# List of ship launches in 1963

The list of ship launches in 1963 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1963.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes |
| 8 January | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Benjamin Stoddert | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 12 January | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | John Adams | Lafayette-class submarine | |
| 12 January | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Nathan Hale | Lafayette-class submarine | |
| 15 January | Italy | Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico | Monfalcone | Oceanic | Cruise ship | For Home Lines |
| 22 January | Canada | Burrad Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver | Queen of Esquimalt | V-class ferry | For BC Ferries |
| 25 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Lossiebank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line. |
| 28 January | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Parahaki | Firefighting tug | For Whangarei Harbour Board. |
| 29 January | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | S.W.2 | Sludge carrier | For County and City of Exeter. |
| 30 January | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U-6 | Type 205 submarine | For German Navy |
| February | United Kingdom | N Holmans & Sons | Penzance | Primrose | Tug | First ship to be launched at Penzance in nearly 100 years. |
| 22 February | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Woodrow Wilson | Lafayette-class submarine | |
| 26 February | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Waddell | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 27 February | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Raumanga | Firefighting tug | For Whangarei Harbor Board. |
| 2 March | West Germany | Rolandwerft GmbH | Bremen | Wilhelmshaven | | For Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Jade" GmbH |
| 12 March | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Siyanah | Buoy tender | For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd. |
| 15 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | James Madison | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 16 March | United States | Philadelphia Navy Yard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Guadalcanal | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 24 March | Italy | Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico | Monfalcone | Raffaello | Ocean liner | For Italian Line |
| 6 April | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Richmond K. Turner | Leahy-class cruiser | |
| 7 April | Soviet Union | A.A. Zhdanov | Leningrad | Varyag | Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser | For Soviet Navy |
| 10 April | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U-7 | Type 205 submarine | For German Navy |
| 24 April | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Jack | Permit-class submarine | |
| 27 April | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Daniel Webster | Lafayette-class submarine | |
| 27 April | Canada | Halifax Shipyards | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Annapolis | Annapolis-class destroyer | |
| 4 May | West Germany | H. C. Stülcken Sohn | Hamburg | Hessen | Hamburg-class destroyer | For German Navy |
| 12 May | Netherlands | Zaanlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij | Zaandam | Marsdiep | | For Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming |
| 23 May | United Kingdom | Swan Hunter | Wallsend | Galatea | Leander-class frigate | |
| 6 June | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering | Greenock | Euryalus | Leander-class frigate | |
| 15 June | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Mars | Mars-class combat stores ship | |
| 15 June | East Germany | V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft | Wismar | Ivan Franko | Ivan Franko-class passenger ship | For Black Sea Shipping Company |
| 15 June | Japan | | | Ōi | Isuzu-class destroyer escort | |
| 19 June | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U-8 | Type 205 submarine | For German Navy |
| 21 June | Japan | | | Kitakami | Isuzu-class destroyer escort | |
| 22 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Flasher | Permit-class submarine | |
| 21 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Roybank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line. |
| 22 June | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Daniel Boone | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 22 June | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | John C. Calhoun | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 22 June | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Tecumseh | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 7 July | United States | Levingston Shipbuilding Company | Orange, Texas | PF-103 | Bayandor-class corvette | For transfer to Imperial Iranian Navy. |
| 19 July | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Brooke | Brooke-class frigate | |
| 20 July | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Belknap | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 22 July | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Sand Lark | Dredger | For South Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| 3 August | United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | La Salle | Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock | |
| 8 August | United Kingdom | Blythwood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | Glasgow | Fingal | Lighthouse tender | For Commissioners of Northern Lights. |
| 10 August | United States | National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Sylvania | Mars-class combat stores ship | |
| 19 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Rimfonn | Tanker | For Sigval Bergsen. |
| 20 August | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Sagar | Pilot vessel | For Calcutta Port Commission. |
| 14 September | United States | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | Sacramento | Sacramento-class fast combat support ship | |
| 19 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Methane Progress | LNG carrier | For Methane Tanker Finance Co. |
| 26 September | United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Perth | Perth-class destroyer | For Royal Australian Navy |
| 5 October | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | | Amatsukaze | Unique destroyer |
| 10 October | United States | Levingston Shipbuilding Company | Orange, Texas | PF-104 | Bayandor-class corvette | For transfer to Imperial Iranian Navy. |
| 15 October | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Ramsey | Brooke-class frigate | |
| 18 October | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Von Steuben | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 29 October | Denmark | Aalborg Værft A/S | Aalborg | Prinsesse Elisabeth | Ferry | For DSB Färjedivision |
| 29 October | Finland | Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard | Helsinki | Ilmatar | Ferry | For Finland Steamship Company |
| 31 October | United States | Bethlehem Steel | San Francisco, California | Garcia | Garcia-class frigate | |
| 1 November | United Kingdom | Hawthorn Leslie and Company | Hebburn | Cambridge Ferry | Train ferry | For British Railways Board |
| 2 November | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Ulysses S. Grant | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 4 November | United Kingdom | Yarrow Shipbuilders | Glasgow | Naiad | Leander-class frigate | |
| 5 November | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Arethusa | Leander-class frigate | |
| 17 October | United Kingdom | Short Brothers Ltd. | Sunderland | Carlton | Bulk carrier | For Chapman & Willan Ltd. |
| 29 November | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth | Samudra | Pilot vessel | For Calcutta Port Commission. |
| 30 November | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Stonewall Jackson | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 30 November | West Germany | Nordseewerke | Emden | Kinn | Kobben-class submarine | For Royal Norwegian Navy |
| 2 December | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Josephus Daniels | Belknap-class cruiser | |
| 3 December | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | | Valiant | Valiant-class submarine | |
| 3 December | Canada | Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd | Victoria | Queen of Nanaimo | Burnaby-class ferry | For BC Ferries |
| 3 December | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Ruwais | Tug | For Shell Company of Qatar Ltd. |
| 7 December | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Schofield | Brooke-class frigate | |
| 17 December | Sweden | Sölvesborg Varv Ab | Sölvesborg | Apollo | Ferry | For Rederi AB Slite |
| 19 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Fearless | Fearless-class landing platform dock | For Royal Navy. |
| 20 December | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Sam Rayburn | James Madison-class submarine | |
| 27 December | United Kingdom | G. & J. Weir (Holdings) Ltd. | Renfrew | Hopper Barge No.3 | Hopper barge | For Calcutta Port Commissioners. |
| 31 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Weybank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Bill Cole | Tender | For Pool Harbour Commissioners. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | G. Brown & Co (Marine) Ltd. | Greenock | Vasabha | Tug | For Colombo Port Commission. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Newport | Welsh Prince | Fishing trawler | For Welsh Fisheries Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Newport | Welsh Princess | Fishing trawler | For Welsh Fisheries Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 401 | Barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 402 | Barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 403 | Barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 404 | Barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 405 | Barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 406 | Barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 407 | Barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 408 | Barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 501 | Hopper barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 502 | Hopper barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 503 | Hopper barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 504 | Hopper barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 505 | Hopper barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 506 | Hopper barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 507 | Hopper barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | 508 | Hopper barge | For McPhilips Packing Corp. |