List of ship launches in 1953
The list of ship launches in 1953 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1953.
|
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Notes |
23 January |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
LST-1162 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
19 February |
Canada |
Burrard Dry Dock |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Fraser |
St. Laurent-class destroyer |
|
11 April |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
LST-1158 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
16 April |
United Kingdom |
Alexander Stephen and Sons |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Olympia |
Ocean liner |
For Greek Line |
18 April |
United States |
Christy Shipbuilding |
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
LST-1167 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
29 April |
Canada |
Canadian Vickers |
Montreal, Quebec |
Ottawa |
St. Laurent-class destroyer |
|
14 May |
United Kingdom |
John Brown & Company |
Clydebank, Scotland |
Arcadia |
Ocean liner |
For P&O |
15 May |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Walworth County |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
17 May |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
LST-1163 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
25 June |
United Kingdom |
Devonport Dockyard |
Devonport, England |
Salisbury |
Salisbury-class frigate |
First in class |
2 July |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
LST-1159 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
14 July |
United States |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
LST-1165 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
30 July |
Canada |
Halifax Shipyards |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Saguenay |
St. Laurent-class destroyer |
|
1 August |
United States |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Kittery, Maine |
Albacore |
Unique research submarine |
|
22 August |
United States |
Christy Shipbuilding |
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
LST-1169 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
25 September |
United Kingdom |
J. Samuel White |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Dundas |
Blackwood-class frigate |
|
3 October |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
LST-1160 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
8 November |
United States |
Bath Iron Works |
Bath, Maine |
Dealey |
Dealey-class destroyer escort |
First in class |
25 November |
United Kingdom |
Yarrow Shipbuilders |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Hardy |
Blackwood-class frigate |
|
28 November |
United States |
Christy Shipbuilding |
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
LST-1168 |
Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
|
Date unknown |
Italy |
Ansaldo Shipyards |
Genoa |
Cristoforo Colombo |
Ocean liner |
For Italian Line |
Date unknown |
Italy |
Cantieri Navali Riuniti |
Trieste |
Lazio |
Cargo ship |
For Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA |
See also