List of ship launches in 1943
The list of ship launches in 1943 includes a chronological list of some of the ships launched in 1943.
January
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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2 January | J Harker Ltd | Knottingley | Empire Rancher | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport | |
8 January | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Darby | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
8 January | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Joan | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
9 January | I Pimblott & Sons Ltd | Northwich | Empire Coast | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport | |
17 January | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Cowpens | Independence-class aircraft carrier | Converted cruiser hull | |
20 January | John Readhead & Sons Ltd | South Shields | Empire Capulet | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
21 January | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, Virginia | Yorktown | Essex-class aircraft carrier | ||
30 January | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | Cordova | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Khedive |
February
March
April
May
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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1 May | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Coral Sea | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
6 May | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | Keweenaw | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Patroller | |
6 May | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd | Goole | Empire Jester | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
6 May | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Sara | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
6 May | Richards Ironworks Ltd | Lowestoft | Empire Sportsman | coaster | For Ministry of War Transport | |
7 May | Amethyst | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | ||||
7 May | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Sybil | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
11 May | Öresunds Varve A/B | Landskrona | Eberhart Essberger | Cargo ship | For J T Essberger, Hamburg | |
12 May | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Corregidor | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
18 May | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | Prince | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Rajah | |
20 May | Furness Shipbuilding Ltd | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Chieftain | Cargo liner | For Ministry of War Transport | |
20 May | Basalt Rock Company | Napa, California | Valve | Diver-class rescue and salvage ship | ||
22 May | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Langley | Independence-class light aircraft carrier | Converted cruiser hull | |
22 May | Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd | Grangemouth | Empire Wrestler | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport | |
23 May | A & J Inglis Ltd | Glasgow | Empire Maisie | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
26 May | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Mission Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
26 May | Richard Dunston Ltd | Thorne | Empire Townsman | Coaster | For the Ministry of War Transport | |
27 May | Poole & Steel Limited | Balmain, New South Wales | Cowra | Bathurst-class corvette | ||
29 May | Philadelphia Naval Yard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Solar | Buckley-class destroyer escort |
June
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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2 June | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | Niantic | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Ranee | |
2 June | J S Watson Ltd | Gainsborough | Empire Mustang | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
2 June | Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Flag | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
2 June | Jos. L. Meyer | Papenburg | Bürgermeister O’Swald II | lightvessel | ||
5 June | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Guadalcanal | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
15 June | Cauvery | Modified Black Swan-class sloop | ||||
17 June | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | Perdido | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Trouncer | |
19 June | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, VA | Houston | Cleveland-class light cruiser | ||
20 June | R Dunston Ltd | Thorne | Empire Percy | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
23 June | Bethlehem Steel Company | Quincy, MA | Quincy | Baltimore-class heavy cruiser | ||
29 June | William Hamilton & Co Ltd | Port Glasgow | Empire Daring | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
30 June | Basalt Rock Company | Napa, California | Vent | Diver-class rescue and salvage ship | ||
July
August
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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1 August | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Bataan | Independence-class light aircraft carrier | Converted cruiser hull | |
2 August | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | St. Andrews | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Queen | |
2 August | William Gray & Co Ltd | West Hartlepool | Empire Harlequin | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
13 August | A Hall & Co Ltd | Aberdeen | Empire Pierrot | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
13 August | Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Santander | Hansa A Type cargo ship | For Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei | |
14 August | Short Brothers Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Duchess | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
15 August | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Alaska | Alaska-class large cruiser | ||
16 August | Consolidated Steel Corporation | Wilmington, California | Cape Marshall | Type C1-S-AY-1 cargo ship | For War Shipping Administration | |
17 August | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Midway | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
17 August | Bethlehem Shipbuilding | Quincy, MA | Wasp | Essex-class aircraft carrier | ||
21 August | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | St. Joseph | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Ruler | |
23 August | Richard Dunston Ltd | Thorne | Empire Runner | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport | |
23 August | Richard Dunston Ltd | Thorne | Empire Skipper | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport | |
25 August | J Cockerill SA | Antwerp | Weserstrom | Hansa A Type cargo ship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd | |
28 August | Lark | Black Swan-class sloop | ||||
30 August | Newport News Shipbuilding | Newport News, VA | Hornet | Essex-class aircraft carrier | ||
31 August | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Troon | Empire Dirk | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport |
September
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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2 September | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Tripoli | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
2 September | Clelands (Successors) Ltd | Willington Quay-on-Tyne | Empire Winnie | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
9 September | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | St. Simon | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Arbiter | |
11 September | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Wake Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
11 September | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Humphrey | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
15 September | J Scott & Sons Ltd | Bowling | Empire Rider | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport | |
15 September | Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Beresford | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport | |
15 September | Vickers Armstrong | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Vivid | V-class submarine | ||
18 September | I Pimblott & Sons Ltd | Northwich | Empire Cricketer | Coaster | For Ministry of War Transport | |
25 September | Basalt Rock Company | Napa, California | Current | Diver-class rescue and salvage ship | ||
26 September | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | San Jacinto | Independence-class light aircraft carrier | Converted cruiser hull | |
27 September | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | Vermillion | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Smiter | |
27 September | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | White Plains | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
30 September | Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd | Haverton Hill-on-Tees | Empire Bounty | Tanker | For Ministry of War Transport | |
30 September | Hind | Black Swan-class sloop |
October
November
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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1 November | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Fanshaw Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
1 November | Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Charles | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
7 November | Consolidated Steel Corporation | Wilmington, CA | Cape Girardeau | Type C1-S-Ay-1 cargo ship | For War Shipping Administration | |
8 November | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Kitkun Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
8 November | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Company | Tacoma, WA | Willapa | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Puncher | |
10 November | A & J Inglis Ltd | Glasgow | Empire Harvest | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport | |
11 November | Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd | Dundee | Empire Canyon | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
11 November | Mermaid | Black Swan-class sloop | ||||
12 November | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Guam | Alaska-class large cruiser | ||
15 November | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Tulagi | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
15 November | Consolidated Steel Corporation | Wilmington, CA | Cape St. Vincent | Infantry Landing Ship | ||
16 November | Poole & Steel Limited | Balmain, New South Wales | Junee | Bathurst-class corvette | ||
17 November | Short Brothers Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Camp | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
20 November | Basalt Rock Company | Napa, California | Safeguard | Diver-class rescue and salvage ship | ||
20 November | Deutsche Werft | Hamburg | Weserwald | Hansa A Type cargo ship | For Norddeutscher Lloyd | |
22 November | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Gambier Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
22 November | Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard | Tacoma, WA | Winjah | Bogue-class escort carrier | Converted C3 merchant freighter for Lend-Lease as HMS Reaper | |
27 November | Cleland's (Successors) Ltd | Wallsend | Empire Aid | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
27 November | R Dunston Ltd | Thorne | Empire Andrew | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
27 November | A Hall & Co Ltd | Aberdeen | Empire Ann | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
28 November | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Nehenta Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
30 November | Consolidated Steel Corporation | Wilmington, CA | Cape Washington | Type C1-S-AY-1 cargo ship | For United States Maritime Commission |
December
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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4 December | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Hoggatt Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
7 December | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Philadelphia, PA | Wisconsin | Iowa-class battleship | ||
8 December | William Doxford & Sons Ltd | Sunderland | Empire Earl | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
10 December | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | Empire Abbey | Refrigerated cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
11 December | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Kadashan Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
11 December | Peacock | Black Swan-class sloop | ||||
11 December | J Harker Ltd | Knottingley | Empire Alderney | Coastal tanker | For Ministry of War Transport | |
13 December | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Silas | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
13 December | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Ltd | Goole | Empire Sophy | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
14 December | Cochrane & Sons Ltd | Selby | Empire Betsy | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport | |
14 December | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company | Newport News, VA | Vicksburg | Cleveland-class light cruiser | ||
16 December | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Marcus Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
21 December | Short Brothers Ltd | Sunderland, Co Durham | Empire Cromer | Refrigerated cargo liner | For Ministry of War Transport | |
22 December | Van Vliet & Co | Hardinxveld | Elmenhorst | Hansa A Type cargo ship | For Godeffroy & Co | |
22 December | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Savo Island | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
24 December | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | Camden, NJ | Wilkes-Barre | Cleveland-class light cruiser | ||
24 December | John Readhead & Sons | Sunderland, Co Durham | Empire Curzon | Cargo ship | For Ministry of War Transport | |
28 December | Bethlehem Steel Company | Quincy, MA | Pasadena | Cleveland-class light cruiser | ||
27 December | Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd | Grangemouth | Empire Daughter | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport | |
29 December | Kaiser Shipyards | Vancouver, WA | Ommaney Bay | Casablanca-class escort carrier | Converted S4 merchant hull | |
30 December | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | Hingham, Massachusetts | Robert I. Paine | Buckley-class destroyer escort | ||
30 December | Cammell Laird | Birkenhead, England | Venerable | Colossus-class light carrier | [2] | |
30 December | Henry Scarr Ltd | Hessle | Empire Walter | Tug | For Ministry of War Transport |
Unknown date
Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class | Notes | |
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Gävle Varvs & Verkstads Nya AB | Gävle | Aletta Noot | Cargo ship | For Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH | ||
Gutehoffnungschutte AG | Walsum | Binz | Coastal tanker | For Kriegsmarine | ||
Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft | Lübeck | Celia | Hansa A Type cargo ship | For A. Kirsten | ||
W.J. Yarwood & Sons | Northwich | Empire Billow | Water carrier | For Ministry of War Transport | ||
Grangemouth Dockyard Company | Grangemouth | Empire Citizen | Collier | For Ministry of War Transport | ||
Greifenwerft AG | Stettin | Georg | Coastal tanker | For Kriegsmarine | ||
Lidingö Nya Varv & Vaerkstaeder AB | Lidingö | Glücksburg | Coaster | For H C Horn, requisition by Kriegsmarine on completion | ||
Helsingborgs Varfs AB | Helsingborg | Heidberg | Cargo ship | For August Bolten Wm Müllers Nachtfolger | ||
NV Werft Gusto | Schiedam | Hendrik Fisser VI | Hansa A Type cargo ship | For Fisser & Van Doornum | ||
Duivendijks Scheepwerke | Lekkerkerk | Wilhelmshaven | Cargo ship | For Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt AG |
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See also
- List of World War II ships
References
- "HMS Redpole". Naval History. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- Moore, John E. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships (1976-77 ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks.
Ship events in 1943 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Ship commissionings: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
Shipwrecks: | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
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