List of ship launches in 1937
The list of ship launches in 1937 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1937.
Date | Ship | Country | Service | Builder | Location | Class | Notes |
8 January |
Spencer |
United States |
United States Coast Guard |
Brooklyn Navy Yard |
Brooklyn, New York |
Treasury-class cutter |
|
12 January |
Henley |
United States |
United States Navy |
Mare Island Navy Yard |
Vallejo, California |
Bagley-class destroyer |
|
14 January |
Bibb |
United States |
United States Coast Guard |
Charleston Navy Yard |
Charleston, South Carolina |
Treasury-class cutter |
|
7 February |
Admiral Hipper |
Germany |
Kriegsmarine |
Norderwerft Koser und Meyer |
Hamburg |
Admiral Hipper-class cruiser |
|
13 March |
Somers |
United States |
United States Navy |
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
Kearny, New Jersey |
Somers-class destroyer |
|
20 February |
Hans Rolshoven |
Germany |
|
|
|
Krischan-class seaplane tender |
For the Luftwaffe |
1 March[1] |
Impulsive |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
J. Samuel White[1] |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
I-class destroyer |
|
23 March |
Friesenland |
Germany |
|
Howaldtswerke |
Kiel |
Friesenland-class seaplane carrier |
For civilian service |
24 March |
Liverpool |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Govan, Scotland |
Town-class cruiser |
|
12 April[2] |
Manchester |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
Hebburn, England |
Town-class cruiser |
|
5 May |
MV Wilhelm Gustloff |
Nazi Germany |
Hamburg Süd |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
|
For Kraft durch Freude |
6 May |
Patterson |
United States |
United States Navy |
Puget Sound Navy Yard |
Bremerton, Washington |
Bagley-class destroyer |
|
8 May |
Savannah |
United States |
United States Navy |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
Camden, New Jersey |
Brooklyn-class cruiser |
|
8 June |
Blücher |
Germany |
Kriegsmarine |
|
|
Admiral Hipper-class cruiser |
|
8 June[3] |
Cossack |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
Vickers Armstrong[3] |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
Tribal-class destroyer |
|
22 June |
British Integrity |
United Kingdom |
British Tanker Company |
Vickers Armstrong |
Govan, Scotland |
Tanker |
[4] |
14 July[5] |
Bittern |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
J. Samuel White[5] |
Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Bittern-class sloop |
|
14 August |
Blue |
United States |
United States Navy |
Norfolk Naval Shipyard |
Portsmouth, Virginia |
Bagley-class destroyer |
|
18 August |
Nordkapp |
Norway |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard |
Horten |
Nordkapp-class fishery protection vessel |
|
26 August |
Honolulu |
United States |
United States Navy |
|
|
Brooklyn-class cruiser |
|
1 September[6] |
Ivanhoe |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
Yarrow Shipbuilders[6] |
Scotstoun, Scotland |
I-class destroyer |
|
23 September[7] |
Zulu |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
Alexander Stephen and Sons[7] |
Govan, Scotland |
Tribal-class destroyer |
|
2 October |
Nashville |
United States |
United States Navy |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
Camden, New Jersey |
Brooklyn-class cruiser |
|
5 October |
Mohawk |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
John I. Thornycroft and Company |
Hampshire, England |
Tribal-class destroyer |
|
5 October[8] |
Undine |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
Vickers Armstrong[8] |
Barrow-in-Furness, England |
U-class submarine |
|
19 October[9] |
Gloucester |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
Devonport Dockyard[9] |
Devonport, England |
Town-class cruiser |
|
30 October |
Albert Leo Schlageter |
Germany |
Kriegsmarine |
Blohm + Voss |
Hamburg |
Gorch Fock-class Sail training ship |
|
16 November |
Wichita |
United States |
United States Navy |
Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Unique cruiser |
|
2 December[10] |
Cachalot |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[10] |
Greenock, Scotland |
Grampus-class submarine |
|
21 December[11] |
Bedouin |
United Kingdom |
Royal Navy |
William Denny and Brothers[11] |
Dunbarton, Scotland |
Tribal-class destroyer |
|
Unknown date |
Algol |
Germany |
Merchant |
Deutsche Werft AG |
Hamburg |
Coastal tanker |
For Trelleborgs Angfabrik Nya A/B |
Unknown date |
Gabelsflach |
Germany |
Kriegsmarine |
F Schichau GmbH |
Elbing |
Coastal tanker |
|
Unknown date |
Inkosi |
United Kingdom |
Merchant |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson |
Newcastle upon Tyne |
Refrigerated cargo liner |
For Charente Steamship Co Ltd |
Unknown date |
Marie Fisser |
Germany |
Merchant |
Lübecker Flender-Werke AG |
Lübeck |
Cargo ship |
For Fisser & van Doornum |
Unknown date |
Messina |
Germany |
Merchant |
Neptun AG |
Rostock |
Cargo ship |
For Robert Miles Sloman Jr |
Unknown date |
Saar |
Germany |
Merchant |
Stettiner Oderwerke AG |
Stettin |
Cargo ship |
For R C Gribel |
Unknown date |
Unitas 4 |
Germany |
Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH, Hamburg |
Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau |
Bremen |
Whaler |
|
Unknown date |
Unitas 5 |
Germany |
Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH, Hamburg |
Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau |
Bremen |
Whaler |
|
Unknown date |
Unitas 8 |
Germany |
Jurgens Van Den Brugh Margarine Verkaufs Union GmbH, Hamburg |
Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Mashcinenbau |
Bremen |
Whaler |
|
See also
Notes
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p166
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p205
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p85
- ↑ "Mails and Shipping". The Times (47726). London. 26 June 1937. col G, p. 26.
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p51
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p170
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p367
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), P338
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p140
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p64
- 1 2 Colledge (2003), p47
References
- Colledge, J.J. & Warlow, Ben (2003), Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill ISBN 1-85367-566-0