# List of ship launches in 1962

The list of ship launches in 1962 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1962.
| | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
| 9 January | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Cygnet | Tanker | For British Tanker Company. |
| 15 January | United States | San Francisco Naval Shipyard | San Francisco, California | Halsey | Leahy-class cruiser | |
| 16 January | Canada | Burrad Dry Dock Co. Ltd. | North Vancouver | City of Vancouver | V-class ferry | For BC Ferries |
| 25 January | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U 2 | Type 201 submarine | For German Navy |
| 27 January | West Germany | Rheinwerft Walsum | Walsum | Hiev | Crane vessel | For German Navy |
| 2 February | West Germany | Hanseatiche Werft | Hamburg | Hansa Express | Ferry | Originally ordered by Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen as Viking II. Contract sold to Finnlines due to bankruptcy of the shipyard. |
| 3 February | West Germany | | | Braunschweig | Köln-class (Type 140) frigate | For German Navy |
| 4 February | West Germany | Adler Werft GmbH | Bremen | Julle | | For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien |
| 6 February | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | Seattle, Washington | Richard E. Byrd | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 6 February | West Germany | Kröger Werft | Schacht-Audort | Pidder Lyng | ferry | For Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Amrum GmbH. |
| 22 February | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Barb | Permit-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 24 February | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Thomas Jefferson | Ethan Allen-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 6 March | United States | Todd Pacific Shipyards | San Pedro, California | England | Leahy-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 17 March | United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | Raleigh | Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock | For United States Navy |
| 17 March | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Pollack | Permit-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 31 March | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | Bronstein | Bronstein-class frigate | For United States Navy |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Barrow-in-Furness, England | Mohawk | Tribal-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
| 5 April | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Regent Liverpool | Tanker | For Texaco Oil Co. |
| 8 April | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Lofoten | Fishing trawler | For Lindsey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. |
| 2 May | Canada | Davie Shipbuilding | Lauzon, Quebec | Qu'Appelle | Mackenzie-class destroyer | For Canadian Navy |
| 4 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Port Nicholson | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Port Line. |
| 5 May | West Germany | Rheinwerft Walsum | Walsum | Griep | Crane vessel | For German Navy |
| 5 May | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Loveden | Fishing trawler | For Lindsey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. |
| 7 May | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U 3 | Type 201 submarine | For German Navy |
| 8 May | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Lafayette | Lafayette-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 12 May | United States | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard | Bremerton, Washington | Reeves | Leahy-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 17 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Aigburth | Dredger | For British Transport Commission. |
| 18 May | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | Chapel River | Bulk carrier | For River Line Ltd. |
| 18 May | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Conyngham | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 31 May | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Ringwood | Cargo ship | For Ringals Rederi A/S. |
| 2 June | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Worden | Leahy-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 9 June | United States | Avondale Shipyard | Avondale, Louisiana | McCloy | Bronstein-class frigate | For United States Navy |
| 19 June | France | Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales | Cherbourg | Eurydice | Daphné-class submarine | For French Navy |
| 28 June | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Dale | Leahy-class cruiser | For United States Navy |
| 3 July | United Kingdom | Alexander Stephen and Sons | Glasgow, Scotland | Zulu | Tribal-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
| 18 July | United States | Lockheed Shipbuilding | Seattle, Washington | Cochrane | Charles F. Adams-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 18 July | Soviet Union | A.A. Zhdanov | Leningrad | Admiral Golovko | Project 58 Groznyy-class cruiser | For Soviet Navy |
| 19 July | United Kingdom | J. Bolson & Son Ltd. | Poole | Rashidah | Buoy tender | For Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd. |
| 30 July | West Germany | Adler Werft GmbH | Bremen | Kalle | | For Juelsminde-Kalundborg Linien |
| 4 August | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | James Monroe | Lafayette-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 14 August | West Germany | H. C. Stülcken Sohn | Hamburg | Bayern | Hamburg-class destroyer | For German Navy |
| 16 August | United Kingdom | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead, England | Ajax | Leander-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
| 17 August | United Kingdom | Vickers-Armstrongs | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | Penelope | Leander-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
| 18 August | United States | Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | Alexander Hamilton | Lafayette-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 18 August | United States | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Dace | Permit-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 18 August | United States | New York Shipbuilding | Camden, New Jersey | Haddo | Permit-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Newport | Welsh Consort | Fishing trawler | For Welsh Fisheries Ltd. |
| 18 August | United Kingdom | Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Newport | Welsh Monarch | Fishing trawler | For Welsh Fisheries Ltd. |
| 25 August | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U 4 | Type 205 submarine | For German Navy |
| 3 September | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | Ark Al-Faruque | Ferry | For Ark Navigation Co. of Pakistan Ltd. |
| 15 September | United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | Vallejo, California | Andrew Jackson | Lafayette-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 15 September | United States | New York Naval Shipyard | Brooklyn, New York | Vancouver | Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock | For United States Navy |
| 16 September | Italy | Ansaldo Shipyards | Genoa | Michelangelo | Ocean liner | For Italian Line |
| 18 September | Japan | | | Natsushio | Natsushio-class submarine | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| 26 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | Belisland | Cargo ship | For Belships Co. |
| 28 September | United Kingdom | Harland & Wolff | Belfast | British Lancer | Tanker | For British Tanker Company. |
| 17 October | United Kingdom | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Greenock | HMS Otus | Oberon-class submarine | For Royal Navy |
| 8 November | United Kingdom | Brooke Marine Ltd. | Lowestoft | John Williams VII | Cargo liner | For private owner. |
| 20 November | West Germany | HDW | Kiel | U 5 | Type 205 submarine | For German Navy |
| 28 November | United Kingdom | John Brown & Company | Clydebank, Scotland | Aurora | Leander-class frigate | For Royal Navy |
| 28 November | Canada | Victoria Machinery Co. Depot Ltd | Victoria | Queen of Saanich | V-class ferry | For BC Ferries |
| 30 November | United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Henry Clay | Lafayette-class submarine | For United States Navy |
| 14 December | Japan | | | Fuyushio | Natsushio-class submarine | For Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd | Blyth, Northumberland | B.H.C. Motor Ferry No. 6 | Ferry | For Blyth Harbour Commissioners. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Ardrossan Dockyard Ltd. | Ardrossan | Buffalo | coaster | For Coast Lines. |
| Unknown date | United Kingdom | Brazen Island Shipyard Ltd. | Polruan | Vauban | Coaster | For Lockett Wilson Line Ltd. |