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The list of ship launches in 1956 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1956.
Date
Country
Builder
Location
Ship
Class / type
Notes
5 January
United States
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Bay City, Michigan
Lester
Dealey -class destroyer escort
12 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Duke of Argyll
Ferry
For British Railways .
17 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Confident
Confiance -class tug
For Royal Navy .[ 1]
20 January
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Alamo
Thomaston -class dock landing ship
27 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Maddiston
Ton-class minesweeper
For Royal Navy .[ 2]
31 January
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Lappe
Motor lighter
For Shell Oil Co .[ 3]
4 February
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
John Willis
Dealey -class destroyer escort
25 February
United States
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery, Maine
Salmon
Sailfish -class submarine
27 February
United Kingdom
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Blyth, Northumberland
King Aegeus
Cargo ship
For Markos P. Nomikos.[ 4]
29 February
United Kingdom
Brooke Marine Ltd .
Lowestoft
Trochus
Hopper ship
For Queensland Government .[ 5]
2 March
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Solfon
Tanker
For Sigval Bergsen.[ 6]
24 March
France
Brest Dockyards
Brest
Colbert
Anti-aircraft cruiser
27 March
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Rowanmore
Cargo ship
For Johnston Warren & Co.[ 7]
28 March
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Davis
Forrest Sherman -class destroyer
28 March
United Kingdom
J. Bolson & Son Ltd.
Poole
Shrivenham
Ham-class minesweeper
For Royal Navy .[ 8]
29 March
Canada
Halifax Shipyards
Halifax , Nova Scotia
Margaree
St. Laurent -class destroyer
12 April
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Manley
Forrest Sherman -class destroyer
19 April
West Germany
Blohm & Voss
Hamburg
Ragnvald Jarl
Passenger ship
For NFDS [ 9]
25 April
United States
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
Seattle , Washington
Bridget
Dealey -class destroyer escort
26 April
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Harvella
Tanker
For Shell Oil Co .[ 10]
1 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Repton
Ton-class minesweeper
For Royal Navy .[ 11]
3 May
United States
Bethlehem Steel
Sparrows Point, Maryland
Mauna Kea
Suribachi -class ammunition ship
9 May
United Kingdom
Vickers-Armstrongs
Newcastle upon Tyne
Empress of England
Ocean liner
For Canadian Pacific Railway Co. [ 12]
10 May
United Kingdom
Alexander Stephen and Sons
Glasgow , Scotland
Palliser
Blackwood -class frigate
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Brooke Marine Ltd .
Lowestoft
Sokol
Fishing trawler
For private owner.[ 13]
23 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Flying Duck
Tug
For Clyde Shipping Co.[ 14]
24 May
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Maxton
Ton-class minesweeper
For Royal Navy .[ 15]
28 May
United States
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
Darter
Unique submarine
7 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ondo
Cargo ship
For Elder Dempster.[ 16]
19 June
Sweden
Götaverken
Gothenburg
7 de Agosto
Halland -class destroyer
For Colombian Navy
19 June
West Germany
Norderwerft
Hamburg
Wandsbek
Type I ferry
For HADAG
21 June
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Tuscany
Refrigerated cargo ship
For Royal Mail Line .[ 17]
29 June
United Kingdom
Brooke Marine Ltd .
Lowestoft
Karp
Fishing trawler
For private owner.[ 18]
12 July
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Hermitage
Thomaston -class dock landing ship
19 July
West Germany
Scheel & Jöhnk
Harburg
Jollenführer 1
Ferry type 00
For HADAG [ 19] [circular reference ]
28 July
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Van Voorhis
Dealey -class destroyer escort
31 July
United Kingdom
Brooke Marine Ltd .
Lowestoft
Sever
Fishing trawler
For private owner.[ 20]
7 August
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Jonas Ingram
Forrest Sherman -class destroyer
7 August
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Missouri
Tanker
For Texaco Oil Co .[ 21]
10 August
United States
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Monticello
Thomaston -class dock landing ship
13 August
West Germany
Ottensener Eisenwerke
Hamburg
Farmsen
Type I ferry
For HADAG
21 August
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Scottish Coast
Ferry
For Coast Lines .[ 22]
4 September
United Kingdom
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Blyth, Northumberland
Harborough
Cargo ship
For National Steamship Co. Ltd.[ 23]
5 September
United States
Boston Naval Shipyard
Boston , Massachusetts
Suffolk County
De Soto County -class tank landing ship
8 September
United States
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Du Pont
Forrest Sherman -class destroyer
29 September
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, Virginia
Ranger
Forrestal -class aircraft carrier
9 October
United Kingdom
Brooke Marine Ltd .
Lowestoft
Vostock
Fishing trawler
For private owner.[ 24]
12 October
United States
Avondale Shipyard
Avondale, Louisiana
Grant County
De Soto County -class tank landing ship
22 October
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Nurton
Ton-class minesweeper
For Royal Navy .[ 25]
27 October
Australia
Cockatoo Island Dockyard
Sydney , New South Wales
Vampire
Daring -class destroyer
1 November
Canada
Burrard Dry Dock
Vancouver , British Columbia
Columbia
Restigouche -class destroyer
1 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Albany
Refrigerated cargo ship
For Royal Mail Line .[ 26]
20 November
United Kingdom
J. Samuel White
Cowes , Isle of Wight
Khukri
Blackwood -class frigate
For Indian Navy
20 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Storfonn
Tanker
For Sigval Bergsen.[ 27]
21 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Port Launceston
Refrigerated cargo ship
For Port Line .[ 28]
22 November
United Kingdom
John Brown & Company
Clydebank , Scotland
Sylvania
Saxonia -class ocean liner
For Cunard Line
22 November
United Kingdom
Brooke Marine Ltd .
Lowestoft
Yug
Fishing trawler
For private owner.[ 29]
24 November
United States
New York Shipbuilding
Camden, New Jersey
Hartley
Dealey -class destroyer escort
29 November
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Flying Drake
Tug
For Clyde Shipping Co.[ 30]
19 December
United States
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Blandy
Forrest Sherman -class destroyer
20 December
United Kingdom
Brooke Marine Ltd .
Lowestoft
Zapad
Fishing trawler
For private owner.[ 31]
21 December
United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Cloverbank
Cargo ship
For Bank Line .[ 32]
Unknown date
United Kingdom
Blyth Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
Blyth, Northumberland
Hada
Tanker
For A/S Aurland.[ 33]
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