# List of ship launches in 1932

The list of ship launches in 1932 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1932.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| January | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | I.W.C. 668 | Barge | For Inland Waterways Commission. |
| February | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | I.W.C. 669 | Barge | For Inland Waterways Commission. |
| 15 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Floating Crane No.2 | Floating crane | For Cowans, Sheldon & Co. |
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Royal Iris II | Ferry | For Wallasey Corporation. |
| March | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | I.W.C. 670 | Barge | For Inland Waterways Commission. |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston, Hampshire | Daring | D-class destroyer | |
| 7 April | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Barrow-in-Furness | Defender | D-class destroyer | |
| 8 April | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Barrow-in-Furness | Diamond | D-class destroyer | |
| 19 April | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Plymouth | Falmouth | Shoreham-class sloop | |
| 3 May | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan, Glasgow | Dainty | D-class destroyer | |
| 4 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Baron Ardrossan | Cargo ship | For H. Hogarth & Sons. |
| 5 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | Duchess of Hamilton | Passenger ship | For Caledonian Steam Packet Co. |
| 21 May | United States | Fore River Shipyard | Quincy, Massachusetts | Portland | Portland-class cruiser | |
| 2 June | United Kingdom | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Govan, Glasgow | Delight | D-class destroyer | |
| 7 June | United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Woolston, Hampshire | Decoy | D-class destroyer | |
| 16 June | United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow | Diana | D-class destroyer | |
| 20 June | Netherlands | NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde | Vlissingen | Prins Hendrik | Ferry | For Provinciale Stoombootdiensten in Zeeland |
| 5 July | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bhadravati | Ferry | For Bombay Steam Navigation Co. |
| 7 July | United Kingdom | HM Dockyard | Portsmouth | Duncan | D-class destroyer | |
| 10 July | Italy | OTO | La Spezia | Armando Diaz | Condottieri-class cruiser | |
| 18 July | United States | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard | | Lurline | Ocean liner | For Matson Lines |
| 19 July | United Kingdom | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | Jarrow | Duchess | D-class destroyer | For Royal Navy |
| 14 October | France | Arsenal de Brest | Brest | Le Centaure | Redoutable-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 29 October | France | Penhoët | Saint-Nazaire | Normandie | Ocean liner | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. |
| 2 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Govan | North Carr Lightship | Lightship | For Trinity House |
| 19 December | Denmark | Nakskov | Lolland | Danmark | Full-rigged ship | For Danish Maritime Authority. |
| 21 December | Norway | Naval Dockyard | Horten | Olav Tryggvason | Minelayer | |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | Barge No. 1 | Tank barge | For Three Rivers Oil Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | M.T.C. No. 101 | Tank barge | For Texas Company. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | M.T.C. No. 102 | Tank barge | For Sun Oil Co.. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | No. 96 | Tank barge | For Standard Dredging Corp. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | Unnamed | Barge | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | Unnamed | Tank barge | For Pure Oil Company. |