# List of ship launches in 1946

This list of ship launches in 1946 includes a list of ships launched in 1946.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 4 January | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Leonard F. Mason | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 5 January | United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Danube VII | Tug | For Tilbury Contracting & Dredging Co. Ltd. |
| 5 January | United Kingdom | | | Spaburn | Coastal water carrier | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| 5 January | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Robert L. Wilson | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 8 January | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle | Eversole | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 8 January | United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd | Glasgow | Kallada | Cargo ship | For J. Nourse Ltd. |
| 15 January | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd | Barrow in Furness | Empire Athelstan | Heavy lift cargo ship | For Ministry of Transport |
| 16 January | United Kingdom | Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Southwold | Cargo ship | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 16 January | United Kingdom | J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Galeomma | Tanker | For N.V. Curaçaosche Scheepsvaarts Maatschappij. |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | Burntisland Shipbuilding Company | Burntisland | Chessington | Collier | For Wandsworth & District Gas Company. |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Evesham | tanker | For Ministry of Transport |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Sloane | Coaster | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. | Grangemouth | Empire Tedson | TED-type coastal tanker | Completed as Arduity for F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd. |
| 17 January | United States | Bethlehem Steel | Staten Island, New York | Forrest Royal | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | John Readhead & Sons Ltd. | South Shields | Okhla | Cargo ship | For BRitish India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Santander | Cargo ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | TID 178 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 17 January | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | TID 179 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | City of Poona | Cargo ship | For Ellerman Lines Ltd. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Empire Gower | Collier | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Short Bros. Ltd. | Sunderland | Empire Tedlora | TED-type coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 21 January | United Kingdom | A. Hall & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Empire Raymond | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 January | United Kingdom | Henry Scarr Ltd. | Hessle | TID 173 | TID-class tug | Ministry of War Transport. |
| 22 January | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Barrow in Furness | Anchorite | Amphion-class submarine | |
| 2 February | United Kingdom | Short Bros. Ltd. | Sunderland | Empire Tedburgh | TED-type coastal tanker | Completed as Dovedale H. for J. Harker (Coasters) Ltd. |
| 2 February | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Witek | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | John Lewis & Sons Ltd. | Aberdeen | Dunkinty | Trawler | For Looker Fishing Co. Ltd. |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd. | Selby | Empire Hedda | Modified Stella-type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Atlas for Bergnings och Dykari A/B. |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd | Goole | Empire Seafoam | Shelt-type coaster | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | J. & G. Thompson Ltd. | Clydebank | Port Wellington | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 5 February | United Kingdom | A & J Inglis Ltd. | Glasgow | Empire Tedmuir | TED-type Coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 5 February | United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. | Goole | Ino | Coaster | For Bristol Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 5 February | United Kingdom | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Lestris | Cargo ship | For British & Continental Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 5 February | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Mona's Queen | Ferry | For Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd. |
| 5 February | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Co. Ltd. | Southwick | Unnamed | Cargo ship | Laid down as an Empire ship, completed in June as Hubert for Hain Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 7 February | United Kingdom | J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Gansella | Tanker | For N.V. Curaçaosche Scheepsvaart Maatschappij. |
| 8 February | United Kingdom | Cochrane & Sons Ltd. | Selby | Empire Juna | Modified Stella-type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | Middlesbrough | Arakaka | Cargo ship | For Booker Bros., McConnell & Co. Ltd. |
| 15 February | United States | Charleston Shipbuilding & Drydock Co | North Charleston, South Carolina | Bluebird | Penguin-class submarine rescue ship | |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. | Newcastle on Tyne | Latia | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 16 February | United Kingdom | John Lewis & Sons Ltd. | Aberdeen | Moray Firth | Coaster | For Firth Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| 18 February | United Kingdom | | | Sparrow | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | |
| 18 February | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Alaric | Amphion-class submarine | |
| 18 February | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Urlana | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 19 February | United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Flodden | Wave-class oiler | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as RFA Wave Baron for Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 19 February | United States | Cramp Shipbuilding Company | Philadelphia | Halfbeak | Balao-class submarine | |
| 19 February | United States | Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Pawcatuck | Ashtabula-class replenishment oiler | |
| 20 February | United Kingdom | | | Jutland | Modified Battle-class destroyer | |
| 21 February | United Kingdom | William Simons & Co. Ltd. | Renfrew | Empire Marshland | Dredger | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 21 February | United Kingdom | Ferguson Brothers Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Empire Sorcerer' | Dredger | For the Admiralty. |
| 22 February | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. | Greenock | Sinkiang | Cargo ship | For China Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | | | Spapool | Coastal water carrier | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| 28 February | United Kingdom | Scotts | Greenock | Artemis | Amphion-class submarine | |
| 4 March | United Kingdom | John Crown & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Empire Lowlander | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Corflow for Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. |
| 4 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Empire Mercia | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Empire Star for Blue Star Line. |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Ariosto | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| 5 March | United States | Charleston Navy Yard | North Charleston, South Carolina | Bryce Canyon | Shenandoah-class destroyer tender | |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | George Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd. | Greenock | Empire Lola | Modified Stella-type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 5 March | United States | Federal Shipbuilding | Kearny, New Jersey | Fresno | Atlanta-class cruiser | |
| 5 March | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Manchester | Cleveland-class cruiser | |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | Henry Robb Ltd. | Leith | Redstart | Cargo ship | For General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Rustenburg Castle | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Union-Castle Line. |
| 5 March | United Kingdom | Fleming & Furguson Ltd. | Paisley | Taff | Dredger | For Great Western Railway. |
| | United Kingdom | J. S. Watson Ltd. | Gainsborough | Empire Lucy | Near-Warrior type tug | For the Admiralty. |
| 6 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lyria | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company. |
| 7 March | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Tahsinia | Cargo ship | For Anchor Line Ltd. |
| 8 March | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle | Shelton | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 8 March | United Kingdom | J. Pollock & Sons Ltd. | Faversham | VIC 57 | VIC lighter | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 14 March | United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. | Northwich | VIC 34 | VIC lighter | For the Admiralty. |
| 15 March | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Charles H. Roan | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 18 March | United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. | Grangemouth | Crichtoun | Icemaid type collier | For G. Gibson & Co. Ltd. |
| 19 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Eagle | Audacious-class aircraft carrier | For Royal Navy. |
| 19 March | United Kingdom | William Simons & Co Ltd | Greenock | Empire Forager | Dredger | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 21 March | United Kingdom | Ailsa Shipbuilding & Co. Ltd. | Troon | Empire Warner | Scandinavian type cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport. Completed as Uskside for Uskside Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 21 March | United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Maidan | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd. |
| 21 March | United Kingdom | Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Neothauma | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 28 March | United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. | Northwich | VIC 65 | VIC lighter | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 30 March | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Agerholm | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 30 March | United States | Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | Chester, Pennsylvania | Waccamaw | Cimarron-class oiler | |
| March | United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd | Glasgow | Mountpark | Cargo ship | For J. & J. Denholm Ltd. |
| March | United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. | Linthouse | Somerset | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| March | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation | Newcastle upon Tyne | VIC 105 | Improved VIC lighter | For the Admiralty. |
| March | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation | Newcastle upon Tyne | VIC 106 | Improved VIC lighter | For the Admiralty. |
| 2 April | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Coral Sea | Midway-class aircraft carrier | |
| 2 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Salaverry | Cargo ship | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland, Co Durham | Empire Dunbar | Wave-class oiler | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as RFA Wave Laird for Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Margay | Cargo ship | For Kaye, Son & Co. Ltd. |
| 3 April | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Umaria | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff Ltd. | Govan | Empire Edgehill | Wave-class oiler | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as RFA Wave Chief for Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | A Hall & Co Ltd | Aberdeen | Empire Maydream | Coaster | For Ministry of Transport |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Wallsend | Helicina | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. Requisitioned by the Admiralty with the intention of completion as RFA Oleander for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Hostilities ended before completion so returned to owners. |
| 4 April | United Kingdom | S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Sir Alexander Kennedy | C-type coaster | For London Power Co. Ltd. |
| 6 April | United Kingdom | John Lewis & Sons Ltd. | Aberdeen | Avondow | Trawler | For North Star Fishing Co. Ltd. |
| 14 April | United Kingdom | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. | Goole | Cato | Coaster | For Bristol Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Cape Ortegal | Cargo ship | For Cape of Good Hope Motorships Co. Ltd. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Gantock | Cargo ship | For Ministry of Transport Completed as Martita for "K" Steamships Ltd. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | North Shields | Geomitra | Tanker | For N.V. Curaçaosche Scheepsvaarts Maatschappij. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | John Holt | Cargo ship | For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. |
| 16 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linga | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 17 April | United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. | Newcastle on Tyne | Auricula | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 17 April | United Kingdom | William Simons & Co. Ltd. | Greenock | Empire Woodland | Dredger | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 18 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Balaena | Factory ship | For United Whalers Ltd. |
| 18 April | United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. | Northwich | VIC 66 | VIC lighter | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 23 April | United States | Cramp Shipbuilding Company | Philadelphia | Ulua | Balao-class submarine | |
| 27 April | Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant | Zelenedolsk | BO-173 | Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser | |
| 27 April | Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant | Zelenedolsk | BO-270 | Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser | |
| 28 April | Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant | Zelenedolsk | BO-171 | Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser | |
| 28 April | Soviet Union | Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant | Zelenedolsk | BO-172 | Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser | |
| 30 April | United Kingdom | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | British Princess | Tanker | For British Tanker Co. Ltd. |
| 30 April | United States | Western Pipe and Steel Company | San Francisco | Burton Island | Wind-class icebreaker | |
| April | United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Eucadia | Cargo ship | For Anchor Line. |
| April | United Kingdom | | | Poictiers | Destroyer | Scrapped shortly after launch. |
| April | United Kingdom | A & J Inglis Ltd. | Glasgow | Empire Tedrita | TED-type Coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 1 May | United Kingdom | Scott & Sons Ltd. | Bowling | Nirumand | Tug | For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| May 2 | United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Southern Harvester | Tanker | For South Georgia Co. |
| 3 May | United Kingdom | Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. | Greenock | Clan Cumming | Cargo ship | For the Clan Line Steamers Ltd. |
| 3 May | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Corsair | Tench-class submarine | |
| 5 May | United Kingdom | A. Hall & Co. Ltd. | Aberdeen | Empire Leonard | Near-Warrior type tug | Completed as Sun XVI W. H. J. Alexander Ltd. |
| 15 May | United Kingdom | S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Brixton | C-type coaster | For South Metropolitan Gas Company. |
| 15 May | United Kingdom | | | Rowanol | Coastal tanker | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| 15 May | United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | Dundee | Shetland | Cargo ship | For Currie Line Ltd. |
| 16 May | United Kingdom | Ferguson Brothers Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Empire Hartland | Hopper ship | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 20 May | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Beaverlake | Cargo ship | For Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. |
| 29 May | United Kingdom | J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | British Rose | Tanker | For British Tanker Co Ltd. |
| 29 May | United States | Western Pipe and Steel Company | San Pedro, California | Edisto | Wind-class icebreaker | |
| 29 May | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Wallsend | Port Pirie | Cargo ship | For Port Line Ltd. |
| 29 May | United States | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | Seattle | Seaman | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | John Readhead & Sons Ltd. | South Shields | Baskerville | Cargo ship | For Barberry's Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Hornby Grange | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Houlder Line Ltd. |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Malmo | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| May | United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd | Glasgow | Wellpark | Cargo ship | For J. & J. Denholm Ltd. |
| May | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | A half-ship | New fore section | For the steamship Harpagus. |
| 1 June | United Kingdom | Rowhedge Ironworks Ltd | Rowhedge | Trapp | Coastal tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 5 June | United Kingdom | William Simons & Co. Ltd. | Renfrew | Empire Tessa | Modified Stella-type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 5 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linswe | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Knight | Tanker | For British Tanker Company. |
| 12 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linwet | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 13 June | United Kingdom | J. & G. Thompson Ltd. | Clydebank | Norfolk | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 15 June | Denmark | | Nakskov | Norden | cargo ship | |
| 16 June | United Kingdom | A Hall & Co Ltd | Aberdeen | Sun XVII | Near-Warrior type tug | For Ministry of War Transport. |
| 18 June | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Aros | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Rederi A/B Helsingborg. |
| 24 June | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco | Keppler | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 27 June | United Kingdom | Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Marson | Wave-class oiler | For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as RFA Wave Premier for Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | British Earl | Tanker | For British Tanker Co. Ltd. |
| 28 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Patella | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd |
| 30 June | United Kingdom | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. | Bristol | Bristol Queen | Paddle steamer | For P. & A. Campbell Ltd. |
| 30 June | United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | Dundee | Unnamed | Standard Fast type Cargo liner | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Modjokerto for Dutch Government. |
| June | United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Landaura | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| June | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Rinaldo | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| 1 July | United Kingdom | Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Neritopsis | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 1 July | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Wallsend | Regent Tiger | Tanker | For Bowring Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linno | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 4 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linyon | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 12 July | United States | Savannah Machine & Foundry Co. | Savannah, Georgia | Tringa | Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship | |
| 15 July | United Kingdom | John Crown & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Empire Lambeth | Collier | For Ministry of Transport. Compleyed as Dashwood for Wm. France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd. |
| 15 July | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Robert A. Owens | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| 15 July | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Volo | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| 16 July | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.Ltd. | Clydebank | Beavercove | Cargo ship | For Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. |
| 27 July | United Kingdom | G. Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd. | Greenock | Empire Kingsway | Tudor Queen type coaster | For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as The Emperor for J. Hay & Sons Ltd. |
| 29 July | United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | North Shields | Gouldia | Tanker | For N.V. Curaçaosche Scheepsvaarts Maatschappij. |
| 30 July | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Albano | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| 30 July | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. | Birkenhead | Robert L. Holt | Cargo ship | For John Holt & Co (Liverpool) Ltd. |
| 31 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff Ltd | Glasgow | Empire Tesland | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport |
| 1 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Unicorn | Tench-class submarine | |
| 10 August | United Kingdom | | | Spalake | Coastal water carrier | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| 12 August | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Rawang | Coaster | For Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 12 August | United States | Cramp Shipbuilding Company | Philadelphia | Turbot | Balao-class submarine | |
| 13 August | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Barrow in Furness | Andrew | Amphion-class submarine | |
| 14 August | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Ethelbert | Heavy lift ship | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Beljeanne for Belships Co. Ltd. |
| 14 August | United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | Middlesbrough | Southern Sailor | Whaler | For South Georgia Co. Ltd. |
| 15 August | United Kingdom | J. S. White | Cowes | Scorpion | Modified Weapon-class destroyer | |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Limpya | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Linda | L-class tug | For Ministry of Transport. |
| 26 August | United States | Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation | Portland, Oregon | Alcoa Cavalier | Victory ship | For private woner. |
| 26 August | United Kingdom | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | British Holly | Tanker | For British Tanker Co. Ltd. |
| 26 August | United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | Middlesbrough | Southern Soldier | Whaler | For South Georgia Co. Ltd. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Calchas | Cargo ship | For Blue Funnel Line. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd | Glasgow | Marjata | Cargo ship | For J. Nourse Ltd. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers Ltd. | Dumbarton | Princess Victoria | Ferry | For London, Midland and Scottish Railway. |
| 27 August | United Kingdom | Henry Robb Ltd. | Leith | Tinto | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering | Greenock, Scotland | Artemis | Amphion-class submarine | |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | William Gray & Co. Ltd. | West Hartlepool | Livorno | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| 28 August | United Kingdom | | | Oakol | Coastal tanker | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| 9 September | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Rengam | Coaster | For Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 9 September | Sweden | Götaverken | Göteborg | Stockholm | Ocean liner | |
| 11 September | France | Lorient | | De Grasse | Anti-aircraft cruiser | |
| 11 September | United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. | Northwich | VIC 67 | VIC lighter | For the Admiralty. |
| 12 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | La Hague | Cargo ship | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. |
| 12 September | United Kingdom | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | Asia | Cargo ship | For Cunard White Star Line. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Dumra | Cargo liner | For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| 16 September | United Kingdom | Scott & Sons Ltd. | Bowling | Tanumand | Modified Warrior-type tug | For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 18 September | United Kingdom | Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd. | Northwich | VIC 68 | VIC lighter | Completed as Moealang for N.V. Dortsche Petroleum Maatschappij. |
| 20 September | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Walrus | Tench-class submarine | |
| 24 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Loch Garth | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line. |
| 25 September | United Kingdom | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. | Dundee | Anchises | Cargo ship | For Ocean Steamship Co. |
| 26 September | United Kingdom | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd. | Sunderland | Louis E. Durand | Cargo ship | For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Chef Mecanician Durand for French Government. |
| 26 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lepton | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company. |
| 27 September | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Des Moines | Des Moines-class cruiser | |
| 27 September | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Shahzada | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 28 September | United States | Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation | Portland, Oregon | Alcoa Clipper | Victory ship | For private woner. |
| September | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Cape Rodney | Cargo ship | For Cape of Good Hope Motorships Co. Ltd. |
| 2 October | United Kingdom | A & J Inglis Ltd | Glasgow | Waverley | Paddle Steamer | For London and North Eastern Railway |
| 2 October | United Kingdom | William Denny and Brothers Ltd. | Dumbarton | Falaise | Ferry | For Southern Railway`. |
| 2 October | United States | Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation | Portland, Oregon | Iredell | Haskell-class attack transport | For United States Navy. Completed as Alcoa Corsair for private owner. |
| 10 October | United Kingdom | William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Mahronda | Cargo ship | For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd. |
| 11 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lingula | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company. |
| 26 October | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Wallsend | Dwarka | Passenger ship | For British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| 8 November | United Kingdom | Charles Connell & Co Ltd | Glasgow | Mutlah | Cargo ship | For J. Nourse Ltd. |
| 10 November | United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | North Shields | Cyrena | Tanker | For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 11 November | United Kingdom | Henry Robb Ltd. | Leith | Truro | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| 21 November | United Kingdom | Bartram & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Tesville | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of Transport |
| 21 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Morbihan | Cargo ship | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. |
| 23 November | United Kingdom | Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. | Middlesbrough | Capitaine Jean Fougere | Cargo ship | For Union Industrielle & Maritime Société Française d'Armaments. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Athenic | Passenger ship | For Shaw Savill Line. |
| 26 November | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Khanabad | Tank barge | For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| 27 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Loch Avon | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Royal Mail Line. |
| 28 November | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. | Greenock | Shansi | Cargo ship | For China Navigation Co Ltd. |
| 11 December | United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Glasgow | Kampala | Ocean Liner | For British India Steam Navigation Company |
| 20 December | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco | Lansdale | Gearing-class destroyer | |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. | Newcastle upon Tyne | Bassano | Cargo ship | For Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd. | Northwich | Bishops Foxhound | Lighter | For Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd. | Northwich | Bishops Greyhound | Lighter | For Liverpool Lighterage Co. Ltd. and/or Bishops Wharf Carrying Co. Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Blyth Repairer I | Launch | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation | Savannah, Georgia | Crossing Knot | Type C1 ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Grangemouth Dockyard Company | Grangemouth, Stirlingshire | Empire Deptford | Icemaid type collier | For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as SNCF No 1 for Société Nationale D'Affrétements. |
| Unknown date | United States | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation | Savannah, Georgia | Flat Knot | Type C1 ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Fleming & Furguson Ltd. | Paisley | Mandovi' | Dredger | For Portuguese Government. |
| Unknown date | United States | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation | Savannah, Georgia | Marline Bend | Type C1 ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | MFV-325 | Naval Motor Fishing Vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | MFV-436 | Naval Motor Fishing Vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | MFV-437 | Naval Motor Fishing Vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | MFV-438 | Naval Motor Fishing Vessel | For Royal Navy. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Mouette M | Motor yacht | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Opportune | Motor yacht | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Lithgows Ltd. | Port Glasgow | Shahjehan | Cargo ship | For Asiatic Steam Navigation Company. |
| Unknown date | United States | Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation | Savannah, Georgia | Solid Sinnet | Type C1 ship | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Richard Dunston Ltd. | Thorne | TID 169 | TID-class tug | For Ministry of Shipping. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | TID 180 | TID-class tug | For the Ministry of Shipping. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | TID 181 | TID-class tug | For the Ministry of Shipping. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | TID 182 | TID-class tug | For the Ministry of Shipping. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. | Sunderland | TID 183 | TID-class tug | For the Ministry of Shipping. |