List of ship launches in 1945

The list of ship launches in 1945 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1945.

DateCountryBuilderLocationShipClass / typeNotes
3 January United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 132TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[1]
3 January GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2361Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
3 January GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4703Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
5 January United StatesAmerican Bridge CompanyAmbridge, PennsylvaniaLST-1081LST-542-class tank landing ship
6 January GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2538Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
6 January GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2539Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
6 January GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3031Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
7 January GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3038Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
10 January United StatesPhiladelphia Navy YardPhiladelphiaSan MarcosCasa Grande-class dock landing ship
10 January GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3032Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
10 January GermanySchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3527Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
10 January GermanySchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3528Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
11 January GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2362Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
11 January GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4705Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
12 January United KingdomCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.DundeeEmpire LifeStandard Fast type Cargo linerFor Ministry of War Transport.[2]
12 January United KingdomS. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.SunderlandPinewoodC-type coasterFor Wm. France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd.[3]
13 January United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 133TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[1]
13 January GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2540Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
13 January GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2541Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
15 January GermanyDeutsche WerftHamburgBetzdorfHansa A Type cargo shipFor Unternehmen der Eisenstahlindustrie
16 January United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. LtdGooleEmpire FairwayEmpire F type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[4]
16 January United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastSt Brides BayBay-class frigateFor Royal Navy.
17 January United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneVIC 91VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[5]
18 January GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2363Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
19 January United KingdomA & J Inglis LtdGlasgowEmpire ShetlandCoastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[6][7]
19 January United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 134TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[1]
19 January GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4076Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
19 January United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneVIC 92VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[5]
20 January GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3033Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
21 January GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3034Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
22 January GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2542Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
23 January GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2364Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
24 January GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3035Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
25 January United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonBairokoCommencement Bay-class escort carrier
25 January GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4707Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
26 January GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2365Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
27 January GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3036Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
27 January GermanySchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3529Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
27 January GermanySchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3530Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
27 January United KingdomRichards Ironworks Ltd.LowestofVIC 80Improved VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[8]
29 January United KingdomR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company LimitedNewcastle upon TyneAgincourtBattle-class destroyer
29 January United KingdomLithgows Ltd.Port GlasgowEgidiaCargo shipFor Anchor Line Ltd.[9]
29 January United KingdomBurntisland Shipbuilding CompanyBurntislandEmpire FreetownCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[10]
29 January United KingdomGrangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.GrangemouthEmpire TavistockCoastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[6]
29 January United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 135TID-class tugFor Government of Burma.[1]
January United KingdomHenry Robb Ltd.LeithStorkCargo shipFor General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[11]
31 January United KingdomHarland & WolffGovanLST 3042LSTFor Royal Navy
31 January GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3037Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
31 January United KingdomRowhedge Ironworks Co. Ltd.RowhedgeVIC 76VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[12]
January United KingdomBrown's Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.HullVIC 74VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[13]
7 February United KingdomJohn Readhead & Sons Ltd.South ShieldsShahristanCargo shipFor Strick Line.[14]
7 February United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 136TID-class tugTransfer to Government of Burma cancelled, to the Admiralty in 1948.[1]
8 February GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4709Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
9 February GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2543Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
9 February GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2544Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
10 February United KingdomWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd.PallionMeadowbankCargo shipFor Bank Line Ltd.[15]
10 February GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3040Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
10 February GermanySchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3531Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
10 February GermanySchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3532Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
12 February United KingdomBartram & Sons LtdSunderlandEmpire AdenCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport
12 February United KingdomShort Brothers Ltd.SunderlandEmpire NairobiCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[16]
12 February United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastLST 3011Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[17]
13 February GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4704Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
13 February GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3041Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
14 February United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 137TID-class tugTransfer to Government of Burma cancelled. To Tanganyika Railways in 1948 as Plover.[1]
14 February GermanySchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3533Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
14 February GermanySchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3534Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
14 February GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3039Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
15 February United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonBadoeng StraitCommencement Bay-class escort carrier
15 February JapanKure Naval ArsenalKure, HiroshimaI-205I-201-class submarineFor Imperial Japanese Navy
15 February United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.GoolePetrelCoasterFor General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[18]
15 February United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastStart BayBay-class frigateFor Royal Navy.
17 February GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2366Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
19 February GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2546Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
20 February United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 138TID-class tugTransfer to Government of Burma cancelled. To Tanganyika Railways in 1948 as Lapwing.[1]
21 February GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4711Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
22 February GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2545Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
23 February GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2367Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
25 February United StatesNew York Shipbuilding CorporationCamden, New JerseyFargoFargo-class cruiser
25 February United StatesWestern Pipe and Steel CompanySan Pedro, CaliforniaNorthwindWind-class icebreakerTo replace USCGC Northwind (WAG-278)
26 February United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 139TID-class tugFor Government of Burma.[19]
27 February United KingdomHarland and WolffBelfastPowerfulMajestic-class aircraft carrierSold to Canada as HMCS Bonaventure
27 February United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeascapeShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[20]
27 February United KingdomWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd.PallionPunduaCargo shipFor British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. Ltd.[15]
28 February United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastDefoeCargo shipFor Lamport & Holt.[21]
28 February United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co LtdWest Hartlepool, EnglandEmpire CaicosEmpire Malta-class Scandinavian type cargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[22]
28 February United KingdomVickers-Armstrong LimitedBarrow-in-Furness, EnglandMajesticMajestic-class aircraft carrierSold to Australia as HMAS Melbourne
February United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeabeachShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[23]
February United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeasheltieShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[23]
February United KingdomShipbuilding CorporationNewcastle upon TyneEmpire SeaforthCoasterFor Ministry of War Transport
1 March United KingdomShipbuilding Corporation Ltd.SunderlandEmpire PromeCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[24]
1 March GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4712Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
1 March GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3044Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
1 March United KingdomRowhedge Ironworks Co. Ltd.RowhedgeVIC 77VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[12]
2 March United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 140TID-class tugTransfer the Government of Burma cancelled. To the Admiralty in 1948.[19]
3 March AustraliaMort's Dock and EngineeringBalmain, New South WalesMacquarieRiver-class frigate
6 March GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3045Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
6 March United KingdomIsaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.NorthwichVIC 61VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[25]
6 March United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneVIC 93VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[8]
7 March United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 141TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[19]
9 March GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2547Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
9 March GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2548Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
10 March GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3046Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
12 March United KingdomSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneBritish VirtueTankerFor British Tanker Co. Ltd.[26]
12 March United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastLST 3012Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[27]
13 March United KingdomJ. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire JoyStandard Fast type cargo linerFor Ministry of War Transport.[28]
14 March United KingdomSir James Laing & Sons Ltd.SunderlandBorusStandard Fast type tankerFor Oil & Molasses Tankers Ltd.[29]
15 March United KingdomShipbuilding Corporation Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneEmpire ProspectCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[30]
15 March United KingdomGrangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.GrangemouthEmpire WappingIcemaid type collierFor Ministry of War Transport.[31]
15 March United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co. Ltd.West HartlepoolPachumbaCargo shipFor British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[32]
16 March United KingdomA & J Inglis LtdGlasgowEmpire BelgraveCoastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport
16 March United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire FloraStella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[33]
16 March United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire StellaStella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[33]
16 March United KingdomHall, Russell & Co. Ltd.AberdeenFirebeamCollierFor Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd.[34]
17 March United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonSaidorCommencement Bay-class escort carrier
17 March United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeashoreShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[20]
19 March GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2368Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
19 March United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneVIC 94VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[8]
20 March United StatesNewport News ShipbuildingNewport News, VirginiaMidwayMidway-class aircraft carrierFirst in class
21 March United KingdomWilliam Hamilton & Co. Ltd.Port GlasgowManipurCargo shipFor T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd.[35]
24 March GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2369Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
24 March GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4708Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
26 March United KingdomVickers-Armstrongs Ltd.Barrow in FurnessEmpire AdmiralHeavy lift shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[36]
26 March JapanKure Naval ArsenalKure, HiroshimaI-206I-201-class submarineFor Imperial Japanese Navy
27 March United KingdomSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.WallsendRegent HawkTankerFor Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd.[26]
27 March GermanyFlensburger Schiffbau-GesellschaftFlensburgSasbeckCargo ship
27 March United KingdomS. P. Austin & Sons LtdSunderlandEmpire MayaC-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[37]
28 March United KingdomShipbuilding CorporationNewcastle upon TyneEmpire SeabrookCoasterFor Ministry of War Transport
28 March United KingdomJ. Harker Ltd.KnottingleyVIC 99VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[38]
29 March United KingdomWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd.PallionAmbassadorCargo shipFor Hall Bros. Steamship Co. Ltd.[15]
29 March United KingdomSir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.SunderlandBorusIntermediate type tankerFor Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[39]
29 March United KingdomHarland & Wolff Ltd.GovanBritish MightTankerFor British Tanker Co. Ltd.[40][41]
29 March United KingdomJohh Lewis & Sons Ltd.AberdeenEmpire KewTudor Queen type coasterFor .[42]
29 March United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastTremadoc BayBay-class frigateFor Royal Navy.
29 March United KingdomFurness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.Haverton Hill-on-TeesWave RegentWave-class oilerFor Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[43]
30 March United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire SheilaStella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[33]
31 March GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2551Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
31 March GermanyBlohm + VossHamburgU-2552Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
March United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeahawkShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[23]
March United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeafrontShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[23]
March United KingdomHarland & Wolff Ltd.BelfastLST 3006Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
2 April United KingdomFleming & Ferguson Ltd.PaisleyEmpire HeathlandHopper shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[45]
2 April United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 145TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[19]
10 April NorwayKaldnes Mekaniske VerkstedTønsbergLyngdalsfjordTrawlerFor the Kriegsmarine
10 April United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 142TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[19]
10 April United KingdomRichards Ironworks Ltd.LowestofVIC 101Improved VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[46]
11 April United KingdomAilsa Shipbuilding & Co. Ltd.TroonEmpire CrusoeScandinavian type cargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[47]
11 April GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3047Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
12 April United KingdomBlythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.GlasgowBritish WisdomTankerFor British Tanker Co. Ltd.[48]
12 April United KingdomS. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire MaymountC-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[37]
12 April United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeawardShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[20]
13 April United KingdomR & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd.GovanEmpire NeptunOcean type tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[49]
13 April United KingdomBurntisland Shipbuilding CompanyBurntislandPadanaCargo shipFor British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[50]
14 April United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonSicilyCommencement Bay-class escort carrier
14 April GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4710Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
15 April United StatesFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock CompanyKearny, New JerseyGyattGearing-class destroyer
16 April United KingdomBarclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.GlasgowPerimCargo shipFor Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.[51]
16 April United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 143TID-class tugFor Chittagong Port Commissioners.[19]
18 April United KingdomLithgowsPort GlasgowEmpire CyprusCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport
18 April GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2371Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
18 April GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3050Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
19 April GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4713Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
20 April GermanyAG WeserBremenU-3051Type XXI submarineFor Kriegsmarine
20 April United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneVIC 95VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[8]
21 April United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 144TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[19]
22 April United StatesWilliam Cramp & SonsPhiladelphiaGalvestonCleveland-class cruiser
24 April United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastLST 3013Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[52]
24 April United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneVIC 96VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[8]
25 AprilCanada CanadaDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdLauzon, QuebecLST 3512Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy
25 April United KingdomAilsa Shipbuilding Co LtdTroonEmpire MaytimeC-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[53]
25 April United KingdomJohn Readhead & Co LtdSouth ShieldsEmpire FawleyCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport
26 April United KingdomClelands (Successors) LtdWillington Quay-on-TyneEmpire BessTugFor the Admiralty.[54]
26 April United KingdomShort Brothers LtdSunderlandEmpire DominicaCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport
26 April United KingdomWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd.PallionMoraybankCargo shipFor Bank Line Ltd.[15]
26 April GermanyGermaniawerftKielU-4714Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
26 April United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastWigtown BayBay-class frigateFor Royal Navy.
27 April United KingdomJ L Thompson & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire ArrowIntermediate type tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[43]
27 April United KingdomSmiths Dock Co LtdMiddlesbroughEmpire PatternB-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[53]
27 April United KingdomCharles Connell & Co LtdGlasgowLST 3032Landing Ship, TankFor Ministry of War Transport.[55]
28 April United StatesBethlehem Steel CompanyQuincy, MassachusettsHelenaBaltimore-class cruiser
28 April United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire ClaraStella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[33]
28 April United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire MarthaStella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[33]
29 April United StatesNew York Naval ShipyardBrooklyn, New YorkFranklin D. RooseveltMidway-class aircraft carrier
30 April United KingdomA. & J. InglisGlasgowEmpire CampdenCoastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport
30 April United KingdomScott & Sons Ltd.BowlingEmpire MadgeModified Warrior-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[56]
April United KingdomJohn Readhead & Sons Ltd.South ShieldsEmpire GunfleetCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[57]
April United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeawayShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[20]
April United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeabreezeShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[23]
April United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeaboyShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[23]
April United KingdomHarland & Wolff LtdBelfastLST 3010Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
April GermanyDeutsche Werft AGHamburgU-2370Type XXIII submarineFor Kriegsmarine
4 May United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 146TID-class tugFor Hong Kong Harbour Board.[19]
4 May United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 150TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[58]
5 May United StatesNew York Navy YardNew York CityKearsargeEssex-class aircraft carrier
6 May United StatesNew York Shipbuilding CorporationCamden, New JerseyToledoBaltimore-class cruiser
10 May United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co. Ltd.West HartlepoolEmpire AldgateEmpire Malta-class Scandinavian type cargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[22]
11 May United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co LtdWest HartlepoolEmpire EddystoneCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport
11 May United KingdomSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneTassoCargo shipFor Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[59]
11 May United KingdomHenry Robb Ltd.LeithTurmoilBustler-class tugFor the Admiralty.[60]
12 Mau United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.GooleAdaptityCoasterFor F. T. Everard & Co. Ltd.[18]
12 May United StatesNorfolk Navy YardNorfolk, VirginiaTarawaEssex-class aircraft carrier
14 May United KingdomHarland & Wolff LtdBelfastEmpire ClarendonRefrigerated cargo linerFor Ministry of War Transport
14 May United KingdomGreenock Dockyard Co. Ltd.GreenockEmpire MarshalHeavy lift shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[61]
14 May United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire VeraStella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[33]
15 May United KingdomBurntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.BurntislandEmpire PacificB-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[62]
15 May United KingdomIsaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.NorthwichVIC 62VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[25]
16 May United KingdomFleming & Furguson Ltd.PaisleyEmpire GrasslandDredgerFor Ministry of War Transport.[45]
16 May United KingdomBartram & Sons LtdSunderlandEmpire MayflowerC-type CoasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[3]
16 May United KingdomBartram & Sons LtdSunderlandEmpire MayroseC-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[3]
18 May United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 147TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[19]
24 May United KingdomWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd.PallionHartingtonCargo shipFor National Steamship Co. Ltd.[15]
25 May United KingdomArdrossan Dockyard Ltd.ArdrossanHighland QueenCoasterFor British Channel Islands Shipping Co. Ltd.[63]
24 May United KingdomS. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.SunderlandMoorwoodC-type coasterFor France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd.[3]
25 May United KingdomCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.DundeeRhexenorCargo shipFor China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. [64]
26 May United KingdomG. Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd.GreenockEmpire BromleyTudor Queen type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[65]
28 May United KingdomShipbuilding Corporation Ltd.SunderlandEmpire MombasaCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[24]
28 May United KingdomBartram & Sons LtdSunderlandEmpire TobagoCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[66]
30 May United KingdomLithgows Ltd.Port GlasgowElysiaCargo shipFor Anchor Line Ltd.[9]
31 May United KingdomAilsa Shipbuilding Co LtdTroonEmpire MaytreeC-type CoasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[53]
May United KingdomH Scarr LtdHessleEmpire MaymeadC-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transportf.[67]
May United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell LtdBeverleyEmpire MayportC-type CoasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[68]
May United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd.BeverleyEmpire PeggyModified Warrior-type tugFor the Admiralty.[69]
May United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeagullShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[23]
MayCanada CanadaCanadian Vickers Ltd.MontrealLST 3514Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
May United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 148TID-class tugFor Hong Kong Harbour Board.[19]
May United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 149TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[19]
May United KingdomRichard Dunston Ltd.ThorneTID 151TID-class tugFor Hong Kong Harbour Board.[70]
7 June United KingdomSwan HunterWallsend, Tyne and WearLeviathanMajestic-class aircraft carrierScrapped before completion
7 June United KingdomShipbuilding CorporationNewcastle upon TyneEmpire SeasilverCoasterFor Ministry of War Transport
8 June United KingdomCammell Laird & Co. Ltd.BirkenheadSacramentoCargo shipFor Ellerma's Wilson Line Ltd. [71]
8 June United KingdomCharles Connell & Co LtdGlasgowTaptiCargo shipFor J. Nourse Ltd.[72]
9 June United StatesBethlehem SteelQuincy, MassachusettsOregon CityOregon City-class cruiserFirst in class
9 June United KingdomRichards Ironworks Ltd.LowestofVIC 102Improved VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[46]
11 June United KingdomSmiths Dock Co LtdMiddlesbroughEmpire PampasB-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[53]
11 June United KingdomJohn Lewis & Sons Ltd.AberdeenEmpire RichmondTudor Queen type coasterFor .[42]
11 June United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeafarerShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[20]
11 June United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co. Ltd.West HartlepoolEmpire SouthwarkEmpire Malta-class Scandinavian type cargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[22]
11 June United KingdomFurness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.Haverton Hill-on-TeesSouthern VenturerWhaling factory tankerFor Sevilla Whaling Co. Ltd.[73]
12 June United KingdomHarland & WolffGovanEmpire FitzroyTankerFor Ministry of War Transport.
12 June United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire GretaStella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[33]
12 June United KingdomGrangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.GrangemouthEmpire JewelEmpire Pym type tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[74]
12 June United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire NinaStella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[33]
14 June United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonRabaulCommencement Bay-class escort carrier
16 June United KingdomJ. Harker Ltd.KnottingleyEmpire AngleseyIsles-class coastal tankerFor Ministry or War Transport.[75]
17 June United StatesElectric Boat CorporationGroton, ConnecticutCuberaBalao-class submarine
22 June United KingdomJohn Readhead & Sons Ltd.South ShieldsPalikondaCargo shipFor British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[14]
23 JuneCanada CanadaYarrows LtdEsquimalt, British ColumbiaLST 3534Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy
26 June United KingdomJohn Crown & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire HighlanderCollierFor Ministry of War Transport.[76]
26 June United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeabirdShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[77]
27 June United KingdomShort Brothers Ltd.SunderlandEmpire HondurasCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[16]
27 June United KingdomJ. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire SenlacIntermediate type tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[43]
27 June United KingdomA Hall & Co LtdAberdeenEmpire ShirleyNear-Warrior type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[78]
27 June United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonMindoroCommencement Bay-class escort carrier
28 June United KingdomSir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire CrossIntermediate type tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[79]
28 June United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastPatellaTankerFor Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[80]
30 June United StatesBethlehem Steel CompanyQuincy, MassachusettsAlbanyOregon City-class cruiser
June United KingdomHenry Robb Ltd.LeithWardenBustler-class tugFor the Admiralty.[60]
June United KingdomWilliam Hamilton & Co. Ltd.Port GlasgowEmpire PalaceB-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[62]
June United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeacoastShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[23]
June United KingdomBlyth Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.BlythLST 3026Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
June United KingdomHarland & Wolff LtdGovanLST 3041Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[81]
June United KingdomDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.LauzonLST 3507Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[81]
6 July United KingdomFleming & Ferguson Ltd.PaisleyEmpire MammothBucket dredgerFor Ministry of War Transport.[45]
8 July United StatesPhiladelphia Navy YardPhiladelphiaPrincetonEssex-class aircraft carrier
8 July United StatesNew York Shipbuilding CorporationCamden, New JerseySaipanSaipan-class aircraft carrierConverted cruiser hull; first in class
9 JulyCanada CanadaDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdLauzon, QuebecLST 3523Landing Ship, Tank
9 July United KingdomWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd.PallionEmpire TilburyCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[82]
9 July United KingdomSmith's Dock Co. Ltd.MiddlesbroughSouthern StrifeWhalerFor South Georgia Co. Ltd.[83]
9 July United KingdomSmith's Dock Co. Ltd.MiddlesbroughSouthern TruceWhalerFor South Georgia Co. Ltd.[83]
10 July United KingdomGrangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.GrangemouthBruasIcemaid type collierFor Sarawak Steamship Co.[84]
10 July United KingdomBurntisland Shipbuilding Co LtdBurntislandEmpire CalshotCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport
10 July United KingdomA Hall & Co LtdAberdeenEmpire ConnieNear-Warrior type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[78]
10 July United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co LtdWest HartlepoolEmpire DunnetCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport
10 July United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell LtdBeverleyEmpire MayburyC-type CoasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[68]
10 July United KingdomBlythwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.GlasgowEmpire TrinidadOcean type tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[85]
11 July United KingdomJohn Lewis & Sons Ltd.AberdeenEminenceCoasterFor London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd.[65]
11 July United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire HelenNear-Warrior type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[86]
11 July United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyEmpire SimonNear-Warrior type tugFor Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Simonia of Overseas Towage & Salvage Co. Ltd.[87]
14 July United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonRabaulCommencement Bay-class escort carrier
15 July United StatesFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock CompanyKearny, New JerseyJuneauAtlanta-class cruiser
15 July Soviet UnionSchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3535Type XXI submarineFor Soviet Navy
15 July Soviet UnionSchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3536Type XXI submarineFor Soviet Navy
15 July Soviet UnionSchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3537Type XXI submarineFor Soviet Navy
15 July Soviet UnionSchichau-WerkeDanzigU-3538Type XXI submarineFor Soviet Navy
9 July United KingdomWilliam Doxford & Sons Ltd.PallionEmpire NorthfleetCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[82]
17 July United KingdomIsaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.NorthwichEmpire NicklebyEmpire Lad-class coastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[88]
25 July United KingdomActaeonModified Black Swan-class sloop
25 JulyCanada CanadaDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdLauzon, QuebecLST 3524Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy
26 July United KingdomHarland & Wolff Ltd.BelfastBritish SupremacyTankerFor British Tanker Co. Ltd.[89][90]
26 July United KingdomFurness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.Haverton Hill-on-TeesNorhavalTankerFor Hvalfangerisk Polaris A/S.[73]
27 July United KingdomSir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire HeraldWave-class oilerFor Ministry of War Transport. Completed as RFA Wave Prince for Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[91]
28 July United KingdomClelands (Successors) LtdWallsendEmpire SeablueCoasterFor Ministry of War Transport
28 July United KingdomClelands (Successors) LtdWallsendEmpire SeagreenCoasterFor Ministry of War Transport
31 July United KingdomHarland & WolffGovanEmpire TeslandTES-type coastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[92]
July United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SealionShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[93]
July United KingdomFairfield Ltd.GovanLST 3038Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
JulyCanada CanadaCanadian Vickers Ltd.MontrealLST 3520Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
1 August United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd.BeverleyEmpire DorothyModified Warrior-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[94]
6 August United StatesBethlehem SteelStaten IslandArnold J. IsbellGearing-class destroyer
6 August United KingdomWilliam Hamilton & Co. Ltd.Port GlasgowEmpire GoodwinCargo shipFor the Ministry of War Transport.[95]
6 August United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonPalauCommencement Bay-class escort carrier
9 August United KingdomBlyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.BlythEmpire PavilionB-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[96]
9 August United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 153TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[97]
9 August United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 161TID-class tugFor French Government.[98]
14 August United KingdomA & J Inglis Ltd.GlasgowEmpire GrosvenorCoastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[99][100]
15 August United KingdomWilliam Simons & Co. Ltd.RenfrewEmpire NoraModified Stella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[101]
21 August United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastPilcomayoCargo shipFor Royal Mail Line.[102]
22 August United KingdomCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.DundeeEmpire FavourCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport.[103]
23 August United StatesNewport News ShipbuildingNewport News, VirginiaLeyteEssex-class aircraft carrier
23 August United KingdomSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.WallsendPort LincolnCargo shipFor Port Line Ltd.[104]
23 August United KingdomSmith's Dock Co. Ltd.MiddlesbroughThorarinnWhalerFor Bryde & Dahls Hvalf. A/S.[83]
23 August United KingdomSmith's Dock Co. Ltd.MiddlesbroughThordrWhalerFor Bryde & Dahls Hvalf. A/S.[83]
24 August United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd.BeverleyEmpire PamModified Warrior-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[69]
24 August United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co. Ltd.West HartlepoolFoochowCargo shipFor China Navigation Co. Ltd.[105]
24 August United KingdomBartram & Sons LtdSunderlandPembaCargo shipFor British India Steam Navigation Company.[106]
25 August United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co. Ltd.West HartlepoolCattaroCargo shipFor Ellerman's Wilson Line Co. Ltd.[107]
27 August United KingdomLithgows Ltd.Port GlasgowBeaverdellCargo shipFor Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd.[9]
27 August United KingdomJ. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire GalaCargo linerFor Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Bir Hakrim for the Government of French Indo-China.[108]
27 August United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeaworthyShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[20]
28 August United StatesBethlehem Steel CompanyQuincy, MassachusettsRochesterOregon City-class cruiser
28 August United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 155TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[97]
28 August United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 162TID-class tugFor French Government.[98]
August United KingdomCharles Hill & Sons LtdBristolEmpire MaylandC-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[109]
August United KingdomCochrane & Sons LtdSelbyEmpire MayringC-type CoasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[110]
August United KingdomH Scarr LtdHessleEmpire MaytownC-type CoasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[67]
August United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeaportShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[93]
August United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleEmpire SeaviewShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[93]
August United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 152TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[97]
August United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 154TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[97]
August United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 164TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[98]
August United KingdomJ. S. Watson (Gainsborough) Ltd.GainsboroughVIC 97VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[111]
1 September United StatesNew York Shipbuilding CorporationCamden, New JerseyWrightSaipan-class aircraft carrierConverted cruiser hull
1 September United KingdomIsaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.NorthwichVIC 63VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[112]
4 September United KingdomGreenock Dockyard Co. Ltd.GreenockEmpire WallaceHeavy lift shipFor Ministry of Transport.[61]
5 September United KingdomGrangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.GrangemouthBidorIcemaid type collierFor Singapore Straits Steamship Co. Ltd.[84]
5 September United StatesBethlehem ShipbuildingQuincy, MassachusettsPhilippine SeaEssex-class aircraft carrier
5 September United StatesTodd Pacific ShipyardsTacoma, WashingtonTinianCommencement Bay-class escort carrierNever commissioned; United States Navy reserve until stricken in 1970
6 September United KingdomHall, Russell & Co. Ltd.AberdeenSir Joseph SwanCollierFor London Power Co. Ltd.[34]
6 September United KingdomShort Brothers Ltd.SunderlandTaksangCargo shipFor Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[113]
7 September United KingdomBurntisland Shipbuilding CompanyBurntislandCormistCollierFor Wm. Cory & Son Ltd.[50]
8 September United KingdomCochrane & Sons LtdSelbyEmpire MayroverC-type coasterFor Ministry of Transport.[110]
8 September United KingdomSir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire TedassaTED-type coastal TankerFor Ministry of Transport.[114]
8 September United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 156TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[97]
12 September United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastTF40Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[115]
18 September United KingdomJohn Crown & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire SallyModified Warrior-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[116]
19 September United KingdomLithgows Ltd.Port GlasgowPalamcottaCargo shipFor British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[117]
21 September United KingdomSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneBritish CautionTankerFor British Tanker Co. Ltd.[26]
2 September United KingdomGeorge Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd.GreenockError: {{Ship}} missing name (help)Modified Stella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[101]
21 September United KingdomFleming & Ferguson Ltd.PaisleyEmpire NettaModified Stella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[101]
21 September United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeaflowerShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[118]
21 September United StatesBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Fore River ShipyardQuincyRupertusGearing-class destroyerFor United States Navy
22 September United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd.BeverleyAbyFishing trawlerFor Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd.[119]
22 September AustraliaHMA Naval DockyardWilliamstown, VictoriaCulgoaBay-class frigate
22 September United KingdomVickers-ArmstrongsTynesideHerculesMajestic-class aircraft carrierSold to India. Completed in 1957 by Harland & Wolff as INS Vikrant.
22 September United StatesFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock CompanyKearny, New JerseySpokaneAtlanta-class cruiser
22 September United KingdomRichards Ironworks Ltd.LowestofVIC 103Improved VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[46]
23 September United KingdomJ. Hay & Sons Ltd.KirkintillochSS Chindit (1945)CoasterFor private owner.[13]
25 September United KingdomSir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire TedillaTED-type coastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[114]
25 September United KingdomSmith's Dock Co. Ltd.MiddlesbroughSouthern WheelerWhalerFor South Georgia Co. Ltd.[83]
26 September United StatesNew England Shipbuilding CorporationPortland, MaineAlbert M. BoeLiberty ship
26 September United KingdomScott & Sons Ltd.BowlingEmpire NanModified Warrior-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[56]
27 September United KingdomFleming & Furguson Ltd.PaisleyLarubi'Non-propelled dredgerFor Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Ltd.[120]
27 September United KingdomIsaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.NorthwichVIC 35VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[121]
September United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.GooleActualityCoasterFor F. T. Everard & Co. Ltd.[18]
September United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeagrassShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[20]
SeptemberCanada CanadaDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. LtdLauzonLST 3519Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[81]
SeptemberCanada CanadaYarrows Ltd.EsquimaltLST 3512Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[81]
SeptemberCanada CanadaYarrows Ltd.EsquimaltLST 3517Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[81]
September United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 165TID-class tugFor the Admiralty.[98]
September United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 166TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[98]
3 October United KingdomAlexander Stephen & Sons Ltd.LinthouseDevonRefrigerated cargo lineFor Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[122]
4 October United KingdomHarland & WolffGovanEmpire TescombeTES-type coastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[92]
5 October United KingdomSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneEmpire TeslinTES-type coastal tankerCompleted as Fragun for Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[123]
6 October United KingdomBlyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.BlythEmpire PassmoreB-type coasterFor Ministry of Transport.[96]
6 October United KingdomJohn Lewis & Sons Ltd.AberdeenMarindaTrawlerFor J. Marr & Sons Ltd.[65]
7 October United KingdomSmith's Dock Co. Ltd.MiddlesbroughSouthern WilcoxWhalerFor South Georgia Co. Ltd.[83]
8 October United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd.BeverleyBulbyFishing trawlerFor Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd.[119]
8 October United KingdomWilliam Simons & Co. Ltd.RenfrewEmpire ChampionDredgerFor Ministry of Transport.[124]
8 October United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeabrightShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[125]
8 October United KingdomCochrane & Sons LtdSelbySt. BartholomewTrawlerFor St. Andrews Steam Fishing Co. Ltd.[110]
13 October United StatesNew York Navy YardNew York CityOriskanyEssex-class aircraft carrier
19 October United KingdomJ. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd.SunderlandBencruachanCargo shipFor Ben Line Steamers Ltd.[126]
20 October SwedenN&C Sundins Batbyggen, KramforsKramfors, SwedenSV Golden QuestCargo shipFor Swedish American Line
22 October United KingdomArdrossan Dockyard Ltd.ArdrossanBalmoral QueenCoasterFor British Channel Islands Shipping Co. Ltd.[63]
22 October United KingdomFerguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Co. Ltd.Port GlasgowEmpire FriedaModified Stella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[127]
22 October United KingdomSir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire NasebyWave-class oilerFor Ministry of Transport. Completed as RFA Wave Knight for Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[91]
22 October United KingdomSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneEmpire TesdaleTES-type coastal tankerCompleted as Beme for Burmah Oil Co. (Tankers) Ltd.[123]
23 October United KingdomGrangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd.GrangemouthBentongIcemaid type collierFor Singapore Straits Steamship Co. Ltd.[84]
23 October United KingdomCharles Connell & Co LtdGlasgowBenvorlichCargo shipFor Ben Line.[72]
23 October United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co. Ltd.West HartlepoolFukienCargo shipFor China Navigation Co. Ltd.[105]
23 October United KingdomHenry Robb Ltd.LeithKannaCargo shipFor Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd.[11]
23 October United KingdomHarland & WolffBelfastRiebeeck CastleRefrigerated cargo shipFor Union-Castle Line.[128]
24 October United KingdomCammell Laird & Co. Ltd.BirkenheadCity of CarlisleCargo shipFor Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co. Ltd. [71]
24 October United KingdomHarland & Wolff Ltd.BelfastNeothyrisTankerFor Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[89][129]
25 October United KingdomFleming & Ferguson Ltd.PaisleyEmpire ZonaModified Stella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[101]
25 October United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd.BeverleyNavenaFishing trawlerFor J. Marr & Son Ltd.[119]
25 October United KingdomBrown's Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.HullVIC 75VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[13]
31 October United KingdomHarland & Wolff LtdGovanEmpire TesellaTES-type coastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[92]
October United KingdomS. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.SunderlandBirdwoodC-type coasterFor Wm. France, Fenwick & Co, Ltd.[130]
OctoberCanada CanadaDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.LauzonLST 3523Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
October United KingdomSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneMonarchCable laying shipFor H.M. Postmaster General.[104]
October United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleTID 174TID-class tugFor French Government.[131]
3 November United StatesNew York Shipbuilding CorporationCamden, New JerseyHawaiiAlaska-class cruiser
3 November United KingdomIsaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd.NorthwichVIC 64VIC lighterFor Ministry of War Transport.[112]
5 November United KingdomBurntisland Shipbuilding CompanyBurntislandDerrydareCargo shipFor McCowan and Cross Ltd.[103]
5 November United KingdomJ. S. Watson (Gainsborough) Ltd.GainsboroughVIC 98VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[111]
6 November United KingdomJohn Lewis & Sons Ltd.AberdeenEmpire FenchurchTudor Queen type coasterFor Ministry of Transport.[42]
6 November United KingdomShipbuilding Corporation Ltd.SunderlandEmpire KedahCargo shipFor Ministry of Transport. Completed as Marshall for Kaye, Son & Co. Ltd.[24]
7 November United KingdomBlythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.GlasgowBritish SuccessTankerFor British Tanker Co. Ltd.[48]
7 November United KingdomCochrane & Sons LtdSelbySt. MarkTrawlerFor St. Andrews Steam Fishing Co. Ltd.[110]
8 November United KingdomAilsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd.TroonRutlandC-type coasterFor Currie Line Ltd.[53]
9 November United KingdomR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd.Newcastle on TyneNeareaTankerFor Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd.[132]
17 November United KingdomShort Brothers Ltd.SunderlandLoksangCargo shipFor Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[113]
18 November United StatesPhiladelphia Navy YardPhiladelphiaValley ForgeEssex-class aircraft carrier
19 November United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SouthwickEmpire FlamboroughCargo shipFor Ministry of Transport
19 November United KingdomSir J. Laing & Sons Ltd.SunderlandEmpire MaldonIntermediate type tankerFor Ministry of Transport.[79]
20 November United KingdomShipbuilding Corporation LtdNewcastle upon TyneEmpire AntiguaCargo shipFor Ministry of Transport
20 November United KingdomBlyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.BlythEmpire ParkB-type coasterFor Ministry of Transport.[62]
20 November United KingdomWilliam Gray & Co. Ltd.West HartlepoolFengtienCargo shipFor China Navigation Co. Ltd.[105]
20 November United KingdomJohn Readhead & Sons Ltd.South ShieldsObraCargo shipFor British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[14]
20 November United KingdomBurntisland Shipbuilding CompanyBurntislandOliver BuryCollierFor London Power Co, Ltd.[103]
20 November United KingdomLithgows Ltd.Port GlasgowPentakotaCargo shipFor British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[117]
20 November United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleTID 171TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[133]
20 November United KingdomFurness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.Haverton Hill-on-TeesWave SovereignWave-class oilerFor Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[43]
21 November United KingdomBartram & Sons LtdSunderlandEmpire TesburyTES-type coastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[92]
21 November United KingdomBartram & Sons LtdSunderlandEmpire TesvilleTES-type coastal tankerFor Ministry of War Transport.[92]
21 November United KingdomHenry Robb Ltd.LeithKatuiCargo shipFor Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd.[11]
21 November United KingdomCook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd.BeverleySt. BotolphFishing trawlerFor St. Andrew's Steam Fishing Co. Ltd.[119]
22 November United KingdomFleming & Furguson Ltd.PaisleyCargo Fleet No.3Hopper bargeFor Cargo Fleet Iron Co.[120]
22 November United KingdomWilliam Denny and Brothers Ltd.DumbartonCity of LucknowCargo shipFor Ellerman's Hall Line Co. Ltd.[134]
22 November United KingdomCammell Laird & Co. Ltd.BirkenheadKing OrryFerryFor Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd. [71]
22 November United KingdomJ. Pollock & Sons Ltd.FavershamVIC 56VIC lighterFor the Admiralty.[111]
23 November United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co LtdGooleEmpire SeabankShelt-type coasterFor Ministry of War Transport.[125]
27 November United KingdomG. Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd.GreenockEmpire LewishamTudor Queen type coasterFor Ministry of Transport.[65]
30 November United KingdomA & J Inglis Ltd.GlasgowEmpire TedportTED-type coastal tankerFor Ministry of Transport.[135]
30 November United KingdomA &J Inglis LtdGlasgowEmpire TedshipTED-type coastal tankerFor Ministry of Transport.[135]
November United KingdomBarclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.GlasgowCity of KhartoumCargo shipFor Ellerman Lines.[51]
November United KingdomHarland & Wolff LtdGovanLST 3042Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
NovemberCanada CanadaDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.LauzonLST 3524Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
NovemberCanada CanadaDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.LauzonLST 3525Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
NovemberCanada CanadaYarrows Ltd.EsquimaltLST 3534Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[81]
November United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleTID 172TID-class tugFor the Admiralty. Completed as Martello.[133]
November United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleTID 175TID-class tugFor the Ministry of Shipping.[136]
November United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleTID 176TID-class tugFor the Ministry of Shipping.[136]
4 December United KingdomJohn Lewis & Sons Ltd.AberdeenBraconvaleTrawlerFor Don Fishing Co. Ltd.[65]
4 December United KingdomCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.DundeeStentorCargo shipFor Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd. [64]
5 December United KingdomHarland & Wolff Ltd.BelfastEmpire WessexRefrigerated cargo linerFor Ministry of Shipping. Completed as Port Hobart for Port Line].[108][137]
10 December United KingdomBlyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.BlythEmpire RosaModified Stella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[127]
10 December United KingdomLithgows Ltd.Port GlasgowBeaverglenCargo shipFor Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd.[9]
15 December United KingdomFerguson Bros. Ltd.Port GlasgowEmpire RitaModified Stella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[101]
16 December United KingdomCochrane & Sons LtdSelbyNorthellaTrawlerFor J. Marr & Son Ltd.[138]
18 December United KingdomCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.DundeeSzechuenCargo shipFor China Navigation Co. Ltd. [64]
19 December United KingdomBlyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.BlythEmpire HildaModified Stella-type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[127]
19 December United KingdomS. P. Austin & Sons Ltd.SunderlandKeynesC-type coasterFor Stephenson, Clarke Ltd.[3]
19 December United KingdomBurntisland Shipbuilding CompanyBurntislandKittiwakeCargo shipFor British & Continental Steamship Co. Ltd.[103]
20 December United KingdomHenry Robb Ltd.LeithCornrakeCargo shipFor General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.[11]
20 December United KingdomHarland & WolffGovanEmpire GrenadaOcean type tankerFor Ministry of Transport. Completed as British Piper for British Tanker Company.[49][139]
20 December United KingdomScott & SonsBowlingEmpire MaysongC-type CoasterFor Ministry of Transport.[20]
20 December United KingdomSnipeModified Black Swan-class sloop
21 December United KingdomBarclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.GlasgowCity of SwanseaCargo shipFor Ellerman Lines.[51]
21 December United KingdomWilliam Simons & Co. Ltd.RenfrewEmpire MoorlandDredgerFor Ministry of Transport.[140]
21 December United KingdomA Hall & Co LtdAberdeenEmpire RoderickNear-Warrior type tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[78]
22 December United KingdomGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.GooleFriargateCoasterFor Hull Gates Shipping Co. Ltd.[18]
24 December United KingdomGreenock Dockyard Co. Ltd.GreenockEmpire CanuteHeavy lift shipFor Ministry of Transport. Completed as Belocean for Belships Ltd.[61]
31 December United KingdomCharles Hill & Sons LtdBristolEmpire Maymorn[C-type coasterFor Ministry of Transport.[109]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Denny and Brothers Ltd.DumbartonAshburtonCargo shipFor Australind Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.[134]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Denny and Brothers Ltd.DumbartonBhopalPaddle steamerFor India General Navigation & Railway Company.[134]
Date unknown United KingdomW. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd.NorthwichBishops BeagleLighterFor Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd.[141]
Date unknown United KingdomW. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd.NorthwichBishops WhippetLighterFor Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd.[141]
Date unknown United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyCapableNimble-class tugFor the Admiralty.[60]
Date unknown United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyCarefulNimble-class tugFor the Admiralty.[60]
Date unknown United KingdomSir J Laing & Sons LtdSunderlandEmpire ChancellorTankerFor Ministry of War Transport
Date unknown United KingdomJ.L. Thompson and SonsSunderlandEmpire EnsignTankerFor Ministry of War Transport
Date unknown Allied-occupied GermanyFlensburger Schiffbau-GesellschaftFlensburgEmpire FromeCargo shipFor Ministry of War Transport
Date unknown United KingdomCochrane & Sons Ltd.SelbyExpertNimble-class tugFor the Admiralty.[60]
Date unknown NetherlandsNV Scheepswerke Gebroeders PotBolnesHermesCargo shipFor Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Denny and Brothers Ltd.DumbartonIndorePaddle steamerFor India General Navigation & Railway Company.[134]
Date unknown United KingdomVickers-Armstrongs Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneLST 3001Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[142]
Unknown date United KingdomVickers-Armstrongs Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneLST 3004Landing Ship, TankCompleted at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1950 as Rio Tejo for E. G. Fontes & Cia.[142]
Unknown date United KingdomHarland & Wolff Ltd.BelfastLST 3009Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[142]
Date unknown United KingdomBarclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.GlasgowLST 3015Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
Date unknown United KingdomR. &. W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd.Newcastle upon TyneLST 3018Landing Ship, TankCompleted at Rio de Janeiro in 1949 as Rio Minho for E. G. Fontes & Cia.[142]
Date unknown United KingdomLithgows Ltd.Port GlasgowLST 3021Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[142]
Date unknown United KingdomLithgows Ltd.Port GlasgowLST 3023Landing Ship, TankCompleted at Rio de Janeiro in 1949 as Rio Guadiana for E. G. Fontes & Cia.[143]
Date unknown United KingdomSmith's Dock Co. Ltd.North ShieldsLST 3024Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[142]
Date unknown United KingdomA. Stephen LtdLST 3028Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[142]
Date unknown United KingdomHall, Russell & Co. LtdAberdeenLST 3030Landing Ship, TankCompleted in 1949 as the factory ship Clupea for S. Bartz-Johannessen.[81]
Date unknown United KingdomC. Connell & Co. LtdGlasgowLST 3032Landing Ship, TankCompleted at Rio de Janeiro in 1950 as Rio Mondego for E. G. Fontes & Cia.[81]
Date Unknown United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandLST 3033Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[44]
Date unknown United KingdomFairfield Ltd.GovanLST 3037Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[142]
Unknown date United KingdomFairfield Ltd.GovanLST 3039Landing Ship, TankCompleted at Rio de Janeiro in 1951 as Rio Douro for E. G. Fontes & Cia.[81]
Unknown dateCanada CanadaDavie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd.LauzonLST 3509Landing Ship, TankFor Royal Navy.[142]
Date unknown United KingdomJ. Harker Ltd.KnottingleyMOB 1Military Oil BargeFor the Admiralty.[144]
Date unknown United KingdomJ. Harker Ltd.KnottingleyMOB 2Military Oil BargeFor the Admiralty.[144]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Denny and Brothers Ltd.DumbartonMysorePaddle steamerFor India General Navigation & Railway Company.[134]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 157TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[97]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 158TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[97]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 159TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[98]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 160TID-class tugFor the French Government.[98]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 167TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[98]
Date unknown United KingdomHenry Scarr Ltd.HessleTID 170TID-class tugFor Ministry of War Transport.[133]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.SunderlandTID 177TID-class tugFor the Ministry of War Transport.[98]
Date unknown United KingdomWilliam Denny and Brothers Ltd.DumbartonVigorePaddle steamerFor India General Navigation & Railway Company.[134]

References

Sources
  • Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.