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The list of ship launches in 1954 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1954.
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Country
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Builder
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Location
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Ship
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Class / type
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Notes
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19 January
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Loch Gowan
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Cargo ship
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For Royal Mail Line.[1]
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21 January
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United Kingdom
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Harland and Wolff
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Belfast
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Iberia
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Himalaya-class ocean liner
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For Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
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21 January
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United States
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Electric Boat
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Groton, Connecticut
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Nautilus
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Unique nuclear-powered submarine
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3 February
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Ballylumford
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Collier
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For John Kelly Ltd.[2]
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4 February
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Tintagel Castle
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Cargo ship
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For Union-Castle Line.[3]
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9 February
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Thomaston
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Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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First in class
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12 February
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Canada
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Marine Industries Limited
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Sorel, Quebec
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Assiniboine
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St. Laurent-class destroyer
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13 February
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United Kingdom
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J. Samuel White
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Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Grafton
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Blackwood-class frigate
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17 February
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United Kingdom
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John Brown & Company
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Clydebank, Scotland
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Saxonia
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Saxonia-class ocean liner
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For Cunard Line
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18 February
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Kirkliston
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Ton-class minesweeper
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For Royal Navy.
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19 February
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Braysford
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Defence vessel
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For Royal Navy.[4]
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11 March
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United Kingdom
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Berthon Boat Company
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Mickleham
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Ham-class minesweeper
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19 March
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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YC 327
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Lighter
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For Admiralty
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2 April
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Bryansford
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Defence vessel
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For Royal Navy.[5]
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14 April
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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British Sergeant
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Tanker
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For British Tanker Company.[6]
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3 May
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Australia
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Williamstown Dockyard
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Melbourne, Victoria
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Vendetta
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Daring-class destroyer
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7 May
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Plymouth Rock
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Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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18 May
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Laleston
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Ton-class minesweeper
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For Royal Navy.[7]
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22 May
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United States
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Christy Shipbuilding
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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Windham County
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Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship
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2 June
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Pontia
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Cargo ship
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For Pelagos A/S.[8]
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4 June
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Cromwell
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Dealey-class destroyer escort
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15 June
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Canada
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Burrard Dry Dock
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Kootenay
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Restigouche-class destroyer
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15 June
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West Germany
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Gustav Wolkau
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Baumwall
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ferry type 0
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For HADAG
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[citation needed]
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29 June
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Cerinthus
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Tanker
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For Hadley Shipping Co.[9]
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1 July
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United Kingdom
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Harland and Wolff
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Belfast
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Torquay
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Whitby-class frigate
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For Royal Navy.
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2 July
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United Kingdom
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Cammell Laird
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Birkenhead, England
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Whitby
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Whitby-class frigate
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First in class
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16 July
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Fort Snelling
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Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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19 July
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United Kingdom
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Bartram & Sons
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Sunderland, England
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Hannington Court
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Cargo ship
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For Court Line
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30 July
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Lanton
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Ton-class minesweeper
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For Royal Navy.[10]
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13 August
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United States
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Bellingham Shipyards Co.
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Bellingham, Washington
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Whippoorwill
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Redwing-class minesweeper
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17 August
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Southern Cross
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Passenger ship
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For Shaw Savill Line.
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20 August
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United States
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Bath Iron Works
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Bath, Maine
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Hammerberg
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Dealey-class destroyer escort
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31 August
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United Kingdom
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Yarrow Shipbuilders
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Keppel
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Blackwood-class frigate
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1 September
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Tide Austral
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Tanker
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For Royal Australian Navy.
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28 September
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Belfast
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Tanker
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For Belships Co.[11]
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28 September
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United States
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Ingalls Shipbuilding
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Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Point Defiance
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Thomaston-class dock landing ship
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29 September
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Cedarbank
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Cargo ship
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For Blue Funnel Line.[12]
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29 September
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter
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Wallsend, England
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Pellew
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Blackwood-class frigate
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1 October
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Owerri
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Cargo ship
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For Elder Dempster.[13]
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26 October
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Letterston
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Ton-class minesweeper
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For Royal Navy.[14]
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29 October
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England
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Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
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Newcastle
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Port Sydney
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For Port Line[15]
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22 November
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Canada
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Canadian Vickers
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Montreal, Quebec
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Restigouche
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Restigouche-class destroyer
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First in class
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10 December
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United Kingdom
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Swan Hunter
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Wallsend, England
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Russell
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Blackwood-class frigate
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11 December
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United States
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News, Virginia
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Forrestal
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Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
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First in class
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14 December
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United Kingdom
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John Brown & Company
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Clydebank, Scotland
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Ivernia
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Saxonia-class ocean liner
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For Cunard Line
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29 December
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United Kingdom
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Harland & Wolff
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Belfast
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Western Prince
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Cargo ship
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For Prince Line.[16]
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