The list of ship launches in 1959 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1959. __NOTOC__ Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 9 January Unique nuclear-powered submarine Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California 18 January Anita Thyssen Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw Nordseewerke Emden For Seereederei Frigga, Hamburg 22 January Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For British India Steam Navigation Company. 27 January Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bank Line. 31 January Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sydney, New South Wales January Sabtow One Tank barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Sabine Towing. 11 February Cuxhaven Lindau-class minesweeper Burmester shipyard Bremen-Burg For German Navy 14 February Y.C.484 Lighter J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Admiralty. 17 February Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Sparrows Point, Maryland 26 February Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Blue Star Line. 9 March Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow, Scotland 19 March Ferry Oskarshamns varv Oskarshamn For Steamship Company Bore 19 March Essiflora Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw Nordseewerke Emden For Björn Ruud-Pedersen 21 March (Type 140) frigate 26 March Rüm Hart ferry Husumer Schiffswerft GmbH Husum For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH 6 April Fairfield Shipbuilding Glasgow, Scotland 9 April Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 13 April Coaster Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For British Transport Commission. 22 April Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan 23 April Cargo ship Cammell Laird Birkenhead For Bibby Line 23 April Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington April F.T.C. 120 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Findlay Towing Co. Inc. April F.T.C. 121 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Findlay Towing Co. Inc. 7 May Bulk carrier Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd. 16 May Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi 21 May Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Hunting & Sons. 22 May Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Tanker Company. 23 May destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine 25 May Coaster Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For British Transport Commission. 25 May 5 June Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bank Line. 9 June Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut 18 June destroyer 20 June Daphné Daphné-class submarine Dubigeon Nantes For French Navy 22 June Cargo ship Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport For Banco Cubano del Comercio Exterio. 22 June Y.C.483 Lighter J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Admiralty. 23 June Royston Grange Refrigerated cargo liner Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn For Houlder Line 23 June Ocean liner Cammell Laird Birkenhead For Union-Castle Line 24 June destroyer 26 June destroyer 26 June Refrigerated cargo ship Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Lamport and Holt Line Ltd. 1 July L 830 Type Mannheim 59 ferry Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim Mannheim For Flusspioniere 7 July Passenger ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Mail Line. 8 July Coaster Harland & Wolff Belfast For Associated Humber Lines. 9 July destroyer Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts 14 July Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts 18 July First launching 21 July Savannah Nuclear-powered cargo ship New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey For United States Maritime Administration 23 July Tanker Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Trader Line Ltd. 28 July Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan 8 August 15 August (Type 140) frigate Stülcken & Sohn Hamburg 17 August Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi 19 August Modified J. Samuel White & Co. Cowes, Isle of Wight August BMC-142 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For BMC-145 Inc. 8 September Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine 22 September Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut 3 October Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California 5 October Tanker J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd. 7 October destroyer San Francisco Naval Shipyard San Francisco, California 20 October Cargo liner Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Mail Lines. 23 October Buoy tender Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Nigerian Ports Authority. 24 October (Type 140) frigate 24 October Tanker Kockums Malmö For Esso Marine (Belgium) SA 3 November Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Tanker Company. 3 November Ocean liner Vickers-Armstrong Barrow-in-Furness For Orient Line 1 December Bulk Carrier Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For St. Denis Shipping Co. Ltd. 15 December Harland & Wolff Belfast For Royal Navy. 18 December Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia 29 December Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Tanker Company. 29 December Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Bank Line. 29 December Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut Unknown date Bangkang Tank barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge. Unknown Date Betty Nordseewerke Bulk Carrier 17.100 tdw Nordseewerke Emden For Christian F. Bonnevie Unknown Date Harle Riff Type Mannheim 59 ferry Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim Mannheim For Flusspioniere Unknown date Kanchadeva Merchantman Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For private owner. Unknown date Kreng Tank barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge. Unknown date Lies Tank barge J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Sociètè Shell du Cambodge. Unknown date Survey ship Aldous Successors Ltd. Brightlingsea For Nigerian Navy. Unknown date Pussadeva Merchantman Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For private owner. Unknown date R.B. No. 5 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For River Barges Inc. Unknown date TTC 36 Barge Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Mobile, Alabama For Tutts Towing Co.
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