List of ship launches in 1952
The list of ship launches in 1952 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1952.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
26 January |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Mitscher |
Mitscher-class destroyer |
First in class |
26 January |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Willis A. Lee |
Mitscher-class destroyer |
|
30 January |
United Kingdom |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
Manchester Pioneer |
Cargo ship |
[1] |
30 January |
United Kingdom |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
Manchester Spinner |
Cargo ship |
[1] |
February |
United Kingdom |
Cammell Laird |
Birkenhead |
Manchester Explorer |
Cargo ship |
[1] |
15 March |
Finland |
Wärtsilä Crichton-Vulcan |
Turku |
Equator |
Cargo ship |
Originally for Finland – South-American Line; handed over to Sudoimport as m/s Archangelsk. |
23 April |
United States |
Fore River Shipyard |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
Wilkinson |
Mitscher-class destroyer |
|
1 May |
Australia |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Voyager |
Daring-class destroyer |
|
8 May |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Diana |
Daring-class destroyer |
|
12 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
John S. McCain |
Mitscher-class destroyer |
|
12 July |
United States |
Martinolich Ship Building Co |
San Diego, California |
Illusive |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
12 July |
France |
Forges & Chantiers de la Gironde |
Bordeaux |
Jean Labord |
cruise ship |
For Messageries Maritimes |
16 July |
Netherlands |
C Van der Giessen & Zoon |
Krimpen aan den IJssel |
Nyon |
Cargo ship |
For Suisse-Atlantique Societé de Navigation Maritime SA |
8 August |
United States |
J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. |
Tacoma, Washington |
Endurance |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
9 August |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
LST-1156 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
First in class |
19 August |
Canada |
Burrard Dry Dock |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Skeena |
St. Laurent-class destroyer |
|
29 August |
United States |
Martinolich Ship Building Co |
San Diego, California |
Impervious |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
3 September |
United Kingdom |
Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson |
Wallsend |
Leda |
Ferry |
For Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab |
6 September |
United States |
Christy Corporation |
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Badger |
Ferry |
For Chesapeake and Ohio Railway |
4 October |
United States |
Luders Marine Construction Co. |
Stamford, Connecticut |
Aggressive |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
11 October |
United States |
Martinolich Ship Building Co |
San Diego, California |
Enhance |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
18 October |
Netherlands |
De Schelde Shipyard |
Vlissingen |
Kungsholm |
Ocean liner/Cruise ship |
For Swedish American Line |
23 October |
Sweden |
Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB |
Göteborg |
HSwMS Småland |
Halland-class destroyer |
For Royal Swedish Navy |
22 November |
United States |
Christy Shipbuilding |
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
LST-1166 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
25 November |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
LST-1161 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
27 November |
Finland |
Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard |
Helsinki |
Voima |
Icebreaker |
|
6 December |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
LST-1157 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
16 December |
United States |
Fulton Shipyard |
Antioch, California |
Conflict |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
17 December |
United States |
Colberg Boat Works |
Stockton, California |
Dynamic |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
20 December |
United States |
Martinolich Ship Building Co |
San Diego, California |
Esteem |
Aggressive-class minesweeper |
|
References
- 1 2 3 Gray, Ted (2003). A Hundred Years of THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. Manchester: Memories. p. 91. ISBN 1 85926 030 6.