List of ship launches in 1950

Summary

The list of ship launches in 1950 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1950.

Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
16 January  United States Western Boatbuilding Company Tacoma, Washington John N. Cobb Research vessel For National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
19 January  United Kingdom Retainer Armament support ship For Royal Fleet Auxiliary
29 January  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-277 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
2 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Consul Tanker For British Tanker Company.[2]
6 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Carnarvon Whaler For Australian Whaling Commission.[3]
9 February  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-278 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
17 February  United Kingdom William Gray & Company West Hartlepool Andalusian Cargo Ship For Ellerman & Papayani Line
7 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Suevic Refrigerated cargo ship For Shaw Savill Line.[4]
21 March  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-282 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
21 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Explorer Tanker For British Tanker Company.[5]
31 March  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-283 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
4 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Juan Perón Factory ship For Compania Argentina de Pesca.[6]
15 April  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-284 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
3 May  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Ark Royal Audacious-class aircraft carrier For Royal Navy
18 May  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Giulio Cesare Ocean liner For Italian Line
31 May  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-285 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
1 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Prospector Tanker For British Tanker Company.[7]
3 June  United States Bethlehem Steel Corporation Quincy, Massachusetts Independence Ocean liner For American Export Lines
3 June  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-286 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
6 June  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-287 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
14 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bratsberg Tanker For Borgestad A/S.[8]
14 June  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland Diamond Daring-class destroyer For Royal Navy
15 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ascanius Cargo ship For Blue Funnel Line.[9]
19 June  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-289 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
27 June  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey President Jackson
29 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Verena Tanker For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[10]
June  United Kingdom Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Glasgow Daressa Cargo liner For British India Steam Navigation Company.[11]
27 July  United Kingdom Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland Defender Daring-class destroyer For Royal Navy
27 July  United Kingdom Vickers-Armstrongs Walker Ocean Monarch Cruise ship For Furness Withy
28 July  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ixion Cargo ship For Blue Funnel Line.[12]
10 August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-291 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
13 August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-292 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
13 August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-293 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
15 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast British Surveyor Tanker For British Tanker Company.[13]
15 August  United Kingdom Swan Hunter Wallsend Provence Passenger ship For Société Générale des Transports Maritime
16 August  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes, Isle of Wight Dainty Daring-class destroyer
20 August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-294 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
28 August  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-295 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
1 September  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-296 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
9 September  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-297 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
15 September  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-298 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
26 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Laganfield Tanker For Hunting & Sons.[14]
28 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Binta Tanker For Per Gjerding.[15]
28 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Bolette Tanker For Fred. Olsen & Co.[16]
28 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Kvint Whaler For Falkland Shipowners Co.[17]
30 September  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-299 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
9 October  United States New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey President Adams
7 October  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-300 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
15 October  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-334 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
21 October  Soviet Union Krasnoye Sormovo S-80 Whiskey-class submarine For Soviet Navy
19 November  Italy Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Trieste Augustus Ocean liner For Italian Line
24 November  Denmark Helsingør Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri Helsingør Dronning Ingrid Ferry For Danske Statsbaner
12 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Ringerd Tanker For Olav Ringdal.[18]
20 December  United Kingdom Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Burntisland Winsor Trader Cargo ship For Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd
21 December  United Kingdom Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Glasgow, Scotland Delight Daring-class destroyer For Royal Navy
28 December  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-336 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
31 December  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-337 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
Unknown date  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-279 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
Unknown date  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-280 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
Unknown date  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-281 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
Unknown date  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-288 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
Unknown date  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-290 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
Unknown date  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-335 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
Unknown date  Soviet Union Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant Zelenedolsk BO-336 Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser [1]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Changchow Passenger ship For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[19]
Unknown date  United Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Chungking Passenger ship For China Navigation Co. Ltd.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Large submarine chasers, border guard patrol ships Project 122bis". Russian Ships. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ "British Consul". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Carnarvon". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Suevic". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ^ "British Explorer". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Juan Peron". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "British Prospector". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Bratsberg". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Ascanius". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Verena". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 23.
  12. ^ "Ixion". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ^ "British Surveyor". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Laganfield". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Binta". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Bolette". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Kvint". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Ringerd". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. ^ a b Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 376.
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.