List of ship launches in 1947

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The list of ship launches in 1947 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1947.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
8 January	United Kingdom	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Greenock	Agapenor	Cargo ship	For China Mutual Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
4 February	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Worcester	Worcester-class cruiser	First of class
6 February	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Khalafabad	Tank barge	For Petroleum Steamship Co. Ltd.[1]
20 February	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	La Heve	Cargo ship	For Compagnie Génerale Transatlantique.[2]
25 February	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Parthia	Cargo liner	For Cunard Line
7 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Salinas	Cargo ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[3]
23 March	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Stroma	Cargo ship	For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Ashantian for United Africa Co. Ltd.[4]
25 March	United Kingdom			Acheron	Amphion-class submarine
25 March	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Munster	Ferry	For Coast Lines.[5]
25 March	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Salem	Des Moines-class cruiser
9 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-183	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
9 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-184	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
9 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-185	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
22 April	United Kingdom	Harland and Wolff	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Centaur	Centaur-class aircraft carrier	For Royal Navy.
23 April	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Soochow	Ferry	For The China Navigation Company.[6]
27 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-181	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
27 April	Soviet Union	Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant	Zelenedolsk	BO-182	Kronshtadt-class submarine chaser
28 April	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.	Sunderland	Empire Ronaldsay	Cargo ship	For Ministry of Transport. Completed as Lagosian for United Africa Co. Ltd.[7]
7 May	United Kingdom	John Brown and Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Suffolk Ferry	Train ferry	For London and North Eastern Railway
16 May	United Kingdom	Swan Hunter	Wallsend, England	Albion	Centaur-class aircraft carrier
20 May	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Leinster	Ferry	For Coast Lines.[8]
3 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Kantara	Cargo ship	For Moss Hutchinson Line.[9]
16 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Roanoke	Worcester-class cruiser
17 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Imperial Star	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Blue Star Line.[10]
19 June	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Thorshavet	Factory ship	For A/S Thor Dahl Ltd.[11]
15 August	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd	Newcastle upon Tyne	Zarian	Cargo ship	For United Africa Co. Ltd
16 August	United Kingdom	Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Empire Birdsay	Cargo ship	For Ministry of Shipping. Completed as Zarian for United Africa Co. Ltd.[4]
19 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Pretoria Castle	Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line.[12]
29 August	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Salamanca	Cargo ship	For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[13]
2 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Pelorus	Pilot tender	For Trinity House.[14]
16 September	United States	Mare Island Navy Yard	Vallejo, California	Tiru	Balao-class submarine
30 September	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Lotorium	Tanker	For Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company.[15]
2 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Karnak	Cargo ship	For Moss Hutchinson Line.[16]
2 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Melbourne Star	Refrigerated cargo ship	For Blue Star Line.[17]
14 October	United Kingdom	Vickers Armstrong	Barrow-in-Furness, England	Orcades	Ocean liner	For Orient Line
16 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Edinburgh Castle	Passenger ship	For Union-Castle Line.[18]
30 October	United Kingdom	John Brown & Company	Clydebank, Scotland	Caronia	Ocean liner/Cruise ship	For Cunard Line
30 October	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	Penlee	Pilot tender	For Trinity House.[19]
7 November	Germany	Flender Werke	Lübeck	Empire Ely	Cargo ship	For Ministry of Transport
8 November	United Kingdom	Brooke Marine Ltd.	Lowestoft	Equity I	Fishing trawler	For Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd.[20]
11 December	United Kingdom	Harland & Wolff	Belfast	British Ranger	Tanker	For British Tanker Company.[21]
20 December	Australia	Cockatoo Island Dockyard	Sydney, New South Wales	Tobruk	Battle-class destroyer
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd.	Glasgow	Dwarka	Cargo liner	For British India Steam Navigation Company.[22]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	William Denny and Brothers	Dumbarton	Falaise	Ferry	For Southern Railway.[23]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	MFV-439	Naval Motor Fishing Vessel	For Royal Navy.[24]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	MFV-440	Naval Motor Fishing Vessel	For Royal Navy, completed as commercial vessel.[25]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	MFV-441	Naval Motor Fishing Vessel	For Royal Navy.[26]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	MFV-442	Naval Motor Fishing Vessel	For Royal Navy.[27]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	Berthon Boat Co. Ltd	Lymington	MFV.1225	Motor Fishing Vessel	For Royal Navy.[28]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Unnamed	Motor yacht	For private owner.[29]
Unknown date	United Kingdom	J. Bolson & Son Ltd.	Poole	Unnamed	Barge	For R. & J. H. Rea Ltd.[30]

References

1. "Khalafabad". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
2. "La Heve". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
3. "Salinas". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
4. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 105.
5. "Munster". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
6. "Soochow". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
7. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 106.
8. "Leinster". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
9. "Kantara". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
10. "Munster". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
11. "Thorshavet". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
12. "Pretoria Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
13. "Salamanca". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
14. "Pelorus". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
15. "Lotorium". The Yard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
16. "Karnak". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
17. "Melbourne Star". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
18. "Edinburgh Castle". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
19. "Penlee". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
20. "Equity I". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
21. "British Ranger". The Yard. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
22. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 23.
23. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 49.
24. "MFV.439". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
25. "MFV.440". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
26. "MFV.441". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
27. "MFV.442". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
28. "MFV.1225". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
29. "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
30. "Un-named". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

Sources

• Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA (1990). The Empire Ships (Second ed.). London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.