The list of ship launches in 1962 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1962. __NOTOC__ Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes 9 January Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Tanker Company. 15 January San Francisco Naval Shipyard San Francisco, California 16 January City of Vancouver V-class ferry Burrad Dry Dock Co. Ltd. North Vancouver Canada For BC Ferries 25 January U 2 Type 201 submarine HDW Kiel For German Navy 27 January Hiev Crane vessel Rheinwerft Walsum Walsum For German Navy 2 February Ferry Hanseatiche Werft Hamburg Originally ordered by Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen as Viking II.Contract sold to Finnlines due to bankruptcy of the shipyard. 3 February (Type 140) frigate For German Navy 4 February Julle Adler Werft GmbH Bremen For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien 6 February Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle, Washington For United States Navy 6 February Pidder Lyng ferry Kröger Werft Schacht-Audort For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH. 22 February Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy 24 February Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy 6 March Todd Pacific Shipyards San Pedro, California For United States Navy 17 March New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York For United States Navy 17 March New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey For United States Navy 31 March Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy 5 April Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness, England For Royal Navy 5 April Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For Texaco Oil Co. 8 April Lofoten Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Lindsey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. 2 May Davie Shipbuilding Lauzon, Quebec Canada For Canadian Navy 4 May Refrigerated cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Port Line. 5 May Griep Crane vessel Rheinwerft Walsum Walsum For German Navy 5 May Loveden Fishing trawler Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Lindsey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. 7 May U 3 Type 201 submarine HDW Kiel For German Navy 8 May Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy 12 May Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington For United States Navy 17 May Dredger Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Transport Commission. 18 May Bulk carrier Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For River Line Ltd. 18 May New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey For United States Navy 31 May Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Ringals Rederi A/S. 2 June Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine For United States Navy 9 June Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana For United States Navy 19 June Eurydice Daphné-class submarine Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales Cherbourg For French Navy 28 June New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey For United States Navy 3 July Alexander Stephen and Sons Glasgow, Scotland For Royal Navy 18 July Lockheed Shipbuilding Seattle, Washington For United States Navy 18 July Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser A.A. Zhdanov Leningrad For Soviet Navy 19 July Buoy tender J. Bolson & Son Ltd. Poole For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd. 30 July Kalle Adler Werft GmbH Bremen For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien 4 August Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy 14 August Hamburg-class destroyer H. C. Stülcken Sohn Hamburg For German Navy 16 August Cammell Laird Birkenhead, England For Royal Navy 17 August Vickers-Armstrongs Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England For Royal Navy 18 August Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut For United States Navy 18 August Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi For United States Navy 18 August New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey For United States Navy 18 August Welsh Consort Fishing trawler Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport For Welsh Fisheries Ltd. 18 August Welsh Monarch Fishing trawler Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Newport For Welsh Fisheries Ltd. 25 August U 4 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel For German Navy 3 September Ferry Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For Ark Navigation Co. of Pakistan Ltd. 15 September Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, California For United States Navy 15 September New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York For United States Navy 16 September Ocean liner Ansaldo Shipyards Genoa For Italian Line 18 September For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 26 September Cargo ship Harland & Wolff Belfast For Belships Co. 28 September Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast For British Tanker Company. 17 October Oberon-class submarine Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Greenock For Royal Navy 8 November Cargo liner Brooke Marine Ltd. Lowestoft For private owner. 20 November U 5 Type 205 submarine HDW Kiel For German Navy 28 November John Brown & Company Clydebank, Scotland For Royal Navy 28 November Queen of Saanich V-class ferry Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd Victoria Canada For BC Ferries 30 November Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia For United States Navy 14 December For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Unknown date B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 6 Ferry Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd Blyth, Northumberland For Blyth Harbour Commissioners. Unknown date coaster Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. Ardrossan For Coast Lines. Unknown date Coaster Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd. Polruan For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd.
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