The list of ship launches in 1945 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1945. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 3 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 3 January TID 132 Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne For the Admiralty. 3 January U-2361 Type XXIII submarine Deutsche Werft AG Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 3 January U-4703 Type XXIII submarine Germaniawerft Kiel For Kriegsmarine 4 January Victory ship Permanmente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 4 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 5 January Victory ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 5 January LST-1081 LST-542-class tank landing ship American Bridge Company Ambridge, Pennsylvania 5 January Victory ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 6 January Liberty ship St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 6 January U-2538 Type XXI submarine Blohm + Voss Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 6 January U-2539 Type XXI submarine Blohm + Voss Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 6 January U-3031 Type XXI submarine AG Weser Bremen For Kriegsmarine 6 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 6 January Liberty ship Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 7 January T2 tanker Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California For United States Maritime Commission. 7 January U-3038 Type XXI submarine AG Weser Bremen For Kriegsmarine 8 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Co. Brunswick, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 8 January T2 Tanker Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Victory ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Victory ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 9 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 10 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 10 January Philadelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia 10 January U-3032 Type XXI submarine AG Weser Bremen For Kriegsmarine 10 January U-3527 Type XXI submarine Schichau-Werke Danzig For Kriegsmarine 10 January U-3528 Type XXI submarine Schichau-Werke Danzig For Kriegsmarine 11 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 11 January Victory ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 11 January Victory ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 11 January U-2362 Type XXIII submarine Deutsche Werft AG Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 11 January U-4705 Type XXIII submarine Germaniawerft Kiel For Kriegsmarine 12 January Standard Fast type Cargo liner Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Dundee For Ministry of War Transport. 12 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Co. Brunswick, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 12 January C-type coaster S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland For Wm. France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd. 12 January Victory ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 13 January Victory ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 13 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 13 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 13 January TID 133 Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne For the Admiralty. 13 January U-2540 Type XXI submarine Blohm + Voss Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 13 January U-2541 Type XXI submarine Blohm + Voss Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 13 January Liberty ship Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 13 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 14 January Victory ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 14 January T2 tanker Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California For United States Maritime Commission. 15 January Hansa A Type cargo ship Deutsche Werft Hamburg For Unternehmen der Eisenstahlindustrie 15 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 15 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 15 January Liberty ship St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 15 January Victory ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 16 January Empire F type coaster Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd Goole For Ministry of War Transport. 16 January Victory ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 16 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 16 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 16 January Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. 17 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 17 January VIC 91 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne For the Admiralty. 18 January Victory ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 18 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 18 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 18 January U-2363 Type XXIII submarine Deutsche Werft AG Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 19 January Victory ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 19 January Victory ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 19 January Empire Shetland Coastal tanker A & J Inglis Ltd Glasgow For Ministry of War Transport. 19 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Co. Brunswick, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 19 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 19 January T2 Tanker Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For War Shipping Administration. 19 January TID 134 Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne For Ministry of War Transport. 19 January U-4076 Type XXIII submarine Germaniawerft Kiel For Kriegsmarine 19 January VIC 92 VIC lighter Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne For the Admiralty. 20 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 20 January Victory ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 20 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 20 January Liberty ship Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 20 January U-3033 Type XXI submarine AG Weser Bremen For Kriegsmarine 20 January T2 tanker Marinship Corporation Sausalito, California For United States Maritime Commission. 21 January Liberty ship St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 21 January U-3034 Type XXI submarine AG Weser Bremen For Kriegsmarine 22 January T2 Tanker Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For War Shipping Administration. 22 January U-2542 Type XXI submarine Blohm + Voss Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 23 January Victory ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 23 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 23 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 23 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 23 January U-2364 Type XXIII submarine Deutsche Werft AG Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 24 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 24 January Liberty ship Delta Shipbuilding New Orleans, Louisiana For War Shipping Administration. 24 January Victory ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 24 January U-3035 Type XXI submarine AG Weser Bremen For Kriegsmarine 25 January Todd Pacific Shipyards Tacoma, Washington 25 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Co. Brunswick, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 25 January U-4707 Type XXIII submarine Germaniawerft Kiel For Kriegsmarine 25 January Liberty ship Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Houston, Texas For War Shipping Administration. 26 January Victory ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Administration. 26 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 26 January Landing Ship, Tank Mk.3 Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Royal Navy. 26 January Victory ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 26 January U-2365 Type XXIII submarine Deutsche Werft AG Hamburg For Kriegsmarine 27 January Liberty ship Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 27 January Victory ship California Shipbuilding Corporation Los Angeles, California For War Shipping Administration. 27 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 27 January Victory ship Permanente Metals Corporation Richmond, California For War Shipping Administration. 27 January Liberty ship New England Shipbuilding Corporation South Portland, Maine For War Shipping Administration. 27 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Company Panama City, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 27 January U-3036 Type XXI submarine AG Weser Bremen For Kriegsmarine 27 January U-3529 Type XXI submarine Schichau-Werke Danzig For Kriegsmarine 27 January U-3530 Type XXI submarine Schichau-Werke Danzig For Kriegsmarine 27 January VIC 80 Improved VIC lighter Richards Ironworks Ltd. Lowestoft For the Admiralty. 29 January R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company Limited Newcastle upon Tyne 29 January Cargo ship Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow For Anchor Line Ltd. 29 JanuaryCargo shipBurntisland Shipbuilding CompanyBurntislandFor Ministry of War Transport. 29 January Empire Tavistock Coastal tanker Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. Grangemouth For Ministry of War Transport. 29 January TID 135 Richard Dunston Ltd. Thorne For Government of Burma. 30 January Victory ship Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard Baltimore, Maryland For War Shipping Administration. 30 January Liberty ship St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville, Florida For War Shipping Administration. 30 January Liberty ship J. A. Jones Construction Co. Brunswick, Georgia For War Shipping Administration. 30 January Victory ship Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Portland, Oregon For War Shipping Adminis