LIST OF SHIP LAUNCHES IN 1954

The list of ship launches in 1954 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1954.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
19 January	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Loch Gowan*	Cargo ship	For Royal Mail Line.^[1]
21 January	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	*Iberia*	Himalaya-class ocean liner	For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
21 January	United States	Electric Boat	Groton, Connecticut	*Nautilus*	Unique nuclear-powered submarine
3 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Ballylumford*	Collier	For John Kelly Ltd.^[2]
4 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Tintagel Castle*	Cargo ship	For Union-Castle Line.^[3]
9 February	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	*Thomaston*	Thomaston-class dock landing ship	First in class
12 February	Canada	Marine Industries Limited	Sorel, Quebec	*Assiniboine*	St. Laurent-class destroyer
13 February	United Kingdom	J. Samuel White	Cowes, Isle of Wight	*Grafton*	Blackwood-class frigate
17 February	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	*Saxonia*	Saxonia-class ocean liner	For Cunard Line
18 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Kirkliston*	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.
19 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Braysford*	Defence vessel	For Royal Navy.^[4]
11 March	United Kingdom	Berthon Boat Company		*Mickleham*	Ham-class minesweeper
19 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	YC 327	Lighter	For Admiralty
2 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Bryansford*	Defence vessel	For Royal Navy.^[5]
14 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*British Sergeant*	Tanker	For British Tanker Company.^[6]
3 May	Australia	Williamstown Dockyard	Melbourne, Victoria	*Vendetta*	Daring-class destroyer
7 May	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	*Plymouth Rock*	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
18 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Laleston*	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.^[7]
22 May	United States	Christy Shipbuilding	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin	*Windham County*	Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship
2 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Pontia*	Cargo ship	For Pelagos A/S.^[8]
4 June	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Cromwell*	Dealey-class destroyer escort
15 June	Canada	Burrard Dry Dock	Vancouver, British Columbia	*Kootenay*	Restigouche-class destroyer
15 June	West Germany	Gustav Wolkau	Baumwall	ferry type 0	For HADAG	^{[ citation needed]}
29 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Cerinthus*	Tanker	For Hadley Shipping Co.^[9]
1 July	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast	*Torquay*	Whitby-class frigate	For Royal Navy.
2 July	United Kingdom	Cammell Laird	Birkenhead, England	*Whitby*	Whitby-class frigate	First in class
16 July	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	*Fort Snelling*	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
19 July	United Kingdom	Bartram & Sons	Sunderland, England	*Hannington Court*	Cargo ship	For Court Line
30 July	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Lanton*	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.^[10]
13 August	United States	Bellingham Shipyards Co.	Bellingham, Washington	*Whippoorwill*	Redwing-class minesweeper
17 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Southern Cross*	Passenger ship	For Shaw Savill Line.
20 August	United States	Bath Iron Works	Bath, Maine	*Hammerberg*	Dealey-class destroyer escort
31 August	United Kingdom	Yarrow Shipbuilders	Glasgow, Scotland	*Keppel*	Blackwood-class frigate
1 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Tide Austral*	Tanker	For Royal Australian Navy.
28 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Belfast*	Tanker	For Belships Co.^[11]
28 September	United States	Ingalls Shipbuilding	Pascagoula, Mississippi	*Point Defiance*	Thomaston-class dock landing ship
29 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Cedarbank*	Cargo ship	For Blue Funnel Line.^[12]
29 September	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend, England	*Pellew*	Blackwood-class frigate
1 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Owerri*	Cargo ship	For Elder Dempster.^[13]
26 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Letterston*	Ton-class minesweeper	For Royal Navy.^[14]
29 October	England	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson	Newcastle	Port Sydney		For Port Line^[15]
22 November	Canada	Canadian Vickers	Montreal, Quebec	*Restigouche*	Restigouche-class destroyer	First in class
10 December	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend, England	*Russell*	Blackwood-class frigate
11 December	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	*Forrestal*	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier	First in class
14 December	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	*Ivernia*	Saxonia-class ocean liner	For Cunard Line
29 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	*Western Prince*	Cargo ship	For Prince Line.^[16]

References

^ "Loch Gowan". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Ballylumford". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
^ "Tintagel Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "HMS Braysford". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "HMS Bryansford". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "British Sergeant". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "HMS Laleston". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ "Pontia". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Cerinthus". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "HMS Lanton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ "Belfast". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Cedarbank". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "Owerri". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ "HMS Letterston". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ "M/S Port Melbourne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
^ "Western Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[HW1480-1] "Loch Gowan". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1504-2] "Ballylumford". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

[HW1500-3] "Tintagel Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1488-4] "HMS Braysford". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1489-5] "HMS Bryansford". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1467-6] "British Sergeant". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1519-7] "HMS Laleston". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[HW1494-8] "Pontia". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1470-9] "Cerinthus". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1520-10] "HMS Lanton". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[HW1486-11] "Belfast". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1481-12] "Cedarbank". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1479-13] "Owerri". The Yard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[HW1521-14] "HMS Letterston". The Yard. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[15] "M/S Port Melbourne" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-10-06.

[HW1508-16] "Western Prince". The Yard. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

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v t e Ship events in 1954
Ship launches	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Ship commissionings	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Ship decommissionings	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Shipwrecks	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

v t e Ship events in 1954
Ship launches	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Ship commissionings	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Ship decommissionings	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Shipwrecks	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

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