List_of_ship_launches_in_1964 Knowpia

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.^[3]
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 edit

^ "M/S Prins Bertil". Retrieved 2017-08-26.
^ "Hazelbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 49.
^ "M/S Klaar Kiming". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
^ "M/S Aleksander Pushkin". Retrieved 2017-09-26.
^ "M/S Queen of New Westminster". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
^ "Irisbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "Texaco Maracaibo". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "British Vine". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

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.

[1] "M/S Prins Bertil". Retrieved 2017-08-26.

[HW1654-2] "Hazelbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[FOOTNOTEMitchellSawyer199049-3] Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 49.

[4] "M/S Klaar Kiming". Retrieved 2017-10-08.

[5] "M/S Aleksander Pushkin". Retrieved 2017-09-26.

[Queen_of_New_Westminster-6] "M/S Queen of New Westminster". Retrieved 2016-03-29.

[HW1655-7] "Irisbank". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[HW1656-8] "Texaco Maracaibo". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[HW1601-9] "British Vine". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

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