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The list of ship launches in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1959.
Date
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
9 January
United States
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo, California
Halibut
Unique nuclear-powered submarine
18 January
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
Anita Thyssen
Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw
For Seereederei Frigga, Hamburg
22 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Bankura
Cargo ship
For British India Steam Navigation Company .[1]
27 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ashbank
Cargo ship
For Bank Line .[2]
31 January
Australia
Cockatoo Island Dockyard
Sydney , New South Wales
Parramatta
River-class destroyer escort
11 February
West Germany
Burmester shipyard
Bremen-Burg
Cuxhaven
Lindau-class minesweeper
For German Navy
17 February
United States
Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard
Sparrows Point, Maryland
Haleakala
Nitro -class ammunition ship
26 February
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ulster Star
Refrigerated cargo ship
For Blue Star Line .[3]
9 March
United Kingdom
Yarrow Shipbuilders
Glasgow , Scotland
Ashanti
Tribal-class frigate
19 March
Sweden
Oskarshamns varv
Oskarshamn
Bore
Ferry
For Steamship Company Bore
19 March
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
Essiflora
Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw
For Björn Ruud-Pedersen
21 March
West Germany
Emden
Köln -class (Type 140) frigate
26 March
West Germany
Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH
Husum
Rüm Hart
ferry
For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[4]
6 April
United Kingdom
Fairfield Shipbuilding
Glasgow , Scotland
Lincoln
Salisbury -class frigate
9 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Somers Isle
Cargo ship
For Pacific Steam Navigation Company .[5]
22 April
United States
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Bay City, Michigan
Henry B. Wilson
Charles F. Adams -class destroyer
23 April
United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Cheshire
Cargo ship
For Bibby Line
23 April
United States
Todd Pacific Shipyards
Seattle , Washington
Towers
Charles F. Adams -class destroyer
16 May
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Blueback
Barbel -class submarine
21 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Eskfield
Tanker
For Hunting & Sons.[6]
22 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
British Power
Tanker
For British Tanker Company .[7]
23 May
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Preble
Farragut -class destroyer
25 May
Japan
Oyashio
Oyashio -class submarine
5 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Pinebank
Cargo ship
For Bank Line .[8]
9 June
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
George Washington
George Washington -class submarine
18 June
Japan
Harusame
Murasame -class destroyer
20 June
France
Dubigeon
Nantes
Daphné
Daphné -class submarine
For French Navy
23 June
United Kingdom
Hawthorn Leslie
Hebburn
Royston Grange
Refrigerated cargo liner
For Houlder Line
23 June
United Kingdom
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Windsor Castle
Ocean liner
For Union-Castle Line
24 June
Japan
Teruzuki
Akizuki -class destroyer
26 June
Japan
Akizuki
Akizuki -class destroyer
1 July
West Germany
Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim
Mannheim
L 830
Type Mannheim 59 ferry
For Flusspioniere
7 July
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Amazon
Passenger ship
For Royal Mail Line .[9]
8 July
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
York
Coaster
For Associated Humber Lines.[10]
9 July
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Macdonough
Farragut -class destroyer
14 July
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Long Beach
Long Beach -class cruiser
18 July
France
Foch
Clemenceau -class aircraft carrier
First launching
21 July
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden , New Jersey
Savannah
Nuclear-powered cargo ship
For United States Maritime Administration
28 July
United States
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Bay City, Michigan
Lynde McCormick
Charles F. Adams -class destroyer
8 August
Japan
Takanami
Ayanami -class destroyer
15 August
West Germany
Stülcken & Sohn
Hamburg
Augsburg
Köln -class (Type 140) frigate
17 August
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Parsons
Forrest Sherman -class destroyer
19 August
New Zealand
J. Samuel White & Co.
Cowes , Isle of Wight
Taranaki
Modified Rothesay -class frigate
8 September
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Charles F. Adams
Charles F. Adams -class destroyer
22 September
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Patrick Henry
George Washington -class submarine
3 October
United States
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo, California
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington -class submarine
7 October
United States
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
San Francisco , California
Mahan
Farragut -class destroyer
20 October
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Aragon
Cargo liner
For Royal Mail Lines .[11]
24 October
West Germany
Karlsruhe
Köln -class (Type 140) frigate
24 October
Sweden
Kockums
Malmö
Esso Brussels
Tanker
For Esso Marine (Belgium) SA
3 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
British Mallard
Tanker
For British Tanker Company .[12]
3 November
United Kingdom
Vickers-Armstrong
Barrow-in-Furness
Oriana
Ocean liner
For Orient Line
15 December
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Berwick
Rothesay -class frigate
For Royal Navy .
18 December
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Robert E. Lee
George Washington -class submarine
29 December
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
British Gull
Tanker
For British Tanker Company .[13]
29 December
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Elmbank
Cargo ship
For Bank Line .[14]
29 December
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Scorpion
Skipjack -class submarine
Unknown Date
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
Betty
Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw
For Christian F. Bonnevie
Unknown Date
West Germany
Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim
Mannheim
Harle Riff
Type Mannheim 59 ferry
For Flusspioniere
References