Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Launched | Original name | Fate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wave Baron | A242 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 19 February 1946 | Empire Flodden | Scrapped in 1972 |
| Wave Chief | A265 | Harland and Wolff | 30 August 1946 | Empire Edgehill | Scrapped in 1974 |
| Wave Commander | A244 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 21 April 1944 | Empire Paladin | Scrapped in 1959 |
| Wave Conqueror | A245 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 27 November 1943 | Empire Law | Scrapped in 1960 |
| Wave Duke | A246 | Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd | 16 November 1944 | Empire Mars | Scrapped in 1969 |
| Wave Emperor | A100 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 16 October 1944 |  | Scrapped in 1966 |
| Wave Governor | A247 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 30 November 1944 |  | Scrapped in 1960 |
| Wave King | A182 | Harland and Wolff | 21 July 1944 |  | Scrapped in 1966 |
| Wave Knight | A249 | Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd | 22 October 1945 | Empire Naseby | Scrapped in 1964 |
| Wave Laird | A119 | Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd | 3 April 1946 | Empire Dunbar | Scrapped in 1970 |
| Wave Liberator | A248 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 9 February 1944 | Empire Milner | Scrapped in 1959 |
| Wave Master | A193 | Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd | 20 May 1944 | Empire Salisbury | Scrapped in 1963 |
| Wave Monarch | A264 | Harland and Wolff | 6 July 1944 |  | Sold as oil hulk in 1960 |
| Wave Premier | A129 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 27 June 1946 |  | Scrapped in 1960 |
| Wave Prince | A207 | Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd | 27 July 1945 | Empire Herald | Scrapped in 1971 |
| Wave Protector | A215 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 20 July 1944 | Empire Protector | Scrapped in 1963 |
| Wave Regent | A210 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 29 March 1945 |  | Scrapped in 1960 |
| Wave Ruler | A212 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 17 January 1946 | Empire Evesham | Scrapped in 1977 |
| Wave Sovereign | A211 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 20 November 1945 |  | Scrapped in 1966 |
| Wave Victor | A220 | Furness Shipbuilding Company | 30 September 1943 | Empire Bounty | Chartered to Air Ministry in 1960 |
Question:
how many ships were launched in the year 1944?
Answer:
9