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The list of ship launches in 1964 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1964.
Date
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class
Notes
9 January
United States
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Bay City, Michigan
Hobart
Perth -class destroyer
For Royal Australian Navy
14 January
West Germany
Nobiskrug
Rendsburg
Prins Bertil
ferry
For Lion Ferry [1]
17 January
Norway
Karljohansvern
Horten
Oslo
Oslo -class frigate
27 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Hazelbank
Cargo ship
For Bank Line .[2]
1 February
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Casimir Pulaski
James Madison -class submarine
15 February
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Edward McDonnell
Garcia -class frigate
20 February
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
KNM Kya
Kobben-class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
27 February
United Kingdom
William Denny and Brothers / Alex Stephen & Sons Ltd.
Dumbarton / Linthouse
Melbrook
Cargo ship
For J. A. Billmeir Ltd.
25 March
United Kingdom
HMNB Devonport
Devonport
Cleopatra
Leander -class frigate
26 March
United States
Bethlehem Steel
San Francisco , California
Bradley
Garcia -class frigate
4 April
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Greenling
Permit -class submarine
4 April
West Germany
Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH
Husum
Klaar Kiming
ferry
For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH[4]
26 April
East Germany
V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft
Wismar
Alexander Pushkin
Ivan Franko -class passenger ship
For Baltic Shipping Company
28 April
United States
Lockheed Shipbuilding
Seattle , Washington
Sample
Garcia -class frigate
25 April
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
KNM Kobben
Kobben-class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
26 April
East Germany
V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft
Wismar
Aleksandr Pushkin
Ivan Franko -class passenger ship
For Baltic Shipping Company [5]
30 April
Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Ōshio
Ōshio -class submarine
11 May
United Kingdom
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Troon
Bowbelle
Suction dredger
For F Bowles & Sons Ltd
11 May
France
Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales
Cherbourg
Junon
Daphné -class submarine
For French Navy
12 May
United States
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery, Maine
Nathanael Greene
James Madison -class submarine
12 May
Canada
Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd.
Victoria
Queen of New Westminster
'Burnaby -class ferry
For BC Ferries [6]
14 May
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Gato
Permit -class submarine
21 May
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
America
Kitty Hawk -class aircraft carrier
6 June
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Brumby
Garcia -class frigate
25 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Irisbank
Cargo ship
For Bank Line .[7]
27 June
United States
New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn, New York
Austin
Austin -class amphibious transport dock
27 June
United States
New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn, New York
Ogden
Austin -class amphibious transport dock
30 June
United States
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Bremerton, Washington
Jouett
Belknap -class cruiser
30 June
United States
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Bremerton, Washington
Sterett
Belknap -class cruiser
30 June
Canada
Victoria Machinery Depot
Victoria, British Columbia
Queen of Nanaimo
Burnaby -class ferry
For BC Ferries
9 July
United Kingdom
Vickers-Armstrongs
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Glamorgan
County-class destroyer
9 July
United Kingdom
Fairfield SB&E Co.
Glasgow
Fife
County-class destroyer
16 July
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
KNM Kunna
Kobben-class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
6 August
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Texaco Maracaibo
Tanker
For Texaco (Panama) Inc .[8]
22 August
United States
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Guam
Iwo Jima -class amphibious assault ship
22 August
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Simon Bolivar
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
4 September
Norway
Karljohansvern
Horten
Trondheim
Oslo -class frigate
22 September
United Kingdom
HMNB Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Sirius
Leander -class frigate
23 September
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
British Vine
Tanker
For British Tanker Company .[9]
24 September
France
Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales
Cherbourg
Vénus
Daphné -class submarine
For French Navy
2 October
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Davidson
Garcia -class frigate
10 October
United States
Sun Shipbuilding
Chester, Pennsylvania
Shenandoah
oiler
16 October
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
KNM Kaura
Kobben-class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
30 October
United States
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
San Francisco, California
Horne
Belknap -class cruiser
21 November
United States
Todd Pacific Shipyards
San Pedro, California
Fox
Belknap -class cruiser
21 November
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Lewis and Clark
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
1 December
Finland
Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard
Helsinki , Finland
Finnhansa
ferry
for Finnlines
5 December
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin -class submarine
19 December
United Kingdom
Vickers-Armstrongs
Newcastle
Minerva
Leander -class frigate
19 December
United States
Lockheed Shipbuilding
Seattle , Washington
Albert David
Garcia -class frigate
19 December
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
William H. Standley
Belknap -class cruiser
19 December
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Truxtun
Truxtun -class cruiser
19 December
West Germany
Nordseewerke
Emden
KNM Ula
Kobben-class submarine
For Royal Norwegian Navy
Date uncertain
West Germany
Howaldtswerke
Kiel
Otto Hahn
Nuclear-powered cargo ship
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 .