bethlehem Steel Company	Quincy, Massachusetts	Lexington	Essex-class aircraft carrier
23 September	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Driver	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
24 September	United Kingdom	Hawthorn Leslie	Newcastle upon Tyne	Savage	Modified S-class destroyer
24 September	United Kingdom			Chanticleer	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
24 September	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd	Bowling	Empire Minnow	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
25 September	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd	Sunderland, Co Durham	Empire Envoy	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
25 September	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney	Glenelg	Bathurst-class corvette
26 September	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Empire Denis	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
27 September	United States	Western Pipe & Steel		Attacker	Attacker-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter

October[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
7 October	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Pybus	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
10 October	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Company	Grangemouth	Empire Clansman	Collier	For Ministry of War Transport
12 October	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd	Goole	Empire Harry	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
13 October	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Kite	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
14 October	United Kingdom	Fairfield	Govan, Glasgow	Starling	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
14 October	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scoutstoun, Glasgow	Wild Goose	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
17 October	United Kingdom	J Harker Ltd	Knottingley	Empire Reaper	Collier	For Ministry of War Transport
18 October	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Baffins	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
18 October	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City	Princeton	Independence-class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
23 October	United States	Bethlehem Steel Company	San Francisco	Oakland	Atlanta-class light cruiser
24 October	United States	Basalt Rock Company	Napa, California	Gear	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
25 October	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Empire Seraph	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
28 October	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding	Greenock	Rocket	R-class destroyer

November[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 November	United States	Consolidated Steel Corporation	Orange, Texas	Edsall	Edsall-class destroyer escort
9 November	United Kingdom			Crane	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
9 November	United Kingdom	John Readhead and Sons	South Shields	Empire Fortune	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
10 November	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Cato	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
10 November	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd	Goole	Empire Rupert	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
11 November	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Bolinas	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter
11 November	United States	North Carolina Shipbuilding	Wilmington, North Carolina	Henry Bacon	Liberty ship
11 November	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Bastian	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
19 November	United Kingdom	Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Claymore	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
19 November	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Empire Cobbett	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
21 November	United Kingdom	C Connell & Co Ltd	Scotstoun	Empire Carpenter	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
22 November	United States	Basalt Rock Company	Napa, California	Escape	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
23 November	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes	Stevenstone	Hunt-class destroyer
23 November	United Kingdom	Henry Scarr Ltd	Hessle	Empire Oberon	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
24 November	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Belfast	Empire Benefit	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
25 November	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd	Barrow in Furness	Empire Charmian	Heavy lift ship	For Ministry of War Transport
26 November	United Kingdom			Woodcock	Modified Black Swan-class sloop

December[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
3 December	Australia	Poole & Steel	Sydney	Cootamundra	Bathurst-class corvette
6 December	United States	New York Shipbuilding	New York City	Belleau Wood	Independence-class light aircraft carrier	Converted cruiser hull
6 December	United Kingdom	Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Blyth	Empire Rosa	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
7 December	United States	Bethlehem Steel Company	Quincy, Massachusetts	Bunker Hill	Essex-class aircraft carrier
7 December	United States	Philadelphia Navy Yard	Philadelphia	New Jersey	Iowa-class battleship
8 December	United States	William Cramp & Sons	Philadelphia	Miami	Cleveland-class light cruiser
8 December	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Bardolph	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
8 December	United Kingdom	William Gray & Co Ltd	West Hartlepool	Empire Candida	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
10 December	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding	Greenock	Roebuck	R-class destroyer
11 December	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Scoutstoun, Glasgow	Pheasant	Modified Black Swan-class sloop
18 December	United States			Amelia Earhart	Liberty ship
18 December	United Kingdom	J L Thompson & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Brutus	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
19 December	United States	Basalt Rock Company	Napa, California	Diver	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
21 December	United Kingdom	John I. Thornycroft & Company		Narbada	Black Swan-class sloop
21 December	United Kingdom	Barclay Curle	Glasgow	Empire Courage	Cargo ship	For Ministry of War Transport
21 December	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd	Bowling	Empire Titania	tug	For Ministry of War Transport
22 December	United Kingdom	J S Watson Ltd	Gainsborough	Empire Ben	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport
23 December	United Kingdom	Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Commerce	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport
23 December	United States	Bethlehem Steel Company	San Francisco	Reno	Atlanta-class light cruiser
28 December	United States	Western Pipe and Steel Company	San Pedro, California	Staten Island	Wind-class icebreaker	For Lend-Lease
30 December	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard	Seattle	Carnegie	Bogue-class escort carrier	Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease
31 December	United States	Basalt Rock Company	Napa, California	Grapple	Diver-class rescue and salvage ship
31 December	United Kingdom	John Crown & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Empire Demon	Tug	For Ministry of War Transport

Unknown date[]

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
Unknown date	Germany		Hamburg		seaplane tender	For the Luftwaffe
Unknown date				Danisch Wold	Coastal tanker
Unknown date	Japan	Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Company of Hong Kong Ltd	Hong Kong	Empire Blossom	Cargo ship	For the Imperial Japanese Navy
Unknown date	Norway	Akers Mekaniske Verksted	Oslo	Flandern	Whaler	Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion
Unknown date	Germany	Elsflether Werft AG	Elsfleth	Flemhude	Coastal tanker	For the Kriegsmarine
Unknown date	Germany	D W Kremer Sohn	Elmshorn	Grete	Coastal tanker	For the Kriegsmarine
Unknown date	Norway	Akers Mekaniske Verksted	Oslo	Helgoland	Whaler	Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion
Unknown date				Hilde	Coastal tanker	For the Kriegsmarine
Unknown date	Norway	Sarpsborg Mekaniske Verksted	Sarpsborg	Marsteinen	Coastal tanker	Requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on completion

References[]

• English, John (1987). The Hunts: A history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II. World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-44-4.