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The list of ship launches in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1956.
5 January
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United States
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Defoe Shipbuilding Company
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Bay City, Michigan
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Lester
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Dealey-class destroyer escort
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20 January
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Alamo
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Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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4 February
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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John Willis
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Dealey-class destroyer escort
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25 February
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United States
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Kittery, Maine
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Salmon
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Sailfish-class submarine
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24 March
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France
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Brest
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Colbert
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Anti-aircraft cruiser
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28 March
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United States
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Fore River Shipyard
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Quincy, Massachusetts
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Davis
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Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
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29 March
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Canada
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Halifax Shipyards
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Margaree
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St. Laurent-class destroyer
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12 April
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Manley
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Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
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19 April
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West Germany
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Blohm & Voss
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Hamburg
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Ragnvald Jarl
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Passenger ship
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For [1]
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25 April
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United States
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Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
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Seattle, Washington
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Bridget
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Dealey-class destroyer escort
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3 May
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United States
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Bethlehem Steel
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Sparrows Point, Maryland
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Mauna Kea
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Suribachi-class ammunition ship
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9 May
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United Kingdom
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Vickers-Armstrongs
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Empress of England
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Ocean liner
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For Canadian Pacific Railway Co.[2]
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10 May
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United Kingdom
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Alexander Stephen and Sons
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Palliser
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Blackwood-class frigate
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28 May
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Darter
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Unique submarine
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19 June
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Sweden
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Götaverken
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Gothenburg
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7 de Agosto
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Halland-class destroyer
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For Colombian Navy
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19 June
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West Germany
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Hamburg
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Wandsbek
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Type I ferry
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For HADAG
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12 July
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Hermitage
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Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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19 July
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West Germany
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Harburg
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Jollenführer 1
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Ferry type 00
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For HADAG[3][circular reference]
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28 July
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Van Voorhis
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Dealey-class destroyer escort
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7 August
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United States
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Fore River Shipyard
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Quincy, Massachusetts
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Jonas Ingram
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Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
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10 August
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Monticello
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Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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13 August
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West Germany
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Hamburg
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Farmsen
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Type I ferry
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For HADAG
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5 September
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United States
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Boston Naval Shipyard
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Suffolk County
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De Soto County-class tank landing ship
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8 September
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Du Pont
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Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
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29 September
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Ranger
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Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
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12 October
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United States
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Avondale Shipyard
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Avondale, Louisiana
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Grant County
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De Soto County-class tank landing ship
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27 October
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Australia
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Cockatoo Island Dockyard
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Sydney, New South Wales
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Vampire
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Daring-class destroyer
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1 November
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Canada
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Burrard Dry Dock
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Columbia
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Restigouche-class destroyer
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20 November
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United Kingdom
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J. Samuel White
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Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Khukri
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Blackwood-class frigate
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For Indian Navy
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22 November
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United Kingdom
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John Brown & Company
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Clydebank, Scotland
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Sylvania
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ocean liner
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For Cunard Line
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24 November
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United States
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New York Shipbuilding
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Camden, New Jersey
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Hartley
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Dealey-class destroyer escort
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19 December
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United States
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Fore River Shipyard
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Quincy, Massachusetts
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Blandy
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Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
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