# List of ship launches in 1960

The list of ship launches in 1960 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1960.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 15 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | William Wheelwright | Tanker | For Pacific Steam Navigation Company. |
| 18 January | United Kingdom | Cook, Welton & Gemmell | Beverley | Arctic Cavalier | Trawler | For Boyd Line. |
| 30 January | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | John King | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 4 February | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | B.P. Al-Rhoda | Tank barge | For BP (Aden) Ltd. |
| 13 February | Japan | | | Onami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |
| 15 February | United Kingdom | Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Newport | Habana | Cargo ship | For Oficina de Fomento Maritimo Cubano. |
| 27 February | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Lawrence | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 29 February | United Kingdom | Cook, Welton & Gemmell | Beverley, East Yorkshire | Arctic Corsair | Trawler | for Boyd Line |
| 1 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Tresfonn | Bulk carrier | For Sigval Bergsen. |
| 6 March | United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | William V. Pratt | Farragut-class destroyer | |
| 10 March | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Barpeta | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| 16 March | United Kingdom | Cook, Welton & Gemmell | Beverley, East Yorkshire | Royalist | Trawler | for Hewett Fishing Company |
| 16 March | United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Dahlgren | Farragut-class destroyer | |
| 16 March | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Shark | Skipjack-class submarine | |
| 16 March | United Kingdom | Harland and Wolff | Belfast | Canberra | Ocean liner | For P&O |
| 20 March | United Kingdom | J. Samuel White | Cowes, Isle of Wight | Eskimo | Tribal-class frigate | |
| 26 March | West Germany | H. C. Stülcken Sohn | Hamburg | Hamburg | Hamburg-class destroyer | For German Navy |
| 29 March | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Plumleaf | Leaf-class tanker | For Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| 31 March | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Sculpin | Skipjack-class submarine | |
| 5 April | Denmark | Aalborg Værft A/S | Ålborg | Prinsesse Anne-Marie | ferry | For Danske Statsbaner. |
| 13 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Arlanza | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Royal Mail Lines. |
| 25 April | Japan | | | Makinami | Ayanami-class destroyer | |
| 27 April | United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Robison | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 27 April | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Tullibee | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | |
| 28 April | West Germany | Hitzler Werft | Lauenburg | Eisvogel | Eisvogel-class Icebreaker | For German Navy |
| April | United States | Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company | Mobile, Alabama | ADDSCO | Towboat | For Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. |
| 5 May | West Germany | Schlieker-shipyard | Hamburg | Elbe | | For German Navy |
| 10 May | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | | Empress of Canada | Ocean liner | For Canadian Pacific Steamships |
| 11 May | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Buchanan | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 11 May | France | Chantiers de l'Atlantique | Saint-Nazaire | France | Ocean liner | For Compagnie Générale Transatlantique |
| 14 May | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Abraham Lincoln | George Washington-class submarine | |
| 14 May | France | Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales | Cherbourg | Doris | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 21 May | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Kitty Hawk | Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier | |
| 21 May | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Sampson | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 25 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Daghestan | Ore carrier | For Hindustan Shipping Co. |
| 9 June | West Germany | Hitzler Werft | Lauenburg | Eisbär | Eisvogel-class icebreaker | For German Navy |
| 10 June | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Devonshire | County-class destroyer | |
| 14 June | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Claude V. Ricketts | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 23 June | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Icenic | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Shaw Savill Line. |
| 6 July | United Kingdom | Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd. | Polruan | Vendome | Coaster | For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd. |
| 7 July | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Midhurst | Tanker | For Stephenson Clarke Ltd. |
| 9 July | United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery, Maine | Thresher | Thresher-class submarine | |
| 11 July | United Kingdom | John I. Thornycroft & Company | Southampton | Gurkha | Tribal-class frigate | |
| 20 July | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Knightsgarth | Bulk carrier | For St. DenisShipping Co. Ltd. |
| 23 July | France | | | Foch | Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier | Second launching |
| 4 August | United States | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | Bay City, Michigan | Hoel | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 19 August | United States | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Okinawa | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 20 August | West Germany | H. C. Stülcken Sohn | Hamburg | Schleswig-Holstein | Hamburg-class destroyer | For German Navy |
| 24 August | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Edward Stevinson | Tanker | For Stevinson, Hardy & Co. |
| 6 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Bamora | Cargo ship | For British India Steam Navigation Company. |
| 6 September | United Kingdom | Portsmouth Dockyard | Portsmouth | Nubian | Tribal-class frigate | |
| 9 September | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Sellers | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 16 September | West Germany | Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff | Büsum | Amrum | Ferry | For Amrumer Schiffahrts AG. |
| 17 September | United States | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | Iwo Jima | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 17 September | United Kingdom | William Osborne | Littlehampton | Alexandra | Watson Lifeboat | For Royal National Lifeboat Institution. |
| 19 September | United Kingdom | Devonport Dockyard | Devonport | Tartar | Tribal-class frigate | |
| 20 September | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Fernhurst | Tanker | For Stephenson Clarke Ltd. |
| 22 September | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Loch Eriboll | Fishing trawler | For Loch Fishing Co. |
| 24 September | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Enterprise | Unique nuclear-powered aircraft carrier | |
| 28 September | West Germany | Büsumer Schiffswerft W. & E. Sielaff | Büsum | Amrum | Passenger ship | For Amrumer Schiffahrts-AG. IMO 5015311 |
| 4 October | France | Dubigeon | Nantes | Diane | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 6 October | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Avonbank | Cargo ship | For Bank Line. |
| 8 October | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Scamp | Skipjack-class submarine | |
| 8 October | United States | New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | Constellation | Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier | |
| 21 October | United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | Barrow-in-Furness | Dreadnought | Unique nuclear-powered submarine | |
| 31 October | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Snook | Skipjack-class submarine | |
| 15 November | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Triton | Ferry | For private owner. |
| 22 November | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Ethan Allen | Ethan Allen-class submarine | |
| 23 November | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Krossfon | Bulk carrier | For Sigval Bergsen. |
| 14 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Clyde | Launch | For Clyde Navigation Trust. |
| 20 December | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Norsk Drott | Tanker | For Norsk Braendselojle A/S. |
| 21 December | France | Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales | Cherbourg | Flore | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 10 December | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Barney | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | |
| 12 December | Netherlands | Gebroeders Pot N. V. | Bolnes | Theron | | |
| 19 December | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Esso Dover | Tanker | For Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd. |
| 20 December | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Pass of Melfort | Tanker | For Bulk Oil Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Corona | Tender | For private owner. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | O.L.980 | Tank barge | For Compagnia Shell de Venezuela. |