List of ship launches in 1946
This list of ship launches in 1946 includes a list of ships launched in 1946.

List of ship launches in 1946

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Table Section Text: This list of ship launches in 1946 includes a list of ships launched in 1946.

Date	Ship	Country	Builder	Location	Class / type	Notes

4 January	Leonard F. Mason	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Gearing-class destroyer

5 January	Spaburn	United Kingdom	Coastal water carrier	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary

5 January	Robert L. Wilson	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Gearing-class destroyer

8 January	Eversole	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle	Gearing-class destroyer

15 January	Empire Athelstan	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd	Barrow in Furness	Heavy lift cargo ship	For Ministry of Transport

17 January	Empire Evesham	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	tanker	For Ministry of Transport

17 January	Forrest Royal	United States	Bethlehem Steel	Staten Island, New York	Gearing-class destroyer

22 January	Anchorite	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow in Furness	Amphion-class submarine

2 February	Witek	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Gearing-class destroyer

4 February	Empire Hedda	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Tug	For Ministry of Transport

4 February	Empire Seafoam	United Kingdom	Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd	Goole	Coaster	For Ministry of Transport

4 February	Empire Tedburgh	United Kingdom	Short Brothers Ltd	Sunderland	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport

5 February	Empire Tedmuir	United Kingdom	A & J Inglis Ltd	Glasgow	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport

8 February	Empire Juna	United Kingdom	Cochrane & Sons Ltd	Selby	Tug	For Ministry of Transport

15 February	Bluebird	United States	Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co	North Charleston, South Carolina	Penguin-class submarine rescue ship

18 February	Sparrow	United Kingdom	Modified Black Swan-class sloop

18 February	Alaric	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead	Amphion-class submarine

19 February	Empire Flodden	United Kingdom	Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd	Haverton Hill-on-Tees	Tanker	For Ministry of War Transport

19 February	Halfbeak	United States	Cramp Shipbuilding Company	Philadelphia	Balao-class submarine

19 February	Pawcatuck	United States	Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	Chester, Pennsylvania	Ashtabula-class replenishment oiler

20 February	Jutland	United Kingdom	Modified Battle-class destroyer

21 February	Empire Marshland	United Kingdom	William Simons & Co Ltd	Renfrew	Dredger	For Ministry of Transport

28 February	Spapool	United Kingdom	Coastal water carrier	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary

28 February	Artemis	United Kingdom	Scotts	Greenock	Amphion-class submarine

5 March	Fresno	United States	Federal Shipbuilding	Kearny, New Jersey	Atlanta-class cruiser

5 March	Bryce Canyon	United States	Charleston Navy Yard	North Charleston, South Carolina	Shenandoah-class destroyer tender

5 March	Manchester	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Cleveland-class cruiser

8 March	Shelton	United States	Todd Pacific Shipyards	Seattle	Gearing-class destroyer

15 March	Charles H. Roan	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Gearing-class destroyer

19 March	Empire Forager	United Kingdom	William Simons & Co Ltd	Greenock, Renfrewshire	Dredger	For Ministry of War Transport

30 March	Agerholm	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Gearing-class destroyer

30 March	Waccamaw	United States	Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	Chester, Pennsylvania	Cimarron-class oiler

2 April	Coral Sea	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Midway-class aircraft carrier

3 April	Empire Dunbar	United Kingdom	Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd	Sunderland, Co Durham	Tanker	For Ministry of Transport

4 April	Empire Maydream	United Kingdom	A Hall & Co Ltd	Aberdeen	Coaster	For Ministry of Transport

17 April	Empire Woodland	United Kingdom	William Simons & Co Ltd	Greenock	Dredger	For Ministry of Transport

23 April	Ulua	United States	Cramp Shipbuilding Company	Philadelphia	Balao-class submarine

27 April	BO-173	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser

27 April	BO-270	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser

28 April	BO-171	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser

28 April	BO-172	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser

30 April	Burton Island	United States	Western Pipe and Steel Company	San Francisco	Wind-class icebreaker

April	Poictiers	United Kingdom	Destroyer	Scrapped shortly after launch.

April	Empire Tedrita	United Kingdom	A & J Inglis Ltd	Glasgow	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport

1 May	Empire Doreen	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons	Bowling	Tug	For Ministry of Transport

3 May	Corsair	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Tench-class submarine

15 May	Rowenol	United Kingdom	Coastal tanker	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary

16 May	Empire Hartland	United Kingdom	Ferguson Brothers Ltd	Port Glasgow	Hopper ship	For Ministry of Transport

29 May	Seaman	United States	Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation	Seattle	Gearing-class destroyer

29 May	Edisto	United States	Western Pipe and Steel Company	San Pedro, California	Wind-class icebreaker

15 June	Norden	Denmark	Nakskov	cargo ship

16 June	Sun XVII	United Kingdom	A Hall & Co Ltd	Aberdeen	Tug	For Ministry of Transport

24 June	Keppler	United States	Bethlehem Steel	San Francisco	Gearing-class destroyer

12 July	Tringa	United States	Savannah Machine & Foundry Co.	Savannah, Georgia	Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship

15 July	Robert A. Owens	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	Gearing-class destroyer

31 July	Empire Tesland	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff Ltd	Glasgow	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport

1 August	Unicorn	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Tench-class submarine

10 August	Spalake	United Kingdom	Coastal water carrier	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary

12 August	Turbot	United States	Cramp Shipbuilding Company	Philadelphia	Balao-class submarine

13 August	Andrew	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Barrow in Furness	Amphion-class submarine

14 August	Empire Ethelbert	United Kingdom	Vickers-Armstrongs	Newcastle upon Tyne	Heavy lift ship	For Ministry of Transport

15 August	Scorpion	United Kingdom	J. S. White	Cowes	Modified Weapon-class destroyer

28 August	Artemis	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering	Greenock, Scotland	Amphion-class submarine

28 August	Oakol	United Kingdom	Coastal tanker	For Royal Fleet Auxiliary

9 September	Stockholm	Sweden	Götaverken	Göteborg	Ocean liner

11 September	De Grasse	France	Lorient	Anti-aircraft cruiser

16 September	Tanumand	United Kingdom	Scott & Sons Ltd	Bowling	Tug	For Petroleum Steamship Co Ltd

20 September	Walrus	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	Tench-class submarine

27 September	Des Moines	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Des Moines-class cruiser

2 October	Waverley	United Kingdom	A & J Inglis Ltd	Glasgow	Paddle Steamer	For London and North Eastern Railway

21 November	Empire Tesville	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons Ltd	Sunderland	Coastal tanker	For Ministry of Transport

20 December	Lansdale	United States	Bethlehem Steel	San Francisco	Gearing-class destroyer

Unknown date	SNCF No 1	United Kingdom	Grangemouth Dockyard Company	Grangemouth, Stirlingshire	Collier	For Société Nationale D'Affrétements

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Wind-class icebreaker was launched on 30 April 1946.

final_sentence: Wind-class icebreaker was launched on 30 April 1946.