List of ship launches in 1938
The list of ship launches in 1938 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1938.
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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22 January | Öresundsvarvet | Landskrona | Rose | Cargo ship | For Hvalfangerselskapet Kosmos A/S | |
14 February | Bethlehem Shipbuilding | San Francisco | Maury | Gridley-class destroyer | [1] | |
13 March | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, New Jersey | Phoenix | Brooklyn-class cruiser | ||
16 March | Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Santa Cruz | Cargo ship | Became auxiliary cruiser Thor in World War 2.[2] | |
19 March | Mitsubishi | Nagasaki | Chikuma | Tone-class cruiser | [3] | |
15 April | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, Virginia | St. Louis | St. Louis-class cruiser | ||
16 April | Federal Shipbuilding | Kearny, New Jersey | Benham | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
5 May | Norfolk Navy Yard | Norfolk, Virginia | Rowan | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
5 May | Norfolk Navy Yard | Norfolk, Virginia | Stack | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
14 May | Boston Navy Yard | Boston, Massachusetts | Mayrant | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
14 May | Boston Navy Yard | Boston, Massachusetts | Trippe | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
16 May | Kawasaki | Kobe | Mizuho | Seaplane carrier | [4] | |
31 May | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Egret | Egret-class sloop | [5] | |
11 June | Federal Shipbuilding | Kearny, New Jersey | Ellet | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
15 June | DeSchiMAG | Bremen | Karl Galster | Type 1936-class destroyer | ||
30 June | Denny | Dumbarton | Auckland | Egret-class sloop | [5] | |
7 July | Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard | Horten | Gyller | Sleipner-class destroyer | ||
17 July | Smiths Dock Company | South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough | Bembridge | First in UK Motor Cruising Pilot Cutter | for Trinity House London, now in Szczecin Poland.[6] | |
27 July | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Wallsend, England | Dominion Monarch | Cargo liner | For Shaw, Savill & Albion Line | |
28 July | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead, England | Mauretania | Ocean liner | For Cunard Line | |
28 July | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia | Rhind | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
22 August | Germaniawerft | Kiel | Prinz Eugen | Modified Admiral Hipper-class cruiser | ||
28 August | DeSchiMAG | Bremen | Wilhelm Heidkamp | Type 1936-class destroyer | ||
28 August | Federal Shipbuilding | Kearny, New Jersey | Lang | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
9 September | Hawthorn Leslie and Company | Hebburn-on-Tyne | Jervis | J-class destroyer | [7] | |
12 September | Thornycroft | Woolston | Pelican | Egret-class sloop | [5] | |
15 September | Germaniawerft | Kiel | MV Steiermark | Merchant ship | Became German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran in World War 2.[2] | |
20 September | DeSchiMAG | Bremen | Anton Schmitt | Type 1936-class destroyer | ||
22 September | Blohm + Voss | Hamburg | Mircea | Gorch-Fock-class sail training ship | For Romanian Navy | |
26 September | J. Samuel White | Cowes | Jersey | J-class destroyer | ||
27 September | John Brown & Company | Clydebank, Scotland | Queen Elizabeth | Ocean liner | For Cunard Line | |
27 September | Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru | Kagerō | Kagerō-class destroyer | [8] | |
11 October | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson | Wallsend | Janus | J-class destroyer | ||
25 October | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Jackal | J-class destroyer | [7] | |
25 October | Hawthorn Leslie and Company | Hebburn-on-Tyne | Kelly | K-class destroyer | ||
27 October | Yarrow & Company | Scotstoun | Jupiter | J-class destroyer | ||
27 October | Charleston Naval Shipyard | North Charleston, South Carolina | Sterett | Benham-class destroyer | [1] | |
October | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG | Bremen | Neidenfels | Cargo liner | For Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa" | |
22 November | William Denny & Brothers | Dumbarton | Jaguar | J-class destroyer | ||
8 December | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company | Govan | Juno | J-class destroyer | ||
8 December | Deutsche Werke | Kiel | Graf Zeppelin | Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier | ||
8 December | Harima Zōsen KK | Aioi, Harima | Kuroshio Maru | Kawasaki-type oiler | For Chigai Kisen KK | |
21 December | John Brown & Company | Clydebank | Javelin | J-class destroyer | ||
Date uncertain | Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft | Lübeck | Adler | Cargo liner | For Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co | |
Date uncertain | Danziger Werft AG | Danzig | Amrum | Coastal tanker | For Kriegsmarine | |
Date uncertain | Schulte & Bruns | Emden | Coburg | Fishing trawler | For H. Bischoff & Co | |
Date uncertain | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Haga | Cargo ship | For Mathies Reederei | |
Date uncertain | Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG, | Wesermünde | Luna | Passenger ship | For Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft Neptun AG (Neptun Line). | |
Date uncertain | Studen und Reederei GmbH | Beidenfleth | Sachsen | sealer | For Studen und Reederei GmbH. | |
Date uncertain | H. C. Stulcken | Hamburg | Sperber | Light seaplane tender | For Luftwaffe use | |
Date uncertain | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG | Bremen | Süderau | Cargo ship | For Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG |
See also
- List of World War II ships
References
- Friedman 1982, p. 439
- Lenton 1966, p. 14
- Jentschura, Jung & Mikel 1977, p. 87
- Jentschura, Jung & Mikel 1977, pp. 65–66
- Hague 1993, p. 67
- "History of THPV Bembridge by Andrew Adams and others". Magemar Polska. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- Friedman 2008, p. 326
- Jentschura, Jung & Mikel 1977, pp. 148–149
- Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-733-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-015-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hague, Arnold (1993). A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-67-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter; Mikel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Lenton, H. T. (1966). Navies of the Second World War: German Surface Vessels. London: Macdonald & Co.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Ship events in 1938 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
Ship commissionings: | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
Shipwrecks: | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 |
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