The list of ship launches in 1955 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1955.
__NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 3 January Higgins Industries New Orleans, Louisiana For United States Navy 11 January Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal Navy. 12 January M. W. Blackmore & Sons Ltd. Bideford For Royal Navy. 26 January John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton, England For Royal Navy January L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 108 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Lake Charles Dredging. January L.C.D. & T. Co. No. 109 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Lake Charles Dredging. 1 February Wappen von Hamburg Seebäderschiff Blohm & Voss Hamburg For HADAG 5 February Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy, first in class 22 February Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland For Royal Navy 25 February Helsingør Ferry Helsingør Skipsværft og Maskinbyggeri A/S+ Helsingør For DSB February SK-207 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. February SK-208 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. February SK-209 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. 2 March Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. 10 March New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey For United States Navy 10 March Port Melbourne Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Port Line. 24 March Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bank Line. March SK 210 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. 21 April Fairfield Shipbuilding Glasgow, Scotland For Royal Navy 21 April Bulk Carrier Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport For Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co. Ltd. 21 April Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Phosphate Carriers. 23 April J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington For United States Navy 24 April Severodvinsk For Soviet Navy 26 April Coaster Harland & Wolff Belfast For Belfast Steamship Co. April SK 211 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. 5 May Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Shell Oil Co. 7 May Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy 23 May Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. May ADDSCO 553 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. May ADDSCO 554 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. May ADDSCO 555 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. 7 June Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 11 June Uthlande Ferry Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH 15 June Pioner Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For private owner. 21 June Bulk carrier Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Australian Government. 21 June Victoria Machinery Depot Victoria, British Columbia Canada For Royal Canadian Navy 22 June Empress of Britain Ocean liner Fairfield Shipbuilding Govan For Canadian Pacific Steamship 23 June Frank L. Sample Shipyard Boothbay Harbor, Maine For United States Navy June ADDSCO 556 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. June ADDSCO 557 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. June ADDSCO 559 Hopper barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. June SK 212 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. June SK 213 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. June SK 214 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. 5 July Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Mail Line. 5 July Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bank Line. 6 July Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Shell Oil Co. 14 July Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Royal Navy. 20 July J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Tacoma, Washington For United States Navy 21 July Unique nuclear-powered submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy July D-202 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Dixie Carriers Inc. July D-203 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Dixie Carriers Inc. July SK 215 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For International Paper Co. 4 August Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Blue Funnel Line. 4 August For Japanese Navy 18 August Fleetlands Shipyard Portsmouth, England For Royal Navy 20 August Frank L. Sample Shipyard Boothbay Harbor, Maine For United States Navy 20 August For Japanese Navy 26 August Hopper ship Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Queensland Government. 31 August Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. August Humble 174 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Humble Oil & Refining Co.